TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-09-11
Deceived Americans.

III tilteL because nc knew ing
land TO be the deadliest foe OF
the Monroe Doctrine, which in
the long run endangers her pos
sessions, and that Japan is Eng
lands ally, expected 10 break
the Doctrine. England wanted
Germany as the other ally.
Every one knows Germany Is
bound to have more room for her
growing population A nation
like the German nation can not
be content to raise and educate
her sons and daughters TO the
highest point Of efficiency, and
then 10 lose them 10 some other
nation by the tens OF thousands
every year.
As an imperative necessity
Germany must be out for Co
lonies, where German citizens
can remain Germans, and set
tie on German territory. Put
a mark down here. This is
the pivotal point. Germany
has, since Frederick the Great.
known English politics, and
gathered her experiences. So,
when the alliance was again
proffered, sGermany in order to
sound. to the bottom, England's
reliability, went with her ships
together with those OF the Eng
lish into the Venezuela blockade.
The result was that Great Bri-
tain kept out as much as pos
sible and left Germany to get
the blame as an aggressor on
the Monroe Doctrine.
That settled it. Germany re-
fused to enter the British, Ia
panese treaty, and decided, for
once and forever, to seek her
sphere OF influence in quarters
nearer home, in Asia Minor, in
Africa; and in Northern Africa
especially. for settlement pur-
poses. Marocco at that time
was still unpreempted. And Ger
many figured on her ability of
peaceful penetration" there.
But In order to compel Ger
many to tie up with Japan, to
help to break down the Monroe
Doctrine, as the only means to
get the necessary colonies some
where. England very quiet
ly and secretly handed over
Marooco to France, and entered
the entente with Russia. Great
Britain's craftsmanship figured
that Germany would commit
suicide if it fought France. Eng
land and Russia together, and,
needing colonies as she did, her
only alternative would be to
join England and Japan. In that
case Germany would have been
welcome to colonies in the
South Of Brazil, as far as Eng
land and Japan were concerned.
OF course it would have in
volved Germany with the u. s.
But thereby two Of England's
competitors would have weaken
ed one another. England would
have stood by as a neutral.
Simply keeping off France'from
attacking Germany's fleet and
shipping. (by land Germany
could protectherself) by keeping
Russia from attacking Germany,
by having Japan at the same
time menace Russia in Man
churia, and weaken the Americ-
an forces, by attacking the
Philippines. Even if Germany
and Japan should in this man
ner have succeeded in breaking
down the Monroe Doctrine, and
Germany succeeded in gaining
colonies in Southern Brazil, the
situation for Germany would
have been this:
Russia, after having been still
more repressed by Japan in the
East, would after a while again
with all her might have pres
sed on Germany. France would
have done the same on the
Western frontier. And, not on
ly would the u. S. have been
for generations added to Ger
many's. already far too numer-
Gus foes. but also the main body
Of Brazil, with all the rest Of
America looking at Ger
many as their great peril. For
the little gain in colonies in
Brazil, Germany would have be-
come entirely dependent Of
Britain. Because England, |
just as she did now, could
have unloosened Germany's foes
at any moment, by simply sid
ing with them. Germany, to
prevent the present war-the
S. added to her enemies,