Evening journal., 1917-10-27

in the Reichstag and bq everybody else
in authority to have been due to GER
tain knowledge that France herself was
about TO invade Belgium. Lieut. Gen.
Freytag-L orlnghoyen chief OF the
supplementary stan, has recently made /
10 clear that this was not true. lie ad- /
mits that the initial success Of the
German arms was due to the French |
expecting the German advance else
where"
Plight of Small Nations.
! President Wilson said the military
masters Of Germany regarded the
smaller nations merely as seryiceable
organizations which they could byl
/ force or intrigue bend 10 their own
purpose. "They have regarded the
smaller states, in particular, and the
peoples who could be overwhelmed by
force, as their natural tools and in
struments Of domination. Their pur-
pose has long been avowed.' And,
proving this statement, the professors
say:
IN kilograms signed 'Nicky' and
willy the car and German emperor
are shown TO have been arranging in
1905 for a secret alliance endangerlng
Denmark. In case Of war with England
Denmark was to be treated as Belgium
has been in the present war, except
that a preliminary effort was to be
made TO make the Danes see and ac-
cept the Inevitable. The German en-
peror telegraphed on August 2, 1905,
; from Copenhagen, where he had gone
10 break ground for the nefarious
d scheme:
Held Danish Court Indiscreet.
Considering great number Of chan
nels leading from Copenhagen 20 Lon
/ don and proverbial want Of discretion
! Of the Danish court was afraid to
, let anything be known about our al
81 lance, as it would Immediately have
1 been communicated TO London, a most
Impossible thing so long as the treaty
q is to remain secret for the present.
"'By long conversation with lsvol-
sky, however, was able to gather thai
actually minister OF foreign affairs
" Count Radon, and a number Of persons
" % influence, have already come to th'
o conviction that in case Of war and i'm
:, pending attack on Baltic from foreigI
: power, Danes expect their inability ant
lhelplessness TO uphold even a SHADOW
% OF neutrality against invasion bein
In cvident-that Russia and Germany vii
,s Immediately take steps TO safeguar
10 their interests by laying hands on Den
~ mark and occupying II during the wal
III AS this would at the same tim
- guarantee territory and future exist
no ence Of dynasty and country, the Dane
- are slowly resigning themselves to thl
-, alternative and making up their mind
~ accordingly. This being exactly whJ
n you wished and hoped for, I though
, IL better not TO touch on the subie(
A. with Danes and refrained from mai
a ing any illusions.
1T is better to let the idea develo
no and ripen in their head and let thei
no draw final conclusions themselves, s
a. that they will OF their own accord I
r. moved 10 lean upon us and fall
10 line with our two countries. "A
al things come TO him who waits
or Conceptions Of the German Nea Al
ed given in quotations from various sou
he ces, such as newspapers. official pape
an and Official communications. to IND
IS cate that Germany wanted to rule q
IS earth and get II any way it coul
cir Might is right, appeared as their mott
Here are some quotations:
Forward, then, into the fight (
nm German aims, and far as the hamm
III Is hurled, let the earth be ours"
81 In order to live and to lead
The healthy and joyous life we need a va
ed extent Of arabic land"
hat THE German people are so sitoat
at in Europe that it need only run a
de- take whatever II requires"
the Craftsmanship Is Business.
~ Humanitarian dreams are imbecl
the ty. Diplomatic charity begins at hon
lad Craftsmanship is business. The O.
man people are right because til
Pc number 100000 souls"
in 1T is no longer proper to say C
STA many is satisfied"
and NOW, people OF Germany, ye' sh
had be masters of Europe"
Ter Then the professors go on 10 she
per incorporating the Presidents remar
not how Germany fllled the thrones Of b
,eo- kan States with German princes;
German officers at the service Of r
.oof key TO drill her armies; develol
the plans Of sedition and rebellion in In
hat and Egypt and set the fires I'm Per-
one. They show that the demands made
ON Austria upon Serbia were mere sin
the step in plan which comprised Eur
-ord and ASIA from Berlin to Bagdad
uch German military masters wanted
IF throw a broad belt OF power and
the litical control across the very center
that Europe and beyond the Mediterran
any, into the heart Of Asia, and Aust
Hungary was 90 be as much their
was and pawn as Serbia or Bulgaria or 7
uro, key or the ponderous states OF
ellor East.