Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-08

s Germany has become an industrial
and trading nation: almost the whole
lation finds work and employment in
this sphere. Agriculture has more
and more lost its leading position Iii
the economic life Of the people. The
artisan class has thus become q
power In the state 1t IL organized
In trade unions. and has politically
fallen under the influence of the igs
ternational social democracy. 1t III
hostile to the national class distinc-'
tons, and strains every nerve. to un-
dermine the existing power Of tbs
state. It is evident that the state can
not tolerate quietly this, dangerous
agitation, and that 1t must hinder by
every means the efforts Of the anti
constitutionalist party to effect. their
purpose. -,
4 Teaching Labor to Fight.
We must not spare any efforts to
md other means than those already
adopted to inspire the working class
with healthy and patriotic ambitions.
1t Is to.be hoped, in any case, that If
ever q great and common duty, re-
curing the concentration OF the
upon US. that the labor classes will
not withhold their cooperation and
that, In face of q common danger, our
nation is lamentably deficient today.
The Role of GermAn-Amertcans,
The isolated Eroups of Germans
abroad greatly benefit our trade,
since by preference they obtain their
goods from Germany: but they ma
also be useful to US politically, as we
discover In America. The American
Germans have formed a political alli-
ance with the, Irish. and thus united
constitute q power in the state, with
which the government must reckon.
To Seize What Others Built.
All which other nations obtained
political union. colonial posses:
trade-was denied in our nation till
quite recently. What we now wish
to attain must be fought for. and
won, against a superior force Of hos
tile interests and powers.
Treaties Made to be Broken.
There must be no self-deception IN
the point that political arrange
ments have only a qualified value
that they are always concluded wi
a tacit reservation. Every treaty of
alliance presupposes the rebus sic
s%tantibus; for since it must satisfy
the interests Of each contractinf
party it clearly can only hold as long
as those interests are really benefited.
This is a political principle that can
HOt Uo OlSpuIoQ. NOLNluR can on.
pei a state to act contrary to It's own
interests, IN which those Of its citizens
depend. Considerations may arise
which = more powerful than the
most honorable intentions.
France Must be Crushed.
|. In the first place. u position
would be considerably consolidated
II we could finally get rid of the stand
ing danger that France will attack us
on a favorable OCCASION. so soon as
we find ourselves involved in compli-
cations elsewhere. In one way or
another we must square our account
with France IL we wish for a free
hand in our international policy. This
is the first and foremost condition o"
a sound German policy. and since the
hostility Of France once for all can
not be removed by peaceful overtures,
matter must be settled by force
Of tal1s1a.5 France must he. $50 : conrs
'pletely crushed that she can never
again come across our path.
("Germany and the Next War;" the
book from which. these extracts were
taken. Is copyrighted by the: publish
ers, Longmans. Green g. Co.., Of New