The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-11-27

tnOugh RUSSIA urged her agalnS
England, and England melted he,
against Russia. Germany weatheret
the Balkan storm and the Morocco,
crisis. and came out feeling that sh,
an England, with friendly understand
ing with France, could now keep tn,
peace of Europe indefinitely. Now
however, such an understanding wa.
the last thing the restless, ambitious
diplomacy of the thwarted and revolu
tion-haunted oligarchy in Russia coulC
endure. And since the Balkan crisis
Servia has been Russia's tool, and as
such Servia has carried on a ruthless
and exasperating agitation against
Austria.
Suppose Mexicans Killed Our Presi
dent
Let us illustrate. it as a situation
from our American point of view
Suppose South America had a popula-
ton of 170,0O0,000 and an army on a
peace footing of 100000, and was u.s.
ing Mexico as tool to try and recoV-
er Texas and Lower California in the
alleged interest of pan-Spanish unity.
Imagine now, if you will, that band
OF California Mexicans, fitted out with
bombs from Mexico City succeeded in
killing our president. How polite do
you think would be our note of re-
to Mexico? Would we
leave the question to Mexican courts
to decide? For simply arresting a
boatioad of sailors our most peaceful
president sent down a feet and occu-
pied Vera Cruz. Whereas, Austria
only demanded the suppression of
seditious society and fair trial, with
her representatives present, of those
she claimed were guilty. She gave
Russia guarantees that she sought
neither territory nor infringement of
Servian sovereignty. But Russia saw
her chance. A firm, strong word from
England would have localized the
struggle to Servia and Austria and
perhaps avoided all war, certainly re-
iuced it to an exemplary expedition
hat word was never spoken. On the
contrary, even Englands Blue Book
,etrays the tone that made Russia
,old and insolent on behalf of wretch
ID little, half-starved Servia. No
country in the world has less interest
han Russia to protect the assassina-
ion of royalty and encourage the gen
lie habit of regicide. But Servia was
'nly Russia's opportunity. Every vi
al interest she had in the situation
ould have been conserved by waiting
nd, at best, seeing that Austria dealt
Justly. History will treat Servia as
My Russia's transparent excuse.
russia wanted war. She thought she
vas ready, save only for her fleet,
nd with Englands fleet already mob
lized, by interesting accident, she did
lot even need to wait for her fleet.
We are told by the English press
hat Germany wanted war. That is
alse from beginning to end. Ger
many has nothing to gain by war at
IL, comparable to the awful losses
var must infiict upon her. We are
old that military clique wanted
var! That Nietzsche and his doe
rine of might is Germany's gospel.
The charge is absurd on the face of
t. Nietzsche, the uncompromising
hated everything Ger
nany's leading spirits stand for-or-
,anization, social reform, socialism,
eudal authority. Why, the only vital
questions in Germany are the forms
social organizations shall take. An
agrarian feudalism stands for Bis
narck's state socialism. An agrees
i've trading middle class stands for
socialism. The working
the Northumberland
for democratic socialism. But Metz
sche's individualistic anarchy has not
a bakers dozen as a political follow
ing. AS well, with more reason,
might one proclaim Mr.. Hobson as
the incarnation of the American ag-
gressive spirit as to proclaim Bern
hardi and Nietzsche as standing for
Germany. Indeed, with more reason,
for we sent Hobson, alas! to Wash
ington, but Nietzsche never could
reach the Reichstag. The charge is
either due to ignorance, imbecility or
viciousness.
France and Germany nave not been
made military by manhood conscrip-
ton. 1t has brought home to every
family circle the awful possibility of
war. In forty-four years Germany is
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