The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-27

the government which had thus allow
ed Germany TO be treated as If she
were a second-rate power.
Peace by "The Good German Sword"
"The government, wrote Bern
hardi, has sacrificed too much to its
desire to maintain peace" Even in
the Reichstag members declared amid
applause from the crown prince, that
lit is not by making concessions Of
this sort that peace is to be assured,
but by the good German sword"
This manifestation of public opir-
ion, which was accompanied by scan
dalous court trials, was the tardy
climax of the Pan-German movement,
tirelessly engineered for almost cen
fury. TIL passionate aspirations of the
German historians had now become
mere useless literature; the violent
theories of men like Lasson and Triet-
schke now seemed actually moderate!
| In 1912 it was a case of demand,
from all Germans. for war that had
become necessary-not a defensive
war, but war of conquest, a war OF
determination. Deutschland uber
allies" must be made into a reality.
! The German people had told itself so
/ lOuOIg vi It's I1Clllos II 90 81 IL AAAs
/ convinced that might made right, and
4 that the struggle for 'conquering It's
place in the sun had been imposed
upon it by fate, that it was now thirst
| ing for a war which, it had been as
sured, would result in easy victory
because of the anarchy and decay
reigning in other nations. 1t included
France. England and Russia in one
and the same contemptuous hatred
detested Japan, felt jealousy for the
United States, and resolved that the
little nations of the world must be
obliged to conform to the needs OF
German hegemony over the universe
Such were the ideals to be found
over the signature of German literary
men and historians, officers and diplo
mats, even of princes of the imperia
! blood, scattered through that multi
tude of articles, pamphlets and book;
which saw the light in 1912 and 1913
Daniel Grymann's Were l the Elm
peror," ran through 80 editions il
few months "France," said he
"nust decide between England anc
Germany. In the first case, war vii
become necessary. The empire o
the world must belong to Germany
she must display an active policy, ;
policy say it without compunctior
of an aggressive character"
Then there was the German Bern
hardi, with his Germany and tn
Next War" a more scientific work
without preachments of excessivel.
violent measures, but which neverthe
less, cody advocated war; a confess
: eddy arduous war, since German,
would be obliged to vanQuish France
} England and Russia. but war tina
: was necessary, Notwithstanding, sine
} Germany was confronted with tn
choice between world power or down
fall"
Then came Colonel Frobenius
"Germany's Fateful Hour" which
bearing the recommendation of mel
occupying the highest posts, reache'
its fourteenth edition within a teT
: weeks of its appearance. In this worl
the author demonstrated the necessit
: of attacking, and consequently, of be
ing prepared
! Then there was also the crow
: prince himself, with his Germany il
Arms" published in 1913. This pres
: ent day." he wrote, "When people ar
: chatterng about cosmopolitanism an
: dreaming enthusiastic dreams of eteI
nal peace, is not at all to the likin
! of the German. He needs war;"
} These theories found cordial al
: proval from the German public. espeC
: tally from the members of the innun
! cradle leagues which had develope
, and multiplied in Germany The oil
] "Pan-German Union" hao been COZ