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WAR CAUSES'.AND CHARACTERS GERMANY'S REASONS FOIlIAKING WAR Latest Book By Gen. Bcrithardi, Celebrated Advisor of Kaiser, Frankly Details Germany's Pur posesPlan to Obtain World Supremacy By the Sword." WV N nla. a ho .13 NJ3BD to enlarge our colo-1 .1 possessions bo as 10 auoru liome and work to our sur plus population," declares General Fredl erlch von Bernhardt, of the Germnn cav alry, In Ills latest book, "JIow Germany Makes War," Just published by the George II, Doran Company. "We must do this unless wo wish to run thn risk of seeing again the strength and productive powor of our rivals Increased by German emi gration as In former days. "Partitioned as the surface of the globe It among nations at tho present time," he continues, "such territorial acquisitions we can only realize at the cost of other States or In conjunction with them; and such results are possible only If wo suc ceed In securing our power In tho centro of Europe better than hitherto. With every move of our foreign policy today we have to faco a European war against superior enemies." By some General Dernhardl Is consid ered as tho voice of imperial and mili taristic Germany speaking uy others not. Whatever the famous and most ablo mili tarist says, however, Is of momentous In terest, Inasmuch as the plans outlined In his much-illscusscd book, "Germany and tho Next Wnr," have been practically followed by the Gormans In their present campaign. Dernhardl writes with an amazing candor. He foresees the neces sity and Inevitably for war If Germany Is to secure tho territory neoded for her commercial expansion. Ho anticipates tho waging of a war by Germany and Aus tria If thoy are confronted by Russia, Franco and England, and foresees tho present conflict, and the allied nation alities engaged. The book, written for militarists and commanders, was pub lished In Germany two yeurs ago, and n translation issued in England last year. This book, somewhat condensed, has Just come from the presses. In view of what has occurred Bernhardl's forecasts are almost clairvoyant. At least ono must consider Bernhardt as possessing second sight If, ns some claim. Germany did not follow these outlined plans with delibera tion and fdrcthought. Speaking of Germany's lack of terri tory, the general says: "This sort of thing Ib becoming Intol erable. Tho freedom of action of our people Is thereby hampered to an ex traordinary degrco. Such a state of af fairs Is highly dangerous, not only for tho peace of Europe, which, aftor all, Is only a secondary mnttcr for us, but, above all, Is most dangerous to our selves. It Is uo whose economical, na tional and political development Is being obstructed and Injured; It Is we whose position in tho world Is being threatened after we have purchased it so dearly with the blood of our best. We must, there fore, strive to find out by all means who Is for or who Is against us. On this depends not only tho possibility of canylng Into execution the political alms beHttlng the greatness and tho wants of our country, but also the very exist ence of our people as a civilized nation. "It is Impossible to change the par tition of the earth ns It now exists In our favor by diplomatic artifices. If wa wish to gain tho position In tho world that is due to us, we must rely on our snord, renounce all weakly visions of peace and eye the dangers surrounding ua with resolute and unflinching cour age. There Is no doubt In the general's mind na to Germany's right to carry on a campaign of Invasion for "the posi tion In tho world due to us." Gcrmnny as a "civilizing nation has becomo a fac tor In the evolution of mankind." There fore, It Is Germany's duty to spread her "Idealism" and labor, and, by tho sword If necessary, to disseminate her "cul ture." Germany, asserts Bernhardt, must strive "by every means to uphold her military supremacy." The Germans must become "tho dominating race of Europe." Germany "has to accomplish a high calling In the development of mankind." "But It can only put this task to good account If It exerts Its mil itary strength to tho utmost." In justifying his contentions that Ger many Is entitled to more territory "In the sun," Bernhardl points out that on an area about the size of France Germany has a population of 65,000,000 against tho 40,000,000 of France. Moreover, the Ger man population Is Increasing at the rate of 1.O0O.C0O a year. Bernhardl foresees that In a war Ger many will have to face France, Eng land and Russia, and In all probability single handed. Germany Is, therefore, "dependent on her own strength." The general makes short worrf of peace treaties. Inasmuch as this country in the last fourteen months made arbitra tion treaties with twenty-six countries, what he says possesses a certain mor dant quality. "It Is true the world Is dominated to day by the Idea of war being an anti quated means of policy, unworthy of a civilized nation. The dream of eternal peace has got a. hold on vast sections of the community In the Old and particularly tn the New World, Whereas, formerly, In addition to Emanuel Kant, only en thusiasts and visionaries were the cham pions of universal brotherhood, the gov ernments or great and powerful States have now seized this Idea as well, and are cloaking themselves with the mantle of a superior humanity. The arbitration courts, which the contracting powers en gage to obey, are meant not only to les sen the dangers of war, but to remove them altogether. This Is the publicly avowed object of such politics, In reality It Is hardly caubed by an Ideal love of peace, but Is evidently meant to serve quite different political purposes. T. E. H. LIMERICKS ON LITERATTS The hero was an editor Who read submitted gems; To leave a pressing creditor He Jumped Into the Thames. Then love came to his lonely life But the girl he didn't wed. Nor would he take another wife Presumably he's dead. Th Clean Heart." by A. S M. Hutchln Kin, Utile Brawn & Co.. Benton. There was a Miss Ida Tarbell Who gave one Napoleon Just "war": (She praised Josephine, The Emperor's Queen) And did up the Corslcan well. M 'if.0,' N.W'60? i Bonaparte, with a Sketch JLin0,eE.hln" by " M- Tarbetl. The Mac iuiiitn Co. B. M. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? ARMAGEDDON AND AFTER By Cloudesley Brereton 16mo, boards, 50 cents, A monograph by one of the educational leaders of England, which undertakes to show how Prussian tradition, starting with Frederick the Great, has succeeded In corrupting the Germany of to-day. The author takes the ground that the issue of the present struggle may be a great spiritual renascence or it may be the domination of the Huns. Order from your bookseller now - To Be Published Immediately by G. P, Putnam's Sons EVENING I ,.lullll.,IUl...l.li.ll.ll.'l-U.L.ll.ll..ll. mi I I1JJ" UU i ii-. ' '-Tf FLORENCE L. BARCLAY fj) n, v --- WBWUwfm IHmllWllf Author of "The Wall of Partition," Wj J KZfy imk s?T" IHiHKaMlHm IH ' 1 just out. Putnam's. ( XJ 1PkkI1& V . Tennyson SH9VJfflHMKwJnMlwl ' rl I i .o y 1.5!a W Tesse flMmwJgssisSssvWSsl M ail iH HAVE PLANTS A SOUL AND INTELLIGENCE? Startling Revelations of the Habits of Plants That Eat Insects, Keep Standing Armies, Rob, Plunder and Murder. "Flants arc no longer lifeless things, labeled and grouped under ponderous Latin titles they nro highly developed organisms which see, hear, taste, feel, wallt, swim, run, fly, jump, skip, hop, roll, tumble, set traps nnd catch fish; decorato thcmEelven that they may at tract attention; powder their faces, Imi tate birds, nnlmals, serpents, stones; play hlde-nnd-scek; blossom underground; pro tect their children nnd send them forth Into the world prcpnrcd to care for them selvesIndeed, do all those things which wc ourselves dot Wo know now that plants have even minds nnd souls with which to think nnd to worship." With this startling Introduction Royal Dixon, a botanist of wide experience nnd ono associated with tulip experiments In America, proceeds to tell, In "The Hu man Sldo of Plants" (Frederick A. Stokes Company), of his nmazlng observations of plants and their habits. Mr. Dixon has written an extraordinarily engrossing book and a book especially designed to fascinate children and familiarize them with the wonders of tho world of nature. Plants, declares Mr. Dixon, actually perform like human bolngs eat, Bleep, make love, walk and fly in the air. Oth ers again horrors upon horrors are can nibals and eat living Insects. "A man-eating plant grows In Nicaragua and is always found In deep swnmps. For horror It has no rival. Tho vamplro vine Is not unlike tho weeping wlhow denuded of Its leaves, but Is of a blacklsh-brown color, covered with a thick, gluey resin that aids It in binding Its prey. By means of Its flngcr-llko claws It Is enabled to catch small animals and envelop them In a notwork of Its diabolical arms. Here they are hopelessly held until the last drop of blood Is drawn from their bodies by Its Infinitesimal sucking mouths." You may not have known that some plants keep standing armies. Well, listen! "This moral effect of keeping a standing army In as apparent to plants as to men. There are some plants that wnge war fare; others, being rich, pay blackmnll to their enemies; rather than tight against them, some actually hire soldiers nnd maintain an armed protective system." Among tho most Interesting things In nature perhaps none Is more striking than many plants which, like human be ings and animals, rob and murder. "The murderer Liana Is a parnslte of the most unscrupulous kind, whoso weak stem Is unable to support Its avaricious and pon derous head, and who, therefore, clings to Its upright neighbors for support. It springs up a stalwart tree, sending out clinging arms, wrapping them around tho body of Its victim until at last It reaches the sunlight. Eventually the sap of the tree Is stopped from flowing nnd the liana waves Its leaves In the breeze as If exulting over tho dead." Mr. Dixon tells of an infinite number of plants thus given to crime. 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