Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-23
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PPa1I-CGermanism has been pron9}taf
icr 90 . go years by Some Sc societies
p which the Pan-Getaan League
which began operations a little more
than 25 years ago, has always been sa'
the most active and the most beHicose
though Tot The largest. In its early
days the Government resisted its de-
n:ands-and then yielded to them,
Down 70 the eve of the war it was the
custom IN Germany 70 speak of the
league as IN inconsidctable associa-
10 Of fanatics, but the league was
steadily increasing its power oVer
public opinion, or rather its power to
create public opinion, and its iniiu-
cnce oyer the Government.
The successes of the league in 1892
were responsible for the passing OF
the military law of 1898. Chancellor
Hon Carrivi, hated by the League on
account CT his moderation was thank
et by it in 1894. In 1895 the League
r.ctitioncd for a naval station III emma
and suggested kiau-chau, and IN 1871
The Government took it. In 1896 the
Publications of the League pointed out
Asia Minor as a field for German en-
terprise and arranged William II
ioirncy to Jerusalem, which was made
III 1893. in 1895 the League began
cia!noring for a part of the old Span
ish colonies. 1898 Or. Hassc publisho'
in the organ Of the League an attack
on the Kaiser for not executing |
Leagues instructions fast enough,
whcrcupon in 1899 The Govcrnmc
aincxaad : part Of the Samoan Island
ard tie Carolines.
For 4 little while the course Of the
Kaiser was peaceful, and in 1902, 4:
rs congress in Eisenach, the League,
;tnrotgh a report made by its pres!
dent demanded that the Kaiser should
give up the direction Of imperial r
rolicy because it was responsible Z
the loss of prestige which Germany
lad suffered since Bismarck's day.
Alarmed at this, the Kaiser MAD
sncctacu,ar visit to Tangier and j:
sisted that France should dismiss
Dclcasse, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, who was particularly hateful!
20 the League.
This brief sketch of the League rs
the power behind the Kaiser and the
Government and public opinion $
worth recalling now because Her.
Erhrcnoacf, president cf the Rlci:~
stag tells his pcopl" that it is rot
impossi.'c to hope f6r an arm'stt,c
before winter. "desp;i. the enenyS
hcllirosc shouting" BIT he couples
this with :.hc warning that ut "
h. wcv,i, . mrcessary for the GcE.
crnr5cn!. q .,a'c . determined sta %
a,a;r>' ,rr rar-Germans."
The Pan-Gcrnnans are the fire-caters
re last-ditchers. They educated the
country for this war for % years.
This was is their work, and they nav"
the chief shoutcrs tor a "C"-
man peace" and for t." annexation II
cBlcium. mach of France and the Bal
tic provinces of Russia. And now n
holding out the possibilities of peace
before the German people. Fchrcnbacf
the Government mast take a &C
lsrniincd stand against thcm. Il looks
as if it might be significant.
IN holding out the hope of an arm
is1i.e before winter, he i'ctrays the IN
willingness CT the German people TO
.,re. = fifth war winter. When No
c7ihcr brings tn. Rcichstag togctHe".
,ni more defeat have been SUFFERED
~ TIC German army, and the fresh
VEGETABLES are gone, and the wcatne"
= getting colder, the people are Ike
Il il make themselves heard in Pots
dam-Phiia. Record.
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