Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
PANGER MANISM.


| they should be won to the side of panger-
manism the assistance would be formidable.
Thus the danger of the activity of the EN-
peror Of Germany and his religious allies
are not alone confined to France.
The correspondent of lie Temps at Berlin
signals the increasing commercial relations
between the United States and Germany.
THE exchanges" he says, between Ham
value Of s0O.O00.00O marks Tor 500. 900, 000).
The Morgan trust was based upon an un-
Outstanding with the two great German
navigation companies and numerous Ger
man capitalists have invested in American
enterprises and German banks have been
established there. A veritabie alliance has
been concluded between certain great
houses in Berlin and New York-treaty of
allances-which will be initiated soon by
other similar establishments. There Is a
commercial revolution in perspective which
cannot but bind closer the commercial init
macy which exists between Germans and
Americans. whose characters and ways
offer besides more and more marks of re-
semblance which strikes every one"
M. Jean Roll In the Figaro of September
ii has written an article entitled "Panger-
manism," inspired by a volume published
last year In Berlin and Leipzig, Elm pam
germanisches Deutschland" by Joseph Lud-
wig Reimer.
The German author, in 400 pages. traces
the geographical lines of a conquered and
Germanized France based upon the per-
centage of her German blood. but which he
confesses that 'of the population of 81 CO.,
600 there are 9.OoO.OO0 who may be consid-
cred as susceptible of being Influenced by
their ancient Teutonfc origin" The reason
that France should be conquered Is that the
German blood is fading out and IL left to
herself this German eiement will be lost.
But there Is consolation for the French, for
the same fate which awaits France Is in
store for other nations.
That pangermanism Is q popular theme
at this moment the writer refers in illus
tration to an article in the
a Popular current number of the Nine
Theme. teenth Century by NJ Yoes
Guyot, entitled. lie Pan
germannic la Hollande ct al Belgique."
Tie author commences by declaring that
the men who think of the future of Eu-
rope are divided into two categories:
Those who desire that free peoples may
accomplish their destiny according to
their customs and character in preserving
their hegemony; others who maintain
that there is in Europe a central power
to which all other states shall be sub
OIL dinate. All governments except Ger
many are in favor of the first solution.
Then the author proceeds to show how
Belgium and Holland united in 1915 ana
separated In 1S30-when the former WAS
given independence and created con-
stitutional mOnarchy-are menaced by
Germany. M. Guyot cites NJ. Ansiaux.
professor at the Belgian University who
has written an alarming communication
on the invasion of Germans in Belgium.
He Is astonished that the number and
tonnage of German ships increases at
Anvers; that Anvers Is the principal OBJ
jective point Of the German penetration"
that Anvers as Rotterdam, have become
German ports because the principal him
terland is Germany-and the conclusion
is that Holland and Anvers are to be an
,neXed to Germany.
Fangermanism was created after the
coming to the throne of William II. with
the aid of privy counsellors. generals.
ma magistrates, professors of universities
and others who believed themselves the
interpreters OF the emperor's ideas. These
have founded pangermanism by language
ana by race. and their conceptions being
large, they counted therein 100000 Ger
mans in Switzerland. 10000, 900 in Aus
tria Hungary, 100000 in Russia and s.
100000 in Holland and Belgium.
The founders formulated a program based
upon the dislocation Of Austria after the
death of Francis Joseph. Prussia would re-
ceive Silesia and Moravia: Saxony would
take Bohemia proper; Bavaria the regions
of Inn. Salisbury. Vorarlberg and the Ty-
ro1. upper Austria, lower Austria, Caren-
thia and Carmole would form an Austrian
state of 100000 Inhabitants; the coast.
kustenland, with the south Dalmatia. RAJ
guse. the mouths Of the Caltaro. Trieste
and Poia would form a Reichsland country
attached to the empire administered by
military governor; the kingdom OF Austria
would be bound to Prussia by military con-
vention. placing its army in the analogous
situation to that Of the duchy of Baden OF
Wurtemberg. The Austrian fleet would be
merged into the German. and Pola and
Cattaro would become the war ports Of the
empire. The plan is adroitly conceived. 1t
does not dispossess Berlin to the detriment
of Vienna. 1t leaves the latter city the cap
ital of a little kingdom.
The pangermanists, however. have neg
lected several factors in the elaboration Of
their plan. Italy. for example.
The Port Of will never consent that
Tries+e Trieste should become a Ger
man port. Nor is it certain
that all the Germans of Austria will seek
on the death OF Francis Joseph. to throw
themselves in the army OF the German en-
peror. In Cisleithania, OF 26OO0.O00 inhabi-
tants. 9.1TO.OU only are German. and these
latter It is by no means certain that they
will desire annexion to the German en-
pire. Hungary has been very German in
her sympathies. but there IS every reason
to suppose. notwithstanding her bitter
quarrels with Austria, that Hungary will
prefer to remain one of the mainstays OF
the Austrian empire. which will continue to
exist. William II will play the role of
sovereign. he will favor the re-
turn of Trieste to Italy. and maintain in all
else the integrity OF the Austrian empire.
but he will demand that Holland, and per-
haps Belgium. shall enter into the German
Zollverein while waiting for a closer
union. The German emperor indicated a
secret ambition when he declared recently.
Our future is on the sea!'' And yet. not
all his efforts, a great part OF
German tonnage passes to Holland and
Anvers.
He desires a fleet capable of striving
against England. and he cannot construct,
equip or repair it, except in a blocked ar
senal, Kiel. This fleet cannot go to sea ex-
cept by canal. which, at the mercy of an
accident. can scarcely float ships of ton
mage which is constantly increasing Finally
has not found debouche for her
population or industries in her African COL
ones. Only for her soldiers and her budget.
and the Anglo-Japanese treaty has eff
dissipated the hopes entertained
n China by her occupation of Kiaotcheou. |
In the matter Of colonial enterprises the |
German emperor proposes, 1t is said. to |
recoup his disastrous experiments in south |
western Africa by acquiring the Dutch |
possessions In India, even IL under the color |
Of a Zollverein. project already advanced |
by two journals in Holland-the Haagsche |
and the Avondport
Against the active pangermanism man |
fested by the kaiser the Anglo-French |
treaty of 1304-which is. in fact. an al |
lance offensive and defensive-is a SOL |