Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-16
More Views of War From Great
Work by General Von Bernhard
1philadelphIa pubIIc Leager.,

A
Another volume by General Won
liernhardi How Germany Makes
war written In 1911, has Just been
published by the George IL Duran
company Ia new American edition.
II Is not only further edition Of the
idenls Of German mliitarism, but also
an attempt TO Justify German meth
DDS ~ realizing those ideals. a few
extracts from II viii sufficiently indi-
cate It's nature.
Germany supports today 5000, 900
Inhabitants on an area about equal
IN size to France, while only 10000
900 live In France, Gernnnya eBot-
nous population increases annually
by about 100000, There Is no ques-
ton, agriculture and industry of the
home country cannot give permanent
~ sufficient employment to such an
Increasing mass Of human beings We
therefore need to enlarge our colonial
possessions 40 as TO afford "A home AMI
work for our surplus population, I'M
less We wish TO run the risk Of again
seeing the strength and productive
power of our rivals increased by Ger
man immigratlons as In former days.
partltianed as the surface Of the globe
Is among the nations OF the present
time. such territorial acquisitions We
can only realize at the cost OF other
states or in conjunction with them.
and such results only ARE possible II
we succeed In securing our power IN
the center of Europe better than
hitherto. With every move Of our
foreign policy today we have 70 face a
European war against superior enc
mics. This sort OF thing Is becoming
intolerable. The freedom and action
OF our people is thereby hampered to
an extraordinary degree"
The efforts Of Germany to increase
her political power, says the author
are opposed by the most powerful ma
tions Of Europe~-Franec. longing for
revenge and seeking to regain her old
political hegemony; Russia, tempo
rorIly crippled by recent events IN the
far east. but still dreaming Of future
supremacy on the Baltic, and finally
England particularly hostile toware
us" because Of "our dangerous com
petion for the British oversee trade.
Great Britain, adds the author. is
certain most seriously to resist ANY
real extension Of Germany's power.
which, however, does not include the
acquisition of some Central African
territories.
1T IN possible that In ease Of wal
we shall have 20 face all these ma
lions ainglc-handed. At least. we
must be prepared for this The triple
alliance rs purely defensive Neither
Austria nor Italy is bound by treaty
to support us in all cases Of war OF
under all circumstances In so far as
their own advantage Is not touched
they take no interest in Germany's
world politics. and II must at any
rate be left an open question whether
their statesmen will always be far
sighted enough TO make the lasting
Of their states the pole of
their policy, even II the risk Of d war.
We are thus, in all that Is essential,
dependent ON our own strength and
must plainly see that on the power
Of our defensive forces alone depends
not only our future development, but
our very existence as one of the great
powers of Europe
General Won Bernhard disputes the
idea that war Is IAN Anticipated
means OF policy and argues that
peace treaties are sometimes only a
disguise TO conceal other political
aims" I'VE Germans, therefore
must not be deceived by such
official efforts 70 maintain the
peace. Arbitration courts must
evidently always consider the existing