The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-14

we'll as many others developed to great
Importance.
But we ave not only been an In
dustrial country. We had to he nour-
ished. and although from the original
~ per cent. of our agricultural pop
ulation IL per cent. wandered into
the workshop in the course II the
last twenty-five years, we succeeded
in steadily increasing our agricultural
products For instance, Germany's
average wheat crop per acre is the
highest in the world.
This was only possible by using
artificial fertilizers. by putting every
available square foot under the plough.
In one word, by establishing "A method
Of intensive farming. which made a
huge number of small estates come
into greater prosperity, while ar elab-
crate credit system. adopted. by the
way. with notifications by the United
States. helped the farmer In his work.
You know what a science we made
OF forestry and that among other
countries also the United States has
introduced our methods. In short, we
wv 4 III WI va W UNIV BtetNc
for peaceful work and not only to
enhance our W welfare and prosper
ity but AIS TO be a useful member
In the family of civilized nations. We
are given the credit of being a reliable
furnisher and good customer.
The imports from the United States
to Germany amounted in 1911 to $685.
$50, 900, in 1912. 1895. 500. 900. In 1913.
S427. $50. 1000. The German exports to
the United States amounted in 1911 to
$3.50. $50. 900; 1912. sl74.25O, 900. 1918.
s17s, 200, 900. The total imports from
oversea countries 70 Germany. ex-
GLIDING those Of the British colonies.
amounted in 1912 TO about s1.16S, ESQ.,
| 900.
This trade and all the rest. I repeat.
has been brought about by q compare
lively small country. a fact perhaps
not realized by every American. whose
own land Is about seventeen times as
big a. ours. That such a small coun-
try as Germany should succeed in be-
coming something of a commercial
| rival OF Great Britain seems to have
aroused her jealousy.
At any rate we saw with regret
that our relations with England We're
unsatisfactory. We did not know why.
and we do o know II to-day.
There was no rhyme nor reason
why we should not have come "a a
good, solid understanding. We tried
for Il hard, but in vain. England
turned TO France and Russia, and Il
was a remarkable coincidence that
ever since the Triple Entente was
complete our neighbors IN the Eas:
and in the West adopted an attitude
against lis that grew more and more
hostile.
Great Britain really deserves that
name, for she decidedly is great. She
would be greater s'ill had the Star
Spangled Banner never been unfolded,
had then George Washington not es-
tahlished the principle To avoid en-
tangling alliances.
Great Britain. that is TO say. the
United Kingdom C31l.317 so. kmD and
the British colonies t29, T03. 500 ~.
km.). embraces not less than one-ffth
of all land on earth. In that vast
area live more than 422. 0oO. 900 inhabi-
tants. The British Empire Is consc-
queHtly about tifty-tivr times az big
N has 6.3 times as man inhabitants
rs Germany, that nevertheless threat
ened INC endangered the very eN-
istence OF the British world.
There IS Russia with an area OF
30. $50. 500 square kilometers and 10
900 900 inhabitants. which means that
she Is only about forty times as hig
and has only two and ive-touth times
as many inhabitants as Germany.
France occupies about the same area
as We have and Is populated by 40
900 oOO souls. her colonies comprising
10 9l 200 squar" kilom.tcrs. with So
ii3 900 inhabitants. Japan ana her
colonies figure IN this account with
Ga. 700 square kilometers and 2 ,207.-
900 souls.
BY summing up we md that the
Quadruple Entente represents an area
Of S4,276,o4l square ktlometers with
757, 600, 900 souls.
The counterbalano.ng two central
Powers, Austria-Hungary holding a
territory OF s7s SIS squar kilometers
with 1890. se3 Inhabitants, possess in
Europe l.217,493 square kilometers
with 49, $40 .22s Inhabitants. The Ger
man colonies bring these figures up
TO 4,l70,49 square k.lometers and 1871
390, 223 Inhabitants.
This leaves a net Plus OF so, los, 548
square k!lometcrs with 626, 900 600 in
habitants in favor OF the Entente.
Yet Germany is accused OF having
plotted the war and attacked her
neighbors. Consequently for the sake
OF civilization Germany and the Ger
mar militarism must he DESTROYED.
Let IN compare Germany's eXpendi-
lures for her armament on land and
sea, including military pensions, W.T.
the respective expenditures OF several
other countries. Per capita of the
population they are in shillings a year
as follows:
England Omitted Kingdom only 80
franc" ...,.,...
United states
'ierininN 22il
If in spite of these figures we are
Ia he credited with that preposterous
"milltariSm" then ! ask YOU whether
there eNls' not also n 'maritimlsm"?
| should say that Great Britain IL "A
strong exponent OF his "marltlmism,'
because she bel ewes in the so-called
two Power STANDARD" This means
that her fleet must always he bigger
than the w neX biggest fleets on
earth IN order 10 he the only Power
under the sun that is able to waive the
rules mean To say, to rule the
waves. or course she wants to defend