GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 9, 20 June 1884, Page 9

GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

The Berlin Krevs Zeitnng has published an article on "German Continental Policy," of which the following is a summary:— "England^plainly aboutto abandon herpositioji behind the scenes at Cairo and assume a protectorate over Egypt, which will only-be the preliminary to its formal and final incorporation with the British Empire, and thus England will have nearly completed the ebief links of the gigantic chain— Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, the Suez Canal, Aden, India, China, which insular supremacy has been diligently endeavoring to coil round the body of old Europe 6ince the beginning of the last century. With Friedricb List we admit the great national virtues and the civilising capacity of England, but with him also we protest against her monopolising the trade of the world, converting the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean into English lakes, and appropriating the capital of continental nations. miobus htigantibus tertius gaudet ' — England's power and wealth hare to a great extent resulted from the long-standing antagonism between France and Germany. Napoleon I.'s famous ' Continental wstem,' which aimed at breaking the insular snpremacy of England, failed for the simple reason that the Corsican confounded Europe with France, and imposed bis system on nations which shook it off as they threw off his own yoke ; and if Germany is now to achieve the aim which Napoleon failed to accomplish, ahe must seek to rally round her the nations of the Continent against the intolerable predominance of England, not by subjugating them, but by treating them as equals, and thus uniting them in moral and material concert. Germany has already united herself ; but the process of binding her neighbours to her is still far from complete, owing to the jealousy of some and the revengefulness of others, . especially of France, which hinder the inauguration of a German Continental policy " favorable to the common interests of Continental States.' Austria has already yielded to the charms of this idea ; Russia is returning to her old love ; and other States (Italy, Spain, etc,) have shown a distinct tendency to gravitate towards the Teutonic and anti-English centre ; but, alas l France still keeps aloof, and much water will have to flow down the hill before Switzerland and Holland' knock for admittance at the doors of the German Confederation. But it will ultimately come to this with these two nations, and France, too, will at last perceive that her interests are not oppo ed to, but identical with, those of Germany, who, thus placed at the head of an united Continent, will be able to shake oft the chain with which insular, supremacy has for nearly two centuries been endeavoring to bind the body of old Europe."