The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23
GERMANY and
The NEXT WAR
Situation Involving Peace Of Eur
ope is Discussed by Mil
itary Expert
EOw THE TEUToNs COULD WIN
Would Play the Cards so Russia
Would Not Take a Hand
Plan Suggested TO confne the Fight.
ing TO the French, English
and German Forces.

Berlin. March 23.-"Germany and
the Next War is the title of new
book now in press by Gen. Friedrich
Won Bcrnhardi, the celebrated German
military writer who Is this year to
visit the United States. In II the
writer, who once dropped a literary
bomb into the military camps of Eu-
rope by revealing the possibility for
Germany. in future war with France.
to outfiank the French line of fort
rCsses and invade France by violating
the neutrality of Belgium. discusses
international politics with rare open
ness and frankly suggests ways and
means of provoking a war with France
and England without bringing i'm Rus
| sia or disturbing the delicate relations
! between Austro- Hungary and Italy i'm
the Triple Alliance.
Discussing the political prepara-
tions for GerIany's next war, Gen. Won
Bernhard shows thar while Germany
formerly had to reckon only on the
simple combination OF war on two
| fronts With France and Russia, with
| Italy and Austro- Hungary as faithful
allies either keeping the ring or TAX
ing an active part IN the hostilities,
German strategisls are now in a far
more unfavorable situation. An attack
by England involving the landing of a
British army either in North Germany.
or in Belgium 10 cooperate with the
French forces. seems almost a GER
tainty and the Austro- Italian rivalry
renders II doubtful If Austria forced
to look after its own military inter-
ests on the Italian border. will be able
to hold Russia in check With the whole
weight of its army. Russias rebuilt
fleet must also he considered.
Such a war against overwhelming
ODDS offers few changes of success and
Gen. Won Bernardo, To avoid it, throws
upon German diplomacy the task of
bringing about situation giving the
possibility, as in the days of Frederick,
the Great. of overthrowing its adver-
saries one after the other in detail.
Assuming that the Franco Russian al
lance is purely defensive and becomes
effective only i'm case of German ag-
gression and that Russia would pos
sibly remain neutral In case of
French aggressive war against Ger
many, Gen. Won Bernhard boldly sug-
gests the adoption of a policy which
without attacking France would affect
English or French interests SO severe
ly as to provoke the two states TO at
tack Germany. Possibilities for such
policy, he suggests. are present in
Europe and particularly in Africa, his
references To the latter continent gain
ing piquancy from the course of events
during the Moroccan crisis last sum
mer.
Though the general is most highly
regarded i'm Germany as one Of the
foremost cavalry tacticians, and
writer Of international reputation; his
outspokenness on the coming war will
waken anything but enthusiasm i'm
diplomatic chancelleries, now trying to
arrange an Anglo German understand
| ing and patch up the peace Of Europe.
unique Heropiane Contest.
An aeroplane contest in which each
aviator will be expected to make about
l20 miles day with one passenger,
will start from Bremen i'm the first
week in June. The undertaking will
be supported by both the Prussian and
the imperial governments. The Prus-
sian minister of the interior has au-
thorized a lottery-a characteristic
German method of supporting almost
every variety of project-to raise funds
for carrying on the proposed contest.
and the ministry of war has establish
ed a money prize for the winner and
also promised to buy for not less than
/ $1,000 apiece the best two aeroplanes.
which must be equipped with GermaL
motors. The contest is open only to
German aviators and not more than
] fifteen may enter. Each competitor
must take as a passenger an officer
from the aviation corps of the army.
These officers will be directed more
over, to require specified strategic evo-
lutions frvm the aviators. which will
be carried out with reference to the
rarrisons to be passed on the flight
-he first stage of the contest will be
rom Bremen To Munster, the second
/ IN Munster through Hanover 20
/ .tinswick. and the third from Bruns-
wick through Lubbock TO Hamburg.
Each stage must be covered In day
and the following day will be a day of
rest. One stop is provided for each
flying day, respectively at osnabruck,
Hanover and Lubbock.
Two other aviation contests of i'm
portance are planned for the coming
summer. One Is to be reliability
nfght on the Upper Rhine, the other
a flight through South Germany, cover
ing. among other cities. Munich. Stutt-
CART and Nuremberg. The frst-named
will be a novel undertaking, in that u