THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1910. THE KAISER AND M. PICHON.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10059, 2 June 1910, Page 4

THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1910. THE KAISER AND M. PICHON.

So far aa is known the Kaiser has never set foot on French soil since he became King of Prussia and German Emperor, in succession to.his father the Emperor Frederick, except on the occasion \o£. some military manoeuvres near Metz, when he made a short trip by motor-car over a strip of French territory close to the frontier. And as French Foreign Ministers in the past have been chary of visiting' Berlin in their | official capacity, for readily intellig- ! ible reasons, the German Emperor has never had an opportunity of engaging one of them.in cpnyersatiojn But;the Kaiser'b visit to London in order to be present at the funeral of the late King Edward enabled him to meet M. Plchon, the French Foreign Secretary, under the hospitable roof ©f

Buckingham Palace, and, according to a French newspaper, he had a very | interesting chat with M. Pichon. I Ihe version of that conversation as given by the newspaper, which presumably derived its information either directly or indirectly from M. Pichon himself Indicates that the Kaiser broached the subject of a Peace Federation of the great nations of Europe in the interests of humanity and civilisation. There can be little doubt thst for the white races of the world such a federation would be of the greatest advantage. Whether it is at present practicable or not is another matter. And, at any rate, it would be imprudent to assume from this report of an utterance by the Kaiaer that the possibility of a war between the rival armed camp 3 of Europe has already passed away. At tne same time it is a substantial gain to the cause of international amity that the meeting of Kings and statesmen in London enabled the leaders and directors of the foreign policy of all the great nations to come together and exchange VJ2WS in a place hallowed by associations of the dead Peacemaker. For it can hardly ba denied that the interests of Europe as a whole are well in line with the Kaiser' 3 suggestion. The awakening of Asia and the re-armament of its countless millions with modern weapons, and also with modern siience and organisation, are factors that cannot be ignored by the European races wherever they may be situated. If tne formation of a great League of Peace, powerful enough to defy aggression from outaide and sincerely desirous of maintaining peace among its own members, w&ere to be the outcome of the meeting at Buckingham Palace, then indeed King Edj ward would not have died in vain.