The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

He replied. DO you remember the civil
WARP / said, 4 am old enough to remem-
Der something of it He said, The South
had an idea. and that idea was extermi-
mated only when there were no men left
In the South to fight for it. The Sauth-
erners had an idea, and 1t ended only
when they had been shot off. The Ger
mans have an idea, and it can end only
when the Prussians have been shot of
Yesterday I heard from a man in
Baden Ba den who is called the coffee king
of the world. He has the greatest estate
in Southern Germany. costing many mill
ion marks. He is living there with his
wife and children. He wrote one thing
which IS of interest; The Germans will
never sue for peace and I don't think
they will
AN important man told me in Wash
ington the other day that Germany had
been sounded some time ago as to her
terms for peace. What do you suppose
they are? Just exactly what Dernburg
said-they must keep the mouth of the
Rhine. He forgot that is in Holland.
They would take Holland in time, of
course, because that has the real mouth
to this map what Germany is seeking.
key: here German East Africa; here the
dream of Cecil Rhodes, Cape to Cairo
railway through the heart of Africa run
ming down by Lake Tanganyika, which is
one of the great copper districts of the
future. Here is the Belgian Free State on
the west side of this lake.
Germany as her terms of peace de-
mands not only things at the north. but
this strip on the west side of Tanganyika
to annex to German East Africa. This
means that Germany, as she bisects Eu-
rope, also means to bisect Africa, and
hold her line straight across the English
Cape to Cairo development. You may
see what is involved in this war. in the
sense of geographical area, or the issues
geographically involved.
In a year at least !, 900, COO Germans are
killed or so wounded they will never go
back to the line. This means in a three
year war nearly half her men put out of
action. 1t means that Germany and
Prussia diminish. while the fighting forces
against her increase. II means that at
the end of three years Germany is gone:
not Germany as a people or a nation, or
the German language. 1t means that
Prussia and its military system is de-
feated. That is what is being looked for
ward to by all the allies fighting her. II
you ask Joffre what he wants. he says,
I want Essen II you ask the English
what they want, they say. The sacred
ness of treaties: the right of small ma
tions to exist: the Germans out of Bel
GUM; full indemnity to Belgium. We
want the Krupp works and the German
navy. and the end of her power to make
war
Danger to the United states.
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the United States. The danger to the
United States is her prosperity. If We
keep out of this war We are likely to be
the hated nation of the world. rich and
prosperous. envied by all. Do you think
the Germans love us. when they know il
is an American shell thrown into the air
and know II is 10 per cent more efficient
than the French, to cut off the arms and
legs of German boys? Do you think they
love us for our munitions of war?
DO you think the English love US when
they pay us 30 per cent profit. and see us
rolling up wealth by the million? Do you
think they won't have something to say
about Mexico? Do you think when Eu-
rope comes together and coalesces. as 1t
must, that they won't have something to
say about the Monroe doctrine and how
wealth is made in America and how 1t
shall be protected or lost? We may think
We are to be the lords of creation, yet
do not think that the destiny of any ma
ton or any set of men. think we
should consider carefully what is our duty
and whether. after all. 1t is not a great
deal better for us to be definitely on one
side.
we don't want to 60 into war We
have not the preparation. We have only
the resources in finance. We have the
credits and supplies to give, which. Of
are the greatest things to give in
war. II you think for a moment what
our situation Is you will see We are not
going to war with Germany by subma-
rines. warships or with men. The United
States has more income saved every year
than Germany, France and England COM
bined. England saves only two billions a
year for reinvestment Today. probably,
with her economy, she Ia saving three,
but she Is spending FIVE billion a year
saves a billion and a half
year. She Is spending four or five bill
ions a year; really FIVE billions a year
How she will get II the Lord only knows.
Today her currency and her credits out
side her own border are Is per cent dis
count. France has only a billion a year
in savings, and ten Of the richest prov
inces Of France are in the hands of the
Germans. The normal savings Of all Eu-
rope are less than the savings OF the
United States. which are 1000 million dol
lars per annun.
Might End II Quickly.
Throw the United States into the war.
with her credits, and We can vote $780,
Doo, 900 to France, our friend of one hun
dred years ago, and a5ooOoo.ooo to Russia.
our friend Of nifty years ago. Throw
these into the scale and where il Ger
man credit French credit English cred
Il and Russian credit gain. and down
goes German credit After all. as Nabo-
Ison said . nation nghtD - ~ bslly.'