Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-12


these days points 10 Bernhardrs book
as England's justification for pre-
paredness for war, An cite II as proof
that German militnrism is responsible
for the present great breach Of Euro
pean peace. f1l
Certainly. the fact has not been es-
tabiiahcd that the book Of this high
officer OF the German military ma
lchIne expressed the dominant German
Isontiments regarding war and peace.
But. certainly, the book itself justlfies
all that Its critics say Of It.
General Bernhardi writing In Octo-
Der. 1911. WIS just as sure that war
was impending. as that the next day
would come. His book and his pol
Icy are rested on these fundamental
lbeliefs
That war for high stakes Is a bless
Ing even though II is a losing war.
That peace is great enervator OF
nations and OF humanity. and conse-
quentiy The great enemy OF nations
and of humanity"
With that premise II Is not hard to
comprehend his conclusions: That
war Ii holy and Christian, that fee
bIeness (peace) Is the enemy OF the
Holy Ghost" lie quotes with APP
proyai from the great national states
man historian" Trcitschke; f'
Sees In War an Act Of God.
God will see 10 II that war always
recurs as a drastic medicine for the
human race" lie adds: "The inev-
litabloness, the idealism and the bless
Ing of war. Az an Indispensable and
stimulating law OF development. must
be repeatedly emphasized One chap
ter Is entitled. "The Duty TO Make
War" Another is The Right TO Make
War"
On such abstract principles he Jus
titles Germany's militarism, and his
own and his mIlitarist party's demand
that Germany must fight.
FORECASTS the Present Lineup.
TO the non-miiltarist mind this evil
IDENTIFY cultured German soldier makes
the most curious peryersion Of all
German culture. philosophy and relig-
lon to sustain his argument. That ar
gument Is itself most closely knit and
Intelligent - unanswera5le---if his
premise OF the Qualification OF war ISL
accepted. Wichte and Kant, Goethe
and Schiller. and many others. are all
quoted to the authors use--as well as
arc Bismarck, Frederick the Great and
the contemporary statesmen and writ
ers OF milltarist views.
DaTkVIulQfp with ia sfulIrxfyal nf fba
flttest,' enters strongly into the foun-
dalton OF Bernhardl's book
On this foundation specific facts
and policies OF startling prophetic
value for this day are based.
England. France and Russia are to
be the contestants against Germany
aud Austria. Italy may fight with the
latter two. but she is is more likely to
REMAIN neutral, and may fight with
the triple entente against Germany
and Austria. The neutrality OF Bel
GUM and Holland win count for noth-
ing. because England and France are
certain TO violate IT,
France must be crushed at the start
because then she can be made TO With |
draw from the entente, leaving Ger |
many free to fight England alone on |
the sea and Russia alone ON the land
by this time. says Bernhard. Rus
sia probably viii have 'paralyzed |
AUSTRIA
England will have to be fought at
sea for the most part, Because OF |
Englands naval superiority the Ger
man fleets must fight at first under
cover Of land Notifications but must /
depend also on bold attacks and the +
use of mines and torpedoes. The air
fleet, he says, can do little injury to
Il navy,
What we now wish TO attain must
be fought for and won against SUI
perior force of hostile interests and
powers.
This apparently peaceful state of
things must not deceive Us; We are
facing hidden but none the less for.
midhble crisis perhaps the most mo-
mentous crisis In the history of the
German nation.
Germany has great national and
duties Of policy and culture
to fulfill aud her path towards fur
Their progress Is threatened by for
mldabic enemies. II we realize this
we shall maintain our present position
and secure our future without an APP
peal to arms
Again and again such expressions as
those reeur In the book. Again and
again the certainty that its enemies.
led BY England. win attack Germany,