The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-06
PROF. .DELBRUECK'S SUPPRESSED VIEWS

Intentions have becn7 Even q victory
over England wonld have been of M
avail to us, for it would have placed II.
IN the same position in which Napoleon
/. was and we would have incurred the
Jealousy, the enmity and venpeanc,
OF all the other nations.
The purpose Of our armament on
sea IS not TO attack England. nor is
~ sign OF our enmity against England
nnt 1t is to protect our interests with
an iron fist even against England il
danger threatens us
frightened by the newly risen sea
power, England has reinforced her own
forces on the sea nightly, and on all
sides resound complaints about the nm.
endnrable burdens which have been
placed upon the nations. 1t is a great
exaggeration to trace in these arma.
Inents the only and exclusive grounds
Ior Anglo-German antagonism; there
arc many other states and places in
the world where rivalrics exist and
warilke preparations are made. But
one OF the most important points is
surely the anxiety with which England
and Germany watch each other,
rms anxiety cannot be wiped out
, Inc Germans have experienced the
feeling to be treated lightly by the
English people politically before they
had battleships; they will therefore al
ways insist upon possessing fleet
winch would command the respect of
England, and we will accomplish this
all The more, as our transoceanic COM
merce and merchant fleet are rapidly
growing.
90 England, on the other hand, feels
that she is not only threatened by the
German naval forces in her sovereignty
but even in her. safety, and therefore
she is increasingly striving to surpass
all German preparations. Every tech
meal progress. every new invention al
ters the situation in this respect. Por-
haps soon the present methods Of the
dreadnoughts, by which the power Of
naval forces are now measured, NAV be.
long to the antiQuated instruments of
war.
&C belong to those who believe that
neither arbitration treaties nor inter.
national restriction of armament will
be successful. The only effectual
means Of averting the danger of war
and thus also of curbing the jealousy
or the nations and their greed for war
like preparations is the influence of
publicity, OF public opinion.
That the cultured nations should
continually seek to bring under their
influence, through commerce and cap
ital, through technical development and
schools, through missionary work and
power. the backward nations, whether
they are negroes or Persians, Turks or
Chinese, Moors or Malayans, is mat
ter of course, But the idea that it is
inevitable that this antagonism must
result in a struggle for life and death
may be dismissed. None Of the great
powers need throw down another
power; each one should be equally en-.
titled to the same privileges and
rights.
AS for me, I have for many years
done as much as could in the German
press, and sometimes also in England
to contribute my share in this respect.
| was and will always be in favor of
fleet. For without a feet, as exper.
ience has taught us, there is no such
thing as equal rights in world politics;
nor do L find that the burdens result
ing therefrom are heavier than the
German people are able to bear.
But I am also at the same time
opposed to Chauvinism, and have
pointed out the great unity of culture
which ties us with all Roman Ger
manic nations and particularly with
England.
"If il could be arranged that the
press of both countries, whatever the
partisan viewpoints of the newspaper
may be, should in foreign politics as
sumo such an attitude as this, then II
think the peace Of the world would be
secure for a long time to come, for
there have been 80 many irritations
and conflicts among the various ma.
tions, yet none Of them was so acute
that it could not be adjusted amicably
"The real danger Of war does not
arise from actual differences, but from
the influence of those politicians who
are busy in various lands accusing the
rivaling nations Of evil intentions
which do not exist in reality, and thus
arousing the suspicion of one nation
against the other.
"There are such well-poisoners in
Germany as we'll as in England, but
believe that ] am justified in making
the assertion that they are much worse
in England than in Germany.
cit is true we have in Germany the
so"callcd Old Germans, whose utter
ances are always cited in the foreign
press as an indication of Germany's
desire for conquest But everybody in
Germany knows that they are a very