The German Emperor should not forget in his eagerness to
be popular with his own people that fine courtesy which smooths the way for diplomacy. Speaking at Barmen on Wednesday, he said : "That it has always been my first aim and my greatest task to maintain peace as far as possible for my people and its working classes I believe I gave a fresh proof only a few days ago. The agreement with the most powerful Germanic State outside our own nation will, I hope, in the far future be a guarantee for the common efforts in the open markets of the world of our two nations in friendly rivalry without acrimony." A man hardly expects to be told by his best friend that he is his friend's inferior ; and one would like to know where America comes in. She is Germanic if we are, and considering her population, her wealth, and her geographical positioa, her inferiority to Germany in power can scarcely be reckoned indisputable.
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