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Show HARDEN'S VIEWS BEFORE WAR Tho amazing article by Mnxmillan Harden, tho noted German Journalist In which lie strongly upholds tho American side of tho various controversies con-troversies botweon Herlln and Washington, Wash-ington, gives Interest to tho vlowa which ho has expressed on Germany's Ger-many's foreign relations. Shortly beforo tho war ho was Interviewed by M. Hourdon, a Frenchman who had formed tho prnlsoworthy design ot creating a better understanding between Germany and Franco, If that object could bo accomplished by learning tho exact opinions of tho German pcoplo high and low. Speaking Speak-ing to M. Ilourdon, tho German editor, edi-tor, among other things, said: "Shock? Boos that mean war? It so, it would bo a war that would certainly cer-tainly not leavo two races facing ench other nlono. How will those Immense Im-mense armies, which I can foresee, be nourished and rovitallzcd? How will tho Industries which keep nations na-tions alive be cnrrlcd on, tho factories factor-ies that tbo regiments havo emptied? And which of us will bo ablo to say to himself ns a sort of consolation, Such terriblo evils confronted us, It were better to bo dono with them? Dono with them! Delusion nud deception! de-ception! For this war, far from being be-ing a liquidation, will bo merely tho beginning of things, and, tho cannons silent, wo shall seo tho vanquished side, which over It bo, at onco meditating med-itating vengeance And what fof? For Its life and Its glory? Not at all; for tho delirium and tho protlt of the tertlus gnudens. American first, yellow next, and then wo shall assist nt tho bankruptcy and delta-te delta-te abdication of worn out Europo. "If this is grim necessity, so bo U! Fnto wilt not sco either of us, Fronch or Germnn turn pnlo. But Is It lnovltnblo? Ono enn picture new sybtems of nlllancos; nn Anglo German Ger-man agreement would confer supremacy supre-macy on the German mind In Its two mnln currents. Anglo Saxon nud Teuton; n French Germnn understanding, under-standing, perhaps oven moro durable; dur-able; cither would render peaco and tho empire secure. To such an understanding un-derstanding ns tho last mentioned no German volco would bo raised In anything but approbation. In our country not nny cavilling will tako tbo bloom oft tho great war llko and civil vlitues of n peoplo whom for onco in a way, fortuno deserted. Franco will becomo again what sho onco wns In hor most glorious epoch and her freo development will bo uutrammelcd, and on her eastern frontier sho will meet only with friendly assistance. What Is tho prlco? Oblivion, and tho firm resolvo not to associate herself any moro with those who persecute Germany with hostile thoughts and who mako tho mistake, unhappily for thorn-selves, thorn-selves, of Judging her to bo poorer, weaker and lesg resolute than she Is In reality. Is this purchasing at too high a prlco peaco and security for tho futuro? Tho present hour may bo decisive. Let us reflect, but not too long. |