Bisbee daily review., 1914-08-09
GERMANY AGAINST EUROPE

GERMANY AGAINST EUROPE
 If Germany two weeks ago had foreseen her present predicamen it is unlikely that tine War of the Powers would have begun.
 Her aggressive conduct has within few days ar rayed against her. actually or potentially nearly an the nations of Europe and has placed her to some extent under the moral disapproya of the rest of the world
 The campaign upon which she entered with such pre- cipitaton and vigor win be waged at tremendous CTS advantage Her task is for national Hercules Beset by enemies on all sides she must ac complish the seemingly impossible and emerge the master of Europe or suffer destruction.
 Few well informed persons question the superiority of her army over that any other power But can that matchless lighting machine crush the armies of con tinent?
 Whatever may be Germans regrets, however at this moment for her rashness and her bungins diplomacy she asks for no sympathy And she is fortunate in her confidence and pride; for npreiudced Americans have had much of their natural fendness for the Fatherand aenated by the conviction that she is largely respon sblo for stupendous crime against civilization If Ger many wins might will be made right If she loses n will be retrbuuon for a worldwrong that she might at least have prevented
 The blood of the hundreds of thousands who will fall in this struggle will be- first of al the head of the Emperor and the bureaucrats of AustriaHungary who made wanton war upon seryia well knowing that h must almost inevitably provoke larger conflict But t is impossible to believe that Austria-Hungary took the fatal step without of Gemanya support The world expects little of the Hapsburgs and the diplomatic schemers of the of Vienna; it expected much Of the German emperor and the German nation
 Germany in supporting her Austrian ally in her at tack on serya appears to have believed that Russia
 Tr-I,- ID .frr- mobilization began German statesmen hesitated, know ing that war with Russia war with France, and possibly with Great Britain Then finding Russia uhez ible a sudden it of anger as it appears, they drew the sword and dehed the world.
 Subsequent events must have been the whole bitterly disappointing to Germany Italy has refused to help her allies ezcusins herself because of their ag resson Italy could not help them she would for the Italian army would revolt rather than fight for hated Austria their old oppressor and present rival And if Italy is drawn into the war it will probably be tc strengthen the Triple Entente. joining Britain, France and Russia against the Triple Alliance" become dual"
 On every side Germany faces difficulties that vii menace her after her first bold onslaught Austria al ready seems broken reed. Nearly bankrupt when sh began hosulides with her medley of peoples lacking unaumity, with hostile racial elements at home and il the field she has made little progress against the small weak serian army and must turn to meet aune Russia on her eastern frontier
 As for Gemanys natural enemies. France prepare and eager is showing that she alone a foe worthy all Gemanys power Russia is closing in from the eas with millions Of troops. Great BHtain matchless flee is waiting to sweep in from the sea whatever Germa warshpa may venture into the open, and any day Bn ish army may France Belgium help beat bac the Teuton invasion.
 ! the neutral states there is frank hostility Ge many's buldozins of Luxembourg and Belgium hs aroused the Low Countries, Chat Belgium and Ho land may join the allies against her Switzerland smar ing under her seizure of Basle s marshang her arm Monteneero is already arrayed against Austria. and seems question Of days weeks when urecce an perhaps Bomania. shall help draw the cordon tghte Even Denmark may join the concerted movement throttle this powerrunamuck
 Under the mask of bold and confident aggress' Germany s now fighting for her nfe The Kaiser mi emerge a Napoleon-but will he be the Napoleon vi made kings bis messenger boys. or the Napoleon Waterloo and st. Helena2