"THE MAILED FIST."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 226, 17 June 1908, Page 7

"THE MAILED FIST."

1 ANOTHER WARLIKE SPEECH. THE KAISER ON GERMAN PROWESS. . "LET THEM ALL COME." It TELEGRAPH —PUHSB ASSOCIATION—COPTHtOH? ( Eec. June 16, 11.22 p.m.) Berlin, June 16. Tho " Dormund Zeitung" reports that, the Kaiser, after inspecting some cavalry at Dobritz (Saxony), remarked: It looks as if they are trying to encircle us and bring us to bay, but we oan bear that. A Cerman never fought better than when defending himself on all sides. Let them ail corro on. Wo aro ready. Tho " Berliner Tageblatt" says that while tho above text of the remarks is not authentic, the Kaiser expressed himself in a similar sense in connection with a discussion on military topics. THE KAISER'S MOODS. The impression has gained considerable ground, and has found frequent utterance in Germany, that Britain and particularly Britain's King, is endeavouring to surround Germany with a "ring of ententes," thereby aiming at isolating her. The King's visit to tho j sar and-Anglo-Russian rapprochement, arising out of the Anglo-French entonte, is the latest instance of the sort of thing that arouses resentment in some quarters in Germany. The Kaiser is, of course, noted for his "blazing indiscretions," among which the "mailed fist" speech, the Ivruger telegram, and tho message to President Roosevelt coming as from "the Admiral of tho Atlantic to the Admiral oii , Pacific >" ar a conspicuous in a rather long series. In a recent debate in tho Reichstag, tho German Socialist leader, Herr Bebel, Said that tho German Government would nover be able to eradicate from thi minds of the English people the idea that the Gorman navy was directed against England, if only because there was no other adversary against whom it might be used. On his visit to England,- the Kaiser's speeches had, said Herr Bebel, mado an extremely favourable impression on Englishmen, but the publication of tho German Navy Bill, two days afterwards, had caused a reaction.

That the Kaiser can when he likes make a sensible peace utterance is indicated by liia following reported comments on Anglo-German relations, appearing in the Manchester "Daily Dispatch":—"We do not yant to take anything from England, and England cannot tnlca or oven wish to take anything from us. England and Germany have, therefore, every reason to hold together and to help each other as long as the vital interests of the nations do not force the Governments into controversy. What difficulty could possibly arise between England and Germany which would bo incapable of a friondly and amicable settlement? Besides our blood relation to England we have ovory interest to see England strong and powerful. Wo would feel ourselves very soon any weakening of England. A German statesman who would go to war with England for tho sake of getting perhaps a little colony from Great Britain—and that would bo all we would expect even after a victorious war—would not deserve his place at the holm of tho empire. ' "No, no!" repeated his Majesty with ureat force; "we want' nothing of this sort; all wo want is peace, and again pence, to develop our commerce, our industry,' and 'our national culture!"