THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF GERMANY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 306, 16 November 1906, Page 2

THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF GERMANY.

ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS. A SPEECH BY PRINCE BULOW. [United Press Association.- — Copyright]

BERLIN, Thursday. Prince Bulow, in a moderate speech in the Reichstag, replying to Hen- Basscrmann's interpellation, said tho idea of a closer rapproachment, or an alliance with France, with the existing feeling in France, was impossible. Germany had no idea of pushing in between France and Russia or Britain. Prince Bulow continued to say that the Franco-Prussian Alliance had hot been a danger to peace, and had stood the test as a weight contributing to the regular working, of the world's clock. He hoped To be able to say the same of the Franco-British entente. He emphasised that Britain and Germany were mutually such good customers that there was every reason to retain their mutual custom. There had been points of discord wherefor both were about equally blameable. He claimed that Germany had put no stone in Britain's way in Egypt. The establishment of friendly and confidential Anglo-German relations demanded time and patience. He reiterated that the navy was merely commensurate with the greatness of Germany's comirjejclal iu|orosttj, arjd. for the protection of her interests oversea. He concluded by replying to the argument that Germany was isolated by saying that a nation of narly sixty millions I with such an army an Germany poss- I essed would never bo isolated while I she remained true to herself. I