Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-12-21

crushed Only the unreasoning
friends Of the Allies hold such q
4 view; to the rest OF us, any settle
ment Of the war which menaced Ger
many's achievements in science ana
art, and in trade as well, any set
tlement which ruined the spirit that
has been responsible for these
achievements, would be deplorable
beyond expression. TO our mind,
also, it is silly TO talk OF the crush
ing OF Germany Germany cannot
be crushed"
TIC above is paragraph from
an editorial in The Sun OF December
g. written as @ peace article at tho
request Of editors OF neutral Hol-
land. But the Old Lady3 daughter
in an editorial for home consump-
ton" ON December IN, says eve
don't want the Germans to win.
That means. OF course, we want them
TO lose. What the fulfillment of that
wish of tho Evening Sun would
moan no ono better but q French
editor can explain. Tho Petit jour
nal, an influential paper published in
Paris, says on the subject, addressing
itself 90 tAc German people
THE German Empire Will dissolve
after peace has been established
Tie Victorious Allies win expell the
Kaiser an depcrt him. First OF all
you viii have to return the provinces
you stole. Your colonies you VIII
have tc cede after you attempted TO
take ours away Ditto your fleet. of
which you We're SO proud. although
nobody knows why Lastly you
win have TO reimburse the Allies
for All the costs Of the war. and that
VIII be an enormous sum. But this is
moi ALL You will have TO pay for the
cathedrals, the Libraries, tho mu-
seums, the palaces the huts that you
bombardcd and burned; for the
hutcherics YOU committed for the
widows ana orphans that you made.
That will cost billions and billions.
which you VIII have to pay us. on
no, not at once, for YOU could not do
that; oven 70 make A. small part pay
ment OF a couple ol Billions you Will
have 20 borrow money People will
loan YOU the money, but YOU viii
have TO pcy tho interest on it. Tho
rest YOU may then pay ia annual in-
stallments. II win take you a long
time--ten years twenty years, thir-
W years. And until Germany
has paid this or, Russian earrisons
viii occupy Breslau and Dresden;
English garrisons Hamburg ana
Erankfort q Belgian garrison viii
occupy Cologne, French eurrison
Coblenz, Mayence and other cities
Only after the last penny has been
paid VIII the Allios Withdrew but
not then until after they have blown
up the GermGn fortrcsaes. Natural
ly tho Allies win take care that they
arc not rebuilt They viii also know
now to prevent the various German
states from again rallying arouad |
tho sceptre Of third Attila. They
viii make sure that beaten Germany
is replaced by small and powerlcs5 /
German States"
There is every hope chat this war
viii bring an end to militarism Let
ua not do anything in a mistaken I
view OF our moral or neutrality obli- /
sations which, So far as militarism /
Us ccrcorncd, would leave the war /
iougnt without profit says tho Bal
tmorc News ia q editorial on De- /
cembof 10.
The belief that tho crushing Of /
Germany would stamp out the So Y
called militarism" is widespread 1
II is funny how otherwise well ball
anccd People can write on uttor such I
nonsense. They seem 10 have queer
Of what 'militarism" is !
What is it? Militarism 10 no moro
and no less then what the constitu-
ton oi the United States requires OF
the citizens of This country; 10 bear
arms, 70 be prepared TO defend coun-
iIy and home against amy invader
or wculd-be invader. That is what
the German army Is. defense
against hostile neighbors. IN the
United States all able bodied men
undor tho age OF 3 must bear arms
ia the hour OF great danger Ger
many REQUIRES tho same duty Of her
citizens. The United States do not
demand Of its young mon that they
lpall serve ia time or peace TO be
prepared, WHOM the hour Of danger
somes because tho United States
aas no powerful nei8hbors Ger
many has powerful noighbors All
lround ana has been the BATTLE
5copnd for those neighbors ia former
'enturies' many u time. But since
he German Nation in Arms" was
treated NO hostile neignbOr has set
ats foot on German soil. Even In the
lrescnt great conflict only narrow
trips OF land on the eaaternand west
'rn frontier have been occupied by
enemies. And the German Nation
y Arms' has never gone out for
ipoila when 1t made Elsac-Lor
aign q part oil the Empire it on
Y took back what had been stolen
rom Germany before The Nation III
Nvmo" was created
Gngland's national defense Is hcr
great feet but it can not be said
ii Great Britan that she build her
lest FOR national defense only Sne
las conquered weak nations in ali
larts Of the world Nothing, or
curse, can be said against England
aking possction of Australia, the
Wild parts Of Africa and OF that par,
Vi North America. which is now the
United States. But England was not
raiiFfnd In to lriuot Navr A,,,efo16oiN