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are but an individual, whose life
may end at any moment while, as
you yourself have said, this plan
Of yours will take long years, gen.
e%rations perhaps, to consummate.
To perfect it will test the best in.
tellects of the world. Once began,
it must be carried through. Dc
you think it wise to imperial it's
success by making it depend so
largely on yourself? Besides, what
would be easier than an unwilling
nation to suppress you? A pis.
tol shot, a glow with a knife and
the brotherhood of man tumbles to
pieces"
"What is it you propose?"
asked Ward, who had listened to
all this with growing Impotence.
81 propose that, instead of so
great a task being assumed by all
individual, it be assumed by an
entire nation which shall pledge
it's honor to carry it to success
"And this nation" said Ward
sarcastically, SHOULD, of %course,'
in your opinion, be GermanyY'
II admit" replied Pachmann,
with dignity, "that | consider Ger
many best fitted to carry out the
plan. l think you will agree with
me that, if a single nation is to
undertake it, it must be one of the
five great nations. In world poll
ties, the others are negligible.
Well, let us see. France, a ma
ton of peacocks, excitable and inn
questionable. easily angered max
ing much of trifles! Jealous of
their dignity, a dying nation
which grows smaller and weaker
every year. England, also a de,
generate nation, soaked in gin,
where 100000 men are unem-
ployed, and where no better rem-
edy for pauperism can be found
than universal pensions, which
only makes more paupers. Russia
an ignorant nation, whose ruling
class is composed of men without
morals and without ideals -
thieves and drunkards and vain
b%raggarts. Their remains Amer.
lea, and at first glance it might
seem that here is the nation to be
entrusted with the great work,
But, after all, it is a nation of
money grubbers, ruled by a money
trust, where wealth is worshipped
as no other nation worships rank;
Il nation without culture, without
experience in world politics, with.
out self control, loudly vain, inept,
wasteful, childish-a nation, in
other words, at the awkward age
between youth and manhood.
"Let me now turn to Germany.
l speak only what is within the
knowledge of all intelligent men
when l say that in manufacture,
in agriculture, in the administra-
ton Of government, in science, in
literature, in music, in general cul-
ture, Germany is first among ma
lions. Some may quarrel with her
military policy, but none can ques-
ton her progress or her achieve
ments. ALI other nations come to
Germany to learn. This is not ex-
aggeration! it is calm statement
Of fact. 1 firmly believe that to-
day, intellectually, morally, ma
~terially, Germany is the first ma
ton in the world. And it is alto
gether fitting that she should be
chosen as the leader of the world
and arbiter of the affairs of all ma
tions."
SIN answer to you, Admiral
Pachmann," he said, speaking
slowly and carefully, as though
weighing every word, 81 can only
say this: 1 do not dispute Ger
many's great achievements; no
man a do that. 1t is probably
true that in science, in learning,
in general culture, and in eff
cheney, she is, as you say, first
among nations. Her people are a
great people-but it is not them
you represent. You represent an
hereditary monarch, the only one
in Western Europe who still
speaks of the divine right of kings
"a man who would be an abso-
lutte autocrat, if he dared. Sup
porting him, is a powerful circle
of hereditary nob1es, whose inter-
est it is to increase n every posi-
BILE way the prestige and power
of the throne. At their command,
ready to do their bidding, is q
magnificent army and a great
navy. Did your emperor possess
my secret, he could at once declare
war against Europe; he could con-
Quer Europe. and every German