GERMANY ALERT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 13

GERMANY ALERT.

' EYE .ON .BEITISH ELECTIONS. : During' the late election campaigii .'at Home, the Liberal "Berliner Tageblatt" .published' a leader with reference' to them.' - "The eyes: of the' whole' world," it says, "are. turned to the British Island Empire. Every , citzien ,of every civilised State feels the strongest interest' in: the great constitutional. struggle whioh ■ will ,db decided,during the ooming month. 'ITn<i .not the British ..nation been .the teacher of all- tho . others ,in what conoerns - the establishment and development of Parliamentary institutions?. Thus a ; kind of web has gathered around the -Palace of ; Westminster, that citadel:of the people's rights, - and tho.' -question' .whether ,reac- ; ■tionary. .'tendencies and interests : will :p'rove <stronger, than tho democratic, idea conoerns us all." ■ . The journal proceeds to deal with the charge that GermanyVis'bn tho side of the Liberals, and: concludes"lt' is true' that, tho sympathies of all friends of frcodom in Germany-will go-withthe side which is fighting for democracy, but that; is true-of all countries, and 'fever the Conservatives in Germany are of opinion that .tho desired Anglo-German.'under-standing would bo more easily and sooner Tealised with a Liberal rather than a Conservative Cabinet in'power, that does, not mean that wo do not hope to come to' an arrangement with an England' ruled by tho Tories.. Once the Tories have assumed the cares of -office, and tho noise of the'election fight has'died away, they,• too, will - soon perceive . that .the: establishment of satisfactory relations between tho two groat peoples, who a'ro ' each other's best customers, is the noblest of mutual interests, Tho occasion is historicfilly significant, and at. the'close of tho year we wish the whole English people, • with whom we wish to: live •in peace -and friendship, a happy Now,, ■Year," . ■- . : .