Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
snooial Correspondence.

- ERIN, Dec. 5.--Ir he were not
* supported by the strong arm of
the kaiser, Bernhard Dernburg,
the banker who has been appointed
10 cleanse the Augeau stables of colo
nial corruption and decentralization.
probably would find his task an utter
ly hopeless one. lie has made a good
beginning by dischargng most of tfrr
incompetent undcrlings OF the colonial
department and replacing them with
young business men.
by this action he has aroused the
blttorest hostility OF the buroaucrats.
German onicialdom looks down on the
business man as a distinctly inferior
order Of creation. That n man of this
class, and q Hebrew to boot, should be
placed az the head Of an important
branch OF the government was a bitter
pin for German oficialdom to swallow.
But that he should mark his accession
10 power by wholesale dsmissals OF
men Of their own caste and the bestow-
, al OF their places on mere counting
room clerks and tradesmen was stll
worse. It would have caused open re-
bellion against him were IT not for the
fear OF his imperial master who has
given him free hand
But with all his energy, executive
ability and business capacity, it ls
doubtful If he will succeed in his colos-
sal task even with the support OF the
mailed fist. Germany has experienced
nothing but failure In her colonial en-
terprlses. The Germans IN their efforts
20 colonize distant countries have re-
vealed surprising weakness, and the
Teutonic possessions, although enor-
nous in extent are little more than
vast areas OF desert, producing no
profit to the fatherland, but burdenins
the home country with heavy costs.
A SINISTER OMEN.
This absolute failure in all colonial
enterprises IS II sinister onion for the
future Of Germany. The inability OF
the Germans to build up a great colonl-
al empire menacos the future of the
German race with disastrous results.
Il must bee remembered that Germany
Us already packed with MS many in
habitants as the country can comfort
ably hold and within % short time the
oVer-crowding Wal have reached a
serious and dangerous limit The birth
rate I'm Germany Is higher than that OF
any other country I'm Europe, and tho
prolific Germans. who now number
60O000o0 viii have reached a total Of
| lO0 600 600 within a measurable number
| OF years
There Is no room FOR this surplus pop
ulatIon IN Germany and no opportunity
of expansion I'm Europe The superior
| diplomacy OF England has already Gre
| atcd q European coalition destined to
prevent Germany from carrying out
any ambitious plans I'm Europe. This
| coalition already exists between Eng.
! land. France and Spain aud can count
ON the support Of such smaller powers
as Belgium, Denmark, Holland, Nor
way and Sweden These countries
| form an unbrokou line along western
Europe and in course OF time they viii
undoubtedly he Joined by Italy and by
Austria and Hungary Russia. too. VIII
! hc an early recrul, 10 the antl-German
| combination
These English schemes destroy once
and for all tho hopes entertained by the
Pan-Gcrmans that Germany can swal-
| low up the greater part Of Austria and
extend her boundaries into the Balkans
and into Asia Minor English diplO-
macy Will bring Germany To tho point
of desperation In Europe and thus
make successful coloniaing q matter ot
lifc and death 20 Germany. The colo
NAL failures of Germany must be-
viewed I'm this light In order that their
fun significance may be realized.
TREMENDOUS FAILURE,
The tremendous cxtont OF German
colonial possessions ren1crs the failure
Of an colonization enterprises all the
more conspicuous German East Africa
covers $4,000 square miles. German
Southwest Africa $4,000 squaFe mics
ana German Cancroon ln West Africa.
| 10000 square miles The German pos
sessions iu the southern Pacific ocean
cover AN area OF 1856 900 square miles.
These colonies. together with other
smaller foreign possessions. make an
| aggregate area of approximately LOO, q
| mo square miles. These colonies have
| been i'm the possession OF Germany for
| periods varying from i5 to Is years, and
| they were intended TO provide a suit
/ able outlet for the surplus population
| OF the mother country.
| The last census returns, taken six
| months ego, reveal the astonishing fact
| that the total white population OF tho
| German colonies amounted IN round
| figures to l2.O00 persons. This means
| that there Is one solitary white inhab-
liant to every hundred square miles
OF territory In the German colonies.
About one-fuurth OF this handful OF
whites distributed over more than a
million square miles are Europeans OF
other nationallties. 50 that only abou,
5000 are Germans More than hall
Of these Germans are either soldiers
or government officials, SO that Ger
many has been able 10 disgorgo her
surplus population 10 the colonies Ia
| tho extent OF iust about 4 600 nnrsnna