Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-27
The. Country Home
BY MRS. W. H. FELTON,

The Curse of Militarism to a Nation
The story of kaiserism will illus
trate what I am proceeding to dis
cuss in this connection. The war
between Germany and France, while
Bismarck was prime minister and
Louis Napoleon was emperor of
France, occurred early in the 70's.
Bismarck had been preparing for
Emperor William, the first, did ex-
actly what Bismarck counselled him
to do. Williams son, Frederick
had married the oldest daughter of
Queen Victoria. and British influence
under Queen Victoria was opposed
to war against France. But Queen
Victorias grandson-Kaiser William
late emperor of Germany, was in
accord with Bismarck and his grand
father, William, the first, and oppos-
ed his father and mothers affinity
with France. When William, the
grandfather died, Frederick was
going fast to the grave, AS I recol-
lect, he survived his father about
three months.
Young William became emperor,
and he was a masterful young man.
He was in accord with Bismarck for
awhile, but finally broke with the
great chancellor, who had humbled
France, and established the finest
army on the eastern continent-be'
cause of his own egotims.
He required from the young men
of the German empire so many
years of military service, alonS
with their annual education IN DOCKS
and mechanics the schools and uni
versities of Germany. Mll1tarlsm
was exploited to the limit.
He acquired territory in AFRICA
and China; and he intended to make
himself the War Lord of all Europe.
The Austrian emreror was very oid'
and Austria followed along after the
kaiser: as a partner Turkey dld the
same thing. The kaiser's influence
in Russia was thWarted by British
Influence over the late Gar Nicho-
las. Nicholas was the nephew OF
Queen Alexandra, of England. HIS
wife the cZarina was the grand
daughter of Queen Victoria and cou.
sin to the present King George OF
England. France was friendly to
England, ditto Italy. Belgium lay
broadside to Germany.
In 1914, Kaiser William decided
to overrun France-backed by Aus
tria, with Turkey and the Balkan
provinces on his side. England
France, Italy and Russat lined up
together and, called themselves the
allies. Not one of the allied nat!o1lS
had such welY equipped ana dl@cl-
Mined an army as Germany. IL was
! perfect in equipment and d!scipline
as compared with the others w
all know what has happened. w G
al understand that Germany wou'd
have made himself the War Lord o.
hath comments but for the inter
vention of the United States, when
the crisis came in the year 7311.
History will tell the whole story
when the tim ecomes for the Whole
| truth to be recorded.
There will be no reason given for
the Quitting in" of these United
| States into a foreign war, except
| fine belief that Kaiser Wilhelm
would turn his army toward the
| United States and Canada, after
ENGLAND and France had been com
Dletelv hun1bled. When the records
of history are made plain to the
nations of the earth this Will appear
d, This situation, this Quitting in,
came along soon after the preslden
tial election of 1916, when President
Wilson was reelected because he
kept us out of war" The Lusitania
and it destruction did not change
that situation. but when the kaiser
had devastated Belgium, was almost
on the borders of Paris and hac
whipped the armies of Great Brit
ain, the cry wgnt up Save America
from Germany"
Gar Nicholas lost his grip in rus
STA and was brutally assassinatec
with his entire family, and England
was. on her knees to the United
States to send troops to Europe tC
save Great Britain and France from
the domination of Kaiser Wilhelm.
linen the - IllSu koUdISS VI All
lea plunged deep in the difficulties
Of militarism. Four millions of con
scripted soldiers were hurried Il
France. This renublic was filled
/. nth camps of Soldiers to furnish
her soldiers if the allies should cal
/ m them. We poured out billions
in money loans to these allies. W.
donated billions Of money to Rec
Cross and other mlief associations
and we were compelled to buy Lib
erjy bonds with cash that these bill
lions loaned and donated could b.
transported overseas to bring Ger
many to terms.
We grated militarism on this
--merican republic. and today the
treasury is depleted by this exces
sive militarism, thus grated on {
republic; where we live right her
in America and unable toj rescu'
ourselves from the giant octopus
which threatens to bankrupt the ma
zion, unless we can halt the destruc
ton. I am told that ninety-odd-hun
dredths Of every dollar raised by
AVIATION of our people goes to pay
}ousions Of old wars and new wars
Of armies and naVies, Of standing
armies and -~@Dital expenses anC
military bureaus and shipping agen
cics for the Uses Of militarism. The
chairman of the appropriations com
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