The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14
Puts Blame for Outbreak
Squareb Upon England,
but Sees German Victory
Declares Russians Had Lost by January l5O0OOO Men,
the Allies Nearly as Many-"A Certain Measure of
Probable Developments in the Future
COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF MILITARY
OPERATIONS on EAST AND WEST FRONTS

OPERATIONS ON EAST AND WEST FRONTS
No Kaiser himself. so
lips the heated discussion of the ethics of the Great War
of his book Germany and the Next War found
circulation hamlets America and all
civilized world making him famous day tremendous
praise and revIement arose over his writings
by reprint OF aoundnsIy praise
particular fastened the world that mo paid
attention to Von Bernhard in Germany"
His volume Germany and the Next War"
the philosophy and ethics technical
considered
England laying the first
few weeks of August followed exactly by the German War
Office as TO appear to have been inspired
His other works, How
Germsnys
ssI") also attracted attention
Won Bernhard general of cavalry under Hindenburs
He skill with the military
philosophy reflects that of the
Of thst school of German thought faithfully,
The following from his permission
THE SUM- contribu
aon to the American It the political
ethical. the second military.
t.in ITS rcscrrcdl
GERMANY AND THE PRESENT WAR
Up to December 81. 1914.
By Friedrich Bernhard, General of Cavalry.
wv IORLD power decine?"
w In my book Germany and the Next War" have
put this question decisive for the future of the
is tremendous dference
has been intention to and subugate
foreign States doing would only enemies
We have exercised nation in and completed
for such purpose; just the has been
duty strengthen political and military to such
that would gain the possibility to develop indus
trial and cultural interests unhampered by antagonstc
Powers The object of German mlitarsm not to attack
the liberty but protect liberty be-
hash
enemies that surrounded almost all sides would sooner
later Join hands order to throw down the rising Germany
Since 1870 France has been nourshing the idea of
and has openly proclaimed her goal the recapture
Of Asace-Iorrane The Unsuitable thirst for power of the
Russian desposm threatened from the east The empire
Of the can only gain the mastery the Baltic Sea and
free to the Mediterranean by vanqushng Germany
and Austria hatred Of the Russians against those two
states the time is rooted in the feeling of cu
nferority in competition with the Germanic
The empire of the Car hoped to regain in victorious wal
its front whatever it had lost in power anc
prestige in its against Japan England finally saw her
self severely threatened in her economical interests by
the remarkable growth of German commerce. and at the SAM
feared the rapid increase of the German which
the of time might put into question Engands uncon
dtiona ruershp of the England has from time i'm
memorial made endeavors to maintain the equilibrium of tn
continental European States among themselves in order to
able rule without the difficulty Now came the task
reduce Germany to the general "niveau moyen
Germ.ny's Self.Preservation Policy.
Since the days of King Edward Vll rapprochener
between England and France very plainly notice
able The difficulties which placed in the path h German
her Moroccan policy showed plainly that the tendency OF
Fapprochement growing constantly more antagonist
Thus it became a commandment OF sel-preserVallo" u
Germany located the heart of Europe and surrounded
almost all sides nv States anagonsc her. to arm herse