Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-13

why shc was not satisfied In her
methods Of competition. There is no
important industry I'm Germany upon
which tho government has not laid
Its hands to direct II aud. when ncccs-
sity arises. control It.
You havo only to ask any man
whom you meet. who is familiar with
the conditions that prevailed before
the war In the matter of international
competition, to find out the methods OF
competition which the German manu-
facturers and exporters used under the
patronage and support Of the govern
mcnt OF Germany. You will find that
they were the same sorts OF COMPETE
ton that we have tried to prevent by
law within our own borders II they
could not sell their goods cheaper than
we could sell ours at Il profit to them
selves. they could get q subsidy from
tho government which made il pos
siblc TO sell them cheaper. anyhow;
and the conditions of competition were
thus controlled I'm large measure by the
German government itself. But that
did not satisfy the German govern
mcnt.
"All the while there was lying be-
hind it's thought. in it's dreams of the
future. political control which would
enable 1t In the long run 10 dominate
the labor and tho industry Of the
world. Thcy were not content with
success by superior achievement: they
wanted success by authority. j sup
pose very few cf you lave thought
much about the Bcrlin-to-Bagdad Rail-
way. Tho Berlin to gdad Railway
was constructed in order 10 run the
ff fnr
industrial undertakings OF half dozen
other countries. SO that when German
competition came in It would not be
resisted too far-bccausc there was
always the possibility Of getting Ger
man armies into the heart OF that
country quicker than any other
armies could be got there. Look at
the map of Europe now Germany, in
TRUSTING upon ua again and again
the discussion of peace, talks about
what? Talks about Belgium, talks
about Northern France, talks about
Aisacc Lorraine. Well. those are deep
~ interesting subjects to us and to
them. but they are not talking about
the heart OF the matter.
GERMAN POWER INSERTED
INTO HEART OF WORLD
Take the map and look at 1t. Ger
many has absolute control OF Austria
Hungary, practical control of tho Bal
kan states, control OF Turkey, control
OF Asia Minor. saw map in which
the whole thing was printed In appro-
pirate black the other day, and the
black stretched all the way from Ham
burg to Bagdad-thc bulk OF German
power inserted into the heart OF the
world. If it can keep that, she has kept
all that her dreams contemplated when
/ the war began. If she can keep that,
her power can disturb the world as
/ long rs she keeps it--aIways provided
| for feel bound to put this proviso in
always provided the present influences
that control the German government
continue to control It,
! u believe that the spirit OF freedom
can get into the hearts of Germans and
/ IND AS fine Il welcome there as IL can
find in any other hearts. But the spirit
OF freedom does not suit the pians OF
! the Pan-Germans. Power cannot he
used with concentrated force against
! free peoples II IL is used b. free
/ people.
You know how many in;im attons
come 10 us from one OF the central
powers that IL is moro anxious for
peace than the chief central powers;
and YOU know that 1t means that the
people in that central power know that
! II inc war ends as IL stands, they will
! IN effect themselves be vasaals of Ger
many hot"ithsta ndinS that their popu-
ia'ions are compounded with all the
people OF that part OF the world, and
Notwithstanding the fact that they do
not wish in their pride and proper
n NAT INV, q,
and dominated.
GERMANY DETERMINED TO HOLD
POLITICAL POWER OF WORLD
Germany is determined that the
political power of tho world shall be-
long 10 her. There have been such
ambitions before. They have been in
part realized. But never before have
those ambitions been based upon so
exact and precise and scientific a plan
| of domination.
May no; say that it is amaEinE to
mo that any group of people should be
so iii-informed as to suppose. as some
groups in Russia apparently suppose
that any reforms planned in the in
tcrest or the people can live in the
presence OF "a Germany powerful
enough to undermine or overthrow
''S'' Wy intrigue or force. Any body
OF free men that compounds with the
present German government is com
pounding for its own destruction. But
'Eat Is not the whole of tho story. Any
! man in America, or anywhere else
who supposes that the free industry
and enterprise of the world can con
tinue If the pan-German plan is
achieved and German power fastened
upon the world, is as fatuous as the
drcamers OF Russia.
What ! am opposed to is not the
feeling of the pacifists. but their stu
pidity. My heart is with them, bu,
my mind has contempt for them.
want peace. but ! know how to get it.
and they do not.
you will notice that send friend
OF mine, Colonel House. TO Europe