The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26
GERMAN AMBITIONS
Interesting Pen Picture of Dream
of Power.

of Power.
Germany is evidently playing for
big stakes. Everything indicates
that if she didn't welcome the war,
now that it is on she proposes to
make the most of her opportunities.
She is seeking hereplace in the sun.
Her latest move-4the Inauguration
Of strong campaign in. the Balkans
clearly shows this. With her lines
we'll advanced into France and Rus
STA and the situation so favorable in
the latter field that she had large
forces free to use elsewhere the ma
tural step. had Germany wanted an
early end of the war, would nave
been to throw these forces against
Great Britain and France wherever
she could use them best. 1t seems
very likely that with their addition
TO those in the west the Germans
might make another powerful sweep
into France, take the channel ports
and prepare to strike England at
home. Instead, Germany turns her
arms into new quarter and launches
vast expedition against Serbia.
Why does she do it? Ostensibly to
carry aid through the ahrd-pressed
Turks, to safeguard Constantinople
and prevent the Allies from forcing
the Dardanelles, with all that would
mean to Russia. But this is not the
real motive, or at least not all OF 1t.
Apparently the Turks are very well
able to hold the, Dardanelies against
any attack the Allies can make. fIhe
latter have been trying all summer
and at frightful cost have made prac-
tically no progress beyond mere
landing. The navy has given up in
despair. No recent developments in
dictate anything to fear in that quart
er If the Turks can only be supplied
with money and ammunition There
may be some apprehension on this
score, but If this Is all Germany
would only need to force her way
through to the territories of her new
ally, Bulgaria, and deliver the NUM-
tions to her, who would promptly for
ward them to the Turks. But nobody
expects the Teutonic advance to stop
there Or short of Constantinople it.
self AS the movement seems destin-
ed to succeed, we shall see within
few weeks or months a big-AHstro-
German army firmly seated at one OF
the most tactical vantage points in
the whole world
what win this mean? Everything
to Germany nationally. CONSTANT
nople and the Dardanelles are the
key to inland Asia They are also
the lock to Russia, the bar to Great
Britain and all other nations. From
ancient times tribes and peoples
have fought for possession of this
gateway TO the Euxine and the ORR
emit In the control of the Turk it
has been but a check to progress)and
civilization. In the hands OF Ger
many Constantinople Will be the step
ping stone to vast eastern empire.
Railways. commercial aud strategic,
viii soon connect with Berlin, span
the straits and reach to all parts of
Asiastic Turkey Even nov a Ger
man line is far advanced toward Bag
dad. Established in the Aegean, Ger
many viii soon wrest control Of the
eastern Mediterranean from Great
Britain. including the Suez route. II
backed by the prestige of victory In
this great war. she will dominate If
she does not acquire India, and he's
wishes will be obeyed in pekin. Thus
with Russia whipped and shut off for
ever from exit to the warm seas,
with Great Britain relegated to sec
ond place and her empire crumbline;
with France yassalized; with no adj
versary worth considering in trade or
war save little Japan and perhaps