The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
Teuton Triumph Would
Mean Sweeping Destruc-
ton Of Lesser Powers.
REIMBURSEMENT OF
BOUNDARY LINES
How Changes Will Affect. in
Political and Economic
Sense, United States.
~ y. CuNLIFFE-OwEN.


attention of many thoughtful
persons in this country in con-
nection with the present war.
The one is the manner and extent IN
which the map OF the world will be
transformed al the close OF the comic,
and the other is the degree to which
tho changes will affect in a political
and IN an economic sense the United
States.
Tha' the changes will bc Of an ex-
trcmey radical character no matter
which side wins is forcgonc con-
clusion Existing aliases will become
drug upon the market as obsolete
and cdrtographcrs will have their
hands fun in producing maps show
ing the newly created frontiers and
the transfer OF great and small colonial
dependencies from one Power To an
other Geography will have 10 be
earned all over again. and this pros
poet Is regarded by the American school
hoy as one of the most distressing
evils ~ the present war and is causing
him 20 regard the latter. in the words
Of Gen. Sherman. as he'll.
Every day that passes increases the
extent OF these changes in the map OF
the world that are bound to result
from the war. For one nation after
another is being drawn into the mael-
strom of the conflict and Powers that
have little or no cause for dissenson
find themselves suddenly face to face
with one another in hostile array. Thus
Japan and Austria have always been the
best Of friends. and nothing until
month ago had, ever occurred to mar
in the slightest degree their relations.
Yet through the mere fortuitous pres
ence of a small Austrian cruiser in the
~ China, among the Kaiscr's memo
war and merchantmen assembled there
the dual empire is on the point OF be-
ing emhrollcd in hostilitlcs between
Japan and Germany in connection with
the formers demand as England's ally
for the surrender of the Teuton colony
Of Kiao-chow and Of all the vessels at
anchor in its bay.
Hollands neutrality is said already
To have been violated by the Germans,
and the attempts OF the Dutch to de-
lend 1t and to resist the invasion OF
their territory by the Kaisers troops
are having the result of ranging the
Netherlands on the side OF the Triple
Entente against Germany. Denmark as
well as Sweden and Norway and Switz-
erland are likely TO follow suit. For
Il is difficult TO describe the anlmosity
which exists in Denmark against Ger
many owing to the latter's treatment
Of the Danes in the Duchies Of Schles-
wig and Tiolsten. All the sympathies
o' the Danes are with the Triple En-
ton,e, and thoroughly aware OF this
'hc Germans would not hesitate to vio-
late Danish neutrality if they had any
advantage to gain thereby in connec-
ton with the close OF the entrance Of
The Baltic, which is at present COM
mandod by Danish guns.
Portugal had no quarrel with Ger
many, and still less with Austria. Yet
her treaties Of alliance with England
treaties Of long standing-have put her
IN a condition of war against these two
great empires Of central Europe.
irccc" is siding with Serva. while
turkey and bulgaria are reported to he
ON tho eve Of declaring themselves in
ia'or Of Germany and Austria
italy although nominally a member
A" the Triple Alliance. has managed
mus far to hold aloof, on the plea that
S0o rs only bound to furnish assistance
IN Austria and to Germany in the event
"' taolr being attacked and not in the
contingency Of their being the aggres-
so9s' She insists that the Triple ALI
1h'e has been purely one of defence
ana not OF offence, and that in view OF
me tsct that the present war has been
''snn by Germany against the protests
y" 'alN the latter is under no obligation
10 take part therein.