Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

prepare Tor the eventuanty OF the en-
trance of the United States into the
war by. the Zimmerman bid for Next
can and Japanese cooperation against
us.
"Since the beginning of 1915 you
will find practically no reference in
the German or Austro- Hungarian press
to the United States of an appreciative
or complimentary character, in spite of
the fact that American diplomatic and
consular officers In the warning cOun-
tries were working most earnestly and
generously to care for German and
AustrO-Hungarian interests. The tens
of thousands of civilian and military
prisoners in France. England, Russia
and Serbia owe an untold debt of
gratitude to America.
Prepared People for War.
"GratuitOus service all Of it! Still,
in spite of this, frequent TRADES
against this country were published
and everything possible was done to
prepare the people of Germany and
Austria for the eventual state of war
with the United States.
81 find that even In our own country
they have endeavored to create the
impression that American officials In
the entente countries were derelict in
their duties. What in reality they de
manded was not neutral service; they
attempted to force on our officials a
whole-hearted espousal of the German
cause. and hoped to realize their aims
by operating through their partisans
in the United States.
zone hears various statements with
regard to the causes which brought on
this world conflict. To my mind. the
present crisis in our history is an in
stance where the vital interests of the
United States are brought into COLI
sion with those of the German empire
and 1t depends upon us whether or not
the logical development of our country
shall be arrested at this point. for that
is what will surely happen should the
German arms prevail.
1T seems to me that the history OF
Prussia is exactly parallel to that OF
many corporation, particularly
those which throve in this country
some years ago before they had beer
regulated. They were above the law
They absorbed their competitors, b.
purchase whenever possible, but 4
not. they ruthlessly destroyed then
and annexed their commercial terri
tory.
with the determination of acquir
ing an outlet to the North sea, Prus
STA exploited the unimportant ques
ton of the duchies to such advantage
that while a British pacifist ministry
looked supinely on, deaf to Russia's
appeal for combined action, .Schleswie
luctant assistance. wrested from Den
mark in the war of ga. thereby gain
ing Kiel and Ii strip Of the North Sc,
coast-the entry of Germany into the
field of world commerce, the fOunda
ton Of German sea power.
1.-THE results of the consolidation OF
1870 having proved so satisfactory, the
time had arrived in the summer Of
1914, In the opinion of the then iii
rectOrs of the Prussian trust. to take
the next step toward its logical devel
opment.
British Halt Prussian Plan.
"Now. the plan to be realized in the
west was, in short, to possess them
selves of the mines in Belgium and il
Northern France and to acquire the
coast as far down as Havre. 1t wa.
here that the British interfered will
the Prussian plans. They seemed con
WINGED for sOsue unknown reason tina
Great Britain would not enter the wal
for ut least month or more aftel
its outbreak, and you can readily i'm
agine what would have been the resul
had the British remained quiet an,
permitted the German fleet to sail (,
the northern coast of France, takin;
Calais. Boulogne and Havre and land
ing troops which would have sweep
across Normandy to join the force
which had advanced through Belgium
1T is this initial check which tn,
Berlin general staff can never fOrgiv,
the British.
1.-The Germans have accomplished .
portion of their scheme in the seizur,
of the coast as far as Ostend, as wei
N hn Dol fvia nd oI, q. q.
out whose product Germany wOul,
have been seriously embarrassed dur
ing the war. Had the plan carried
through as conceived, the next steJ
would have been the absorption o
Holland, peacefully. II possible, bu
ABSORPTION, in any case.
'The second part of the great plar
is the formation of the largest com
mercial combination or trust that Ia.
ever been conceived by the mind o.
man. viz: The addition of Austria
Hungary to the German empire. under
Prussian leadership and through inter
locking directorates Ito use a familiar
phrase) Of Bulgaria and Turkey. i
can be readily seen what an enOrmOu.
power. in fact power almost IRE
sistible in international commerce
would thus be formed.
Dangers to v. S. After War;.
ut is the operations of this gigan
tic trust after peace has come agair
that we have most to fear, and sine,
either German victory or even thu
termination of the war in what peopl,