Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-05
BIsMARCk'S TACTICS.
Reasons Why War with the United States
Would Hep Germany.
WACO, TEX. Feb. 2. 1889.

WACO, TEX, Feb. 2, 1889.
To the Gazette.
In acting upon the Samoan matter,
there seems on the part of the govern
ment of the United States, a disposition
to hold off, to hesitate, as if it expect ed
future Developments to prove that the
trouble originated from the acts of med
diesome suborlinates and was not insti-
gated by the German government.
Now, while l thoroughly respect the
advice given by the late Mr.. Crockett
and have no desire to accuse Germany
with harboring a desire to wipe up the
earth with the United States, still I think
there are enough reasons why, if the
wiping process was not reserved, war
with this country would help Germany
out a great deal in her business.
In the first place, this country is a
great place for the Germans. They
thrive here, they like the country, and
they are liked above all foreigners by our
people. Consequently they are bringing
their relatives here as fast as they can +,
which means that there is a constant
stream of good German bone and sinew
and home-earned German savings, flow
ing from that country to the United
States.
There is always demand in the Prus-
sian army for new material and every
emigrant bound for the new world cuts
down the supply to q greater or less ex-
tent. Under the circumstances it is no
wonder that Bismarck does not love us !,
nor that American literature has very
limited circula ion in his dominion
Then again this German government is
going into the colonization business. 1t
wants all its import produced by German
people, and il wants TO vastly increase
its export by having its own people so
scattered around over the world that
they can push the sale of German ware in
every nook and corner of the globe {.
Land is scarce and the soil thin at home
but if its surplus population could only
be quartered around on new land
and where there is lots of it, this popula-
ton could sustain itself, keep up its
military organization, come home in
time of war to fight for the Fatherland !,
and 90 back again when the trouble was
over. But where is this surplus popula-
ton, this colonization material to come
from, while the fat, broad acres and free
air of America lies so invitingly near?
This is big question.
Now [ think l can show how young
William hopes to kill two birds with one
stone
He has a big navy-on land, that is
he has officers and marines well trained
and ready for business, but few ships.
To procure the necessary ships he must
prevail on the people TO furnish the
wherewith If he can get up war scare
he may induce them TO come down. If
he scares mp a war with the United States
so much the better. BY creating an
anti-Amer;can sentiment in Germany and
an anti-German feeling III America, he
can keep his people at home and have his
ex-subjects kicked ont of the United
States; and these. having nowhere else
to go, viii furnish him with colonists
Is it not reasonable to suppose that this is
the main idea in this matter, and that
Germany could add more to her colonial
ton material by one year of war then
she could by ten years of peace.
JNo. C. HILL.