The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
NID-EUROPE PLANS
MENACE DEMOCRACY
Professor Hart, OF Harvard. Gives
Warning Before Republican Club.
German Schemes Nass.

New York. Feb. THE consumma~
ton by the Germans OF the project Of
Central Europe. including Germany.
Austria. Bulgaria, and Turkey. eX-
tending az . gigantic mid European
bloc from Hamburg to the Persian
guf, means the eventual death OF pop
uiAr government in the United States
II the people OF this country are slow
In taking measures to prevent the
completion OF this project This was
the prophecy uttered by Professor Al
bert Bushnell Hart. OF Harvard uni
verxify IN an address on What Have
We Against the Central Europe Policy
OF Germany" delivered at the lunch
con Of the Republican club.
Professor Hart Sketched the ambi-
tion Of Germany with respect 10 Cen
trial Europe. and gave warning that
II the war was allowed 10 end in a
nominal status quo by which Germany
would be free to make unions with
her allies, who would give each other
economic advantage the rest of the
world would suffer.
The either speakers were Professor
Robert f McElroy. OF Princeton uni
versity, DR. Nladisiav II. Sav!c. for
merly head Of the press bureau OF the
Serbian foreign Office. and Rev, J. Per
cival Huget
Professor acElroy declared that the
reason "Americaatzatton" pr9paganda
to needed IN this country is because
the educational system OF the country
has failed II the immigrants that
come here are not asstmilsted, he said
the United states is headed in the di-
rection OF q modern Austria Hungary.
Professor McElroy's remedy WAS to
do away With ''nullificstiou in educa-
ton" by means Of which any section
Of the country is at liberty TO fail 10
awe its citizens the education neces-
sary for the success Of the federal
government
Professor Hart said that the United
States went 10 war for the following
reasons: Defense of the rights OF neu
trails. defense OF nationalties, defense
Of its own democracy and that of the
world, and a desire FOR permanent
peace.
This country TODAY is strongly.
deeply. and permanently Interested in
what goes on in mid Europe" he con-
tinued. Events row going on there
are part Of world process in which
you and your grandchildren VIII be in
tcrested and which, II we do not think
OF them now, will bring on as evils
hard TO conceive. Unless the United
states prevents il. Germany win ac
comphsh the task OF maiSing that
great Central European tract one
domain. n Alexander the Great
knew of II he would turn around In
his grave. He stopped when he said
no more worlds 10 conquer. The
power embraced In the Central Euro
pean com bination has not been at
tanned by any nation since the Ro-
man empire. Central Europe is 3
proof that the Gerran aim Is nothing
but world power.
II never have been able 10 believe
you can separate the German govern
ment from the German people, IF you
we're 8 German IN Germany YOU would
say that the emperor has kept the ir
vaders out Whatever the faults of
the emperor the Germans realize that
he has given. them nationality and
power"
Europe will live by the suTerance
of Germany II the dreams OF tho pam
Germans ONE true the speaker said
adding that the arms of the octopus
would soon be stretched out to South
America"
Speaking for Serbia and the other
nationalities oppressed by Austria,
DR.. Savic said that II Premier Lloyd
Georges words as to the intention OF
the allies to refrain from interfe rim g
IN Austria's internal affairs are 70 be
taken literally then conditions in tho
most dangerous corner of Europe
after this war will remain the same.