The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-29

We are lighting Germany, for one
thing, because Germany, having split
the world in half, is now seeking to
devour the halves separately. She
has driven a wedge straight through
the heart of Europe, and into Asia,
and Is seeking to extend II to the Per-
sian gulf.
This is no accidental happening, due
to the downfall Of Russia and the sud-
den shifting in the fortunes Of war,
Germany planned II all decades ago.
She made no effort TO keep the plans
secret. She told us all about It. She
had a reputation for making plans
and sticking to them, from one gener-
alton to another; yet the world paid
no attention. It seemed too prepos-
ferrous even for Germany to attempt.
As long ago as 1906 pamphlet.
'Pan-Germany and Central Europe
About 1850" was published in Berlin
and had wide circulation. It laid the
whole Mitteleuropa plan bare as fol-
lows:
'Poland and Little Russia (the king
dom to be established at Russla's ex-
peRse) viii agree 10 have no armies
OF their own, and win receive Ia their
fOrtresses German and Austrian garri-
sons. In Poland. as wen as In Little
Russia, the postal and telegraph serv-
ices as we'll as the railways win be in
German hands"
In 1911 Tannenherg's book, "Greater
Germany" was published. This was
only three years before the war, but
1t showed that the idea Of German
MItteleuropa had not been allowed 20
laDgulsh. 1t says:
'"The new kingdom Of Poland IL
made up OF the former Russian por.
ton Of the basin Of the vlstula, and Of
GalIcla, and forms a part.Of the new
Austria"
How the plan has grown since them
Russia's collapse dropped whole prov
inces into the lap of the kaiser, and
now Germany plans It's empire on q
scale which would dwarf that OF an
Client Rome. II Is to embrace Che orig
final Central Europe, Inhabited BY
some 100000 Germans, make the
Black sea a German lake, and extend
clear to the Persian gulf through the
vassal states OF Bulgaria and Turkey,
The German government started 70
put IT'S scheme for MltteleuropH Tn
to effect years ago when 1t began tho
construction Of the archaeological
railway. Little Serbia stood 10 che
way, 30 Serbia was attacked and the
world was plunged into war. IN the
opposite corner Of Europe Belgium
was invaded and crushed. The world
then thought that this was only be-
cause Belgium offered the easiest
route to France; but study OF the Nit
teleuropa plan Of years ago shows that
Belgium was included In the scheme
Of conquest.
'How does all this AFFECT American
one may ask. Germany was late
conner In the family Of great nations.
Most OF the uncivlIized world had been
t3re-empted BY other nations before
she arrived. Germany wanted COT
enles. To get them she would have
to take them away from someone else.
Africa and South America offered
the best fields for German cOloniza-
ton. England possessed the best part
Of Africa--the parts In which the
white man might hope to settle and
thrive. England had 3 mighty heet.
ana a disposition 10 hold what she
mad, even though she did net show .
disposition to fight for more.
There remained South America. r
was divided among weak nations. u
was protected only By the Monroe doc.
trine. This Monroe doctrine was q
sacred thing to Americans, but saae
being backed up by mighty armlea5aEd
fleets, was not even d "scrapO f paper
DO tho Germans. Can anyone douha.
should Germany succeed in weldInk
into mighty empire the 1900 900
Germans and the 10000 900 inhabi-
tants Of the SassAi ana conquered
states OF her AiitteleuFOph, that her
next step would be toward the westf
The vefy fact thar she mad this em-
plre would presupppss the defeat Of
England, 10 that 10 Bkiubh nses would
stand between us ana Germany when
the time came FOR the kaiser to send
his Iegi0ns cross the Atlantic.
eAA In the East, 80 n the West, =
il i motto which. OF recent weeks, has
been much heard In Germany. Az
conference OF the national liberal par
II, held ii March Of this year. the fol-
lowing amazingly frank declaration
was made:
sour policy has been directed %
making the government and majority
turn away from the FeIchstAg res0ln-
ton Of July 10. tPeace without an
hexations and indemnitiesy. n that
we have succeeded Peace nae jose
heen made IN the East under condl-
vaons IN fat contradiction u the pol
lcy Of July 10, ahd has received the
support and assent Of al the burgeols
parfies"
In other words ala Germany Il noss
planning both annexatIons and ln1enl-
nlslea sueh Is Will leave heF without
Formidable opponent "A the world
Can We make peace rev and Ieaes
Germanys flushed with rietorgs a pos.
session Of al she hes gained and lust.
ing for further epnHusst1e u we did
uvnuld mnf fha vghaln seorId lIwn "a