Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-03
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GERMANY'S
PURPOSE.


land has been definitely defeated and
the supremacy of the seas wrested
from her."
This, in substance, is the trend OF
the German press. Most of the lead
ing journals of the nation demand
that the government prosecute the
war until that aim has been &c
complished. and urge that all efforts
should be devoted against Great Brit
ain.
"The only road to peace" says the
frankfurter Zeitung. lis for Eng
land to abandon the supremacy OF
the seas. Germany. demands an open
road for the development of her
- .ngth and compensation for the
osses which this war, not OF her
eeking, has occasioned.
There is naturally great satisfac-
ton manifested in the United States
over the fact that Germany has ac-
coded to the requests of the United
States, and that the submarine war
fare now being conducted by the
Kaiser will not in future imper!l the
lives of American subjects. That
such a course should have been
adopted, in the interests Of humanl-
tyii from the beginning has been APP
parent all along. At first Germany
was seemingly bent upon treating
overtures of America with contempt
but the change which has come over
the spirit of her dreams is an I'M
looked-for revelation. Admiral Won
Tirpitz, originator Of the undersea
warfare, and who is urging its con-
tinuance, is being ignored by the
Kaiser, and it is limited that his in
disposition has occurred ct an OPP
perfume time and that he will resign.
The query, What does all this
mean" is pertinent. From the ex-
tracts made above, it is seen that
Germany's main purpose is to des-
troy England's supremacy as mari
time power, Is the United States
about to be used as d club by the
Kaiser for the purpose Of bringing
about what to the German has been
great desideratum for the last half
century?
President Wilson and his able 'coad-
tutors are no doubt as we'll posted
upon past history as any persons IN
the world, and they have no doubt
carefully weighed everything in con-
ncction with what is going Oh d;
present, hence it would be impertl-
nent to make suggestions. The TACT.
however, has been apparent to all
who have studied foreign politics
since the days Of the Franco-Prusslan
war, forty-five years ago, that a war
"a terrible WARRIOR supremacy de-
tween the Anglo-SaXon and Teuton-
ic races was as sure to come as the
arrival and departure of the seasons.
1t was suspected at the time, but
is more apparent now, that Bismarck
by his Vaccinations brought on con-
ditions in 1870 which virtually fore
ed France into that unfortunate con-
flict. The vacant Spanish throne was
an opportunity for the iron cilancel-
lor to play his cards. The Spanish
Cortes invited Leopold a prince OF
the house of Hohenzollern, to become
King of Spain. That Bismarck was
behind the plot is firmly believed.
Such plan was intended to sandwich
France between two German sove-
reigns. which would have brought
about conditions unbearable for Ma
poleon. It was known that France
would enter a VICIOUS protest, and
when the prince declined TO accept
the throne and the Emperor william
gave an cquivocal answer to the pro-
tests of Napoleon, the war followed,
A modern historian says the Ger
man nation Sprang up as an army IN
a few hours. It was known that Ger
many and England would next cross
swords.
From the capitutation of the French
until last year political writer's have
forecast what Is: now upon the world.
Germany will remain FESTIVE as long
as Brittania rules the waves, and
now, after terrible clashes. in which
millions have been killed, crippled and
knocked ,out generally. Germany an
nouineces that she will listen to no
peace proposals until England's sup
remacy on the sea has become a
thing Of the past.