Oxford eagle., 1918-06-13
Bsesnss Csrmsny Having Split die
World in Hall 10 Now Tryiaf
to Devour the Halves
BY CLARENCE L. sPEEp

no attention II seemed too prepcs-
terous even for Germany to attempt.
As long ago as 1895 a pamphlet.
~Pen-Germany and Central Europe
About 1850" was published In Berlin
and had wide circulation II laid ths
whole Mitteleuropa plan bare 40 fol-
lows:
Poland and Little Russia (the king
dom TO be established st Russia's ex-
pense) viii agree 20 have no armies
Of their own and win receive In their
fortresses German and Austrian garri-
sons In Poland. as well as in Little
Russia. the postal and telegraph serv-
ices as well as the railways win be In
German hands"
In 1911 Tannenherg's book. ~Greatef
Germany was published. This was
only three years before the war. but
II showed that the idea Of a German
MitfeleHropa had not been allowed to
languish- II says:
The new kingdom Of Poland N
made up OF the former Russian por-
tion OF the basin Of the vistula. and Of
Galicia. and forms q part.of the new
Austria"
How the plan has grown since then
Russia's collapse dropped whole prov
inces into the lap Of the kaiser. and
now Germany plans its empire on q
scale which would dwarf that Of an
cient Rome. II Is TO embrace the orig
inal Central Europe. inhabited by
some 13oooooo Germans. make the
Black sea a German lake. and extend
clear 70 the Persian gulf through the
vassal states OF Bulgaria and Turkey.
The German government started to
put its scheme for a Mtteleuropa In
to effect years ago when IL began the
construction Of the Berlin-tc-Ragdad
railway. Little Serbia stood In the
way. 30 Serbia was attacked and the
world was plunged into war. In the
opposite corner Of Europe Belgium
was invaded and crushed The world
then thought that this was only be
cause Belgium offered the easiest
route TO France: but study OF the Nit.
teleurops plan Of years ago shows that
Belgium was Included In the scheme
Of conquest
How does an this affect Anerics y
one may ask Germany was q late
conner In the family Of great nations.
Most Of the uncvilized world had been
pre-empted by other nations before
she arrived. Germany wanted col
onIes- To Eet them she would have
20 take them away from someone else.
Africa and South America offered
the best 6elds for German coloniIa-
ton. England possessed the best part
Of Africs-fhe parts In which the
white man might hope to settle and
thrive. England had a mighty feet
and a disposition 10 hold what she
had. even though she did not show q
disposition to fight for more
There remained South America IL
was divided among weak nations II
was protected only by the Monroe doc
trine. This Monroe doctrine was q
sacred thing 10 Americans. but. not
being backed up by mighty armies and
fleets. was not even q scrap OF paper
10 the Germans Can anyone doubt,
should Germany succeed IN welding
into a mighty empire the 100000
Germans and the 100000 inhaei-
tants Of the vassal and conquered
states Of her Mitteleuropa. that her
next step would be toward the west
The very fact that she had this en-
pire would presuppose the defeat OF
ENGLAND. so that no British feet would
stand between us and Germany when
the time came for the kaiser to send
his legions across the Atlantic.
As in the East. so in the West. :
is q motto which. OF recent weeks. has
been much heard In Germany AT
conference Of the national liberal par
~. held in March Of this year. the fol
lowing Amazingly frank declaration
was made:
-Our policy has been directed to
making the government and majority
turn away from the reichstag resoiu'
ton OF July 19. peace without an
nexstions and indemnities). In that
we have succeeded Peace has Just
been made in the East under condl'
tious In fat contradiction TO the pol
lev Of July 10. and has received the
support and assent Of all the burgeois
parties"
In other words. all Germany IL new
manning both annexations and inden-
mites. such as win leave her without
a formidable opponent In the world
Can we make peace now and leave
Germany. flushed with victory. In pos
session Of all she has gained and lust
Ing for further conquestf II we 6d'
would not the whole world I've in
perpetual terror Of German aggres-
don. each country awaiting It's turn 70
be gobbled CO, Can any red-bloodeo
American talk about peace without
v1ctroy-victory 50 decisive that Ger
many will be forced 10 disgorge all II
has seized, and the German menace Do
emoved from the world fsrs<sse =