But, as the Germania points out, there is another Britain beyond the seas.

Supposing the Court at Delhi were to engineer a league--" "A league?
A league with whom ?" interrupted the statesman.

"Russia we can watch and hold.

We are rather nearer to its western frontier than Delhi is, and we could throttle its Baltic trade at five hours' notice.
France and Holland are not inclined to provoke our hostility; they would have everything to lose by such a course." "There are other forces in the world that might be arrayed against us," argued the banker; "the United States, Japan, Italy, they all have navies." "Does the teaching of history show you that it is the strong Power, armed and ready, that has to suffer from the hostility of the world ?" asked von Kwarl.

"As far as sentiment goes, perhaps, but not in practice.