New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Fight Opened
On Pan-Cerman
Conquest Plan

BERLIN. Sept 25.-The pan-German
activities which have been launched on
big national scale are expected to
find an echo IN the plensry sessions
of the Reichstag. The central govern
ing board of the Social Democratic
party has issued a spoken call,
summoning the opponents of the re-
dictionaries to joint action. The dec
laration proceeds TO establish the iden-
tity Of the DISCUSSES adopted by the
pan German agencies. 1t asserts the
combination is made up of industrial
lists and the landed interests, whose
for annexations, indemnities and the
granting of such a separate peace to
! each enemy as the conditions warrant.
The call concludes with the declars-
tion that the realization Of the pan
German programme would mean the
suicide of European culture and civil
, ization, for after such collapse. it
/ Is pointed out. the reconstruction Of
Europe could not be accomplished for
century. The activities Of the Faith
erland party are also likely TO be dis
cussed in the open sessions of the
/ Reichstag.
The pan-Germsn organization. osten-
sibly founded TO rejuvenate national
patriotism, is gradually unfurlins its
true colors. The Duke of Mecklenburg-
| Schwerln is its honorary pressAentss&ps
true Inspiration. however, is supplied
by Admiral Won Tirpitz and by public
! and private individuals who would not
resent being accused of harboring pro-
nounced pan-German, annexaticnist
views.
No Doubt of lingo Ambitions
It's Berlin debut eft no doubts Of its
Jlngoistic ambitions. In the last analy-
sis y supplies but further evidence Of
the desperation with which the reac-
tlonary forces are exerting themselves
TO halt the spread of sentiment in
favor of peace by understanding and
compromise and also to block the prog
ress of the movement toward democ-
ratization.
The issue is now considered a clean
cut one. The pan n-Germans possess
unlimited funds and an amenable press.
/ The Liberal elements are counting upon
thclr Parliamentary majority, the gov
ernment's Endorsement of their peace
resolutions and the desire of the Car
man people as reflected in that action
and subsequently in the German reply
to Pope Benedict.
Farilamentary circles are curious as
10 the future of the National Liberal
party since its adoption last SUNDAY in
/ d general session of resolution out
| !lhlng the attitude of the party in re-
/ gard to current foreign and domestic
| issues. The new platform to which the
executive of the party proposed to
| pledge the party stopped Just short of
| Endorsement of the fondest pan-Ger-
man dreams. Indications point to a
cleavage in the party which will show
sharp line of demsrkation between
the Right and Left wings.
Difficulty in Face-About Policy
The "Tageblatt" assumes that the
| new state of affairs is due to indus
/ trial members, whose influence and in
terests have been traditional factors in
the party's history. Inasmuch as Dr..
! Gustav Stresemann was member of
| the committee Of seven which drafted
Germany's reply to the Pope's peace
proposal in conjunction with the Chan
cellor, it is predicted that the party
will have difficulty in reconciling it's
! present fsce-about with Germany's an
swer to the Vatican.
IL would also seem to eliminate the
party from participating further in the
| deliberations of the coalition. which is
now made up of Social Democrats,
Centrists and members of the Progress
| sive Peoples party.