Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
GERMANY READY
FOR Great WAR
EARLY IN june
Evidence Shows She Was
Preparing For Trial of
Strength At That Time.
COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY OF THE WAR
Prof. Harding of Indiana
Brings Out Some New
Facts in Pamphlet.

| AOAc uue 20, 1919, germany
WlIled, if not war, at least another
trial of diplomatic strength in which
| the threat of war should enter as a
| decisive factor" Such is the conclu-
sion to which Professor Samuel +.
Harding of Indiana University, comes
IN the third chapter of his ninety-six
page pamphlet entitled THE Study of
the Great War" just issued by the
committee on Public Information,
and distributed free upon application
TO 10 Jackson Place, Washington, D.
| C.
| The fact that in 1918 before the
murder Of the Archduke Franz Fer
dinand on the fateful 2Sth of June,
1914, Austria notified Italy that she
proposed then to attack Serbia, Is
one bit of evidence relied upon by
Professor Harding. Also a secret mill
tary report of the German army
| which fell into the possession Of the
French government shows that Ger
many was making extraordinary prep
arations in 1913 for an immediate
war. In an interview with King AL
bert of Belgium in November of the
same year, the German kaiser gave
the impression that war with France
was certain, and sought to win Bel
GUM to Germany's side. Various
practical measures looking to war
were also taken before the Sarajevo
murders. The military laws of 1911,
1912 and 1913 greatly increased the
German army. The reconstruction
of the Kiel Canal was hurried to COM
pletion easily in 1914. Steps were
taken to stir up revolt in South Afri-
ca and in British India. Secret coal
ing orders dated June IA, 1914, two
weeks before the assassinations, were
| issued to the German cruiser Eber at
Cape Town which contemplated an
immediate outbreak of war.
There is much evidence, too, relat-
ing to accumulation of war materials,
the transfer of bank balances, etc.
and a circular dated June 9, 1914, Is
cited, ordering all owners of factories
to open the mobilization envelopes il
their possession.
Finally, the evidence is presented
showing that a secret conference OF
German and Austrian generals and
officials was held at Potsdam, near
Berlin, on July 5, 1914, and that it
was at this council that the actual
steps leading up to the war were
agreed upon.
The following is quoted from Maxi
milan Harden in Die Zukunft for All
gust 1, 1914:
In the Viennese note to Serbia
whose brazen arrogance has no prece.
dent in history, each phrase bears
witness that Austria Hungary desired
the war. Only the war, for whicl
the best minds of the army were
thirsting, could cure the Fundamental
ills of the two halves of the Austrian
Empire, and of the monarchy. Only
the refusal and not the acceptance oil
the claims put forward in the nort
could have profited Vienna.
THE question has been asked
Where was the plan of the campaign
elaborated--in Vienna or Berlin :?
And some hasten to reply: In Vienna
Why do people tolerate the propaga-
ton of such dangerous fables? VIII!
not say the thing that is because il
must be-, namely, that a complete
understanding in all matters existed
between Berlin and Vienna?"
Space is given in the final chapter
to a brief consideration of the ques.
lions whether this will be the las
great war The requirements are
sketched both for a League to enforce
peace and for world federation, ant
the triumph of the United States ant
the Allies over militarist and despotit
] n I'd d DIV h
best assurance of the establishment
Of a league of peace and the practica
ending of war;
Many of the quotations of evidence
are from sources not easily accessible
to the general reader. The followins
illustrate the German plans of worlC
dominion and reliance upon brut,
force:
God has called US to civilize thu
. world; we are the missionaries of hu
y man progress. - Kaiser William
I'D
THE German race is called to bin(
the earth under its control. "-Nud
wig Woltmann, 1879
Our next war will be fought fo
the highest interests of our countr!
and of mankind. World Power o.
, DOWNFALL will be our rallying cry
, General Bernhard, 1919
, ut is only by relying on our goot
! German sword that we can hope t.
, conquer that place in the sun which
rightly belongs to us."-(Germal
Crown Prince, 1879
With the help of Turkey, Indi;
: and China may be conquered. Havin.
conquered these, Germany shoult
civilize and Germanize the world, an.
: the German language would becom
l the world language. "-(Theodor
2 Springman, 1879
With these statements of aims ma.
l be compared the recent utterances o
the Kaiser:
IF the enemy does not want peace
then we must bring peace to tn
world by battering in with the irol
fist and shining sword the doors o
l those who will not have peace
: (Dec. %, 1919
I'VE desire to live in friendship
with neighboring peoples, but tn
q victory of German arms must first b
! recognized. "-(Feb. II, 1879
THE prize of victory must not fal
8 US. No soft peace, but one cores
: ponding with Gernany's interests
Q March 20. 1879