The Washington times., 1914-12-11
He Shows Remarkable Insight
Into Teuton Program, and
Pictures "Decadent Eng
land as Disarming.

statesman is forced to appeal to might.
and to endeavor to carry his purpose
ny throwing the power of the state
into the balance
He Justihes War Anew.
There is scarcely STANDPOINT from
which Won Bernhard does not tustif,
war. Some Of his principle utterance,
arc:
War destroys the shams Of peace. re-
veSis great personalities and places
them In power"
Wars give strength. greatness and
truth to all the virtues. to unselhsh-
ness and to the JOY OF sacrifice"
\ war which has been chivalrousIy
fouSht with honest arms Is a more
moral form Of competition than one
fought with gold and intrigue under
the appearance OF peace.
Wars are ennobling because small
minded are swamped in the greatness
of the movement
Won Bernhardi IS surprised in view OF
what he characterizes as his Compel
ing logic that the peace movement
has gained so great an Influence Adj
hitting that the United States is the
chief offender. he writes:
There Is a great contrast between
the views Of the United States ana
Germany on the question Of peace and
war. The United States have con
quered their independence and unity on
the field of battle. and they have sc-
quired a great heritage OF glory. self
consciousness, and liberty. At present
the United States have many competI-
tors, but no enemies. Their relations
with England are secured by the com
munity OF language. not Of race. Their
differences with Japan cannot en-
danger their vital interestsr. Should u
come TO war. America need not fear
overpOpulation, in view OF her vast
and thinly settled districts in the South
and West.
Cites Conditions Here.
THE national wealth Of the country
makes the Americans independent or
foreign states, and their struggle with
nature steels their muscles and enables
them to undertake the greatest anu
most difficult tasks. Under these cir
cumstances it is only natural that the
Americans look upon the peace move
ment with sympathy. for peace can
only bring them adventa4. while war
can only harm them by impeding the
development of the country and upset
ting the money market. Germany Is
in a totally different position. Since the
collapse of the ancient German empire
the German nation has had to fight
against its enemies"
In Germany the desire to preserve
the peace has since 1s7I exerted an IN
favorable influence upon foreign policy.
The desire for peace has created a po-
liticaI situation in Germany which !
cannot consider favorable to the coun-
try. The desire to preserve the peace
which everywhere and always is placed
in the foreground In Germany. seems
to justify our faint-hearted peace policy
To support such views can only do harm
and is likely to lame public opinion
we must strenuously combat the
peace propaganda War must regain it,
public significance in the eyes OF the
public. II is necessary that its hIgu
significance as a powerful promote
of civilization should become generally
recognized.
In short. we must become convinced
that war fought for an ideal or fOughl
with the intention of maintaining one
position in the world, is not a barbara
act but the highest expression of true
civilization, that war Is political
necessity. and that IL Is fought in the
interest Of biological. social. and moral
progress
Under the heading. THE Anglo-Ger-
man Conflict" Won Bernhard says two
factors made the situation in EUrous
untenable These are the increase
power Of Germanw and her claims
based upon that power. and IN.
changed policy Of England ENGLAND
championed the peace Of Vienna in ISL.
by which none OF the powers was Co
obtain a predominant position on TIL
Continent similar to that which Fran"
had occupied
Won Eernhardi refuses 70 agree thai
Germany should allow herself 10 ~
treated on a footing of equality with
any nation her inferior in population.