South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24

The intention of the general
staff is TO act by surprise We must
put on one side. said Gen. Won
Moltke, all commonplace as to the
responsibility of the aggressor.
When war has become necessary it
is essential TO carry il on in such a
| way as 10 place all the chances IN
ones own favor. Success alone jus
titles war. Germany can not and
ought not to leave Russia time to
mobilize, for she would then be OBJ
liged 20 maintain on her eastern
frontier SO large an army that she
would be placed in a position of
equality. if not of inferiority TO that
of France. Accordingly. added the
general. we must anticipate our
principal adversary as soon as there
are nine chances to one Of going to
war, and begin it without delay in
order ruthlessly to crush all resist
ance.'"
Jules Cambon, French am
bassador at Berlin, to NJ. Step
hen Pichon, minister of for
eign affairs. Berlin, May 6,
1913. The French Yellow Book,
Letter No. 3d.
I'VE shall arrive at an under
standing with England, which is de-
sirable from every point of view.
only after we have crossed swords
with her As long as Germany does
not consider this necessity as a lead
ing factor in her foreign policy we
shall be condemned TO failure in all
important matters of foreign policy.
"Of course we need not proclaim
/ these views to all the world for the
benefit of our opponents We may
even earnestly endeavor 70 work for
our purposes by peaceful means.
However. we must never allow our
/ selves TO enter upon a course which
hampers our ultimate aim, and we
must INCREASINGLY keep before our
eyes our true purpose. we must,
therefore. politically and militarily,
/ prepare ourselves for the struggle
which is probably unavoida bic.
Then only can we hope for success. -
Of. Won Bernhard, Britain
as Germany's Vassal. 1922.
trans. 1914, PIP. 209-210)
Not only army and navy. but our
foreign policy also must be ready
for immediate action. our states
men must increasingly labor TO inn
prove the conditions for the ap-
preaching struggle They may CO.
operate meanwhile with other great
/ powers for particular purposes. but
they must constantly bear i'm mind
that an understanding with the pow
ers of the Triple Entente can only
be a strictly limited one. Therefore
Germanys statesmen must be de-
termined 20 take 10 arms as soon as
our interests are seriously threaten
ed. The responsibility of bringing
about a necessary war under favor
able circumstances is much smaller
than the responsibility OF making an
unfortunate war inevitable by fol-
lowing a policy of present advan-
tage. or by lacking the necessary
resolution"
Of. Won Bernhard, Britain as
Germany's Nassal, 1871.
trans, 1915 PIP. -IS-- 49,
1T is natural and. within certain
limits. politically "a matter of course
that the German emperor should
have thought that, until GERMANY
had a strong fleet we must try 20
keep on good terms with England.
and even on occasion TO make con-
/ cessions."
CGraf Won EeveutlOw
Deutsche Auswartige Politik.
1916. p. 60.)
Let il he the task then Of our
diplomacy so To shuttle the cards
that we may be attacked by France.
/ for then there would be reasonabl
prospect that Russia for "A time
would remain neutral We
must not hope 20 bring about this
attack 10y waiting passively. Neither
France nor Russia nor England
need 20 attack I'm order TO further
their interests. So long as we shrink