The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
WAR AIMS Of GERMANY
PLAIN AS The DAY
SAYS CHtRAOAht
trail Europe u Great Germanic
Confederation.
COMPLETE RTORGANIZAT
TO THE GLORY OF BERLIN
Whole European Situation Would Re-
solve Itself Into a Form of Allegi-
ancc TO Emperor william.
By ANDRE CHERADANF.
Authority on European Affairs

hNti we.
Paris. July "a BY Mail.-A study
Of the existing var map shows con-
clusively that the army has already
obtained possession for the kaiser
OF the territories which the pam
Germans covet.
l contend that Germanys war aims
about which Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg makes so much
mystery. are as plain as daylight;
and the principal reasons why he
does not openly proclaim them arc
that they accord neither with the
Russian formula ~ no annexations'
Of the Germantc armies on the one
hand and the entente armies tln-
Guiding the American on the other.
These aims were very clearly set
pamphlet entitled "Pangermania ana
forth twenty-five years ago in
Central Europe in 1850 which was
published in Berlin in 1898 They
represent the programme of the ALI
deutscher Verhand. the most power
full of ALI pan Germanic societies
b tAil '4Ett LUIS Wal the Vel man tL3Il mas
so conducted operations as TO brinE
about the fulhllment of this pro-
Eramme.
! Briefly put. Germany's aims are as
follows:
/. To make Centred Europe a pan
Cermanic confederation comprising
tho present German empire Luxem-
( burg. Holland. Belgium. German
Switzerland and Austria Hungary.
+ 2 To set UP on the borders of this
confederation satellite states under
the hegemonv of Berlin-principali-
ties on the Baltic coast Poland. Little
Russia, Rumania and Greater Serbia;
these principalities TO come within
the pan -Germanic customs union.
! Will examine these tins in detail
and show how far the general staT
has gene toward their tulSllment
( BEIGTUN 49, The pan -Ge-Yrarlc
rlan of 1925 provided for the separa -
tion Of the Flemish front the Wal
loon popula ton. The Flemish king
dom. IS wei, as Holland VIII give up
all ideas Of owning feet hui w0'
Keen ip its own army ronForrah1v
with the sUecial RIGHTS Possessed ny
Saxonv and Bavaria Antwerp WI
hecanre a fortress and v-ar nort for
tn" German empire and hc connected
With tho Bhire nv huge canal and
9TH Berlin by n direct rarrnta Tho
Belgian Congo 10 remain y cricr
UnGer the administration ~ Fland-
cre
Let US sec wha thas been done
Governor Won Falkeuhausen govo~.
nor-@enAraI Of Peteiua> rontiruirc
tho work Of the late General vcr
Kissing Is doing his utmost not ori,
IN divide relsium administrative,
! hnt also 10 create hostility between
the Flemish and Watioons Coun
/ Eothmer recently stated that ITO
stored" Beeium would come into =
customs union with Germany. wiz
! would control Relgian, Eatlrasas an
huild nsw railroads to Antwerp an
ZeehruRGe 50 as to enable the Ger
nan staff rapidly to throw troons ~
the Belgian coast. which would =,
fortified The Eelgian Congo woulf
60 tn the German empire
THE BALTIC PRoNISCES-Th
! ANdeutscher Eerband's plan was
"Esthoria. Ltvonia. Courland an
Iithuania TO become indenend den
duchies under Protestant princes
who would introduce the German lap
-uaee into the legislatures. admins
'rations. churches and schools Tn,
Baltic provinces to he garrisoned ~
German troops and have no armie
OF naNlPS OF tHPlT own Inc posts
telerra phs and railroads 10 be Ger
man"
A. the end Of January. 1917 tn
Germans proclaimed the autonomy n
T4ithuanis and their intention TO rails
II TO a kingdom. putting off TIL late
the choice of ruler. but settint
themselves at once to ~rente q Nth
uanian army" Count Bothner ha
Just announced that Germany intend
TO incorporate Lithuania and Cour
land, but 1t seems that the German
would seek TO disguise this ennexa
ton by attaching Lithuania at lear
hone to set un
POLAND MD LITTLE RUSSI
The Alldeutscher Ferhand plan Is
4 Poland and Little Russia to have n
armies nj thoi- own hut to he ea-ri
soned by Germans or Austrians
, Posts, telegraphs and railroads to b
German. The two new states to un
dertake to give colonizine land I
; Slavs and Jews who would emigrat
: from Centrah pan -Germania. Boil
to have home rule hut 10 COME
! special privileges on Germans. TIL
! danger of n great Poland for Ger
many would disappear If, first. /
: should have to reckon with sucl
neighhors as Russia Germany. Aus
: tria, Lithuania, and Little Russia
ard If, secondly this Poland wer
made 10 fulfll military and othe
obligations to be imposed by pan
Germania,"
The stage reached IN the organtza
ton Of Poland under German tutel
: age is still uncertain Austria. helm.
less unpopular there thar Germany
Is apparently TO be asked to consti
tute the new kingdom which woult
he formed by uniting Russian polan,
with Galicia; the regent of the new
! kingdom to be Archduke Charlie
Stephan. the Emperor Charles cou
sin. The whole problem is still a DIFF
dcult one for Germany: also Il 4
bound up with the question of I1ttI
Russia. In view Of the enormous mill
tary prenarations NJ the Germans o,
the frontiers of Little Russia. Ganer
81 AlexieN recently declared: 'Th
Russian army. which was SO redoubt
abb" only yesterday. is today seizet
with a fatal powerlessness and tina
: in the face OF an enemy who is ter
rlble. tenacious and strong, stretch
ing forth greedy hand town rd othe,
provinces OF Southern Russia. suf
not being content with the terrltoric
he has already invaded"
GRFATFR RUMANIA.-The ~,
deutscher Verhand rraNtdad fas IL.