Evening journal., 1918-05-14
German Palms and sAtavistic Instincts"

German Palms and "Atavisiic Instincts"
Professor Wilhelm Ostwald. one Of
the most active agents Of German prop
aganda in Sweden. gave to the stock
holm "Dagcn' an interview, from which
the following extracts were published
IN The Paris Temps November 20,
1910
You ask me what Germany plans.
We'll, then, Germany plans TO organize
Europe for until now Europe has not
been or0anized Germany plans TO
work along new lines i'm order 20 real
ize the idea of collective labor.
How does Germany propose TO work
out her plans of organization in the
West? She Will demand That the Ger
man and the Frenchman be welcomed.
each In the others country; that they
be permitted 20 work and TO acquire
property under exactly The same con
d:tions as the inhabitants of the coun-
try
In the East. Germany will create a
confederation Of states. a sort of Bal
tic confederation, which should en-
brace The Scandinavian states. Finland
and the Baltic provinces. Finally Po-
land will be torn away from Russia
and made into a new independent state.
] believe the time has come TO rear
range the map of Europe.
O. What do you think Of the grow
ing part played by the different
churches in the countries which up til
now have had to suffer from invasion?
A. This is a result which IL has not
been possible TO avoid. In many fields
the present situation necessarily rouses
alavistic Instincts ] viii say, however,
that in our country God the Father Is
reserved FOR The personal use Of the
Emperor. In one instance Tie was men
iloned in a report Of the general stan,
but it is 20 be noted that He has not
appeared there a second time
Europe Under German HcgemOny.
In my view the following fruits OF
victory are highly desirable for the fu-
ture Of Germany and at the same time
Tor The future Of federated Continental
EUROPE. (il Liberation from the tyr
amy Of England l2) AS necessary
means TO this end, invasion OF the Brit
ism Pirate state by The German navy
and army, occupation OF London. t3l
Division Of Belgium the largest part, as
far west as Antwerp and Ostend, a stale
in the German empire; the northern
part TO Holland. the eastern part 10
Luxemburg- also, thus enlarged, a
state i'm the German empire li) Ger
many obtains a great part of the Brit
ish colonies as we'll as the Congo state
70 France must cede a portion OF hel
nelghboring northeastern provinces. l6'
Russia is 90 be made powerless, by re.
storing the kingdom of Poland and con
Meeting this with Ausiria-Hungary li
the German Baltic provinces revert t'
Che German empire. lS) Finland be
comes an Independent kingdom and j
60 he connected with Sweden.
Ernest Haeckel in "Das Monlstisch
JanrhundertN no 3l-32 November it
1914. p. 657.
This was Haeckel's reply TO a cir
GUAR sent out by the president OF th
"Monistenbund," inquirlng what
your attitude towards Ostwald'
views?n In one Of his "Monisiisch
Sonniagspredigien" no 1912, Septem
Der 10. 1914, under the title "Europ
under German Leadership" professo
Ostwald had expressed the hope tina
q union Of the states Of Europe nigh
be formed with the German empero
at its head Germany with its superio
military organization guaranteeing pro
teotion against the East The issues O
';Das Monstische Jahrhunderl" dealin
with this proposal were subsequent
placed under an embargo they wer
not permitted 20 be sent out OF Ger
many. see Grumb3ch "Das AnneXion
islische DEUTSCHLAND 1917. p. 2j5
Aggressive Belgium
nation that acts as Belgium has
acted has no right 10 complain because
10 Is treated according 10 the law OF
war. Belgium. like a coward stabbed
Germany I'm the back; 10 is not Ger-
many that attacked Belgium without
prOvocatiOn.
Professor Daenell in the "lllustrierie
Zeitung," Leipzig lNovember, 1910, no.
3726
German Historical Claims in the Meth
erlands.
Alsace and a part Of Lorraine have
again been drawn into the rejuNenated
Germany. Shall Luxembourg