New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
SPAIN AND THE GERMAN PROPAGANDA
Account for Sympathy
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yame light that the inefficient vorkn,,
he United States regards the fortune, :.
Rockefeller and Carnegie. To those vi
point Of view is wholly Objective or ,n.' us
fetal, the thought that the same wo,L r !,
sfme economy and the same vision would zoe
brought them the same reward is irn,a.''s
bic. The fact that railroads.&c. vrs...N'
benefit which has come TO Spain since t,es
we're made possible in Spain becao..
French and English capital is stra,s.,'
enough appreciated, but used as evidence
the perfidy of these two peoples.
With regard TO Germany, there ia o,..
tor in Spanish civilization which is ~ -
mary importsnce-the military party v'
power which is admittedly second ra,s :,
army Of Spain is formidable That ia ~ @
it is formidable in Spain The present M"
falls to recall the date Of the last vietor. !.
the Spanish army, but short walk a, 49,.
of the avenues Of Madrid will convince 81
the casual visitor Of the importance a, -.
army in Spain-at least with respect N on.
bers. These men, it will be remenhs,.s
have been brought up 10 respect the Cer,,,
military system. In proportion as thew b,,.
failed to attain the machine-like precisio, a,
the German army the Spanish soldiers b,v,
worshipped il. Thanks TO the army. the ma
pie have also received some inkling Of n.
much admired system A peasant soldi.,
told me with pride few days ago that n.
soldiers on guard at small railway station,
in Central Spain only ask who goes ther.~
once. The difference between the politens,,
to strangers shown by the soldiers and TIA,
shown by the peasants argues for the truth.
fulness Of the countryman's statement
The regulation" German propaganda alos.
would have succeeded in Spain, where :,
many of the sentiments necessary 10 lie A..
ceptance were pre-existent and did not mead
to be created But the German agents. bv
the use of few simple phrases, made ths.,
success almost complete.
In the light of what has gone before !.
will easily be understood that the following
statement assured the acceptance Of the Ger.
man cause: Goethe admired Ceryantes, tho
immortal author of Don Quixote" Il wa,
not added, of course, that almost all civilized
people of the last century have shared WITH
Goethe the joys of this one well known Span.
ish book.
Germany will restore Gibraltar 70 the
Spanish" The success Of this promise was,
OF course, unllmlleu Dg lHt AlotOtg OF OlheE
German promises.
"The relations between Germany and Spain
have always been most cordial Even the
Historical party" seems 10 overlook in the
presence of this overwhelming argument, the
reasons for this cordially. The same state
ment, likewise without proof. holds true Of
the cordiality between Finland and the new.
est South American republic. To the Span.
lard, however, the fact remains true and W.
deniable that Germany is one Of the few
world powers in Europe Including Holland
which has not been at war with Spain during
the last 400 years.
Naturally, the militarstic literature OF the
German agents has fallen on fertile ground.
The excuse of the Lutherans for destroying
the Cathedral separated from the state) has
been found adequate and satisfactory
Moreover, it is only natural that the span
lard. on returning from the bull night, or Oh
turning from the account Of 1t in the paper
should find reason and righteousness in the
warning which the German agent IN the
limited States issued 10 the women and call
dren boarding the Lustania IN New YORK
The Americans who were drowned are to tas
Germano-Hispanic type merely citizens Of
the nation which punished his country for
somewhat similar drowning some seventeen
years ago. EMILE
Madrid, July II, 1915.