The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-06
XXI
How the Patrician Old Man Of
the Sea Bestrides the
Shoulders of
Germany.

Pr1nCe LtCnNcWsky, tIiS INi iiloil 1iti
Ehassador in London. certainly report
He'd to his government that England
Edid not wish TO enter the war. He
Sclairas now that he did not mean that
England would not fight at all events
but, undoubtedly, the German foreign
$efrice believed that England would re-
&nain out OF the war. The raising oil
the Ulster army by Sir Erward Car
BON, one OF the most gigantic polttica!
8hluffs in all history. which had nc
6ncre revolutionary or military signifi
eance than a torchlight parade during
Hbre OF our presidential campaigns, was
reported by the German spies as a
Zeal and serious revolutionary move
knent OF course. II was believed by
The Germans that Ireland would rise
n general rebellion the moment the
var was declared In the summer OF
ai4 Russia was believed to be on the
Edge OF revolution.
As / have said in a previous chap
her. the movement against militarism
eliminating in the extraordinary vote
b the reichstag against the govern
{nent at the time OF the Zabern affair
NAMED the government and military
beopIe that The mass of Germans We're
oning to their senses and were pre-
airing to shake off the hogey OF mill.
arlsm and fear which had roasted sc
ing on their shoulders like Prussia r
bid Man of the Sea. The Pan-Ger'
cans and the AnneXationists were hot
,r war The people alive could re-
eafl onlv three wars. the war against
denmark in 1864. which wns settled
4 "A few days and added the duchies
n Schteswig and Hclstein To the Prus-
Fan crown and the war of 1855, In
khich Bavaria. Baden, Wurttemberg
esse- Darmstadt and Saxory were de.
pated when the Austrian Kingdom Of
anove- disappeared and the territory
Heewe- Cassei. Nassau and the free
4ty OF Frankfort were added to Prus-
&s. This war from it's declaration IL
e battle OF koniggraI2. Ia which the
ustrlans were com pletely defeated
Isted only two weeks, In 1870 France
aa defeated within month ard &
bif after the opening Of hostilities
that the kaiser was implicitly he
ved when. on the first day OF the
hr, he appeared on the balcony oi
G palace and told the crowds. whe
ire keen for war. that before tbs
lives have fallen from the trees yot
THE army and all Germany believed
Kaiser. and rslf~vesi ESQ haf 8
n short &eekS waNla see the destgllc.
IN OF France and the consequent
xure of her rich colonies. that Rus
could then re struck good quick
wv before she could concentrate her
my and resources: that England
uld remain neutral. and that Ger
my would consequently become. II
1 the actual owner of the world. al
1T its dictator. Some one has since
"a that the emperor must have
ant pine trees
Working ever in the dark. either
ntng or influencing newspapers the
1T munition and arms factory Of
Krupps insidiously poisoned tbs
ads OF the people with the microbe
war.
Prince fAchnowsky. the German
bassador in London. called upor
often after the outbreak of the
and instrted that he had correct
seported the sentiments OF England
laying that England did not want
fter Prince IAchnowskys return &c
many the Germans quite unfairly
tied him as a man who had failed
seemed 10 blame nina pefdust
bland had taken the only possible
Hrse open to her and ranged herself
#he side of France and Russia.
*he dedication at Leipzig, In ths
III 1918, of the great monument ia
tbrafe what IL called the war OF
Nation" and the victory OF T,eip'
Hin the war Of the nations. 1913
undoubtedly kindled a martial
IN In Germany To my mind. the
So which really determined the
Eercr and the ruling class for war
the attitude of the whole people
lac Zabern affair and their evident
narrowing dislike OF militarism. The
that the Socialists. at the close
Ne session of the reiehstag, boldly
Filmed In the chamber and refused
Use or TO cheer the name OF the
eror indicated new spirit of re-
nee to autocraey. and autocracN
Mthat If II was to keep its hold
Germany it must lead the nation
Ia short and successful war.
is is no new trick Of ruling and
ocratic class. From the days
the patrieians OF Rome forced
leople into war whenever the peo-
showed a disposition 10 demand
rights autocracies have always
ID to war as the best antidote
st the spirit Of democracy.
ople OF other countries have been
ering why II is that the German
snment is able so easily to inn
Its will upon the German people.
re set out in another chapter In
II the political system, from which
nave seen that the reichstag is
Ing but a debating society: that
ltrussians do not really have uni
II suffrage, but by reason of the
Ia circle system of voting the
Ire franchise remains in the hands
ID few, and that the government
ID country, through the fandrats
lungs presidents and over presi-
4 Is a central system from above
wards and not by the election of
la1ers OF the people; and, in the
lsr on militarism and Zabern. I
told by what means the control
II army is kept in the hands of
lass of mobiles.
sse are not the only means by
the system controls the coun-
These alone would not SUFFICE.
1.-THE time when he is four years
. German IL disciplined and