The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-08
THIS WAR PROVES The
FAILURE or MIXTURES
Attempt TO Weld Different
Peoples Together Causes
Endless Strife.
Leon Dominican. member OF the American
Geographical society, Ia the New
York Evening Post.

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Leon Dominican. member Of the American
Geographical society, Ia the New
York Evening Post.
The present war is RIO exception to
the fact hat almost every European
conflict OF magnitude has been due to
Ill adjusted frontier lines, Utter disre-
gard OF national aspiration seems to
have prevailed in the delimitatIons de-
terIained by the signatory powers Of
every important treaty. The seed OF
Interior fighting has been thus fruit
fully
With Europe rid OF Napoleon, the
treaty of Vienna was framed by his
allied foes In 1915 for the purpose OF
recasting the political map. No heed
was paid, however, to the legitimate
desire of smaller European nations to
rule themselves. An instance OF some
of the gross blunders committed then
was the merging of Belgium and Hol-
land into n nationality in spite of the
protests OF their representatives. Feel
ings Of the bitterest atur between
Belsians and Dutch were engendered
IN this way, and ultimately led to the
war of secession in 1880 between the
two countries. 1t was only after their
separation that the enmity OF the two
races gave way to cordial relations.
Gerrnany's rise to power with UNI
~precedented rapidly In the history OF
the world is a striking instance of the
splendid development a~ttainable with
IN boundaries peopled by inhabitants
VI .ie same race. German might Was
pu.it afoufu the RUSSIAN klngdofn as
4 nucleus. me strength OF PRUSSIA lay
10 lts army, which BY the nliddle OF
the late century had become the most
perfect fighting engine in the world.
VIII TINS LofInloable weapon IN It's
ar "a direot tbe s, os,iy l tioq IS : a ~
German speaking states within its own
orbit, Ris,narck eta,,19ed In tbe rtol,4
man at the right tine, T1his famous
statesnan's entire life was centarad
around the idea OF bringing about thu
union Of the German speaking race
~.
: ne '"istaKe IN fAisace.
blsilafeh > Work was IlaWless as
lons as ne ADDED 70 the em-
pliS ! ms eieali2n. re erred
y, Wy u iuciualns d sniali num-
= " ptenciilpeh When Aisace-Lor-
. Wa iiaue paIt OF the German
e,uptie, atau Iaelai been re-
sl2SS1sp ~ elS 3IedlS OF i~raHhioft ana
~ utstlig.5 81 Inc ~GolqueFea
pioSiaSea ic1. ! france, ~ IS saie 10
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ra,,ra ~ ecoboiire, louag
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W 's,f1 the move was desirable, It y
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y
Bisrnarck's Task Undone.
The task of uniting all Germans un-
der a single scepter was not completed
by Bismarck. Ten million Germans
IRE stin subjects OF the Austrian en-
beror. But Austria as a ,,oIiticai init
stands on exceedingly slaaky founda-
lions. This is due 10 the inclusion
within the same oundari OF The
German element with 10000 oo0 HIM
g%arians, 10000, 900 Slavs, and several
million representatives Of the Latin
races. AS a result, Austria "a liabln IL
be split into a number OF independent
states. Should this dissolution come
about, the desire of Germans Is 10 vii
ness the crunibling of Austria's niaeas
into Germanv's lap. Austrian Germans
would naturally turn to Germany. but
the balance Of Austria,s inbabitantts
will undoubtedly resort to arms ia nra-
vent their territory from becoming a
portion OF the German empire. They
are feslless To-Day under the rule of
austrian Germans, Wtllch IS lncAmpar-
hplJ hniue[ tiah the ifussian man
asehleht winch threatens to take ITS
pace.
austria, ieeLng that she is losing
ground, mas turned to Germany for
ppo Inc Ieutons OF northwest
sfh Europe nave generously responded
70 the appeal OF their kinsmen from
.Ie eaSl. me result OF TINS relation
mas been Austria's complete depend
ehce on 2efflany for over a genera
tlon; fufthefiiore II has made of
austria q tuol IN Gefnany,s hand. And
mat TO such an extent that every move