TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-30


the aid of Austria. Even little Turke,
is welcome help. This leads us to be
lieve that we, too, stand In need o
assistance from some strong nation.
Now, in scanning the political horizol
as to who might be our enemies or on
friends, we shall have to be guided b,
our past experience and by considering
what interests peculiar to our countr,
we are bound to defend against al
comers. Every one will agree that w
have first of all to keep our eyes OF
japan. This Is the nation with which
frictions have occurred, in fact serious
points Of dispute which at any time are
apt to grow critical. Japan insists that
we should open our gates to her hor1es
to which neither the nation in its ent
irety, nor the states particularly af.
fected could consent. Every one assents
to the view OF the people Of California,
Oregon and Washington that they do
not want their wives and daughters TO
work for japanese landholders or TO see
their workingrnen in competition with
Asiatic cheap labor. But there are
other points of friction with Japan. 1t
is plain as anything can be that she
covets the dominion over the greater
part OF China. This we can not permit,
for the reason that japanese possession
means exclusion of American commerce.
Japan has already killed off our com
merce in Southern Manchiiria and Corea
and we have nothing better TO expect
when she has fastened her grasp on
other parts Of China. In this endeavor
she has the assistance Of her ally Great
Britain. England rules the greater part
OF Asia and hungers for more. She is
Unsuitable in her desire to dcvour nat.
ions. The principle object in this mania
for annexation is the expansion OF
ocean commerce. The oceans are the
farms OF Great Britain from which she
draws her sustenance. Hence her settled
policy that she must rule the seas to
the exclusion OF all other nations This
policy logically induces the desire to
seize all strategical positions on the
seas, Of which waterways connecting
oceans are the most important. She
commands the strait connecting the
German ocean with the Atlantic; the
strait connecting the Mediterranean
with the Atlantic and the strait con
Meeting the Mediterranean with the In.
dian ocean. This plainly indicates that
England win not leave us in the un.
disturbed possession Of the strait con.
Meeting the Atlantic with the Pacific.
In fact she has already made prepar
atoms, with the aid Of her yellow ally,
to take II from US. With oriental de-
which our president has not
the penetration 20 fathom, Japan prom
ised that she would not retain her con-
quests in the Pacific. But she trans
ferred the Marshal Islands and the Car
olines to her English confederate. thus
enabling Great Britain TO operate
against both outlets OF the canal, hay
ing already base OF operations
close TO us, in Jamaica. This scheme
is so transparent that il has not es-
raped general observation. But the
alarm on this head is dismissed with
the thought that we have in Canada
pledge OF Englands good behaviour. This
is ostrich policy. When we know that
two such powerful military and naval
nations like England and Japan conspire
against our interests It ia idle to assume
that We shall be able to take anything
rom them. We can only overcome
heir strength by joining with another
powerful nation. We cannot expect help
rom Russia because she, too, strives
or conquests in East Asia, having al
'eady taken northern Manchuria and
,uter Mongolia, nor can We expect
assistance from France, which Is scarce
y more then an English dependency.
This leaves but one power to which to
DIN our fortunes and this is Germany.
,he is strong enough to help us, but not
trong enough to hurt us. from the lack
Il any base of operations against our
ountry, while we are hemmed in on all
ides by England. OF course, We fully 4
understand that such an alliance can
ot be consummated in day or month
r not even in year. But foresight,
he quintessence OF the art of govern
ient, makes IL mandatory upon us to
eep the possibility, even necessity Of
uch alliance in constant view, which
wolves the duty TO maintain the most
riendly relations with nation that we
Jay desire or even be compelled to gain
5 an ally. II
This outlook into the future ought Z
, be present to the American press
nd to induce the representatives of
nblic opinion in this country to desist /,
'om their course which is not apt to i
waken friendly feelings in the German
oyernment and the German nation. II
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