Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-02
The WAR,
Then WHAT?
People of Europe Already Plan
ming Readjustments When
Map Is Changed

LONDON, Oct. 1.-After the war,
then what? Englishmen, to a man.,
expect Germany to be crushed in the
present contest and are busily engag-
ed in discussing events which might
follow a declaration Of peace.
In a recent recruiting speech Wins
ton Churchill, First Lord Of the Ad-
miralty, warned England against max
ing the error Germany made in 1871,
when she had France lying PROSTATE
at her feet. He said: "Let us, what
ever we do. fight for and work to-
wards great and sound principles for
the European system. And the first
of those principles which we should
keep before us is the principle of ma
tionalities-that is to say, not the con-
quest or subjugation of any great
community or OF any strong race or
men, but the setting free of those
races which have been subjugated
and conquered; and If doubt arises
about disputed areas of territory we
should try to settle their ultimate
destination in the reconstruction of
Europe which must follow from this
wal with a fair regard to the wishes
and feelings of the peoples who live
in them"
Mr.. Churchill s expression of the
opinion that Europe's map will be
thoroughly remade is merely an echo
Of the talk Of mel of all classes. In
the windows of many shops are signs,
Keep trade in the usual channels
nth Ia fhn man nf Er1rc3,n &c Nnirr vn-
made Lecturers, preachers and edi-
tors are constantly discussing the
probable redistribution of European
territory.
Doubtless Germans and Austrians
are also planning for the division Of
territory that they expect to acquire
through the wal and are arranging a
wholly different apportionment from
that contemplated by the allies. Fol
lowing the suggestion of Winston
Churchill, many Englishmen, public
lists and journalists are already turn
ing Alsace-Lorraine back to France,
and Schleswig-H olstein to Denmark,
while German Poland is regarded as
territory which should have it's own
government. But the English are not
taking Russian Poland away from
Russia and joining it with the Sec
ton CT Germany from which it was
divorced so unwillingly. .
Some difference of opinion exists
among Englishmen as to what might
be done with Trieste and the terri
tory Austria took from Italy. The
mere neutrality of Italy is regarded
by some Britons as action on which
should jJe we'll rewarded, considering
1taly's membership in the Triple AL
lance, with which it refused to act.
Bosnia would Tbe turned over to Ser
via in reward of it's stand with the
allies. Herzegovina would be given
to Montenegro and Pennsylvania to
Roumania.
The possible entrance of Turkey
into the struggle adds much interest
to the work Of the mapmakers.
Threats from other Balkan states
that they would fight Turkey in case
it lent support to Germany and Aus
trla give variety to the complica-
lions. Greece, Bulgaria, and Rouma-
mia would doubtless come in for gen.
circus slices of Mohammedan territory
were the Porte to cast it's lot with
Germany, according to the BRITISH
view. And Russia might come in for
liberal helping Of Asiatic Turkey, ex-
tending the change in maps well be-
yond the European lines, and prob
ably giving Russia much freer outlet
to the Mediterranean.
Discussing the establishment OF
old nations further, Winston Church
i'll said: THAT is the aim which III
it is achieved, will justify the exer-
lions of the war and will make some
amends to the world for the loss and
suffering, the agony of suffering,
which it has wrought and entailed,
and which will give to those who come
after lis not only the pride which
we hope they will feel in remember
ing the martial achievements of the
present age of Britain, but which will
give them also a better and fairer
world to live in and a Europe free
from the causes OF hatred and unrest
which have poisoned the comfy of
n%ations and ruptured the peace of
Christendom."