EFFORTS TO HOODWINK ENGLAND.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14139, 15 July 1916, Page 5

EFFORTS TO HOODWINK ENGLAND.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)

(Received July 14, 8.35 p.m.)

London, July 14

The "Morning Post's" Berne correspondent says the chapter on foreign politics covered by Prince Bulow's. book. "Deutsche Poiitike," is a frank confession that Germany adopted a policy of dissimulation towards Engiand until the German fleet was strong enough to justify defiance.

Prince Bulow explains that Germany was a new arrival among the Great Powers, forcing herself into the circle of the old national family by her surprising excellence. She was regarded as an uninvited and objectionable intruder, nevertheless inspiring fear. It was essential while building v.p the navy to maintain Germany's Continental'position and avoid a collision with England.

"Our fleet liad to be built with, one eye on English politics. My main efforts in the field of higher politics were directed to the fulfilment of this task.

"At last there seemed a chance during the Boer war of striking at England. This would have been applauded by the German people. The general situation, however, was not really unfavourable to England, and furthermore,-had Germany struck then our relations with

England would have been poisoned for a long time. Even if our intervention had caused her failure in South Africa, she would still have been able to nip iv the bud our development, of sea power.

"By 1914 wo had grown so big that we could venture upon war with England in high spirits." '

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