The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-13
FOR EUROPEAN zOL[V [RE|N
Professor Wolff Would Organize Against the Encroac
ments of Americans.

ufactured goods, did not show any
thing like corresponding advance.
America not only supplied her domes-
tic markets, but had secured an undue
proportion of foreign trade, and it was,
therefore, urgently necessary for Eu-
rope to take measures to prevent the
further development of this state Of
affairs.
Prof. Wolff makes pathetic appeals
to the countries whom he hopes to
unite in commercial league against
America for mutual concessions and
sacrifices in their trade relations with
one another. They cannot combine in
tariff fight against America while
engaged in tariff fights against one
another.
That is obvious, and it is because of
the difficulty in getting the nations of
Central Europe, or any other section
of Europe, to dwell together in indus
trial harmony that Prof Wolff's critics
declare his renewed agitation is fore
doomed to failure.
AS a first step in the attainment of
his end Prof. Wolff is especially anx-
ious for union between Germany and
Austria.
But he acknowledges sadly, 'the
idea of union does not arouse any
enthusiasm in Germany, and yet this
enthusiasm would mean power to
conquer anything. The Austrians feel
averse to a union, especially those
peoples inhabiting the Slovenian or
partly Slavonian countries like Be-
hernia, Morayia and Galicia, although
they would profit rather than lose by
it.
However, there is no doubt about
one thing. In case of a union sacri-
fees would have to be made on either
side. Especially in Austria many sac
rifices for the sake of others. From
a social standpoint they would find
more than an equivalent in the pros
perity of their fellowmen. This sacri-
flee, however, they refuse to make In
way this is natural, but it is also
the stumbling block that stands in the
way of the union, and which can only
be got over by an understanding be-
tween all the nations concerned. The.
barrier would then be broken. But a
statesman cannot sacrifice one party
for the sake of another. This would
be the very means to make the union
impossible.
Every state wishes to be it's own
ruler, and every union demands the
giving up of something of the inde-;
pendence of the parties thereto. We
can, therefore, as yet hardly count
upon the establishing of union, for.
Central Europe.
Must we, then, give up the idea?
I do not think so. Any sensible poll
tician must see the benefit it involves.
What is the moral of it? To make
the best of it and gradually overcome
the difficulties. A union will soon be
founded, if lovers of truth will help
us, which will bear the name, Union
for the common commercial benefit Of
the central states of Europe.
"The object of the union will have
no political aims, but will try to di-
rect the ideas of the governments and
the peoples to those commercial in
terests on which the states of Central
Europe agree. This independence will
not be interfered with, neither will
their politics.
Il hope that, in spite of all our RI
valries and hostilities, we shall sue
coed. We press on from day to day
and we do not wish to conquer the
world in one day." $50, B
1t has been suggested that European
customs combination against the Unit
ed States would also embrace Eng
land in it's commercial hostility. But
this Prof. Wolff strenuously denies.
He recognizes that in fighting Uncle
Sam Central Europe would have its
hands full.