Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-18
NO AMBITION BY
GE RMANY TO RULE
REST OF WORLD
DR., Dernburg Gives Assurance
That if All Other Demands
Are Complied With Kaiser
Might Give Up Belgium,


Portland. Me. April IA letter
from Or. Bernhard Dernburg. form
er colonial secretary of the German
empire. was read at a mass meeting
here tonight at which the German
side of the European war was set
forth. Or. Dernburg laid stress upon
the German fight for an open sea and
asserted that the advantage aceruing
To Germany from permanently re-
tanning the land which ii has taken
in Europe could be disregarded If all
the other German demands, especial
ly a guaranteed free sea, were fully
compiled with in making peace and
the natural commercial relations OF
Belgium to Germany were considered
in just and workable form
DR. Dernburg's letter, in part fol-
lows:
No World Domination.
81 can. with full authority, dis
claim any ambition for my country
for world domination. She is much
too modest on the one hand and too
experienced on the other, not to
know that such a state will never be
tolerated by the rest of the world.
The ambition of Germany is TO have
the seas as well as the narrows kept
permanently for the free use of all
nations in time of war as well as IN
times of peace. / personally would
even go as far as to neutrali1e all
the seas and narrows permanently by
common and effective agreement
guaranteed by all the powers.
"A free sea is useless except com
bined with freedom of cable and mail
communication. | should like to see
all the cable Jointly owned by the ma
tions and world mail system over
sea by common consent.
Must Have Free Sea.
THE only alternative to an open
sea and free intercourse policy would
| be Chinese wall around each coun-
ltiy If there is no free intercourse
every country must become self-suf-
fcient. Germany has proven that 1t
can be done. But this policy would
mean very high customs barriers,
discrimination, unbounded egotism
land a world bristlng with arms.
| Germany does not strive for ter
lritorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Europe
she does not have in view the subJu-
eating of unwilling natives. Belgium
commands the main outlet of west
| ern German trade. is the natural fore
! land of the empire ana mas Deen co" :
iauered with untold sacrifice of blood
land treasure. 1t offers to German
! trade the only outlet to an open sea
land has been politically maintained
land defended by England to keep
these natural advantages from Ger
many.
Scores Great Britain.
'The love for small peoples that
England heralds now, will never
stand investigation as shown by the
destruction of the small Boer repup-
llics. SO Belgium cannot be given up
However. these considerations could
L be disregarded if all the other Ger
man demands, especially a guaran,
lteed free sea, were fully complied
with and the natural commercial re-
Ilations of Belgium to Germany We're
considered in just and workable
form. In this case Germany Will MOI
lfail, when the time comes, to hell
rebuilding the countries; in fact she
| is doing so now.
! In concluding. DR.. Dernburg wrote,
"a permanent peace will mean that
German activity must get a wlue
scope without infringement upon the
rights of Others