Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-12

she cannot dictate 20 them. for without
their support she would be forlorn beggar
England, In her last struggle to main
tain her prestige among the powers, indeed
forms a sorrowful spectacle once she
was great, but now she is humble but she
need not mourn for death is the common lot
Of all. She sits in her old armchair think
ing Of the trials she has had with her
children, and particularly OF one prodiFal
yet much loved daughter, THE American
Republic" Little England was the great
est colonlzer in the worlds history; she
has developed an empire that encircles the
world. covering about one-third its area,
and governing about one-third its popula-
ton. Who can say that she has failed
IL she has started the United States fos-
tered the Dominion Of Canada. created
civilized Australia, and uplifted a starving
India and enlightened a dark Africa?
Germany Busy at Home.
Expansion by colonization is certainly the
key to greatness. Spain had once colonial
empire. but her treacherous system Of
bleeding her colonies would not work.
France had her colonies, but she could not
hold them at the point Of bayonets. Her
conquest was unreasonable. Germany was
unfortunately severed on difference of re-
ligion and the Kaiser is today straining
every nerve TO create a more perfect union
with the Hapsburgs.
Commerce is the common cry of all the
powers, and those systems that are most
expedient for the purpose of carrying on
a commercial policy will become the strong
est The rules Of the most successful ma
tons Of the future are to be drummers,
seekers of markets. All the powers are
building up great merchant marines and
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markets There is no country so we'll
developed as Germany, and she is certainly
in need OF land. Germany is probably the
highest developed manufacturing country,
with the United States at her heels, giving
her a hot chase When America is one
half as we'll developed as Germany is today,
with a merchant marine of her own. Ger
many will be left In the shade However.
when we look at Americas progress, we
must give the Germans the just share of
credit.
Due TO TeutOnic Blood.
It is probably the Teuton more than any
other race that is bringing America 10
the front the German is only second in
number Of population after the Anglo
Saxon, and who were the Anglo-Saxons
really but Teutons? Look where you will
in this broad land of ours and wherever
you see the hand of a Teuton you see
success, progress and prosperity. Theo-
tdore Roosevelt is of Teuton descent. Is
not the hand that is governing the destiny
Of this nation of Teuton blood? The Ger
man is equally successful behind the pillow
or at the head of the republic. The Teuton
is certainly the conquering race of today.
Napoleon was not mistaken when he said
Some day America will be-humble Eng
land" And he sold the Louisiana territory
with that purpose. He said: "They had
asked me for territory. 1 gave them an
empire" No one knew as well as Napoleon
what this territory meant TO the American
republic. His real greatness of forethought
is just being understood. His influence in
France will never die, for the French ever
live in his shadow. Likewise is England
permeated with the love OF Victoria, Ger
many with the stateiiness of Bismarck
Austria with the pride of Maria Theresa
Napoleon's attempt to colonize by conquest
was so fierce that it shocked the world,
and we can truly say that he was the
most successful failure the world has ever
known. The ambition OF this one man
created empire for France and de-
stroyed it again. He had dreamed of a
world empire like all great men, He was
ambitious for his country, and would have
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enduring work is slow and hard.
TeutOn and sIav.
A union of the Teutons would threaten to
J bring about a union of the Slav and again
make Bohemia the battle-ground. The
German emperor is watching every move
of the Hapsburg; he knows that the power
of his house is gradually sinking, and that
the ties that hold this dual monarchy, COM
posed of different races, are gradually
loosening. He knows that the body OF the
Austro-Hungarians are Teutons; he knows
! that the Teutons are to have a common
enemy in the Slav. All this leads him to
believe in the possibility Of a Teuton
union, and dare say that 1t is not only
possible but probable.
The incipiency of the democratic prin-
ciple OF representative self-government was
in these simple Bohemian peasants, who
were the teachers of the German people.
Bohemia is the Slavic wedge that has kept
divided this great race, and a war of ex-
termination has been waged on him with
out effect. In the history of the world
! there are no people who have suffered like
the Bohemian, nor is there a spot on the
face OF the earth that is so saturated with
I human blood. Stripped of arms, those
peasants were compelled to protect their
homes with fails. They fought for
principle that was as sacred to them as
their very lives; they fought for freedom
of thought. for liberty.
/ The spirit of freedom pervades the world
today. and dare say, the time is yet TO
come when this spirit is universal Then
/ may the Slav partake Of his justly due,
but long delayed and hardly earned share
of this worlds happiness. The religious