TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-23
Beware of England!

Beware of England!
Japan has taken possession OF all the
German Islands in the Pacific Ocean
and has turned the administration over
TO Australia. This. il is said, proves the
good faith Of japan and fnlfills her pro
mise to our government that she has
no intention to fortify her position in
the Pacific. Upon closer reflection one
can not fail to suspect an artifice, a
carefully prepared conspiracy against
our country, for Japan and England are
allies in pursuance OF clearly apparent
aim Joint dominion over the Pacific
This suspicion arose when Japan an
nounced herself a foe to Germany, and
set out to conquer Using Tao. There
was nothing in the conditions obtaining
on the Pacific that compelled Japan TO
such course. Japanese shipping was
not disturbed by German cruisers and
from the view point Of commercial pros
perity Japan copld only be the gamer
by remaining neutral. So there was
some hidden purpose back OF her action
and it requires no field glass 10 see the
true intent japan thought she would
fare better by sacrificing the profits Of
neutral trade 10 obtain a monopoly
Of the commerce OF the Pacific in con
junction with England.
Az far as Japan is concerned the
United States may be expected TO dev-
elop a military strength sufficient TO
fight and subdue the Mikado. But it
will be q difficult struggle to overcome
England for the reason that she has any
number Of strategic positions to strike
at us. In fact wherever We look, we
find England in our way, in the Allan.
! tic and in the West Indian waters,
where she has established notifications
as strong as military art can make
them. Only on one side her positions
were insufficient, namely in the Pacific
Ocean, since We forestalled her by tax
, ing the Hawaiian Islands. But this Is
{ the very place where she desired
I strength more than any where else, to
Z acquire control over the Panama canal
With England II is settled policy
/, that she must command all straits, con.
I Meeting oceans in every part Of the globe
For this reason she has never loosened
4 her hold on Gibraltar, and for the same
: reason she has seized the strait OF suez
: That the United States should hold the
: most important connecting link OF the
: two greatest oceans 10 a thorn in hei
: flesh, and she il not willing te
] allow the United States to exercise
8 the great sea power that the Panami
: canal insures for her. When the United
! States set out 70 build the canal Eng
: land was not in q position TO prevent
it. She could not hatch two conspir
b acies at the same time. Her fret ain
Il was to destroy the sea power Of Germ
Il any and having formed alliances to tina
8 end which must ultimately lead TO tn
{ present war, for which preparations wer
b made at that time, Great Britain did no
Il think IL advisable to do anything tina
e might arouse the resentment OF on
|, country. So she abided her time, and j
y is no small compliment 70 her states
: manship that she managed to strike |
r blow at the United States when she ]
n more assiduous than ever to win thei
n good graces.
L England found seryiceable instrtl
n ment in Japan. II is manifest that sb
= did not need her yellow partner L
i conquer the German islands, An Eng
i isll armored cruiser could have mad
i the same conquest. But this might hay
Ie aroused the suspicion Of our eountr,
/. and to aIlay it Japan was thrust for
i, ward. The trick worked well under
= Secretary Of state like Bryan who ha
Il no more knowledge and appreciatio
N OF world politics than schoolboy an
:. whose intellectual faculties reside in tii
N mouth. Knox and Hayes would hay
Il uipped the English scheme in the bus
f. and we may also ada that England woul
a not have dared TO work her shell gam
!, on us but for correctly g,iaging the ini
!. cileetual caliber Of Mr.. Bryan and I
!. the President besides. Now every thin
/, is in proper train to hem in the ronte
N TO the Panama canal by placing II
r most important Islands in the bands
rs England.