The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-26
GERMANY ESTRAMe[D,
STATES Or. G00Oh0W
No Recognized Nation VIII Coexist
With Tcutonic Powers When
World War IL Concluded.
DEEDS STARTLE WORLD
Kaiser Dreamed OF World Domination
Long Before Fatal Day In August,
fef4--Worid Confronted With I'm
bounded Ambition.
BY FRANK j. GOODNow.
President Johns Hopkins Univer'

Inc pan herman pFopdRdiud N'i>h
had been going on for the last TWEEN
ty-five years proved beyond the per
adventure Of doubt that the only rea-
son why the attempt had not been
made before to realize the grandiose
conception of German world domi-
nation Is to be found in the fact that
those responsible for IL were not
ready. The day had not yet come. But
lin August, 1914. IL was believed that
thc hour had struck. A short ag-
gressive and successful war and the
dream OF centuries would he real
lily. Parts in three weeks, London in
three months, New York In three
years was the accepted German pro-
gram.
Dream OF Domination
That the Germans might thus
dream of world domination we may
possibly comprehend. But that the
German people should be willing to
resort to the practices of which they
have been shown to be guilty in or
der to realize their dy~am was hardly
TO he believed. They have. however,
under Prussian influence, adopted a
philosophy of life which makes 1t i'm
possible for other nations and. peo-
pies to coexist on terms OF equality,
The pride indicated in the els ssic boast
of Roman citizenship Is almost alb
ject humility when compared with the
belief OF the modern Germans In their
superiority to other peoples For the
Roman was willing SO long as his poll
tical power was recognized to permit
,corquered races to live In a condition
OF nj least an approximation 10 social
and economic equality.
The modern German, however. de-
clares with contemptuoUs frank =
ness all --eutonic civilization to
be unworthy of perpetuation and an
nounces Wis intention sto dispense its
degenerate followers to those parts of
the earth where they will least Inter
fore with the spread of Deutsche ku1-
tur. To him the Teutons are the peo-
pie chosen of God to redeem the
world Those who resist the will of
Goo are guilty of impiety and for
them no fate Is too hard. with them
no engagement however sacred need
be kept. No means In too vile TO re-
sort to II ii is thought TO aid In the
accom plishment OF the divine purpose
Dcspise Other Nations.
Never since the times OF the Old
Testament has Il nation so despised
it's neighbors as do the Germans Of
this day and hour. We must go back
to the days of Assyria and Rome to
fne examples of such treatment OF
sut!uEated peoples as modern Gar
man policy presents. Either Germany
must he taught 70 see the error of
her ways or we nom Germans must
reconcile ourselves TO become the sub
missive slaves of German masters
The fate OF Belgium and northern
France may we'll be ours
But. detestable as the German phi
tFk Sf,NyrN Fa Sr
triumphs OF Teutonic efficiency. Prob
ably never In the history OF the human
race has so large body of men be-
come CAPABLE of such efficient action
as has the GeTman nation in recent
years, From a scientific point OF view
lrom "A military point OF view, from
an economic point Of view, from a So
cial point of view, Germany has
shown great strength. Opposed by al
most the entire world she is still un-
conquered. To teach her lesson she
mist be taught will require the de-
votion OF all the power of those allied
against her
Confronts Great Adversary
The non German world In, then. at
the present time confronted by an ad-
vcrsary who combines unbountiing
ambition and insuh.era BILE arrogance
with unexampled efficiency and I'M
scrupulousness without limit We
Americans. far removed as we are
from the scene of Germany's first eff
forts to realize her ambitions. form an
important part o fthe non -Teutonic
world We must not lulI ourselves in
tc security because OF the remoteness
or our geographical situation or the
pacific character of our purposes. The
Germans of the present day despise
our capacity, envy our prosperity, and
are not inclined to comply with our
desire to pursue the even tenor OF our
ways in the continents which we have
colonized and developed.
We have further In German preten
sions direct attack upon the kind Of
ufs which we have chosen to live. Two
Characteristics have distinguished the
modern European lie in which we
have a share. The first is information.
aiism. the second lis democracy.
Internationalism liz the solution
which ws have been endeavorins. ana
successfully endeavoring. to reach of
the problems incident to the national
state. The most noticeable phenomenon
oil modern European political life has
been the development OF the national
state.
Ideal Only Appropriated.
Whiie the IDEAL Of the national state
mas been only Appropriated, while ali
races have not been politically organ
i2ed, and while some races have found
home In more than one state, at the
same time the CO existence of a num-
Der of politically sovereign organixa-
tons has OF itself been a denial OF the
idea OF world domination.
internationalis-n is the method
which has been adopted for regulating
the relations of these separate poI'ti-
cal organizations, Rules of conduct
nave been generally adopted to which
all members of the IA nlily Of nations
nave In the past rendered obedience
The ideal of internationalism has. of
course, not been completely realtzed
but enough progress had been made
prior to the outbreak Of the present
war TO justify the belief that a. rea-
sonable approximation to that ideal
would ultimately be reached.
No country perhaps has in the mast
century contributed more to the real
ization OF the ideals OF International
ism than the United States. This
country has always stood for those
principles the application OF which
would, on the one hand, lessen the
Preha hiiity OF the development Of hos
Tie relations between states and. on
the other, would offer means for the
peacefR settlement of such dispu+es
as might arise. Americas past his /
tory thus causes her to have pecu-