Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-18
THREE POWERS DOMINATE
GERMAN EXPERT PREDICTS
/: ANOTHER CONFLICT IN 2100
Later Another WIN Hc Forced To Give
Up, Leaving Two In
Control.
DY IIADEN TALDOT.

+ Copyright. 1919. by Universal Scrvicc)
!. BERLIN. Dec, l7.--.Hot yesterday nor
today matters. Tomorrow is all that
matters"
:. And a moment later discovered that
by tomorrow" Wal,her Rathenau, cred
tied with being the greatest genius for
organization with the kccnest insight
into the Future In Germany. meant
s1o0 4. u
With the coming Of the t~cniy-first
century" continued Rathcnau soberly,
"the world will include exactly three
great pewcrs-Amcrica. Russia and
Japan By OF or before the year 200
there will come conflict tina, VIII de-
eide which one OF these three powers
viii cease to function.
"All thicc cannot continue 10 cNer-
else their sway, tho extent Of which
in each case will be definitely vas,er
known. There will be room fo: only
two of them. ono must go under
Odds Now Favor Japan
AT the moment tho odds favor
J3pan-to win. The reason is obvious.
Russia must prove the dctcrninin., fac.
tor. The nation which allies itself with
Russia Will emerge victor from the in
eviiable conflict, For the Russia of 2lOo
WIFI be all immeaSurahly different Rus
sia from hel present f,eoplc-and there
VIII tie l0o.00o,o00 more OF ,hem--and
at the moment Japan's opportunities OF
sowing the seeds OF a future alliance
with Russia are distinctly better than
Americas
Inc Iden,any--and OF create. import.
~ awake to thcl! opportunities than
Americas. Japan foresees-and prc-
narss; America lives In the past and
careless Of the tutans et r pr
must ne Japan. and Russia against
.hneEica - or America and Russia
u was Wa!the- Ra,henau who or
sahiSed the economic resources OF Ger
many during tho first months OF Tie
ming her economic revival From one
authoritative quarter I heard that
without Eaihenau Germany would have
snccumed to the blockade before The
end OF 1916
Considered Nations Expert
He Is sort OF Hoover, Edison and
Sehwab combined, heading the great
AlGemeinc Elec,riEi,ats C;cselschaft,
Which controls that branch OF endeavor
in Germany. He was director in no
isWeE than 100 concerns having part IN
INDUSTRY, commerce ana finance
German OF Jewish ancestry Hn,hc.
nau is that stranrest of ali combina-
;loaS--a profoundly RELIGIOUS ana keen
: shrewu business man
Talks HIuntlr to Chiefs
u aECv DAYS after the declaration of
war Rathen3u went straight to the
German War Office. lie told tho then
a!l-powcrful military chicftains bluntly:
II. Embarking OH the mad adventure
was the most tragic olunder in all his
"2. Final dsleat OF Germany was al
most rs certain IS commercial SUI
premacy had beer un TO tile declaration
20. II Germany was NOT to be suno
Gated through lack OF raw materials
she mus organize all her resources
-. rnavaiiabie resources mus, be
Offset by substitutes Al any cost, be-
war" ''''
Tell me abou, America was tho
fTst thing my host said after vel
coming ne. SO II tcli that for tho fIrSt
hour FOUND myself being Interviewed
.but yesterday as we started n tour
or the Wonderful grounds. Rathenau
htlnseif began to talk-stoppins nc
aeruptiy In the middle OF an incopss-
quenta. sentence. putting both hands
on my shoulders and wheeling ,us
around TO face him '"e
You have heard too much obou.
!ioor %ermany, hc said 1T has DIS.
torted Your point OF view. II * NO,
,,,erinanY that Il broken IL j. MI
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