The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-30
WORLD WIDE
'KULTUR' WAS
; GERMAN AIM
Emlgrants Acted as Mission
aries In Other Lands,
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LONDON May W--ln the course
Of the war the allied powers found
that German settlers in every part oi
the world had been missionaries oi
the German idea Of world power. No
doubt there were many Germans who
were harmless. and possibly fewer ac-
tive spies than popular imagination
suppo ed But II wa, the deliberate
policy oi the German government To
strengthen the bonds between Ger
many and Germans living out oi Ger
many. and 20 make the latter ieel that
their first duty. overriding all the oh.
legations OF hospitality. was TO spread
Gcrmanlsm throughout the world.
II is very largely owing TO this
knowledge that every civilized country
/, anxiously considering the oondi-
,ion, in which, after the war. Germans
are to be allowed 10 enter other land'
than their own. Special interest at
tsches. therefore, 10 an article con-
,ribu,ed to the Berlin Tagliche Runs
sehau by Freherr Won Buddenbrock,
a. il advocate, an attempt TO resume
the old pcacciul penetration.
we termans," says the writer, re-
auire a visible banner In the begin.
ming Of ,hi, century we rallied around
the effort to world power. Today that
banner lies torn in the mud, and We
must find some new device which
shall reunite II, IN conscious effort Tor
the progress and strengthening OF our
race"
After describing how many of the
most vigorou, and ablest Germans are
"Nanding in crowds awaiting the
opening OF the small gate into the
world that the allies may consent TO
OPEN" the PruSsian squire discusses
how the expected outward migration
Of Germans can be turned to the az
arandixcment OF Germany II Ger
many i, TO give at the present time
the most efficient help 10 her emit
grants, and Is in future TO reap the
greatest advantage from them. then;
81, is not enough Ia advise them
where 10 go. 10 accompany them TO the
steamers and TO give them tickets
Germans in foreign countries must be
manipulated and educated So that they
will acquire influence in their new
country and from that vantage
srourd become strong support 20
the Fs,herIand. - II is vital
necessity that we accompany our
German, wherever they go watch
over their welfare. stimulate the back
s,ide,s. support the weak, and unite
ther al under the German standard.
This exile Of an important
na,, of our race will turn US into eS-
ac,lv the world people that hitherto
We hsve failed 10 become. by mt
aid of the German settlers who are
s,hou, 10 enter other countries we sha''
hone enc day to create for ourselvet
a l,yver homeland : %
Oppo,es New Foreign Office.
Coun, Rtoekdori- Rantzau has an
noupced the intention OF the govern
ment n reorganiie the German Tor
eien office. DR.. George lrmer, high
consular official under the empire and
q well known writer on colonial and
foreign policy, subjects the proposals
tos critical but ON the whole friendly
examination in the Taaliehe Rund'
schau ,r
The rebuilding Of the foreign office
ueIf esci,cs hi, Indignation. To de-
,,rov the sacred bnilding in whcf
n. p;.warck found sufficient room TOT
nj, gigantic task he regards as an ac'
sro,s ;mpie,y, and 10 spend few mil
lions on new office when German,
hs, mot enough money TO buy th'
food ,he requires to import seems
10 him, only the expected folloy Of
socialist government.
lie i. very doubtful about the pro
oosaj that the chief ambassador
shouh be selected not from the resu
lar diplomatic service, but from par
ljamen.ary circles. and should be in
,trueted 10 pay special attention e
the working class movements in IN
countries to which they are aceredit
ed. He thinks that such persons
agreeable to n German socialist gov
eminent will be regarded in othe
countries much as the Germans them
selves would regard bolshevist ennis
saries.
But he has high praise for the mai
mart Of the scheme. The world Is u
be divided into regions, andu depart
menF Of the new foreign office Is :
study each region. The former sub
division OF the whole office into estab
lishments dealing with policy, com
meree and law is TO be extended 4
each region. but within the region
the departments are not to he water
upht In this way the new foreig
office will be able to train a stat
thoroughly conversant with all III
problems affecting the region wit
- which they are concerned. BY thi
arrangement Germany will he able I
advance her interests and TO protec
and assist her sons in every part Q
the world.
Soldiers' UAioa Urged.
Gen. Won Freytag- Loringhoven. su
thor Of Deductions from the Worl
War" describes in the preussisch
zeitung q scheme for forming all dii
charged soldiers into Unions Of "eom
rades OF the war" with officers
charge. WIN could then al once an