The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-21
KAISER IS URGING
PEOPLE TOWARD WAR
Germany's Ruler Poses as
Apostle of Peace, but Fos-
ters Spirit of Strife.
"CONFLECT" IS MANIA
Formation of Military and
Patriotic Societies Receives
Approval of Emperor.
"CONFLICT" is MANIA
By FREDERICK WERNER


special Gable to The Tribune
BERLIN Sept. 20-Andrev Car.
negic must be very chiId-hke person,
indeed, if he really believed what
he said in his speech at the opening
OF has palace of peace at The Hague.
The kaiser. who. Of course, enjoys pos
ing as an apostle OF peace. has in fact
dohe more than any German living to
promote the war-like spirit among his
people, until German patriotism. in
certain classes. borders on madness.
No better proof Of this could be
round than the enormous number of
arlstocratic organizations which have
sprung up like mushrooms all over
germany during the last few years.
Enormous organizations like the
nPangerman Union (Aldeutscher
,gerbandO, the German Defense Al
LANCE. young Germany" +" "German
Athletic Alliance (Deutche Turner's
chafO, are all heartily indorsed and
encouraged by the kaiser, principally
patriotic fanaticism and agtate for
the steady increase Of the defenses of
the empire on land and sea.
Scribes Call for War.
During the last four years there have
appeared thirty-two books all glorify-
ing and clamoring for war A large
majority Of German dailies are con
stantly writing in the same spirit, and
like the head of the National Liberal
party, Herr Bassermann, writers like
Macmillan Harden and generals, re-
tired or in active service, like Keim,
Liebert, Bernhard, Eichorn and Vro.
chen, are constantly engineering war
scnres and arousing enthusiasm for war.
One Of the societies named above, |
Is not yet year old, already has
255 local branches and 100000 mem
bers. It feels proud that the govern
ment has already fulfilled all the de- |
mands 1t has made, and General Keim, |
one Of the worst Of German iingoes,
naturally maintains that it is the duty |
Of every patriotic German to be mem-
milton of the word "war," which has
been publicly approved by the kaiser,
Carnegie's ideal Of a prince Of peace,
is so Characteristic that I shall quote
it here.
Glorifies Warfare.
"War,n he writes, "He the highest
and most sacred manifestation Of hu-
man energy. Old women in trousers
va var is S beautiful War D Is the Suete German mD,
peoples only salvation from physical
and mental degeneracy and effemina-
tion. War is power for culture,
creator and bearing force of the states.
War Is a link In the divine order of
the universe, at the side of which, how
ever, we may recognize peace as sup
slider the desperate position Of the Ger
man element in Slav and Magyar
countries and its disappearance in
Anglo-Saxon countries 1t must be seen
that peaceful efforts are Of small use
to Germany in comparison with deeds
of war and military action.
HWho will deny that there is some
grow weak and tired-war and the
Continued readiness for warl Woe un-
to the people that do not realize
this. Woe unto humanity if 1t ever
imagines 1t can do without its greatest
its only reliable tester of
reliability. While the struggle for eI-
istence wears out the individual. in
ing, regenerating, improving ele'
mentary force on state and society. AS
a rule II Is an inevitable elementary
event, demon1ac power which over
wheIms and against which all treaties,
all humanitarian efforts and all peace
are dS nOpnlnR.
Naturally Militant.
Poor Carnegie The German people, /
as they are today, are largely a
product OF the kaiser's 3 tireless efforts,
and those, in spite of all peaceful as /
surauces, have never been in the di- 1
rection Of peace. {
What great men are today best loved )
In Germany9 Goethe. Schiller, Richard ,
Wagner. Karl Marx, you may think t
But I who live here and who make it {
tell you that this nation adorcs the $
BIuecher. Moltke, Bismarck, all men Of s
blood and iron who sacrificed thou
sands Of lives, These mon wo remem- 8
Der with gratitude bordering on
Of tho German crown princes book,
courage was described as the noblost
flower Of the human mind, the kaiser Y
himself has said that it was a manly +
work, inauguratinR n new epoch, re- \
turn to old ideals. n
Hold Conflict Certain. i
In a conservative paper I read the i
other day lay nss mo@ent sensoe tS5s SfFIhn ha
Germany. We all know that blood Il
must flow and the longer we wait the O
yreater the bloodshed will be. We are I
talking about defense, bnt defense is
suicidal; only in attack there is saliva. II
tion.
WAn offensive war is the only SON. "
,ible one, because 1t prevents a hostile V
attnck instead of waiting for it'' b
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