The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-11
Year Old and New
Abroad.

rveying the year abroad, if we
r from Asia and the wholly unsettled
it- n China, and confine our attention
tHope, and to part of the European
uaton, Italy is in the lime light.
,.e mas made spring on Tripoli to
rprise of her neighbors and of her
s, ~jends.
precipitate action can be account
Tor only by her fear that some other
@-r would soon step in and edo the
G before she could act successfully,
'ar ing herself as the legitimate heir
. Rome, The more guilty in this
IS Of course, the loudest to cry stop
Any way, the conquest of Trip
BE- not found so easy as was anticipat-
md may yet require much more
fey and many more men, than was
--dt possible in Italy If, however,
l aeeps to the coast, and stays out of
.aterior, she will compel the Arabs to
p Tor peace, which they will require to
ie with the coast cities. But her
est of the interior would be as bad
oar invading Mexico. Let US hope
It prudence will prevail. and wise
se!s be needed, so only can she ex-
rate both herself and Turkey. Italy
g1 have gained all she needed by
owing the suzerainty of Turkey, while
becomes the real power, as the Eng
b 10 Egypt. But as the Swedish chan
or said to his son, Look and see with
v little wisdom the world is governed.
Neg to Italy, Germany is regarded and
are1 as the principal disturber of the
ac- IN Europe. The reason is that the
'lser after some conspicuous place
Fermany Sin the Sum-" Germany
: the largest and best equipped army
g Is last building the second largest
w In the world. Why is she doing
Is The general reply is that she may
. ahe successful war on England. after
'a' eonquering France, whom she will
e' alter treat as weak and conquer
.olutry, and then try her hand on
y .a'i. But to accomplish this, she
l'' attack them separately. She can
conquer either of them if they stand
I l7er, as they are now doing, with
10, United we stand, divided we
u The optimists in these two coun-
VINO deny that Germany has any
WY towards either, fail to go deep
y ars are now made by the people, not
", " eS Vel, what of the German peo-
ne prevailing sentiment is that
''Hany must and will succeed England
Pc great power of Europe, which
t 4, has been for years.
/ ne order of events has been that
Ia'., was the great power of the six
Hln century; France of the seven
4 NI,g,' When she wrested it from Spain,
England was, or became so, in the
nteenth and has held it until now Ger
FJ aspres to take the place. Nor
Germany pause here; if the Kasier
sne people will go on. He is the in
1a(lon of their purpose. "Deutsch-
H y Der Alles," is the watchword, his,
us is the new Europe. The Germans
Increasing at about the rate of a
lo.l year, and desire to be the great
OF the future. Their contention is
they will be the master race of
'slnd because best fitted to guide,
tne most virile race that has vet an
" Where does America come in?
aer when Europe lies at the feet
dS'efeinany, the Monroe Doctrine will
IIs i, and South America may be
conquered and held. To escape
rf tne United States must keep from
herning with Mexico, also with Cuba.
oU on Once that Germany as a
"' not Germans as individuals, should
possession of South America we