The Kaiser in England.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10500, 22 November 1902, Page 3

The Kaiser in England.

The Kaiser has expressed gratification at the kindness he has received in England. The cublcs are very reticent, as to the objects of his visit, and if it has any political important.. Before thei German. Emperor reached England it was stated he proposed diseu-sing w'th King Edward the present relations between the many to ai-k clemency from England a view to' an improvement in the feeling. It is all very fine for Germany to a>s.k dlerneniy from England after she has done 1 for ''seve'ili'lyears back her best to injure amd nnnoy her. In fact at present it appears as if ; England and Germany can-: never be cordial 'friends, for their interests are antagon is ti c. The Spectator;: an English, journal' of high reputation, sums up the question of international aspirations as fol.'cnvs':'—'-Germany's aspiration/is'for a great oversea poli tical and commercial Empire', founded on; sea power. So is ours; or rather- oairsis for the maintenanceof' the' political and commercial 1 'Empire which we already possess.. We nave oversea co'oniesramil Germany wants them*. We have sea power Germany wants it. We have a world-wide trade' and commerce ; Germany wants it. It: liappens, too, that Germany cannot satisfy these aspirations and have what she wants without taking them' away from us. .' .-.'y Now, look at the case of France. France 'fins got r all the colonies she wants, and now that we have widely refused to; withstand France in Siam, or to to interfere with her in South China or: iiK.North-west Africa, we have realty noi points of difference. .. . It, was' Germany not Fra.nce. who made trouble, for us during the South African! blockade. In fact, France, like ourselves, has got all the colonies sire wants, and is . perfectly content with. the status quo. It is the same with sea- power. France has always bad- and mean's to have a powerful fleet, but she does'not challenge the ; command of the ssa, which she' in effect recognises as naturally belonging to an island State which cannot live unless/the sea is open for her. French commerce, again, does not seriously compete with outs. Where it is most important it is least competitive." --•: '■■ '