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strictly German state was large and
strong enough to claim and hold q
primacy among the states.
Blood and Iron.
with Metternich in fight wron the
revolutonists in Vienna. Prussia at
tempted to take the lead nd form n
new confederation under her guidance.
Austria, however. stin was able 10 blast
the councils of the nation and prevent
complete union. ThereupOn the twd
nations entered into deadly duel.
Schwarzenberg. the Austrian second. de-
clared that Prussia must be degraded
then demolished and Bismarck. Prus-.
sia's second. cried out, Great questions
cannot be decided by speeches and the
decision of majorities but by blood and
iron"
The only thing remaining was tho
choice Of n duelinS ground. and Bis
was an outstanding dispute with little
Denmark over the possession OF that
peninsula. and Bismarck Unanswered
Austria into a Joint expedition against
the Danes for the vindication of German
interests.
After that war. which was fought in
1854 there was no lack of occasion for -
quarrel between the two victors over the
her support all the four remaining Ger
man Kingdoms. Bavaria, Wurtem5erg.
SaXony and Hanover. as well as that OF
the minor states of Hesse Cassel, Hesse-
Darmstadt. Nassau and Baden. Thus
she proved that she still had more Ger
man followers than Prussia But Prus-
STA effected an alliance with Italy. whose
army would operate on the Austrian
rear.
Having made ready to give Austria
her dose OF blood and iron, the Prus-
slams began In the opening summer OF
1866 a swift sweep across the field They
seized in three days the three Austrian
allies among the North German states
and in seven weeks they had crushed
Austria utterly. AS the fruit of the short
war. Prussia stipulated that Austria
should retire forever from German poll
tics. and she annexed the Kingdom o.
Hanover, the duchies of SchleswiG and
Holstein. Nassau and Hesse Cassel and
the free city OF Frankfort.
On to Paris.
Prussia's predominancc in Germany
now was overwhelming. She proceeded
NJ once to establish her control by draw
ing the neighbOring states into North
German confederation. wherupon Ba-
varia, Wurtemberg and Baden in South
Germany, unable to stay out In the cold
by themselves. promptly entered into n
military alliance with that northern
league.
With one moro prescription Of blood
pleted. Prussia had brought Germany
into subsection by warning upon Ger
mans. Next she united and aroused
their loyalty by leading them 10 Paris
INC uGtEtsI ana oldest enemy OIL
all Germans. The empire of Napoleon's
nephew was crushed as quickly and
easily as Napoleon himself mad crushed
the kingdom OF Frederick's grand
nephew.
Where Germany Was Born.
Thereafter no sweeter triumph await
ed the ConGuerOrs of France than to ac-
claim King William / OF Prussia. Ger
man Emperor in the Gallery of Mirrors
at Versailles, which the destroyer OF
Heidelberg Castle had designed 20 re-
fleet his magnihcenCe as the grand mon
arch. Yet not in the capital of the van
pushed foe, but at home. not in war but
in peace and prosperity the greatest VIC
tories. the richest conquests, were to re-
ward the long-delayed union OF tho Ger
man people In true German empire.
After an age-long travail. which have
tried to sketch. Germany was born only
forty-five years ago. While she was yet
struggling toward nationhood England
was In the enjoyment OF SO years of
union and Independence and France had
almost as many centuries to her credit
l have hurried the reader along the
devious and painful path which Ger
mans had to tread to achieve their ma
hoping that he might glimpse
at least faint outline OF the scenes
every German sees when he turns TO
draw from the past warning or an In
spiration.
Next Sunday I shall tell the story of
modern Germany and her Hohenzol.
Copyright. 1915 by James MorEan.l