The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-14
German aggression in a none too di
tant future.
DESIGNS ON DENMARK.

DESlGNS ON DEN AlSk.
Germany has designs on Denmark.
because the possession of Denmark
means the command of the entrance
to the Baltic sea. That command
would be of incalculable value to Ger
many in the event of a naval war
There is a belief current in diplomatic
circles that # Germany were involved
in war with any one power possess
ing formidable fleet she would seize
and hold Copenhagen and the island
of iceland.
1t u, however, by no means certain
in fact, it is improbable-that Ger
many will wait until some hypothetical
war breaks out before Selling the en-
trance to the Baltic Sea. German i'm
perialists regard the possession of the
northern end of the peninsula, of
which Holstein is the base, by a small
country like Denmark as an absurdity
which must be abolished at the ear
Hest possible opportunity.
At the headquarters OF the German
army in Berlin and the headquarters
OF the German navy at Kiel there are
stored away in the secret archives COM
piete plans for the invasion of Denmark
by German army and for the seizure
of the principal points along the Dan
ish coast by the German navy, and the
european situation is so full Of far
reaching possibilities that it is impos-
stDle to predict when these elaborate
schemes will be carried into effect. If
the German war party has its own way
the independence of Denmark will not
be of long duration.
EYES UPON HOLLAND.
German imperialists have long cast
envious eyes at Holland, which at
present forms a barrier between Ger
m n nv h. L
mans would like to be predominant
Germans regard themselves as the
head of the Germanic race and hence
the natural protectors of the Danes
and the Hollanders, and the proper
owners of the countries inhabited by
the Danes and the Hollanders.
A number of Pan Germanic writer's
have published books and essays prov
ing from their own point of view that
the destination of Holland is to become
province of the German empire, and
articles in which similar views are ex-
pressed can be found in the German
newspapers of -Germanic tenden-
cies.
In Holland the possibility of future
German aggression is fully recognized
and the intensely anti German feeling
which prevails among all sections of
the Hollander population is due to
the repugnance with which thew con-
template the prospect of being subju-
gated by their powerful neighbors.
When the time comes for Germany's
ambitious schemes to be carried ont
the Hollanders will doubtless defend
their liberty with the bravery which
is characteristic CT their race. but
their struggle will be futile.
When the right time comes Ger
many viii take possession of Holland
with as little conjunction as a big
commercial concern has in crushing
weaker competitor out of existence
and the acquisition of the Dutch sea-
board, together with the port of Rot
terdam, will be an immense gain TO
German prosperity. From a naval
and military point of view the posses.
sion of a port such as Flushing with,
In 100 miles of the English coast will
be extremely valuable to Germany. A
powerful German fleet with Flushing
as us OASIS would be serious menace
to England.
The possession Of Holland would re-
suit in numerous advantages of various
kinds which are so obvious that if is
superfiuous to dwell on them.
FUTURE OF AUSTRIA.
The possession of Denmark, which
will include command to the approach
of the Baltic Sea, and the conquest of
Holland, which will supply the desired
Outlel 10 the NORTH Sea, Will by no
means satisfy Germany's thirst for ex-
pansion. The adherents of the German
war party have long watched the de-
velopments of domestic affairs in Ans
tria with undisguished satisfaction
because the political crises through
which that country has been passing
for many years leads to the conclusion
that the Hapsburg empire may crum
Bile to pieces after Francis Joseph. the
present venerable occupant of the
throne, has gone to his fathers. Aus
tria is mere collection of heteroge-
neous elements connected at present
solely by the personality of the Emper-
or Francis Joseph, and the conse-
quences which the loss of that link
would cause have often been described
When the Austrian empire is ripe for
dissolution Germany will lay claim to
all the western provinces of the Hans
burg monarchy, extending from Bo-
hernia on the north to Cattaro at the
extreme south of Dalmatia The CON
quest of Austria will not only enlarge
the German empire by nearly 200 0no
square miles, but it will give Germany
an outlet into the Mediterranean Sea
as well as grip on the Balkan PENN
sula. Just as Austria is now one Of
the two powers possessing the greatest
influence in the Balkan Peninsula, SO
will Germany, after the absorption of
Austria, play q prominent part in the
solution Of the Balkan problem.
There are members of the German
war party who have visions of future
German empire which will extend from