New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Also South America

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Argentine episode must not be overlooked
in the midst of all the discussion Of SWeo-
ish neutrality and German diplomacy Inc
fact is that Germany has lost one more
omen market after the war and created one
more centre Of hatred and Suspicion LOT
herself now and hereafter.
Some time in the future the historians
who make up the record of the past three
wears will have to wreste with the problem
of how Germany was able to rally the
whole world against her; by what method
did German craftsmanship and German
policv mobilize not merely the neighborine
countries with whom she had ancient OF
.ortomnorarv ouarrels but the people OF
Asia of Africa and of the two Americas
AGAINST her? What was the German sys-
tenn by which those who sought only neu-
tralitv in a world war were, one by one'
against their will, compelled either to enter
the war directly or indirectly to serve the
.spso Of the enemies of Germany by de-
stroving German influence and interests
within their own frontiers?
One can imagine the historian puzzlng
with this question. BY what form OF IN
sanity was the whole German people al
eicted when. after it had purposefully IN
volved itself in a quarrel with three great
no,rors in Europe, it should have so con-
6ucted its polcies beyond the seas that the
United States, Brazil, Argentina, China
remote Siam, unimportant Liberia, should
have felt moved to strike at the Fatheriand
either through war or through domestic
disorder? Russians, Frenchmen, Britons,
Canadians. Australians, New Zealanders,
Chinese. Portuguese, Americans, Brazil
;ans Italians. Cubans-who can now give
the census of the nations and the peoples
either at war with Germany or on the
point of taking up arms?
The serious aspect of the thing to the
German cannot be overlooked. When this
war is overland, after all, it will be over
some day-Gemany, a great manufactur-
N ing nation, whose prosperity at home de-
Ipends upon the business it can obtain
abroad, will have once more to go out into
the world looking for orders. Her agents
will have to invite purchasers for German
wares Her shipping men will have to ask
for passengers for German ships. Her
bankers will have to seek asylum once more
in foreign countries for their branch
agencies.
How will these advance agents of Ger
man business be received? What welcome
will there be in America for German ships
whose very officers perhaps participated in
the Lusitana Massacre? Will made in
Germany" suggest anything but "SpurloS
Vcrseakf in Buenos Ayres? What well
come will there be for the German agent
who travels after the German aeroplane
and the German invader through France,
or after the Zeppelin in England? How
Canada will greet Germans while the
memory of what was done to the Cana
dams at Ypres survives One can fancy
the Canadian business man inquirng of
the German agent whether he happened
by chance to be among those who "gassed"
the Canadians in the Ypres salient.
Never since history began has any peo-
pie sown such seeds of hatred, Of passion,
of enduring rancor as have the Germans in
the last three years. There is not a CONT
uent amongst them all portion of whose
population is not at war with Germany.
Asia is closed, Australia is closed, Africa
is closed. Until recently there remained
the two Americas, and German industry
and German efficiency never rested until
that time when they were able to bring
the United States TO war; and, after
Brazil, Argentina is now enlisting in the
anti-Teutonic crusade.
Germany's present and her past have
already been sacrificed in the war. She is
using up her future now. The few remain
ing markets that she might have held, the
few neutrals with whom she might have
done business on the old basis, one by one
are changing their character and their at