Show SHALL IT BE BB UNITED EUROPE A united Europe is one of tile the possibilities if not proba probabilities of the time twentieth century That continent continent conti nent is now os' os under the control of three great races the Teutonic the tile Slavonic and th the Latin The fhe latter lat tel ter is with the single e exception of or its Italian branch at a standstill as far fur as popular increase is con con- cd Time The Slavonic anti and Teutonic elements are expansive expanse e and rapidly multiplying The Time tendency of the former farmer is is however er to spread toward the time East Eastover over overtime the Ural mountains and into Asia ARia Minor of the time latter latte to expand within Central Northern and Eastern East East- em ern rn Europe pe Its en capacity to absorb and to hold bold alien ien territory is iR evidenced by the time imperial confederation confederation conceived an and executed by bv Bismarck The London Spectator profoundly impressed ed with the time success of policy an and methods sa says s 's Some ISome day not to tomorrow but still it may be within our om childrens children's lifetimes Europe ma may have ilave occasion oc casion to study the German Confederation very en cosel closely There is a a. hi hint in it ft for fOl that federation of f the continent which seems so far off oIT but which 1 may be closer than diplomats now dream If the triple alliance fought th the dual alliance to the death it might be very near D Europe finding in it the only road to escape from an otherwise endless vista ista of miser misery bloo bloodshed sled and loss amI-loss loss and RO so also it might be benear benear benear near i if an any events c should sharpen the time distrust al 31 already already al- al ready expressed by continental statesmen of Anglo Anglo- Saxon a ambition iun and The Time tendency ency of bi high h I civilization is to expand and to absorb So it was in the tite da days s 's of Greece and Rome Home so it is in our own The rhe Roman Homan emp empire gave us the tIme picture of a united I Europe which under one strong Government Go afforded af a- a forded for or a time security IHo progress ress and prosperity to peoples of or the time greatest st diversity in origin laws cust toms customs n s and religion What hat has been may be bc again But we believe with the Cincinnati Times Star that the United Europe of the future is like that constructed by imperial Rome to come by use of military strength rather than by voluntary choice The French the Italians and the Spanish are all nIl proud of their respective races and their achievements They hey will not without a struggle give up their national individuality But it is quite evident that another German Franco war with Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many the victor would lead to the dismemberment dismemberment if not effacement of France Spain and Italy would then in time yield to tho supremacy of the time I whose empire had then surpassed in strength and magnificence that of the Caesars in the days of that mighty creation of ancient times Our duty as Americans is to keep strictly neutral in all European complications We Ye have a mission to fulfill fulfill ful ful- ful fill in America that of dedicating this continent forever forever for for- ever e to popular anti and republican forms of government governs govern ment which b by their beneficence justice prosperity and permanency shall shaIl secure the blessings of freedom free free- dom lorn forever to this hemisphere and finally extend extend these to every region on the face of the globe |