The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-13
Via
By Prof. John A. WaIz
Professor Of German Language and Literature
at harvard University.

at HarNaro OniNcfbhJs
THE present anu-Germen feeling IN our
country is TO a considerable extent due
l 20 the fear OF a German victory.
The Germans. we are told, are aiming az
world dominion and a German victory viii
establish a German overiordship In the world.
threatening the Independence OF all other ma
tons. great or small. Il there any basis IN
fact for such "a View There have been world
empires before. and there are two al the pres
cnt time. the Russian Empire and the British
Empire.
The Russian Empire developed along IS
eastern boundary because u, had as neigh
bors only inferior Asiatic tribes; 10 the west.
however. Dc grew chiefly on account OF the
political REORGANIZATION OF Central Europe.
But the Russian Empire has a physical basis
uf power such as only the Asiatic empires OF
the past have had. the vast territory OF central
and northern Russia. an ineNhaustible reser
voir ~ soldiers. The expansion Of Russia has
been By massive force. through quantity. not
through quality.
The British Empire rests upon the com
inland OF the sea It's physical basis is repre-
fcrted By the geographical position Of Eng
land Boz tho midst OF the ocean. OmmaDd %
flr sea has enabled the English 10 conquer
India. Egypt and South Africa But just o.
islsaia owes her western rSpaa5'on iY fl' dis
o.eau.zali'r OF C-rtra. Europe. so Great Dat.
sn owe De-. st,rv C.. La ga 90 the dis
taHa'ols or .hr ~Duru"-t-i overs.
HoT i7 ,hs G~-n9- t-2:rs -.;as'sdf = aas
~ 'arrr 81. o. .-'ia Is eret e'~rrs only
lJr 900 faare .'- De; cafe" four h'thr OBJ;
..,. -. ts.,4s, ,st ni.,o-l
o. f- -r-- a. -ufrr.. ~ millions " TIE Nss
Ola. Ef.Drr g.. million. o. trs $orfh Amer
team -cnf.-tr.. r.r.v go millions u tna Ir.
feb Eur..f .f.rI1rsr .I. raf- u Increase ~
600 Iopl.a"0r H.- .-' 80. - afgs 3d. Ssr
n.... SOL. boo 's.sa r- o. me Arena rou..
zen. TO- 30 d. .0r,e'rsoi-. 300 oL. a.. 1t
H~sr.ffs arf .I'fuuHItv. ms o nation ~
siK.t .rt.. ri .l. should .ort no. ever I'D
f.." Y1 .s POO. europeans Iof .. sro.t ~
t.. u..... ~ other r0n'iner's' A1' trrllH
.f . .ro countries NJ f-sopr tt.7
U...E .fI. '. fHe same .a sri mo
r.r. f..f-. .. ..|zsfiUu Ha .a r.rwa-1
. ..... ... Germany ever H.1r Oh In
come nIstr.r, % fba sea- Nero 'o1. every
sI fII -tngrapU..al pssI. O. lacking Tho
....H ..... .rU .H not made for rH. rln.
p1r- Ana oven f o. y%icforloua Germany rrr1
t1 crntrr. tHe coast n FIandfr tho dominion
O.. f.. H.H EIu.I mover br her. 49,. 900. IIt
'.' Boa power Ia lnflvisblo and fI1t On.
country must always dominate tbr poo That r
..g.anf I- defeated Germany 1911 i4go bog
place o. mistress ~ fUr .Da Tho teaching 70
U'..Irg .H srr. different England Htlu. r.I
... aas1.uf. dominion ~ tHe .si during f.a
'HIY.rNrI. ware. Through fhH surprise HfiarE
.. '." Danish hr'' end through fh. BATH. n.
TrsfaiEu
F.a U.a -0.II 80 Hsva boon possible fn- o.
French rect fr 'r0ss f.s Atlantic and brrg
effective aif fo 'rr American colonies. How
could DO have been possible for fhr MARITIME
powora '' unite ir 1880 ta fr-.a upon Trgi4r.
fo recognition of rrufra. rrHf. fI r,.f.