The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-13

by the German majority Soc1A1iSt
: party. This is an disseminating arli-
. Gle, demonstrating once for all the Pc
! cul1ar wording Of a Hun mind re-
ga-ding lis conception Of tho so
called Mission" which Germany must
perform toward the world. It also
/ shows how the German Socialists are
closely related. In mode OF political
reasoning, to the foremost Hun
Junker-In lper1nlsts.
BY HERR PAUL LENSCH.
, German Majority Socialist Party.)
(Leusch is one Of tho chief writer's
! In tho Socialist weekly, Die Gloche,
and belongs to the Right wing OF Ger
; man socialism. But for this very rea-
son his views are specially interest
ing, since for months past the whole
current of Socialists thought In Ger
many has been wetting steadily In
that direction.
iHerr Lensch's startling and in
genius theories deserve q wire public
lty In this country, and We made no
apology for giving somewhat cop1ous
extracts from his book.)
H. this war EnSlanu has run up
against L German bloc. Tho permanent
internal Ional CONNECTION u the .'"r'iiaa
ard Nustria-FIunSary Will produce IN
. Central Eurnp" an unI;ary group %
l:;u. mo. QUO people. among whom war Wal
III future b. IInp1SSl bic.
In l\6.: Prussia. III. chief German
state had i>.Uur.hnh when 1t went To WAY
4, y Il.
; such Il change will compi!cate the policy
of TN. professional protection OF small
n:,iluu" on the Thames. His whole SSS-
tom I'll European 'hlianc" "f power is
,.nllapSiny before his eyes inc
cry for he destruction OF FruSSlan
"miltarism' is only an eApIssStun ~ ~
rnawing care lest the foundations ot
English worid-power should be SH;Lkcn
by tn. orGaniZa ton OF Central Europe
They thought that tn. war would chctE
i;crEnany'S rise for an !nd''tlilltc prriHo.
and realized to their horror that. on tue
contrary, quite new pcrspectiVcs were
un,uiu.- before. her. Where only lie"
decades ago there was still country "t
traditional impotence. the war nt'
created 4 unified bloc Of At least n.y.
Dup 900 inhabitants. to which IN" S'n'llttt
n,ichbor,nE peoples VIII soon al'acn
,b..rnS.1v.s BY the force OF attraction.
This Central Europe. held together pE
German organizing powers. st'AehHu oS
German economic strength. lHlPF"e"t'
with German Scicncc-tHc moro EuI
possibilities rose before Britain 'seS
tha more she realized that II In this WA
E,n~jonh docs not win, She Is conquered:
If GERMANY: is not conquered. shS Will
have conquered
The Decline Of France and hnssus'
The remuneration OF anncNaltoAS ps
the Central Powers wHui! mean at,S
hing but Il restoration Of former con-
ditions. This is the cpoch-mak'hs ph
Thn Russian revolution for Germany.
Russia will never again become WIZ
she was we must reckon on ~.
revolution lasting Il long time; II Is oui
! of the question that TIL vast ur h.'r',u -.
| that it Involves for, that Ntrs'f Sus
Nsiatic stat. could he over In n NV
mcnihs Russia; ;hrn. rs Il nlll,ar!
rr,,a; mower is played out Tor 4 iohs
| linn, and ther" is an enc o..
! spectre. OF tine Russian danger 49,,
[ boo I'll
| lish danger" Meanwhile, on inc west
| Franco is steadily sinking: Tor fFstst MY
pcacc without anncNatloiS n'Ea"S l,t'
| ING into the abyss rt insiEnilcAi'cs as "
| world power. The Grrninh -
! urrr wrong In protesting IN 49,
$50, ,bn annexation of AlSacc-l. or
| r,ine. indeed. without the new iroiltle, >
| nj thst year Germany would prop1oi'
/ not have been able 10 maintain hsr p'eS
| ent front. But' even the r'coNc' -
; NlSacc- lorraine and the creation W -"
| Rhcuish buffer state could NOT s'fe
Lr,rcc from her fate. Imagine. ulen, !,
| Germany pcr1nanrtl: and closely allleu
| with Austriatlunsary. and her 80
tiers freed from the. tremendous ptS
surc ON east and west ms "ou.u 80
like . modernized Roman , smrpiI onlv
(;ern,an nation. In realitErie <W3u!q ~
| -, m. 'fiaal recovery of that altogether
irv;,innt, rosition to which ehr great
| ,n;ddi. nation Of Eurnp" IS citINlSt w,
| .rru1;nic cultural and Ee"Fr ai't''t 80,
! ..-nunds and not least OWING TO -
C,,n..r;ral strength. - The weld
! in. .: shattered Contra! Europe Whicn
: j. now in process. is the hiStoTfcai Gpun-
! t,rnart 20 the disruption OF htthct ~
! united Russia, 1ut as the riSS .; nii,,n
=; many is the counterpart 70 thc uee4'N
| of France. ~ ,rithout
| connucsts would mean Il material cNteh-
| I'm OF it's power in Central Europe. IN
! closest alliance with Austrian
| and hand in hand with the Haihans "'''.
| Turkey; for through the decay t."
| L>~ancc and the Russian revolution XIV
~ li.trihu,ion of power on its t"o
! a,nks hos been completely upset.
! Geruany's Economic Future.
| Far NOR. uuportant than the question:
| OF auneXations IS that OF our .hinb
Tn,mrr This is the real kernel when
- not even touched by annexation. anu
! the economic problem is aDoN" All d
colonial problem. ~, .o,,,,
! In the nineteenth century ing en-
zion nf Europe has increased from ~
; ~ almost son millions. The victuailinS
! ~ mis- enormous Increase "i human pH-
/ invs was task which the ola pl"uSEn,
Ind If Europe could no longer loini'
Nest industrial States turne" i ,S,,, ne
| nnr,rrs to importers of corn. itut nus
r.nS merely an outward sign OF Europe. ;
! ,.,,,,n1cf. economic t!anSlortla'i"ti;
| Nan docs not liv" by bread alone anu anu
! th, need for clothing. i"ot6''l' -
: hnusi,uN for n steadily growing P@pu.a;-
,;a to that great intcrnation;tl d!rl-
: zion Of labor between IN" oia ana NJ"
! wnr,,Is and between Europe ana inc
! ,.'t,ri.s which contributed matcrlaiiE
~ capitalist development ana aIFt:'u'
! h.It ,r,, germ of The present contiici.
! :rh.l main line of this division "t iaDor
vas that E:urope produced nrcah- cor II
and ,h.. colonies. fodder ana Splht,nt
Materials: ana II was n'iIE il,,. ,,.,r
w.. ,urro indust realised Z country was.
. m. NOR. sharply did its aTrlcutlur,.
shn,v IN. traces Of the intcrc"ntincntal
! division of lahrr ,,
;rhus Germany became the country
! ub,rh nroiurcd tn" most corn per acre
! rho most catti" and meat. and ais" inc
| hrs, country in III" world for p"'at"'S
and sugar. on the other NAM. me pro,
! tiuctjnn OF spinning plants dISippcareo
oitoreth.r, and shcep-r7liSing went
80 Till the war this seemed t"ler-
.IHie. and il was possible t. reckon that
| tbc needs Of Ere" Trad" and tn" "U"ct
~ sr,rrly and demand would ensure our
him. able 10 buy whatever German aEri-
! rultur" needed. ut the sam" prices as
nthrr BUYERS Eut this certainly n"
! longer prevails England wants 10 &C.
S,ruy German w"rld-tran". anu tE' n' ,, y
ms * proved 10 hr impossible. Inc
n',rc .nrrrc,ic---ally will she use all
,n,nns a, her disposal in order - Grip
: ri. if This will not he all To dithcult.
Sine. rnur-ffths nf colonial trad" IS III
! I:nrliss hands Th" resolutions "f N"
| PARIS Economic Conference. mo prop
ABILITY :fat England will adopt i'rotHc-
ton. speak IN eloquent IaaEuaS". "e
n,usr reckon on IN" british worid-crl-
mir. and ITS ally. America. only Selling
10 Germany unL.r handIcapplnE cond'-
t,nDs the raw materials whirh she