Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-16


judicial and territorial rights. For a
rising state, which has not yet at
ialned the position due It, which Is IN
urgent need Of colonial expansion ana
eun only accomplish Il chiefly At The
cost OF others, these treaties therefore
auEur III at once as being apt 70 pre-
vent u Encouragement OF power In
the face Of this widespread peace
propaganda and IN opposition to Il we
must FIRMLY keep in view the fact that
no arbitration in the world can re-
move and settle any really great ten
sion that exists and II due TO deep
scented national economical and polit-
cal nntagonism: and that. on the other
hand, II IL impossible 20 change the
partition Of the earth as il now exists,
IN our favor by diplomatic articles
II We wish 10 gain the position in the
world that i due us We must rely
on our sword, renounce all weakly
visions Of peace and eye the dangers
surrounding Ms with resolutc and I'M
fllnching courage"
We seem to have forgotten that Il
policy to be successful must be backed
by force and that on the other hand
the physical and moral health Of a
nation depends on IT. martial spirit.
We have accustomed ourselves to
looking on our armaments as a heavy
burden, borne unwillngly, forgetting
thereby that the army Is the well from
which our people constantly draw
afresh strength. sacrificing spirit
and patriotism In the hour of dan
ger we shall have To pay in blood for
what We have neglected in peace,
from want OF willingness to make
some sacrifice. But we have to reck
on with all these circumstances as
given factors. The enmltles SUR
rounding us cannot be exercised by Iii
plomacy.
III Germany Is involved in war.
he said, she need not recoil before
the numerical superiority Of her en-
emies But SO far as human nature
= able to tell. she can only rely on
being successful II she TX resolutelv
determined to break the superiority
of her enemies by q victory over one
or the other Of them before their to-
tai strength can come into action.
and If she prepares for war to that Of
feet and acts al The decisive moment
In that spirit which made Frederick
the Great seize the sword against
world In arms
The probability OF the Germans
having to fight by sea and by land
against greatly superior numbers is
obviously near at hand. Their polit-
cal development requires this combat
ts biological necessity. Just
on account Of the situation in which
Germany finds herself II is Of the ut
most importance that correct views
should be spread not only in the
army. but also among the people
themselves. and that the conviction
should be kept alive that today ms
well as at King Frcderick's time one
hundred thousand men can be beaten
by thirty thousand resolutely and
boldly led and animated by the true
spirit Of soldier.
II believe in the German people: |
believe that great future is In store
for II, and that 1t has 10 accomplish
Il high calling In the development OF
mankind But It can only put this
task to good account If IL exerts its
military strength TO the utmost and
IL its policy while placing its aims
high and not afraid of dangerous
paths remains conscious Of the truth
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intercourse of states, the will and ac-
lion alone can achieve great things,
and that in all human affairs the
words of the poet hold good Action
was the beginning Of everything.