El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
LONG
WARNING WITH
GREAT BRITAIN
Plotting Is Done Through
Secret Agents in Banks
and Commercial Houses.
UNDERMINING OF
TRADE PLANNED

2 ONDON, Eng. Sept 2g.-Ger-
many has been wagins war
- against the British empire for a
much longer period than three years"
said A. D. McLaren, the author Of
~Germanism from Within" and
Peaceful Penetration" in an inter-
view with a London Observer repre-
sentative. Her policy Of peaceful
penetration was expressly designed
and pursued for the deliberate pur-
pose. not only OF capturing British
trade in all parts of the world, iuClud-
ing England. but Of creating and de-
velOplug disturbing and disintegrar-
ing factor in the oversee dOmini0us-'
Germans Peaceful PenetratiOn.9
Peaceful penetration" Mr.. 3IcLaren
continued, may be said TO have been
pursued along two distinct lines. both
Of which. however, were related 10
each other as well as TO EOLSodm s
ambitious policy which is summed UP
in the pregnant words. DeuLschtum
and WeltpOlitik, that is Germaulsm
and world politics For side by side
with preparations in the kalser's cab
met TO secure the military DONNA
ton OF Europe, and the extension OF
the influence, If not the territory, OF
the empire from the North Sea 10 tbs
Persian gulf, Germauy's agents abroad
We're constantly engaged Tor many
years prior 10 the war in a subtle
campaign, first against The industry
and commerce, and, secondly. against
the political stability and sovereignty
Of nearly every other European power
indeed, against nearly every country
in the world, whether civilized, semi
civilized, or unclvilIzed- Overwhelm-
ing irrefutable evidence Of this has
been forthcoming from all points OF
the compass since the war began
W rk OF German Banks.
~As regards our commerce and in
dustry," Mr. McLaren went on TO say,
cit was warfare on scientific lines In
every quarter OF the globe, but es-
pecial where the Union Jack was fly
ing. Germans were TO be found as
bankers, stock brokers, merchants. I
tradesmen, clerks. mining and ship T.
ping agents and artisans They were
all apostles OF Germanism- and their
activities and methods went far be-
yOnd legitimate commercial enterprise
and exploitation
London, Liverpool Manchester. /
Birmlnsh ham, sydney, Melbourne, and
many other large cities We're honey
combed by the underhaud methods Of .
these secret agents. or commercial ]
spies. The German banks IN particular
were the foremost factor in develop
ing Germany's commerce and industry
German Work in Colonies.
Precisely the same thing was GO
ing on for years in the oversee do
mlniOnS- Canada. Australia and
south Africa. 70 say nothing Of India. [
have all suffered from the effects OF
peaceful penetration from a political
as well as g commercial and indus
trial standpoint In the dominious
the Germans played q holder, though .
stun secret and. TO the British En- {
plre, more dangerous game. They F..
gained control Of key industries ]
mining products especially and part ?
~ by this means, partly by her adj I
mitteuly superior scientific attain E
ments and equipment Germany was .
slowly but surely reducing Great Bri- /
tain 70 the condition OF an economic /
Nassal- That this grave danger did 2
not threaten England alone is proved :
by the unanimlty Of the allied econ
omic conference held iN Paris in June.
1916 Representing so many antagou-
istic int 'ests. economically, there T
y as yet complete agreement in calling
Tor common action TO put an end 10
the VasSalage 20 which Germany was .
reducl1s countries For Germany
worked on plan, an organized sys-
TEN.
ENGLAND Too Eeasy.
The British Empire has smoothef
the path for the aEents-secret and
otner-ot Germany by its uaruraliZa-
ton laws. As I have often said. in
and the British Empire il Is
especially the naturaIised German
who has been the deadliest under
miner OF our national structure
cit is for this reason" AIr. AIcTaren
ldded. that regard the political or
kultural side OF peaceful penetration
rs more dangerous than its CONNER
,ial and industrial side. The latter isl
comparatively open and obvious 20 a
keen observer the former is much
more subtle. secret. silent. and there
fore far more difficult 90 circumveut
lr COun-eraCt"