Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

Washington, Aug. 10.-Germany's s
aim in the present war is an empire
extending southeast to the Mediterran-
can sea in the opinion Of James Gray,
Journalist, and expert on international
politics.
In his dispatch today MIR. Gray
says:
Russia is her only enemy: France
is in no present danger.
He means to sweep with Austria at
his side through the Balkans and es-
tablish vast German empire whose
columns will be in Asia and whose
front will be on the Mediterranean.
This is Germany's place in the
sum-" as the kaiser views II. Military
exeprts in this city are not as easily
moved as the crowd that buys extras
on the streets. For this reason they
either pay no attention to the defense
of Liege or regard it. strictly from the
viewpoint of the Germans themselves,
as All incident in the general move
I1ent
Ger1nany's Silence Absolute.
What that general movement is no.
bcdy outside of the inner circle in
Germany knows. The silence is re-
markabe. 1t is beginning to get on
the nerves of people accustomed to he
served with the semi cial news of
wars at the breakfast table. Germany
has succeeded in killing off all sources
of information. The vast German en-
pire is as silent as the grave. But it
resembles a grave in no other respect.
Movements of Worldwide Importance
are going on there.
I talked today with an American
army officer who is not uuotable be-
cause of the recent order of the presl-
dent TO the army and navy to stop
talking about the European war en-
ti1ely. This officer is a traveller. He
has been all over the Franch defenses.
He knows the German army and he
gives the above. startling theory of
the German emperors objective in
the present war.
Germany Seeks to Expand.
ut may be worth while said the
officer, ito examine the position of
the German emperor and to infer
what he is trying to do and see what
are his chances for success. 1t is
plain that he has not gone to war to
get glory or just to he in war. He
must have definite object in view
His problem is to extend the German
empire. You have read his speeches
frequently. You know his epgram ms
about 'Germany's place in the sun
You know that Germany is overrun
with people. How then shall he ex-
tend the German empire? Can he do
it toward the west? Evidently not
His grandfather, after absolutely de-
feating the French. got an indemnity
and Alsace and Lorraine. He added
trouble when he annexed them. They
were not compensa ton for the efforts
made by GERMANY
- Those were the days when the
German empire was in the forming.
Small ideas prevailed but they were
large enough for that day. The duty
then was to form German empire
out of twenty-five German states.
William I and Bismarck did this and
died. William II has come upon
greater times when greater ideas must
prevail. His 60.00O,0O0 must have
more room. more raw material, more
play for their genius
Kaiser is Peace Lover.
Undoubtedly if William, who is
a peace loving man. had come on the
stage when land was still to be had,
hefwould have extended his empire by
peaceful colonization. But he didn't
He had to see it stand still or he must
extend it by the sword. Peace loving
as he is. he loves Germany more: and
LIDO not doubt that for twenty years
he has been looking forward to the
time when he must force a passage
out He has planned it all the time.
HE has seized the preteXt of Rus
sia mobilization to declare war but
really he declared war on Russia be-
cause he knew she was not mobiliZed
and could not be in from three TO five
months. He has begun an apparently
strong movement against France. But
in my judgment this is merely screen
for the real movement
Paris Not in Peril.
The real movement of the Germans
is not northwest where nothing is to
be gained but southeast where every
thing is to be gained. Belgium is she
thing is to be gained. France is not
seriously periled. Belgium is shedding
! her blood to play the kaiser's game
! What he wants above everything is to
!, make England and France believe that
/: he is seeking Paris again. But he is
i not seeking Paris. His objective is
: the other way. 1T is Consrantinop1e. ]