Evening journal., 1918-05-21
III. SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THE
WAR.


WAR.
Germany's Right and GerInany's Aims.
Germany has the right to extent the
area OF her dominion according 10 her
needs, and the power 10 obtain this
right against all contradiction.
The English, Belgians French, North
and south Slavs and japanese are prais-
Ing each other as pOssessors and guard
ians OF the most refined human civil
ization and abusing US as barbarians.
We should be fools 10 contradict. To
Rome, at the point Of death, the Ger
mans who were digging her grave were
barbarisns Your civilization, gossips,
watts TO US no sweet SAVIOR. Get used,
as soon as you can, 10 recognize that on
German soil barbarians and warriors
are living They have now no time 10
waste on small talk They must thrash
your armies, capture your general STATS,
strew your cuttle-nsh arms ovef the
ocean. When Tanglers and Toulon.
Antwerp and Calais are subject 90 their
barbarlc power, then they will often be
glad to have a friendly chat with YOU
Krupp has given US the hope not only
OF getting at England in her foating
castles, but also Of camping widely, be
fore her face. WY with envy, on two
seas on the coasts Of Belgium. France
and Morocco. That Germans do not NJ
into the hustle OF peaceahle nations Is
the proudest ornament Of the German
character Their manhood does not
feminine itself In long peace. Wsr has
always been their chief business.
Germany means TO grow, 10 coin the
achievements Of It's men and It's states
into rights Of sovereignty before which
every head must bow in reverent greet
Ing. Germany Is striking Who gave
her leave? Her right Is in her might.
Therefore she is waging a good war.
For the English things are
already going badly. From
Calais 10 Dover Is not far. 10 YOU doubt
our being able TO reach them? With
such an army anything can be done.
And before they receive their punish
ment there will be no peace.
We are not waging war TO punish
countries, nor TO free enslsved peoples
and then warm ourselves In the con-
sciousness Of our unselnsh nobility. We
are waging war because of our solid
conviction that Germany, In view Of her
achievements. has the right 20 demand
and musl obtain more room on the
earth and a broader sphere OF action
Spain and the Netherlands
Rome and Hapsburg, France and Eng
. land seized. ruled, settled great eN-
panses Of the most fertile soil Now
the hour has struck for German suprem-
acy. A peace that does not secure this
will leave our efforts unrewarded.
We shall stay in the Belgian lowlands
70 which we shall add the narrow coas'
strip 10 and beyond Calais.
From Calais 20 Antwerp, Flanders, Linn
burr and Brahsnt up 10 and including
the chain Of forts on the Meuse, are
to he prussian. The south
ern trlanele. with Alssce-Lorraine ,anc
LuxemhurE. II 10 likes. is 10 be shaped
into an independent state OF the EN-
pire. intrusted 20 a Catholic princels
houss-a new Lotharingia. Then Ger
many would know for what purpose
she has shed her blood
Macmillan Harden. In the "Zukunft
August %: September p. October 81
iei4). Cited by Grumbach, "Das an
nexlonistische Deutschland t9t7,, np
23e-2H
Germany Willed the War.
One principle only Is 70 be reckoned
with-one which sums up and includes
sll others-forcel Boast of that and
scorn all twaddle. Force that is what
has distinction and fascination. Force
the flst-that is everything, Let
us drop our pitiable efforts 10 excuse
Ge-many's action; let US cease heapine
contemplate insults upon the enemy
Not against our will were we thrown
into this gigantic adventure. II was
not imposed on US BY surprise. We
wiled il: we were bound TO will IL
we do not appear before the tribuna
OF Europe: we do not recognize any
such Jurisdiction
our force will create a new law lr
Europe. Il Is Germany that strikes
When it shall have conquered new
nelds for its genius. then the priests o.
ell the gods will exalt tho war Al
blessed.
Harden In the "Zukunft" ,August-Oc
tober, 1914; cited IN "Juges par euX
memes." pp. 46-47. See also extracts u
tho New York Times December G
1914