New-York tribune., 1918-05-04


districts of Longwy and Briey, pointing out
that the iron produced there is indispens-
able to Germany. He said in part:
Forty years longer and the iron mines
along the Rhine will be exhausted What
shall we do then? Germany must have
iron, and must produce it in her own land.
We must have the strata of Longwy and
Briey. This is not merely for the sake Of
iron. Our agriculture needs fertilizers, and
thomas -four-that valuable dross of metals
from steel furnaces-is the best fertilizer
and is almost as necessary for US as iron
and steel. And, then, German world power
is based on ironi"
Polygamy is being more seriously dis
cussed in Germany every day. In it is seen
the only remedy for the loss of population
ocoasioned by the war. The political An
thropological Monthly" leading German
scientific review, says in one of its recent
issues:
Germany has lost considerable portion
of It's noblest racial blood. It can there
fore be regarded as possible that German
men will have to get accustomed to having
several wives. This is a patriotic idea
decent form would have to be found for
this kind Of polygamy, which is the only
way of combating the birth rate reductions
Peace with the Allies on a basis which
will restore the feelings Of friendship is
the only hope for Austria, according to the
"Arbeiter Zeitung," of Vienna The friend
ship Of Germany is of no value, it says, for
Austria already owes immense sums tn
Germany, and that country will have all it
can DO to look after its interests after
the war. The "Arbeiter Zeitung" says:
Before the war Austria's debt with Ger
many was six and half milliard kronen:
1T is now more than thirteen milliards, and
IS increasing from month to month Aus
tria's debt to other foreign countries is
also very heavy, and after the war Aus
trla must pay discount to France and
britain. Further, Austria needs raw ma
terlals and food from foreign countries:
machinery, cotton and wool from Britain.
India, South Africa and America Rumania
and the Ukraine are unable to pro-
vide US with food, therefore the i'm
port of meat and grain from the United
States of America is necessary. We must
pay with gold, but we have no gold. Ger
many is unable to give US anything, and
the only thing to do is to obtain mlliard
loans from foreign countries; but Germany
cannot guarantee the loans, and Holland
ana switzerland have not such great sums
at their disposal. France needs all her
money for the establishment of her own
lands, and Britain and the United States Of
America are the only countries which are
able to help US. We cannot by warlike
means force these countries to give us
credit; they must therefore become our
friends. That is the only way to get raw
materials and food, but peace as desired
by the German annexationists, will be
hunger peace"
Germany can remain great power after
the war only if she utilizes 10 -l- a.,st
all her military victories, Admiral von
Iirpltz declared at the recent celebra-
tlon of the Bismarck anniversary. After
pointing out shat Germany is now en-
tering her period of world history, and
that she must defend the rights of small
natlonalitics against the "Anglo-Ameri-
cans" he continued:
"The will to live is Synonymous to ma
ton with the will to power, and this prin-
clpie is the one on which the history Of
Germany's evolution is based. This prin-
clple, which may be applied to individuals
as well as to states, does not exclude JUS
tice toward everybody. Germany is threat
ened by Anglo lo-Americanism, which claims
the monopoly Of the world, to which Ger
many is opposed. Even if Germany should
obtain by peace the things most necessary
Will go on. Whoever thinks the contrary
mlsunderstands the real objects of our enc
mics. In order to be able to fight the
economic struggles of the future GERMANY
must possess the maximum of power ONLY
IhaHkS TO real power can we remain free
and independent people and save the
rich civilization of the small European ma
tlonalities from Anglo-S Saxon egotsm. Ger
many is confronted by the alternative. life
or degeneration"
God has sent the war in order to save
uermany from materialism, because money
hao 0egun 10 rule among the Germans, for
mer German Imperial Chancellor Won
Michaelis declared at lecture he gave in
Munich, and in which he appealed TO the
herman people to wait patiently for peace,
"hlch ne expects will come this wear
we must internally prepare" he said.
SO tnau we shall be able to bear our long
ing Tor peace without grumbling. Even
after the war our lives will be under
pressure: The means at our disposal will
De very limited. Ha1dships and high prices
"ni remain not only In connection with our
1ooo' DuS also with cur clothing and shoes.
orr great public debts will compel us to
place the government in CHARGE of o,r raw
materials. The blessings and the lows Of
peace which will come during the present
year Will be lost II we do not bear willingly
tne need for peace. We must realize that
we nave our share in the guilt for the war.
10 the last moment the Kaiser wanted
peace 1t has been sent to us as trial be-
cause money had begun to rule among US.
God wanted to save US from becoming COM
piete materialists. l should prefer to give
up war lndemnities than to expose us to
materialism by the payment of the war
debts of our people"
lhe Trees Of Northern France