The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-07

statesmen than that nation II weak
ened by having its different sections
composed Of peoples OF different M
tons and different religions.
The only part OF the English empire
that h really troublesome TO England
Is non-Anglo-Saxon India.
England and France both rule over
tremendous African domains with
large populations that areanot Anglo
Saxon but these populations are COM
posed OF ignorant, barbarous, or at
best semiciyiiized peoples -peoplss
who are on the average no farther ad-
Philippine Islands.
After the war h over. historians may
have to record practically drawn bat
tie because conquerors and conquered
will In the main retain their same
relative positions and almost Identical.
| fy their same home territories and the
same governmental Independence.
real conquest OF Europe by any
one people must be slow. II cannot be
accomplished by force Of arms. Il
must be accomplished by process Of
breeding. Some years ago the jour
naltst. VIM. T. Stead. called attention
to the fact that the Slavic population
OF Russia and the Balkan states was
increasing ut the rate of two million
per year. The increase OF the Ger
man people and Of the Germans In
Austria was rated about one million
fper year The French population
stands stationary. England's populs-
ton Il Increasing ut rate that
doubles In little less than one-half
century.
But while Russia already owns ter
ritory enough to accommodate ten
times It's present population, while
England. through her colonies. II even
better provided for the future. the
Germans and the Scandinavians &C.
cupy geographical areas that are al
ready more than comfortably satu-
rated.
Perhaps the real and only cause OF
the present great war II the territorial
situation OF Germany. On the west
she Ii bounded by nations whose POD
ulations are tremendously dense. On
her northern border there are only
fragments and fringes of habitable
lands occupied by people whose
Il fecundity is as great or greater than
that Of the Germans. To the east,
excepting the Baltic provinces Of Rus
STA. the whole territory II occupied
by Poles. Russians and Slavs OF other
names. And Russia, who holds all
this territory. II q mighty and power.
full nation. In the south and south
west Austrian and Swiss territory 10
I, already fully occupied. And yet the
Herman population, In this limited
territory. Il growing faster than that
OF any other European nation except
}, Russia. Sooner or later, Germany has
to conquer more lands for her people
over the sea or reach point or alb
solute suffocation. The war that II
now raging was Inevitable soonor or
later.
Unless Germany conquers At sea It
seems to be impossible. no matter
how successful she may be elsewhere
that she can gain any colonial acQuioj-
lions without the consent Of England.
England's statesmanship may be
I such % to cause that country 70 seek
to insure future peace by giving Ger
many. 40 . colony, large part of
4 Asia Minor. II the whole Of the pres
ient Turkish empire were made . Ger
I many colony, England would, tor =
century or more, fence her great rival.
(, Russia, on from the south from 90
4 cess 10 the Mediterranean. france
ana italy, the frst easily and the
other more reluctantly, could b per
suaded to consent to such an Arrange,
ment. 4
After Russia has helped France.
England and Italy TO crush the Ger.
man l,eril Il n more than probable
that she win be forced to retire with
out any fruits Of victory. France and
England might take q lesson from Rus
sia's text book. When Russia YVES 49,
sailing Turkey In 1878 and was m
danger Of defeat she called Roumania
to her aid and Roumania responded
and made Q Russian victory possible.
j. But at the conclusion Of the war Rms
! sfa only rewarded RoumaD1a BY taking
to herself large part Of Houmania,
namely the Province Of Besssrabia-
England and France might placate
their once mighty foe and turn enmity
into friendship by giving Turkey over
to Germany.
A a y.