The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-15

'GERMANY AMI. EUROPEAN PEACE.
The failure Of France and Germany
to agree on the terms Of settlement
Of the Moroccan tangle brings the
subject Of a military clash between
the powers again prominently to the
front. An Illuminating review of the
factors In military Europe appears in
the Washington Times;
"Germany's ambition to burst out of
her boundaries has made her for many
years the most serious menace to
European peace. The Balkan ques-
tion OF the near East. the. conflicting
ambitions Of England and Russia In
Persia and Turkestan. thu possibili-
ties OF attempted partition OF China
all these have in their time been held
forth as the supreme dangers. But
all have sunk into unimportance CON-
pared to the ambition OF Germany to
dominate the continent.
"Belgiams integrity has found Its
most powerful guarantor in England,
Holland likewise looks across the
North Sea for final protection against
possible German aggression. There
fore when thought Ia given to posi-
bility of an European war 1t is assum-
ed that the neutrality of these Two
buffer states would be respected by
Germany only SO far as necessity die
tated.
Germany has about 65.oO0.0O0 peo-
pie: Belgium and Holland together
about l2.o0O.OO0; France. $4,000 900. a
total OF 100000 whose combined
military power might very conceiya-
by. In any general conflagration. be
found pitted against Germany. SIMS
ter suggestion OF such a possibility
has been conveyed by news dispatches
recently. indicating that the most
open. obvious. and nervous prepare
tons for possible war are being made
in Belgium.
The peace strength OF the armies
OF these countries Is set down as 62o.-
600 for Germany. $4,000 for France
10000 for Belgium. and 10000 foI
Holland. The mere numbers which
the mathematician present AZ posi-
BILE war strength are so vast that mill.
tary authorities agree that i
would be a practical imposslbility Il
handle. provision. and transport such
vast hordes. Germany would presum.
ably fight from the longer lines: al.
would carry the war Into the enemy'l
country. and thereby largely neutral
lie whatever advantage her initial su,
periority In force and organization
might imply.
The French army Is believed BY al
! military authorities 10 BE- In a mag
nificent ztate OF efficiency. That o
Germany "a In rather more debatabl,
condition. The military men consider
II good gamble that Germany voul.
fail utterly to InflIct another Sedan.
France has a powerful colonial ar
my In Africa. loyal and well dIsciplln
cd. which. cooperating with the Brit
ish navy. might eoncelvabiy be use,
TO oyerrun German colonial posses
, sIons in that continent. The spectacle
! Of Britain and France sharing the raj
: ment Of German colonial lands. as on
result Of great war. II BY no mean
! Impossible.
"The other side. the side which III
2 German ChanyinIsts always se.
shows Us a picture Of Germanys nav
I maneuvering out o. the way Of IN
= British fleet. avoiding a decisive con
!, flict. and coming out o. the contes
. comparatively uniniured; Of Ger
manyis mighty military machIn
quickly oyerrunning France. eraetIn
another huge Indemnity. and snnexin
the long-cOyeted mouth Of the Rhln,
Then. with France prostraied an
Germany more powerful than eve
2 the next move would be a declsI,
test between Germany and Britain.
J which Germany would seek 10 altar,
and perhaps invade the tight lit,l
island.
small wonder, when such tremer
dous issues are Involved. that EuroI
!, stands aghast before the threat OF
!. possible conflict"
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