The September Review of Reviews gives an account of a
paper in the Deutsche Revue said to be written by Lord Lorne. The ex-Governor-General of Canada coolly suggests that the Germans should seize Argentina, and so keep their emigrants under German rule. This Eldorado is lying open to them, he declares, and they have only to set up a Protec- torate, and earn the thanks of the inhabitants. Lord Lorne has forgotten three very good reasons why this will never be,— (1), The Americans would burn their last cartridge to prevent so flagrant an infringement of the Munroe doctrine ; (2), the Italians would not bear to see their countrymen in the Argentine put under German rule ; (3), Germany would have to spend a hundred millions of money, and send away a hundred thousand troops to effect the conquest, and so lay herself open to attack from France. This invitation to an act of international piracy is one which was 'hardly to be looked for from the Queen's son-in-law, and an ex-Viceroy. The Republic has given Germany no reason for a war of conquest.
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