Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-12
General Friedrich Won Bemhdytts
Book Predicting the Present War

4 he'hnaFui mat the struggles OF peace
are as bitter as those Of war. Al enc
place he says:
Since the struggle Is, as appears on
thorough investigation Of the inter-
rational question. necessary and iney-
liable, we must fight II out, cost what
II may. Indeed. we are carrying It On
at the present moment, though not
with drawn swords. and only ~
peaceful means 80 far on the Other
hand IL IL being waged by the coinpc-
tition In trade. industries and warlike
preparations; on the other hand BY
diplomatic methods with which tho ri
val states are fighting each other IN
every region where their Interests
clash"
As the book was written before the
Balkan war, its prophecies concerning
the Balkan states are not satisfactory
They are assumed to be sufficiently
dominated byrTurkey to be kept OF
the stage In the conflict he foresees.
Turkey Is treated as probable pow
erful ally Of Germany and Austria.
In one place General BernnardI
deals butte vigorously with the threat
eLing "Slavonlc culture He says.
10 check this onrush OF Slavism "
not merely an obligation Inherited
from our fathers. but duty in the in
'einsts OF MISREPRESENTATION and Edro-
pehn civilization. 1t cannot yet o.
determined whether we can keep of
The vast flood by pacific precautions.
II isinot improbable that the question
of Germanic or slavonc supremacy
will be once more decided by the
sword"
But surprisingly little emphasis is
placed on that phase OF the impending
struggle. The contemp. and hatred
OF the book all the way through, are
lcvcled at England. Always the arch
conspirator that Bernhard sees Is
England. Several tributes are paid
20 the manly and heroic spirit OF
France and Of its present fighting
force. Its great history is cited for
German emulation. Russia is treated
OF tolerably and as being a sleeping
and rccuperating giant with whom
Germany will sometime have to cross
swords on It's own account. But Eng
land IL treated of as the essential en-
envy, contemplate except for its fleet
which inspires In General Bernhardi
tie most wholesome -espect
A significant Remark.
A significant Incidental remark is
the one that 1t Is a question whether
Belgium has not already forfeited tire
treaty for its protected neutrality by
taking the Congo land in competition
with the great powers.
Another Is the observation that Ger.
many cannot do without the mouth of
the Rhine (Which is In Holland).
The doctrine Of the balance of pow
er Is assailed as being outgrown. 1t is
immoral. in BernhardIa reasoning,
because 1t does not 1T present condi-
tons. SNty-five million Germans de-
mand more power In Europe than 40,-
000. 600 Frenchmen--and the Germans
TO take it. A new equilb-
rum must be established. embracing
all the states in the world.
I'VE must endeayor to obtain in this
system our merited position at the !
head Of a federation of central Euro
pean states, and thus reduce the Inn i
aginary European equilibrium, In one
way or the other to It's true value and |
correspondingly to increase our own
power he says.
Peace Advocates Dangerous Agitators. |
General Bernhard has no patience |
At all with the social democrats and |
The advocates of peace whom he alike
lenounces as dangerous agItators,
and Utopian. lie re-
breaches Germany with having too
many of them and for treating chem |
100 leniently. Workers should work
eng hours; but the government should
see to II that they have fair pay, work
n safe surroundings and be decently !
housed. The press should be abso
utcly controlled by the imperial gov
srnfnent ana compelled to spread the I
doctrines of war and patriotism. The
book Is pervaded by what seems TO
pc equivalent to the teachings of Is
am. that, In the brave words Of
ioethe." (Which he quotes). "To the
brave soldier open flies the gate Of
paradise" In the schools the train
ng in a state of religion. based on the
same ideal OF soldierly patriotism and
IN a study OF the benefieient influence
II war on German history and German
should be strengthened.
Justifying this military paternalism
General Bcrnhardi says:
Germans Untitled for Home Rule"
NO people is so little qualified as
no German to direct his own desti-
lies, whether in u parliamentarian or
'epublican constitutions; to no people
$ the customary liberal pattern so in
as to US. A glance at
he reichstng will show how complete
y this convention, which is forced on Il
is bya study Of German history, holds
rood.
The references Of General Bern
lardl to the United States are fire.
Iuent, but not Of any marked signifi-
ancs. II Is noticed that he always
peaks OF the Germans in the United
states as american Germans
lever as German Americans. He
peaks OF their political usefulness to
he faiherland.
There are chapters of general inter-
st and OF evident technical value or
he relative army strengths, on tactics,
tie. But these may be passed BY In
uch q review. For the rest. general
}elnhardi recognizes and states forci-
'ly the tremendous difficulties con-
ronting Germanys determination TO
AXE and Keep its place In the sum"
phrase which he attributes to Prince
ION Buelow. But----''We must con-
uer,'' he says. World power OF
ownfall will be our raliylng cry. A
alton of 65.000,00o which stakes all
er forces ON winning herself a posi-
sx. ht
annot be conquered