PACIFIC GERMANY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1359, 9 February 1912, Page 3

PACIFIC GERMANY.

A GENERAL OX THE PEOSPECTS 01' PEACE. The Berlin correspondent of the "Matin" recently had an interview with General von Alten, well known I'm- bis military writing?, on the subject of the demand fur an" increaie in the German army and navy. General \ou Allen believes that the military regulations should be made stricter. Theoretically every able-bodied man is suppo-cd to serve in the German utiny; nevertheless, a large proportion are nut enrolled. As a result, Vranir, with her population of thirty-nine milieus, is about as slrnntr, in a military sense, as Germany with her sixlv-liv'e millions'. The General, however, is not pessimistic. "f do not think Iherc will be a war between the. _ great European Powers in our days. If we desire to remain strong it is only because, its Sir Edward Grey said, it is the best method of assuring peaoe % Wo shall not have another .war unless England and France attack us suddenly, and t don't see why thesu (wo countries should do so. "As for Germany, she does not want war; she has proved it sufficiently for forty years. People and Emperor are profoundly pacific. The Reichstag would reject any war which was not on (|tiestions of vital interest." General von Allen insists that it is by peace the Germany lias grown strong: that owing to peace Geiinjii commerce and industry have inerea.-ed so as lo make Germany ene of the Helms! nations of the world. The General also denies lli.-il Germain- want.-. In iirn,uiii' a great colonial empire, and points In the fuel. Ih.i! nearly -llO.OO'i foreign workmen enter Getmany every year.