Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-03
AnMAGEDpox ron SURF.

I
II IN war. With armies OF the kals-
er entering France, declaration %
war against Russia. and engagements
along the Russian German border. to
say nothing OF the attack by the AUS
TRAN forces on Belgrade, the Servlan
capital which lies right NJ the line
Of Hungary. there now Is no hope
OF avertlne the most gigantic reign Of
! hloodshed that every has disgraced
the world. Tens Of millions Of men
will he called into action the most
scientifically perfect machines Of
destruction viii be ioosed upon hui
man beings. the most skilled minds
In the art Of warfare. which Il mere
~ the art OF slaughter, VIII have
command IN a dozen campaigns
where men who should be regarded
IA brothers. will kin each other.
From the best long distance sizing
up of tho situation, II appears that
Austria Hungary made the mistake
of believing that Russia would be
hluffed by the kaiser. as she vas In
1908. into keeping quiet while the
forces of the dual monarchy man
handled little servla Isut Russia Is
prepared In 1914 as she was not pre-
pared in 1908. and France IL pre-
pared now better than In the Mo-
rocco affair when she stood pat and
backed Germany off the map Of
North Africa.
The real contest ccnters about the
spirit of pan-GefmaniHm, MS repre-
scented hy the German and Austrian
empcrorn. confronted by the ire
presslble spirit Of pan-Slavism. rs
represented by RUSSIA and the Bal
kan states The key To the situation
has been the kaiser. without his
backing. Austra Hungary would be
a child In the hands Of the Russian
giant and Servia.
But dominance OF the affairs Of
western Europe has been the dream
Of Germany ever since Bismarck
welded that country into an empire
after crushing the Austrinns Mt sa-
dowa and the French AT Sedan The
Germanle empire Of Austria had 10
make peace with Germany to save
itself from Slavic Impressions, just rs
France had to make terms Of 'un-
derstanding' with Russia to save her
self from the ambitions OF Germany.
Great Britain. menneed by the
kaiser. entered into the triple en-
tente. because she. while the most
powerful nation Of the world by sea.
Is not strong on land and Ii con-
siantly menaced by the problem Of
obtaining food for the millions of the
British Isles,
The triple entente has called the
war lords" bluff Fer twcuty-eIght
Years Emperor William has been
clustering and threatening tie has
increased hlr army year hy year and
has bufduncd his country With taxes
for an erroneous navy Now he has
threatened Russia, Ut another time
he has clustered againpt Great Brit
ain, than he has menaced France.
When the Spanish-Americun war was
IN he nterfcred With Admifal Dewey
ut Manila until an engagement he
tween the American and German
Warships In the harbor was narrow.
~ nvcited
But this time he has buned once
too often and the result Is war with
Russia IN the easl France on the
west and nearly certain war with
Great Britain whose fleet viii de-
stroy that Of the kaiser ly over
wholmlng strength.
The game Germany has PLAYED ~
terribly pcTilous one. We at the
United states. can only hope that
the punishment nearly sure 70 COME
Ia her may not he too severe. for 70
the German people this nation aud
the world owes delhi of lasting
gratitude FOR ihe great advances
they have made in learning and re-
search work which hay blessed an
: mankind