ANGLOPHOBIA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 400, 8 January 1909, Page 5

ANGLOPHOBIA.

AUSTRO-GERMAN NEWSPAPER ATTACKS. ALLECED MISCHIEF-MAKING. IS iT THE HAND OF AERENTHAL ? (DT TBLEQBiPn —PttESS ASSOCIATION COPYIUGIIT.) fflec.'January 7,10.60 p.m.) Vienna, .'January ■ 7-. ' The "Ncuo Frele Prosso," in an extraordinarily violent article against Britain,, declares that Britain pretends to be peaceful, but stirs up the fire in Belgrade and incites the Turkish boycott, which is ruining industry. Britain' 6 hostility to - AustriaHungary is intended ■to demonstrate the dangor'of any country standing by Germany. The ■ article affirms that Britain drops poison in the ears of the Servian . Ministry, and continually lays new traps for AustraHungary at Constantinople. ■ • London, January 7. 1 The Vienna correspondent of. "The' Time?" says that the article in the "Neue Frcio Presse'.' has caused a'considerable sensation. Ho adds: '•'•■ "There is strong reason to believe that it represents the personal; views of Baron Aerenthal, Austro-Hungarian Minister ' for 'Foreign Affairs. The majority of Austrians of my. acquaintance deplore it, some terming it crazy." : -—■■ ■ .. ;T>;. THE KAISER ACAIN. ■ BRITAIN AN UNFORGIVING ENEMY; WARLIKE SPECULATIONS. Berlin, January ; 6.; • A sensation has been caused in Berlin by <the German newspapers announcing that the Kaiser entertained his gehorals at dinner on ■Sunday, and read to them—expressing- his cordial approval—an article in the "Deutsche Revue" on war at the present, day. Tho Kaisor- attributed ; the ; artiolo to Count Schlieffan,. formerly Chief of tho General Staff. . .The artiole .disousses .the military, isolation ■and hemming-in of. Gormany and Austria, and next emphasises tho destructiveness of modern, fire,, rendering speedy taotios essential to ''a- natipn's..existence..Referring to political-aspeots, it : mentions that Germany's commercial and-industrial progress has made Britain, an unforgiving enemy. . Technical .reasons- are .-, adduced to show that the danger of a joint attack on Germany and Austria' 'is less - real than might bo supposed, owing to tho fear of any assailant that . remoter allies might arrive , too I late; - yet '• the. .existence, of; a 'combination .'permanently menaoos Germany and automatically affects', German nerves. London, January 6. The Beriin : correspondent of. "The Times" says that high approval Aof the article in ; the ,''' 'Deutsohe . Rovue.'l / has;. notyet .' beon officially denied, but" it. is permissible to .doubt whether'that approval oxtended to political speculations. :- - ■ ' ' . . A FRIENDSHIP ORGANISATION. (Rec. January 8, 0.50 a.m.)' ' ' 1 ' ' London, January 7. Anglo-German commercial circles in the 'oity'are' forming: an'asßt^iatibn'.to maintain and strengthen friendly 'relations between the business men of both'nations.'. '. v/.. ...: , • FROM!PEACE TO BAYONETS. . , The, Kaiser now-.appears ,as;light-; riing-change artist. . The swiftness of -his .'trail'sitions 1 is apparent when the ; 'ab'ove cablegram' is .placed alongside that'-published ift /issue,.: whioh : stated: ,".At the .Kaiser's 'request, 'his ohaplain tori New Tear's Day preached from lithe text, 'He,will.speak pe'aoe'to -His'people.'" Tho article in ,tha f " Deutsche ;Eevu«,-accord- | ing' to, previousadvices, mentioned foreign > attempts to'-We'alifin A - '• iGormany oy producing internal dlfc ; , ■' . ud declared ' that this was illustrated iu v...;case.of Germany:by the effects' of: a newspaper artiole:"containing antiquated■'>.accusations cunningly put, to.gether." ■: Berlin newspapers have noted this latter remark' as a reference to the "interview".'with 'the Kaiser published in» London in November, by the ■ "-Daily. Telegraph," and describo the ■"Revue's" article as' tho "Emperor's Message'" in reply. .'...'■' . - -.'v.'/'