South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
JUNKERS LOOK
AHEAD To NEXT
GREAT CONFLICT
War SOdden MiIitariStS' View
Expressed in New Book, De-
riding World Peace and
WorShIpping Power.
International News Service

International News Service.
THE HAGUE. Nov IS. With
Germany facing inevitable defeat in
the great world conflict now raging
Prussian militarists are already look
ing forward TO the next war"
There is a big question whether
the German people will be I'm a
frame OF mind after this war to
tolerate preparations for another
holocaust Of arms. even if the en-
tente governments would permit H.
Nevertheless indications are filter
ing out OF Germany that the war
lords. both great and small, are
looking, even at this time when
Europe runs red with blood. into
the future with belligerent glances
The Militaristic Attitude.
An insight into the war-sodden
minds OF Prussian militarists is
given by book just published in
Germany called Deductions From
the World War" a copy of which
was received here today from Ber-
lin.
IL is written by Lieut.. Gen. Baron
Won FTeytag clearinghouse who was
quartermaster general of the Ger
man army when Gen. Won Falken-
hayn was chief of the German gen
eral staff. Gen. Won Freytag is now
stationed In Berlin as deputy chief
60 the general staff. His book
breathes blood and thunder pre-
paredness.
Would Expand Army.
After arguing that the German
army must be expanded after the
present conflict is over Won Freytag
continues:
We shall have 10 continue to
pursue this road In the future
quite apart from the necessary
increase in garrison artillery and
technical troops. Moreover.
when the number Of those who
nave fought in the great war
has fallen away We shall have
10 aim at subiecting at least TO
a cursOry training the men of
military age who are at first re-
jected. but who, i'm the course
OF war have turned out 10 be III
for service. So that when war
breaks out they may form a
generous source OF reserves.
only so can we arrive at a real
peoples army. in which every
one has gone through the school
of the standing army.
"WhaJ = the use of all this?
h may bc asked. viii not the
general exhaustion of Europe
after the world cOnfiagratiOn nut
the danger OF new war I'm the
back ground and does not this
terrible murder OF peoples point
inevitably Co disarmament To
pave the way to- permanent
peace? The reply Is that no one
can undertake TO guarantee
long period OF peace. Lasting
peace l. guaranteed only by
strong armamCEts. Moreover.
world power i Uncomfortable
without striving for expression
Of power I'm the world and con-
scquently for sea power"
Gen. Won Freytag then argues for
greater German navy 20 cope on
sea with the increase of the army
on land. he says
German people will have 10 seek
firm cohesion in its glorious army
and in its be-laurelled young fleet.
our business is TO maintain the
fundamental ideas OF war as they
lived in the German army up 10
1914. to soak them In the exper-
fences OF the present war and to
make the fullest technical use OF
them But we must do all this
without giving an entirely new di-
rection 10 our thinking on strategy
and tactics"
still Ready for War
The last chapter OF the book is
called still Ready for War" and
argues that Germany must be ready
10 plunge into fresh conflict after
the present whirIwind OF blOodshed
and horror is over. Won Freytag ex-
presses the opinion that Germany.
hy her position i'm Europe and in
world politics German soldiers must
reject all ideas OF pacihsm and in