The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-13
Why We Are ii the War
By E. s. Davenport Dean Of the Agricultural School,
University Of Illinois,

countries. political centers of gravity
in our favor. markets for our exports.
and ,centers:for the diffuslon Of German
culture" (Hernhardi. Germany and the
Next War;" PIP. 1o7-10s.)
"World power or DOWNFALL will be
our rallying cry lin the next war).
Keeping this idea before us, we must
prepare for war;" (BeEnhartli, Ger.
many and tho Next War" p. 154.)
= World power or decline' is Ger
many's motto by the will!of history. We
have no alternative" (Besnhardi, Brit
ain az Germany's Yassal," p. 57.)
t2) Germany. with all these aspira-
tons. must be conquered, because the
kaiser has already threatened the Unit
ed States.
America had better look out after
this war. l shall stand no nonsense
from America after the war" Ger
ards papers. Philadelphia Ledger, Au-
gust IL. 19l7."N
colonel House was quite worried by
the situation and by an interview he
had with Zimmerman, in which Zim-
Germany to go tot,war with the United
States" tGerards papers in the Phiia-
delphia Ledge. August II. 1919
(3) Germany m4st be conquered. be.
cause she regard war as the perpetual
business of the state.
The state Ii power. - War and
the administration OF justice are the
chief tasks OF even the most barbaric
states. Thus the idea of one universal
empire Is odious." (Treitschke, Poll
tics" p. 49,
(Treitschke. Politics." p. 65.)
War is the one remedy for an ailing
nation" tTreitschke. Politics" p. ss.)
THE God above as will see to it that
war shall return again. terrible medi-
cine for mankind diseased" (Treit-
schke, Politics" p. 69.)
90 Germany will have to be reckoned
with. because her policy Is to provoke
war
Wars which have been deliberately
provoked by far-seeing statesmen have
had the happicst results" (Bernhardi
Germany and the Next War;" p. Az
Wherever we open the pages of his.
tory we find proofs Of the fact that
wars. begun at the right moment with
manly resolution, have effected the
happiest results. both politically and
socially" tBernhardi. Germany and
the Next War;" p. AZ ~
go Germany must be conquered be-
cause she makes a paying business out
Of war.
The well-known policy of Germany
Is to make money out of war by ASSESS
ment OF heavy indemnities. She has al.
ready threatened to bleed France and
England white. and to make Canada
supply her with wheat, and Italy with
fruits. Just what she will do to the
United States has not yet been deter.
mined. or, II 1t has been determined. has
not been published.
The war by which Prussia became
master of central Europe. incluling
Austria Hungary. lasted less than two
weeks. The Franco Prussian war
lasted less than two months. These
easy wars seem to warrant tho kaiser
In saying from the steps OF the palace
in Berlin before the opeuing of the
present war, that before the leaves
should fall II would all be over and
they would be back at their homes.
t6 Germany must be conquered be-
cause her idea OF a nation is incom-
patible with democracy.
Submission Is what the state pri-
marty requires. - 1t does not mat
ter, says the state. what you think 80
long as you obey. 80 The state is not
an academy OF arts" (Treitschke, Pol :
itics." PIP. 22-24.)
The state Is born in a community
wherever a group or an individual has
achieved sovereignty by imposing its
will upon the whole body" (Treitschke,
Politics" p. 26.) -.
"a Germany must be conquered he :
cause she considers herself infinitely
above other races and peoples and en-
dowed therefore with a divine right to
conquer the earth.
THE Germans arc born business
men, more than any others in the
world" ,(Bernhardi, Germany and tho
Next War;" p. 100
THE value Of German civilization
reposcs on n twofold basis: The i'm
partially and the universally Of the
German mind. No nation exists which
thinks at the same time SO clearly and
SO historically as does the German;
none is more free from prejudice. No
other nation possesses a greater spirit
ual freedom" CBernhardi. Britain as
Germany's Vassal." pp. 4s-49.&
The German nation must find itself.
1t must become aware of its power"
(Rernhardi. Britain as Gernany's
Vassal" p. 25.)
1T Is scarcely thinkablc that the
American colonies can ever produce q
culture to equal what we have in Eu-
rope" (Treitschke, Politics." p. u.s.,
(0 Germany must be conquered be :
cause she Is an unalterabie foe Of arbi-
tration and OF perpetual peace. s5 J..
Quotations already given show that
she believes that war Is the chief func-
ton OF the state: that II Is 4 divine
institution. and a biological necessity:
that the idea Of universal empire Is
odious; and upon the direct question
Of arbitration and world peace her lead
ers of thought are also outspoken.
Co Germany must be conquered be-
cause her ideals Of u,or a ~ ~ -. ,~.,.