El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-10
AUSTRIAN ASSEMBLY
VOTES FOR A UNION
WITH FORMER ALLIES
SWISS PAPER WARNS ENTENTE
PRU55IAN POWER STILL EXISTS
Sees Grave Peril In Old Imperial Party Influence Over
Proposed Union of 100000 People Hostile to the
Allies and Points Out Strength of Former Masters of
Empire England Blamed for Non-Appreciation.

I stantly pressing for more agrees
I siTe foreign policy By 1911 10 had
Z developed support and influence that
] even the chancellor and kaiser hardly
/ could check. IL obtained the coopera-
I ton Of the navy league. the defense
I association and many other organiza-
/ lions.
With the outbreak OF the var It
urged not only the unity Of their peo-
pie but took the lead for large an
{ uexaions based both upon nationality
and upon great economic advantages.
I An enoru ously wealthy Germany was
foremost in the policy OF the or
ganiZariou-
Three striking things stand out in
I Germany's national and economic
war
/ The Pan-Germanism groups
{ planned that France was 10 lose her
coal and iron lands. What happened1
Immediately that the Huns started
sraruing across France they aimed
Tor the coal and iron fields OF Briey
and Arras and the manufacturing cen
ter OF Cambria The destruction in
these ceuters and the flooding OF the
many mines have put France back to
an extent that even her own experts
have been able only TO approximate
. The -Germauism groups
planned that the Flemish part Of Bel
Elum was 90 be put under Germauvs'
business direction Wat happened2
Through the northern part OF Bel
GUM persons who have been all over
the ground can see plainly what the
Germans had in mind Already. be-
fore the war started. they had con
structed on contract for Belgium the
great mole at Leebrugges where per-
maps the most picturesque action o.
me whole war TOOK place This is an
enormous arm hoWluE out into the
North sea u has a great wharf
space where perhaps is OF 20 large
ships could load at once IL protects
the entrance % the Bru-es canal.
which is mor,,than 100 feet wide and
extends 70 Bruges- eight miles away,
with direct rail and canal connection
with Client and Brussels
This great structure, With Flemish
Belgium under German direction.
would bring the man ulac-urluE cities
OF Germany days closer TO the mar
kets Of England and America Ohvi-
ously IL was not demanded by Bel
gums manufacturing cities alone
They could not have warranted the
tremendous expenditure. and, more
over they had fairly ready access 90
the sea through the Scheldt. opening
through Holland only few miles 10
the east Of the Zeebrugge Mole
In addition there is Ostend. also in
Flemish Belgium, with a series OF
large docks and a magnificent water
way more than 100 feet wide. direct
70 Bruges- Ample railway facilities
radiate in all directions from here,
and the greater part OF BelEiums
commerce found outlet at this port
And Germany swept into Osleud and
Immediately set about the c0nstruc-
ton Of enormous gun emplacements
in great circle bowling to the west
and southwest generally Of these
two important strongholds OF COM
merce- The German army established
great batteries along the coast all the
way from Ostend TO ZeehruEEe- With
six. eight, ten and twelve-inch guns
they were regarded strong enough 70
repel any invading force-but they
were not
g. The Pan-Germanism groups
planned thar Russia was TO give up
her manufacturing districts What
happened2
Again the Germans rushed straight
into the heart OF the manufacturing
centers toward and around Petrograd.
And Russia's industries have been
practically useless and helpless ever
since. with the Bolshevists dominat-
ing and ready TO turn them over to
anybody with whom they could make
advantageous compact
Hardly any group Of men in history
ever worked harder TO bring about q
war and to make, that war profitable
than the pan-German elements. and
it is safe TO say that more than one
man Of substance in this city believes
that the Swiss paper has sounded a
warning that is well worth needing