Evening journal., 1918-06-08


The due execution Of re
Z uulsltons is enforced by attachments
placed under the orders Of the official
functlonaries, but still more by the fear
OF responsibility punishment and Ill
treatment which, IN such cases, presses
on the whole population Ike general
weight
THIS resource has no limits except
those Of the exhaustion, impoverlsh-
ment and devastation Of the country
at the same time, even an In
eader, when his stay IS prolonged IN
his. eDemy's country. is not usually so
barbarous and reckless as to lay upon
that country the entire burden OF his
support. But here naturally
arises the question: Shall the war
? prescribe the system Of subsistence,
nr shall the latter dictate the nature
Of the war To this we answer: The
system Of subsistence viii control the
war as far as the other conditions on
which It depends permit; but when the
latter are encroached upon, the war
will react on the subsistence system,
md in such case determine the same.
Whatever method Of providing sub
sistence may be chosen. il Is but nat
nral that IL would be more easily carr
tied out In rich and well-peoped coun-
lries than in the midst Of poor and
tcsnty population. There Is I
Infinitely less difficulty In supporting an
lrmy in Flanders than Ia Poland.
Clausewitz, ION War" vol. ~ pp. 4
p7-9S, i0i, i03
Military acquisitions; Theory Versus
Practice.
The system Of acquisitions goes FAR
beyond the taking Of means Of subslst-
ence from the country in which war Is
being conducted; IL includes The entire
exploitation of that country in every
way, according TO the needs Of the op-
srating army as regards facilitating and
gurthering its action and as regards the
pcrmanence and security OF It's posi-
lion This implies that military
necessity can make no distinction be-
tween public and private property that
it is entitled 10 take what 1t needs
wherever and however II can
II will be said that the modern law
Of war does not prohibit acquisitions,
that it recognizes their legitimacy and \
demands only that they shall be made /
In an orderly and regular manner and I
that, In 50 far as private rights are
violated compensation shall in principle I
be accorded to the persons injured.
Here again, however, the fundamental
principle Of an warfare must not be ig-
nored: the hostile State is not 10 be
spared the suffering and privatlons Of
warfare; these are particularly adapted
to break Its energy and TO coerce It's
Will. The State al war must
10 fff
war and must iniure and destroy those
Of the enemy.
Hartmann. In the "Deutsche Rund-
schau.' vol xii b. i59.
Article 40 Of the Declaration Of Brus-
sells requires that the acquisitions <bo-
ing written out shall bear q direct re-
latlon to tho capacity and resources Of
country, and indeed, the justification
for this condition would be willingly
recognized by everyone In theory. but
II will scarcely ever be observed In
practice. In cases Of necessity the needs /
OF the army VIII alone decide ~.
"The German War Book" p. 1874.
Drastic Methods OF Obtaining Services.
Whom the law Of peace Is supplanied
ny the law OF war, imposed upon oecu-
- ID territory by the war power Of The
tupying army, 10 does OF abandon It's
film to continued authority. An par
jraphs OF the domestic code threaten
Is punishment for treason remain I'm
force; only extreme duress imposed by
he Invader can protect the inhabitants.
q case these render services to the in
aiding army, against subsequent &C
TO their own courts in
sse Of a change in the fortunes Of
var or after the conclusion Of peace
iere the one threat OF punishment has
o overbid the other; the invading army
annot dispense with the services OF
he inhabitants; It is obliged 10 de-
nand them; 1t needs them at every step
'hese services can be assured only
through fear OF severer and more GER
ain punishment than that threatened
" the domestic law. in such cases in
crest and fear must silence patriotism
nd the sense OF right In the hostile
population This Is certainly FAR from
moral, but It Is a military necessity
nd the inevitable result OF military in
aston.