ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 12189, 10 June 1907, Page 4

ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

Ttt» lSaglish journalist* af present visiting Germany appear to have met with a very cot dial reception, and Cologne scorns to hiive outvied other German cities in the warmth ot its welcome. The visitors entered that town with songs and music, subsequently a banquet was tendered to thorn, which was marked by great cordiality, the cheering 1 of .King Edward being & significant lcature. The visit is the outcome ot a similar trip taken to England by Gsrman editors and writers last year. On that occasion the German journalists were entertained with cordial hospitality, and wore afforded many proof* of the genuiuenew »l Great Britain's desire that the p«nc-« ol the world should be preserved. The significance of the checriug of King Hdwurd lies in the tact that he is looked Lipon in Germany with a superstitious dte*d, and ia credited with extraordinary powers »f political guile and persuasiveue««. To His account are set down not only mil the sicccssee of Great Britain's policy, but all the lailures of Germany's, th jujli vritk a delightful inconsequence, the whole responsibility for the latter is aho Injutud ou the back of Prince Bulow .uifl his co-operators Not long since Her" Baffletmiuu. leader of the National Liberal Party in the Reichstag, declared, in the course ot a «pei»ch which attrae'ed a great deal ot attention, that "England wsis everywhere. The King of England was everywheie. Roc-cut developments showed that in every quarter ot the world England was pursuing a policy which was unfavourable to Germany." The recent visit ot King Ivlward to the King of Italy at Gaeta was sei/AMI upon by jl section of the German Prcw as an oppoitumty for «t violent dcnujiciatiin of Italy for presuming to show lucndlincss towards Britain. Indeed, 90 vnimonious were the German comments that an Italian ex-Minister of Finance was moved to protest that Italy was sick of the intolerable dictation to which she was subjected by her ally, Germany. A few of the more staid Germany newspapers, pour-

td oil on the troubled waters, and lurthci annoyance «md trouble wore avrit<-d. i )■> Norrldeutbche Zfitung, tor intit.nu «■. ••-<," no reason to indulge vi :ii)y optimist < 'IInsioii'i \\ i( 1) regard t<> tho extent ot 'it' .idly leehngs upon which they could it- l-<ni übioad. and they had htill los& occj-sI -n t'> get into a *>Lite of ihtvou.s uncaaincfet, <n dciount of the more or leos open li^.'i'i'y witli which they were treated in «i sret -n ol the ioieign press. The Zeitung » *.■> .if!jnmistorcd a mild castigation to <o:u> d its more nervous contemporaries, r.muirkinjj: '"The manner in which many oi <>• r preiss politicians comport themselves in Hitail ol interpreting every omen u\d c v '!y gesture wherever anything takes plavj in the realm of international policy no !oi g.T deserves the name of vigilance; it i<? tlnhabit of seeing spectres, and it is nut • •»!- culated to promote clearness of vision, sobriety of judgment, or concentra'/oj of energy." It is therefor* sincerely t» \n hoped that the presenlt visit of the English journalists to Germany will tend i-i remove the misunderstandings between 'htwo nations and assist in the promotion ':? more friendly relationa. The German Irrperial Chancellor. Prince Bulow, in a grea'. speech in the Reichbtiig last month, declared that there are no controversies between Germany and England which can interfere with the friendly efforts of the rfensible sections of both nations. He went on to advise the people ot Germany not to be anxious respecting "ententes" upon matters which did not immediately affect them, tidvining them to grant to others tho same lrecdom of movement they claimed Inr themselves. Germany is working -4 '•enuously to develop her trade and comiiicree, and she is to be commended for her enterprise- and activity, but there is no leuson why then; should not be the same cordial lelations existing between Britain and the United States, for all are strong rivals tor commercial supremacy. After all, the British and Germans have much in common, and are united by ties of religion •md racial kinship. We trust that those tie* will be strengthened aB a result of the interchange of the visits of the pret-vmen trom both nations.