Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-13
BY JAMES w. GERARD

Hhbhhlhlts
Tanncnborg's Dream Of Pan-Gcr-
manism.
For Tannenberg's dream, he
dream Of the autocracy and OF the
Pan -Germanista, In to give to Ger
many most of South America, a great
part OF Africa, OF Asia. the great
Islands north OF Australia, including
those Of the Dutch, with Holland and
| Belgium part OF the German empire.
as well as the Baltic provinces and
II share OF the French colonies to
be divided with England
The share OF the United states
for standing by and agreeing TO the
robbery was, according TO Tannen-
berg, u pro.ectorate over Mexico and
Central america
NcHlcans who were offered Texas
md New Mexico by zimmerman
should read this Pan -Germanistic
book In which all of Mexico Is gem
erously bestowed on us.
And | wish that Tannenberga book
could be read by every public man
In South America that part OF
South America In which lie Argon-
tina. Chile, Paraguay. Uruguay, the
southern parts OF Brazil and Bolivia
are. according TO Tannenberg, to
come under the protectorate OF Ger
many. Latin American publicists
should inquire from the inhabitants
OF Bosnia and Herzegovina how long
muted into conquered country.
Tannenberg does speak for great
party in Germany The ohildren's
school books show German colon
les" In southern Brazil
As Sainte Beuve said, there Ii n
fa te. l.. -.
today Ia essentially practical, cold.
cynical, but calculating. The polry
and the Christmas trees, the sTNtl-
| ment and sentimentality remain like
the Architectural monuments OF n
vanished race. mere reminders OF the
! kindlier Germany that once was, the
! Germany OF our first Impressions the
Germany that many once loved. But
that Germany has long since disap-
peared buried beneath the spMfl
helmets OF Prussia nism, and another
intellect is In vogue
Older, Kindiicr Germany That Was
That older kindlier Germany was
the nation tempered and softened by
the suffering OF the Napoleonio wars
I After the <ttle OF lena, where Ma
/ poleon rubbed the face OF Prussia In
/ defeat. there came on Germany that
| period OF privation which left It's
| impress so deeply on the German as
/ to make his first characteristic. A
| spirit OF lofty. self-sacrificlng pa
| triotism imbued the whole people.
| Young girls cut off thelr long golden
hair 10 be sold for the Fatherland.
Jewels were given by all who pos.
sessed them. "Gold CAB ich fur
eisen" U gave gold for from be-
came n saying, based on the readi-
ness with which the rich made sac
rifices 10 the cause OF country And
with this patriotism. and with this
| penury, came into every home "A
more intimate family life, n greater
earnestness, n deeper religious sen
timent a turning toward the Ideal
istlc side Of iife, but all was changed
| BY the successful wars of Prussia
, that gave Prussia the leadership,
the right TO rule Germany. Then,
| with the end OF the Franco Prussihn
war came q period OF material pros
perity. the rush OF the population 10
the cities and the building OF great
manufactures, OF enormous shipping
interests, OF powerful banking insti-
tutions, OF trusts and combinations
which marked the Germany OF 1914.
The fasnion In intellect had
changed. and the grasplng. success
full Prussian OF 1914 was far re-
moved from the ruined, chasteneds
PruSsihn OF 1910.
Nations, like individuals. change In
character with the stress OF life.
From 1910, the period OF sorrow
ing Germany. 20 1914 Is t04 years.
The same number OF years sub
tracted from the year 1926, when our
new republic was firmly esta bllshed
and when George Washington made
his noble farewell address, brings us
to 1892. when nineteen persons were
legally hanged. charged with witch
craft ~ Mnssa chusetts and when' in
that state Giles Cory perished under
the awful torture, judicially epplied,
known as the "peine forte ct dure."
IL In quite true that weak voices
against annexAtions have been heard.
Dernburg and Prof Hans Delbruck
tthe latter not to he confused with
the disgrsced. pig ig-slaughtering ex-
vice chancellor), In their petition
against the annexation OF Belgium,
showed most reaSonR BILE spirit, and
signing this petition with them we're
many OF the great men and Erea
minds OF Germany. But their move
uent was failure In Germany Itself.
Their campaign OF reason could make
no headway against the League OF
SlK'-the six great iron and steel
companies Of the west. who, with
their paid lansqueBts OF the press
and hired accelerators OF public
optHion clamor for annexation so
that they may riyet the chains OF
their industrial monopoly on the
whole continent OF Europe
The Conservatives and JunRers. on
the other hand favor anneNations 20
the east especially do they eye
greedily the Baltic provinces, where
great estates are in the hands OF
landowners Of German blood. what
u reinforcement TO the Conservative
cause would these Junkers OF the
Baltic be, and IN the Conservative
view, N there are to be HnneNAtiohs
In the west, which would increase
tho number OF Industrial subjects
and undoubtedly Social Democrats,
there must he n balancing accession
OF agricultural interest on the east
eru frontier
The only cloud in the serene blue
sky uf Junker hopes Is the fact that
nnnexHtlons In Poland would add TO
tho number OF Roman Catholics and,
therefore. 10 the power OF the Cen
tfum OF Roman Catholic party
Hence the desire TO make OF Poland
an Independent Kingdom. but one
controlled hy the central empires
The Poles are more ~ ease. haV-