The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-01-02
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Future of Europe
Is Dependent on
Reconstruction of
Ancient Nation
f Germany had a natural
eastern frontier-as she has
natural boundaries to west
and sOutll-the establish

ana SOutll-tne eStaDllSn-
n ment Of permanent peace
might not require such extraordinary
safeguards. But, Germany lying
where she does and her people being
what they are. the future Of Europe
depends on thing-the reconstruc-
ton of Poland"
The speaker was no less a person
than Roman Dmowski, for twenty
years a leader of the submerged west
e-n Slavs in their aspiration toward
u renewed national life. long the rep
resentative of the city of Warsaw In
the Russian duma; today, by virtue of
his position as president Of the Pol
iSh national committee. recognized by
the governments of Great Britain,
France, Italy and the United States
as the official representative and
spokesman of thirty-tive millions OF
people.
ITO take up the German-ness of Ger
mans first" re went on in the course,
of an interview with Rowland Ttom:s
appearing In the New York World.
they are Il people capable of talking
about their drang mach oStcn-their
expanSiveness toward the oast-us if
1t were something scientifically inev-
liable and sacred. like the law of gray
itatlon or the budding of trees in
Smringtime. No such peculiar and spc-
cltic force. of course. now exists. MI
lure no more drove the Germans to
the expansive eastward than up or
down in any other direction. What
did drive them was an ulluring oppur
tunity. Wh"raunon they invented Il
mystical force which was supp ,scil to
he above ever their ideas and
i'inotions-.jNs; as they later in;"ntad
!; special and sacred kul1ur when they
ie't the need Of iuStifying overween-
Ing ambition in their own owes and
the SIGHT uf til" word. and still LATER
con.iurrd un nn ancient German Colt
10 make cN!w,i;cncy and morality ;nu-
tuall!y sc!f-suprnrtin@.
"Sucil worship of mental straw larn
such confusing of formulas with
forces. tk" sound Of words with veri.
ties. cNcuipatiCns with Qualifications
is The natural refuge of scntimentni-
lists who shrink from looking their
NJ impulses in the face.
"I.y Il s~i"cia! 'lrar= mach osten,
then. Germ. ~ hay" sunctitind for
thrNns"' 'r* tiscir r1lpii!ity of territory
and trad" in certain directions. Many
such cnnani"pd phrases will confront
an" trouble the peHcr builders in ,he;r
coming work. for :,n or,l.nt;cx formula
may he Il deadly thing. Witness what
WAS justified III Revolutionary France
by The cry Of liberty. equality un! frs
1ernity-Wiat is happening under the
am watc!.worl now in lpolsilevistic
RUSSIA. 10 guard the future H~~airS;
III" force Of The an"iunt and halop.l
dogma OF a diang mach us,cn is there
fore vitality necessary.
Would Safeguard Future.
"Anil." ~inte"polated Mr.. Imowslii, q
faint smile lowering "hcul his ~1;rln-spt
lips. "if Il certain sten is taken ,hp
future vii! b" e!f"ctuHlly guarded
tierrAans hereafter will have to take
thcir drang Mach GSten out in plain
bringing. They will find themselves
buttfng their heads against :: wall. "a
be co!loGui"l. And that wall will be
POland-thp strong Poland which can
and must he constructed. no easily
perhaps. but surely and firmly. if SUI.
il:iently intelligent and ~fnreseeinr
stctesmanship is used at Ills time.
THAT brings us to the second stand.
ing menace to permanent peace in Eu.
rOpe-the fact that Germany for zen.
crations has had no natural eastern
boundaries. that Il tantuliZinyly easy
way to aggression and conquest has
lain always OpeE before her-and. now
that Russia is chaos, is easier thar
ever before.
IF this We're not the case, if Ger.
Niany faced to the east some well.
defined physical obstacle, as she faces
the Rhine gorge. the Alps, the Bohe.
milan and CarpHthian highlands to the
west and south. the potentialities
might not be so grave. But as it is
Asia, through Russia, lies open, I'm.
guarded and dangerously inviting to
Germany's tbwarted ambitions.
Let us not in this e%Xhilarating mo.
ment Of victory permit ourselves tC
become unduly optimistic or too cred.
ulous. National psychologists do not