The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-20
GERMAN GROWTH
MODERN WONDER
Kaiser Has Wonderful Aids in
Fields of Commerce, Diplo-
macy, Army, and Navy.
BALLNBUILDSUP MARINE
Former Chancellor Won Buelow Forced
to Give Way After Muzzling His
Talkative Emperor.
BALLNBUILDSUP MARINE

have been the two bugbears OF the las
twenty-five years. The terror from tbs
East is at worst underlined. unorganized
a thing of the future depending on thu
awakening OF China to second the ef'
ficiency OF Japan.
But the terror of Europe has behind
II what even enemies must admit is the
most formidable war machine ever got
together, based on the sound foundation
Of most astonishing industrial and mari
time prosperity.
Japan's Growth Exceeds GermRny's
The healthy, fiourishing growth OF the
German empire since the Franco-Prus'
sian war OF 1S7O-1 has only been ex'
ceeded by the example OF Japan.
1t is this marvellous increase in re.
sources, matched with giant strides In
war preparations, which has led Ger
man professors and hard-headed men
OF affairs alike to dream of a greater
Germany which should include the three
Scandinavian countries to the north, Hol'
land, Belgium, Austria Hungary. and
lastly, Turkey, as a gateway to the
Orient
the Teutonic colossus, the present Kaiser
has been beyond peradventure of a doubt
He is seconded by a royal family which
in intelligence and virility casts other
reigning strains in the shade. His six
sons, the splendid figure Of Prince Henry
of Prussia, brother of the Kaiser, and
the leaders of lesser German states,
while insistent on the divine rights OF
kings, have laid little less emphasis on
the necessity OF making Germany the
greatest of nations. Around the Kaiser.
as captains OF manufacture. of finance,
OF merchant marine and OF the army and
l., k,aa, It.
men, stirring chieftains whose achieve
ments are worthy of the highest praise.
Declines Many Honors.
To Albert BaIlin. head Of the greatest
steamship line in the world. is due more
than any other man the upbuilding OF
the German merchant marine, that phe-
nomenal growth which has been the
specter Of Great Britain. Many time
the Kaiser has sought to make BALM a
cabinet minister. a peer. or a Won" but
the willy Hamburger had rather rule the
commerce OF the world than take a sec
ond place at Potsdam. He would only
accept his sovereign's photograph, and
on this Wilhelm wrote: To the far
seeing and tireless pioneer of our COM
merce and export trade"
1t is generally believe that the Kaiser
is a personal partner in the BALM en-
terprises.
While Ballin has been causing the sea
lines TO be crowded with German ship
ping. Admirals Won Rooster and voE
second only to England in strength out
Of an insignificant beginning.
Due to German Navy League.
The growth of the German navy has
been in great part due TO the propa-
Of
This organization of a million patriots
has caused the doctrine OF sea power to
become a part OF the German conscious
ness
1t was Admiral Won Rooster. the grand
old man of the German navy, who
caused the Navy League to become the
great force it has been.
Won Tirpitz will be remembered in the
nited States from his visit here with
Prince Henry of Prussia in 1902. He is
a magnificent figure in the ReichstaG.
with his great forked beard and his six
feet of solid energy. 1t is said that he
can give the name of every battleship in
the world, its tonnage. the date of con-
struction. and the displacement and de
tails Of armament: and his knowledge Of
everE shipbuilding yard on the face OF
the earth is no less phenomenal. Won
MOltka and Won der Coltz are the two
names which spring to the lips at the
mention of the Incompatible German
army. Field Marshal Won der Goltz lost
reputation through the defeat by Tur-
keys soldiers by the Balkan alliance
after he had trained them. But this is
probably unjust Won der Goltz's genius
as an army organizer is unsurpassed. He
has done superlative work in building up
the border defences, men and fOrtresses
of Eastern Germany. He was tatiOned
at KOenigsberg as general of the First
Army Corps between 1872 and 1907, and
here gave an imprint to all Germany
army life.
He incuIcated in officers and troops the
doctrine that soldering is all work and
no play. His comments on army maneuv-
ers were extremely Illuminating.
Gen. Count Helmuth Won Moltke now
in supreme command of the German
forces, is the nephew of the leader of
the Franco-Prussian war. He fought IN
that struggle as a sublieutenant, and has
had the personal friendship of the Kaiser
to an extraordinary degree. The Kaise-
twice offered him the field marshars
baton before he would accept.
Perhaps after Bismarck the most enI
phasis should be laid on the work of the
predecessor of the present chancellor,
Prince Bernhard Won Buelow, fourth
chancellor of the German Empire would
probably be in his high office today were
il not for the unfortunate incident of
the interview with the Kaiser in the
London Daily Telegraph. On November
II, 1905, il became the duty of Won Bue-
low to take his painful journey TO Pots
dam for the purpose of "muzzling the
Kaiser" He extorted a pledge of great
er reserve" from his exalted master, but
his knell politically was tolled.
Present Chancellor Strong Figure
But Won Buelow had to give way to
the courtier DR.. Theobald Won Beth
mann-HolIweE, "a man to be depended
upon to bend to every slightest wish OF
the autOcrat Yet Won Bethmann-Holl-
veg is undoubtedly a strong figure. He
breaches the divine right of kings might
lily to the Reichstag. He has undoubtedly
more spectacular, contemporaries at
home and abroad are accustomed to shun.
His influence has always been on the
side of moderation.
Prince Henry of Prussia has been
spoken Of as the trainer Of the German
navy. the brother of reigning sovereign
is usually a nonentity, but not so in
this case. The sailor prince is inspector
general OF the German navy and its
ranking officer. 1t was under the per-
sOnaI supervision of the Kaiser's brother
that Germany met and overcome the
crisis occasioned by Great Britain's de-
velopment of the Dreadnoughts and the
super the all-big-gun ships
which have revolutionized the navies of
the world.
Lastly were it not for their utter failure
ia the outbreak of the present war, the
Kaiser's foreign office would deserve