New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13
PRICE OF GERMAN DIPLOMACY
Probably a Prepared and Not Wi.
nerable America to Deal With.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In an article by Lord NOrthclifs the
great journalist attributes the failure Of
German diplomacy to "its miscaleulatOn Of
the psychology of other nations" This !,
an apt phrase, and Germany's bluf dealing
with the American question aptly illustrates
it. It has changed US from an almost peace
at-any-price attitude into one OF armed pN
paredness against possible European sggres
sion. This will prove fatal to one Of Ger
many's greatest ambitions, if Treitschke was
a fair exponent Of the empires purpose
Treitschke advocated the acquisition o.
transatlantic power. In his proposals he
did not limit himself to peaceful methods OF
disseminating German culture. lie TOOK No
stock in the emigration Of the chosen peo-
pic to other lands, where BY their dome'H,
and political influence upon their benigaNa
neghbors they might prove good mission
aries of the German evangeL Indeed %
scorned that slower process OF bringing
the kingdom" In his lecture on Germaa
colonization he pays this lett-handed eompr
ment to the hyphenated
"The Anglicizing Of the Gerian-Ame',s'A
Is a heavy loss. There can be no quesu0h
at all but that civilization suffers every nn,
that a German is turned into YANKEE AZ
the touching proofs Of faithful reeoIecI0A
which the motherland has received from 'ns
German Americans since the year 10" "
not alter the fact that all German ernigrsn"
ut latest in the third generation, oee0n'
Americans. The overpowering fores
of their new circumstances compels them y
divest themselves Of their nationality unA'
perhaps at last nothing is left them ou'
pIatonic regard for German literature.
This detection in the German stock s''ii
sad 10 contemplate. How did this gre"
teacher Of Germany propose 70 avoid us COZ.
SEQUENCES? In his lecture on War ne VI"
US very plainly: ,.,
"The task of ruling countries on the C'n.
side Of the Atlantic will from heneefOrsa "
the chief duty Of European heets
The Importance of a people will many " !,
pend on the share il takes in the rui'
tine transatlantic world. Il is on this se'0s.'
that the Importance Of the feet has 80 '''S
ly increased during our day"
The great obstacle to the realization ~.
ttis German dream is the United STATES W.
;ts Monroe Doctrine. But even this was
determinative menace to European ih'ru'.sI
so long as we remained people unp.sp' -.
for war on q stupendous scale. Even 'nsT
propriations OF Congress for the nav
year ago gave no indication that Ams,"
ships would make any serious deieh'' Pa,
Central or South American coasts ~.
plestol The attitude Of Germany un,a "a,
! last few days has changed all this ..Is
forced US to prepare a larger feet IN 'ri
of our peaceful habit we have been eOmp . Ar
to become "the strong man armed, y,
house. or the house of some nelgnoof IN
Pan-American settlement, should DC
into. ,.s,
We Americans do not like the new EN- s.
sitv put upon US. We hesitate to saOP' %,
measures required by our new roe ,,,s,
Germany has forced US. Three year .;,s .
no European power will have the au'S. ~ 4.
challenge our defence OF any par' u rua
double continent. Treitschke's bones ones, A.
he disintegrating with rage If his sh0 s..i,
serves the bungling diplomacy Of ns pr
in the present Foreign and War oni,onIow
JAMES NJ. LUDLVH'
Norfolk, Conn, Sept 7, 1915.