Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-18

believes, may also form a kingdom
and govern themselves. The acquired
Baltic provinces, as well as the terri.
tory taken from France, cam, he
thinks, without harm have their own
parliaments, and live under the direc.
ton of an imperial govel nor general.
He would establish as one Of the
most important basic principles Of
the governments of the conquered
provinces that every young man who
according to the rules laid down in
the German empire is capable of bear
ing arms shall serve in the. army.
For the Pole he suggests service in
Erfurt, and for the Frenchmen from
Calais or Belfort, as well the Belgian,
service in Bavaria or Wurtemburg.
The garrisons in Poland, France and
Belgium meanwhile, he believes
should be made up of seasoned Prus.
sian, Saxon or Bavarian troops.
With the historical example Of Lux
emburg as a precedent, the writer
prescribes that the taxation laws Of
the empire shall apply to the cor
quered territory quite as much as the
military rules. ~
Early in his pamphlet the writer
voices the expression that England
must be invaded and London conquer.
ed before the Germans can have been
considered winners and masters Of the
situation. No occupation of Paris or
Of Moscow alone can accomplish this
end.
Both the latter he considers only
matters of time, that Of the Russian
city especially being feasible because
of Russia'S alleged p%recarious 6nan-
cial condition. With the Turks work
ing northward and the Austrians ad.
vancing steadily he believes R~ussia's
dom to be sealed in the country's
Acknowledgement. he declares that no
weakness should reign, no p%ettiness
should show itself. 1t must he accom-.
plished resistlessly.
For Germany and her allies" he
says, lit is of the greatest'importance
that Germany secure control of the
coast from Boulogne sur Mer, Calais.
Dieppe and Dunkirk to Ostend. The
German side Of thechannel must fur,
nish a broad basis Of operations for
air craft, and the ports on the coast
must serve as war harbors for German
submarines, torpedo boats, cruisers
and battle ships. World peace after
the landing in England demands Ger
man supremacy on the sea and in the
air over the channel.
''In the peace treaty at London.
England must agree to the c0nstruc.
ton of tile railroad tunnel under the
channel than has been planned for
more than 40 years. In view OF In.
creasing traffic this tunnel must at
least ACCOMMODATE four railroad tracks.
a broad automobile road and an army
road"
The writer, suggesting that several
German amy corps will have to be
maintained botI in EE.yland and in
France for 8 period Of from five to
ten years, at the expense Of the coun.
tries defeated, thinks that the neces.
sity must be faced of guarding the
English entrance to the tunnel, and OF
investing about six forts.
HerIMartin, who for long has been,
an BARNES advocate of the airship as
Al AuJuICk W A1lAAtoAy OpOA"tAAo VuSSo
lines extensive plans for its future
use. In France, he says, the German
line must be drawn so as to include
the cities Of Boulogne, Rheims and
Belfort, so that an aeroplane can with
ease reachParis within an hour. Since
an extensive base for the operations
for the 100000 fiers he belives are
needed Is required, Germany needs
much territory ear the French CAPT
tai.
"Ir," he concludes his main chapter
entitled The End Of the World War
Germany, Austria Hungary and Tur-
want for all time to benefit by their
alliance in this war, they would do
we'll to prepare a common taxation
agreement, to. extend from Hamburg
to Basra on the Red Sea, and from
Calais to Buku on the Caspian Eea."