Show Attitude of ot Aggressive PRUSSIA Power in Europe Toward Austria Subjected to An An- Everywhere abroad one finds generally generally gen gen- a totally wrong impression as asto asto asto to the real situation of Prussian Germany Germany Ger Ger- many toward Austria This can easily easily easily ily be explained through the systematic system system- faking of history originating in Berlin with the object of ot glorifying Prussia and belittling Austria The view is expressed by Leopold von Popper de in a letter to the New York Times This resulted In being wrongly taken as which had a very verl serious effect during the rc recent nt war Today we know that the war was against and that was sacrificed for he says Prussia is the aggressive power in Europe After the Napoleonic wars it t did not disarm on the contrary it kept general conscription and systematically prepared for the future to x smash Austria Proof of or Prussia's Ambition The proof of Prussia's ambition to conquest and power is the manifesto of 1822 which was published as a warning to the other German states in n 1833 This document already contained con- con tamed precise instructions in itt cas case of the breaking up of the German confederation and a war against Aus Aus- tria It insinuates like an unpublished unpublished will o of King Frederick of Prussia sla sia that Prussia should never commence commence com corn mence a war whereby nothing can be gained Unfortunately the other Prussian non German states paid no attention to this manifesto and were completely surprised by the event of 1866 Bismarck was the executor of Prussia's Prussia's Prussia's sias sia's power and ambition when in 1866 King William I of Prussia Insisted in insisted insisted in- in on war with Austria Conscription tion ion and the Junker spirit of Prussia Prussia sia succeeded and Austria was de de- de It had to leave the German confederation and other loyal German German Ger Ger- man mm states were annexed Eyed Hapsburg Empire Bismarck then already considered the annexation of the speak German ing provinces of the Hapsburg empire empire em em- pire which was WM favorably viewed by sy the Prussian German nationals On account of foreign politics he was reluctantly forced to desist as he was not yet ready rendy for a big war The Thc result of the conflict in hi 1866 compelled com corn Austria to introduce general conscription and Russia had to fol- fol low suit for self sell The race for competition in arming armIng arming arm arm- I ing nations had begun As soon a as I Bismarck felt himself strong enough I he provoked France through subtle diplomacy and brought her to her knees If It France had fought Pru Prussia Prussia not not Ia-not not Germany Germany In in a political instead of a national war then the victory to Prussia Prussia sia would have become very questionable question question- able as many of the German states were far from being friends of sia sla History's Lesson Lesion Without doubt Germany annexed Lorraine Alsace after the peace was declared with the sole object of creating cre cre- citing a permanent resentment toward the French chauvinism and fake nationalism na of the Germans In 1873 France a also o introduced general general gen gen- eral conscription and with it danger of war increased The German- German speaking population of Austria became became be came infected with the Prussian national national national na na- na- na idea and an in favor fa vor of Prussian Germany came Into existence which regarded a magnified magnified magni magni- fied fled Prussian kingdom as a fictitious German empire History teaches us that the Germans never had a aGerman aGerman aGerman German emperor but only a Roman Roman Ro man em emperor of German nationality War Aimed at The World war aimed against punished all aU speak German ing tag nations especially Austria which was torn to pieces and turned over to the rabble The oldest monarchy monarch felland fell felland felland and the republic without republicans was proclaimed and Austria was faced with absorption by Prussian Germany England France and Italy recognized recognized recognized too late the error of disintegrating grating the Hungarian Austro-Hungarian empire and the propaganda of Prussia found willing ears with the Prussian national national national na na- na- na faction in Austria who demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de the with Prussian Germany The Thc result of the last German elections elections elections elec elec- and the increase of Hitler's power have already shown the general general general gen gen- eral danger to the international peace of this unhappy country for with its absorption to Prussian Germany would disappear the last stronghold of as Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria was the mother of German culture culture cul cul- ture art and learning through the ages for all speaking German-speaking nations of Europe |