The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-21

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"Since the beginning of 1919 you
will find practically no reference III
| the German or Austro-Hungarlan press
to the United States of an apprecla'l'e
or complimentary character, IN sli'e u
/ the fact that American diplomatic ana
/ consular officers in the warning coull-
tries were working most earnestly anu
generously to care for German ana
( Austro-Hungarian interests. The tens
of thousands of civilian and military
prisoners in France, England, RusSih
and Serbia owe an untold debt oi
gratitude to America.
Prepared People for War.
"GratuitouS service all OF 1t Stlli'
in spite of this, frequent TRADES
against this country were published'
ana everything possible was done TO
prepare the people of Germany ana
Austria for the eventual state o. war
! with the United States.
/ II find that even in our own country
! they have endeavored to create the
impression that American officials III
the entente countries were derellct IN
their duties. What in reality they de-
manded was not neutral service; they
attempted to force on our ofnclals
whole-hearted espousal Of the German
cause, and hoped to realize their aims
by operating through their parusans
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 II 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 been
regulated. They We're above the law.
They absorbed their competitors, by
purchase whenever possible, but II
not. they ruthlessly destroyed them
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 British pacifist ministry
looked supinely on, deaf to Russia S
appeal for combined action, Schleswig
and Holstein were, with Austria's re-
luctant assistance. wrested from Den
mark in the war of "a, thereby gain
ing Kiel and strip of the North Sea
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 summeg OF
1914, in the opinion of the then di-
rectors of the PrusSan trust. to take
the next step toward its logical deyel
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 in
Northern France and to acquire the
coast as far down as Havre. 1t was
here that the British interfered with
the Prussian plans. They seemed con
WINGED for sOiue unknown reason that
Great Britain would not enter the wal
for at least month or more after
it's outbreak, and you can readily i'm
agina what would have been the result
, had the British remained quiet anC
, permitted the German fleet to sail tC
the northern coast of France, taking
Calais, Boulogne and Havre and land
ing troops which would have swept
across Normandy to join the forces
which had advanced through Belgium
at is this initial check which the
Berlin general staff can never forgive
the British.
THE Germans have accomplished &
; portion Of their scheme in the seizure
Of the coast as far as Ostend, as wei
! rs the Belgian and French mines, with
S out whose product Germany would
have been seriously embarrassed dur
: ing the war. Had the plan carried
I through as conceived, the next steI
would have been the absorption Of
Holland, peacefully. if 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 ha.
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. 1
: can be readily seen what an enormous
t power, in fact power almost IRE
Sistible in international commerce
t would thus be formed.
: Dangers to U. S. After War.
ut is the operations Of this gigan
; tic trust after peace has come ag@tl
that we have most to fear, and sine
l either German victory or even tn