The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-06

the conclusion that we are quietly set.
tling German peasants in the Russian
frontier provinces In the east, while wa
are preparing TO occupy Holland and
Belgium IN the west.
"In Germany we laugh at this. foI
we know too well how difficult il IL
for us to settle German peasants in the
province OF Posen, and we are even
| trying TO Influence the Germans who
settled in Russia long ago. during the
reign of Catherine H., Alexander l.,
| Nicholas l., TO return. Four thousand
| of these have returned recently.
"There can be no question OF a Ger
man emigration to Russia. Some ia
miliarity with the agrarian conditions
In Germany and with German legisla-
tion would have made it easy for DR..
Dillon to see through this project Bnt
the phantasmagoria of the Russian
Chauvinists suits him we'll in his pur-
pose TO show the English people that
the continent Of Europe is undergo
ing a process of Communication
'FWe will be Just as astonshed in
Germany 20 hear that the government
recently called a conference Of the most
purpose OF celebrating Il new system
| Of strategic railways, Those who know
the German net OF railways know that
| there IS actually no room for any new
system to be established. and that we
are simply, as in other lands, perfect
ing our railway system, taking of
course into consideration our strategic
points as we'll.
Last year we wanted 2,500.000
marks. and this year 100000 marks
for such purposes, as very one may con-
vince himself. Now strategic systems
can hardly be constructed upon such
small sums But Dr. Dillon does not
mention the sums; he proclaims the
new system which conference Of
specialists has elaborated, and adds en-
phatically: And this in addition to the
army and navy budget And France
and Italy will have to bear the con-
sequences,
HThe German schools which are
maintained here and there in foreign
lands should show DR.. Dillon the dan
ger of the growth Of German influence
everywhere it is but necessary to com
pare the insignificant activity in this
respect with that of America, England,
France and even Italy.
'Where are the encroachments
which German policies are supposed to
have made everywhere AS DR.. Dillon
has only malicious intentions but no
facts to present he finally points out
that the rulers of Roumania and Bul.
garia are of German descent! Is IL
possible that he has forgotten how
much longer the list of monarchs of
German descent in Europe may be
made9
"Of what avail. then. would be an
article of mine in the Contemporary
Review on the arbitration ideaf Such
an article If it had any success, would
tend all the more to draw the attention
Of the nations to a false point, and
thereby intensity the danger Of war.
For such danger depends nowadays not
upon the leading statesmen and diplo-
mats. These are exerting today, even
without any arbitration treaties, every
effort to adjust all conflicts peacefully.
''The real danger lies in the sys-
tcmatic instigation of the national
passion of the various nations, and the
real problem for the adherents OF peace
in England is TO see that public opin
ion should not constantly be irritated
by new instigations against Germany,
and that the more important period
icals and newspapers should not be tho
mouthpicce of these instigators. So
long as the billions are permitted to
present in such publications as the
Contemporary Review their fantasies
bred of hatred and jealousy concerning
German policies, so long those who be-
lieve in securing peace by way of ar
bitraton treaties are working in
vain Herman Bernstein i'll Philadel-
phia Public Ledger,