New Britain herald., 1919-05-20

Kamerun Togoland, German South west and German East Africa, Tslng- tau, German New Guinea, the Caro- lines and the Marshall islands, Samoa and Pleasant island.
 "If you are more familiar with eastern states than with Texas, it may make the OmparisOn more vivid to note that the postwar Germany will find her place under the sun to be about equal to the territory comprised in the New England states plus New York and Pennsylvania, or that contained in New England and Oregon.
 "On her pre-war area equal to Texas minus Michigan, or Texas mi nus all the New England states ex- cept Connecticut Germany supported some 70,000,000 people, nearly two- thirds of the total population of the United States of America. How much of this population is removed from her it is difficult to say because the split ting of territory does not correspond to units of census measurement.
 But it is possible to arrive at g fairly accurate estimate of her reduc- ed population. For Germany's citizens were distributed we'll over her former
 
 towns, and a dense rural population, rather than numerous large cities, made her average density of popula- tion high.
 'This average density was about 800 to the square mile in 1914, and the to- tai number of square miles either lost outright or subject to plebiscites at some future date approaches Az, 900 square miles. Therefore it is not far from the mark to estimate that Ger ! many loses a number of persons l equivalent to the combined popula- tions of New York state and Massa- chusetts, including those giant new world cities New York and Boston. Germany's New Place Under the Sun.
 "Grievous as may have been the parting to her, Germany expected to lose Alsace and Lorraine if she lost the war. But to pay for her capital crimes against civilization with the Saar valley area must seem a heavy price. For in that region, not so large as Rhode Island, were contained coal fields rated among the richest in Ell rope. In this historic area of natural bounty the earth has borne grapes for rare old wines since Roman days. Then the surface was pierced for it's yield of black treasure, though Wood- ed hills, crowned with ancient abbeys and castles still look down on busy factories and bustling towns. It was the eastern Pennsylvania of Germany only with Pittsburgh left out-for Saarbrucken, metropolis of the area, has only about 30,0O0 population.
 "Not only was the Saar coal of in- dustrial importance to Germany, but some of it was diverted to Italy and S1yit nrl0 nd c0rf of I l propaganda against the day when Germany should need their support.
 "Danzig has been a port of major imp portance since the days when 1t was one of four principal centers of the HanSeatic league. Not far inland l is Marlenburg, once the capital of the | Teutonic Order of Knights. Formerly the grain of fertile Siesia and Poland poured through Danzig, but more re- gently the city has been a center for ship building and manufacture of mu- nitions.
 Ever since the armistice Germany has carried on an assiduous prOpa- ganda to keep from losing her rich Posen and Silesian mining districts Zinc, iron and potash, the very life blood of her vaunted industrial organ ism, came from the area adjoining oie'Iio "1llCll CTSI h1diy 1lO" ID Se1llSu upon to forfeit to that newly created nation so long debarred from this rightful inheritance. Hard coal also came from this region in considerable quantity.
 By granting a plebiscite to Schles- wig (which is to be taken successively Tn three areas as indicated on the map) Germany is likely to lose a province which has not the industrial importance of the Saar or Silesian dis tricts, but which has naval value re- lating to both the North and Baltic seas Moreover Germany prized this