The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11
BERNHARD FORETOLD
PRESENT GREAT WAR
Germany Must Strike Hard at
Outset, He Said in
Last Book.
SAW NATION FIGHT ALONE

The extraordinary attention given In
this country to Gen. Won Bernhardis
celebrated book Germany and the Next
War" and the facility with which Bern
bardi's philosophy can be applied to the
present conflict are excellent reasons why
a later work from his pen, How Ger
many Makes War" will he received with
compelling interest
The volume, published by the George
H. Doran Company of New York. contains
concretely tho keenest Judgment OF Treit-
schke's most forceful disciple as TO mod
ern military problems and Germany's
ability to solve them. The book was
written in 1911 and was modelled on a
previous work entitled "On War To-
day"
AZ the outset Gen Won Bernhard pre-
diets that Germany may DO forced to
fight against superior numbers while her
most vital interests are at stake He
calls attention TO Germany's absolute
need for colonial possessions TO preserve
her surplus population. He fads that
Germany can obtain colonies In this late
day only at the expense of other nations.
II was his view (Gen. Won Bernhard
died not a great while after this volume
was written) that Great Britain was
certain TO resist any real extension OF
Germany's power.
More than three years ago, therefore,
he pointed out that Germany might have
TO fight single handed, since he recog-
rized the Triple Alliance would be purely
defensive, with neither Austria nor Italy
entirely bound to make war as an ally.
He saw that Germany would have to be
dependent upon her own strength Moth
ing was more absurd to him than the
n n Ia rtg lad no
sincerity OF nations which make such
treaties. To Bernhard such matters rs
arbitration and peace treaties were worse
than foolish.
'1f W. wish to gain the position in the
world that Is due U.s." he wrote. we mus,
rely on our swords. renounce all weakly
visions OF peace and eye the dangers sur
rounding us with resolute and unninching
courage"
Bernhard believed that Germany hadn't
gone far enough with her military prep
hration-obviously to his mind prepa ra =
zion for the inevitable life and death
conflict He thought Germany should 80
plan as TO throw the fun strength Of her
sixty millions Cthat was Oermany's popu-
laton At the time he wrote) into the
scale.
lie anticipated with singular accuracy
tho general characteristics OF the war
which actually cnsued. lie dil not be-
much ahead of her rivals in technical
matters-gunnery and the like. There
fore he emphasized the Importance ~
German resolution. German determine
tion and German organization. lie said
that victory will come to tho nation which
Ia best prepored--whch has had the fore
sight TO solve in advance the new problems
OF warfare which are To- be presented In
this most titanic OF all wars the opposi-
ton OF enormous masses would present
Gas they certainly have presented) new
and difficult problems
"If Germany is involved in war" he
said. she need not recoil before the nu-
mercal superiority OF her enemies But
so far az human nature Is able TO tell
she can only rely on being successful II
she u resolutsly determined to break
the superiority of her enemies by a
victory over one or the other of them
before their total strength oin come into
action" The reader will make his own
note that this essential, according to