The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-22

to extend her domination over the
other German states now making up
the empire.
Following in the footsteps of Bis
marck, who used the Franco-Prus-
sian war alliance TO bring Baden.
Bavaria and Wurtemburg into the
German confederacy and then into the
German empire. Emperor William
chose war as the means of establish
ing the broad pathway to the south
east, which was essential for realiza-
ton OF his dream of a great Germany.
In the case of Turkey. German dom
ination is believed in Washington to
be even more complete than in Aus
tra-Hungary and Bulgaria. Not only
have German officers led in defending
Turkish territory and in Graduating
inharmonious elements, such as the
Armenians and Syrians. but it has
been learned that German industrial
organizers have taken affirm grip on
Turkish industry and large delega-
ton of German kultur among the
population.
Fitting in squarely with an actual.
ing desire for conquest to the south,
east is the general German military
policy during the entire war. 1t IS
noted that even at the expense OF
recessiCns on the eastern and west
ern fronts. Germany has taken pains
to oyerrun quickly Seryia. Monte
negro and Rumania and TO keep in
nhnHE al al1fad af n CT .,s
the southeaste pathway from the
Dardanelles or Salonioa. Not until
the present British advance in Asiatic
Turkey has there been any serious
danger TO any part OF the greater
stretch from the Baltic to the Persian
gulf
In consolidating this territory. it is
revealed the economic element has
been given conspicuous place. This
work was going on before the war,
although it had not reached matur
ity comparable with the economic Of
fort by which Prussia bound the
German states in the customs union
OF 1928, 40 years before she brought
them under the empire. A compre
henson of the present danger prompt
ed the allied economic conference at
Paris, where plans were made for
meeting the German trade war after
the war
All OF this is taken as revealing the
point of a premature peace which
should leave the German southeast
ern domains unbroken. II is regarded
as giving sinister color to recent
movements for separate peace for
Austria-iiungary ,or Bulgaria, in the
region where German conquest Is
most safe; to the eagerness with
which German leaders have taken UP
the cry of mo annexations" so far as
the great northern powers are con
cerned; to the German chancellors
recent Reichstag speech indicating
that the government was not yet
ready to renounce its territorial gains
in France, Belgium and Russia while
all other matters are left in sus-
pense.' Any remuneration of territory,
it is expected, would exclude Poland,
which would be made a free" state
under the German plan but would
remain wholly under German DONNA
tiCn.
The turn of affairs is accepted, too.
as bringing Austria Hungary more
clearly into relief as the area of pos
sible operations to impose barrier
between Berlin and Constantinople. In
that connection is recalled the dec
laration of the allies. replying to
President Wilson's peace note in the
light Of knowledge which only now has
become available at Washington. that
the war must accomplish the liberia
ton of Italians, of Siavs, of Ruma-
mans and of Tzecho-Slovacs from
foreign domination; the enfranchise-
ment of populations subject to the
bloody tyranny of the Turk; the ex-
pulsion from Europe of the Ottoman
empire and the restoration of Servia,
Montenegro and Rumania
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