"AFTER THE STORM"

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2233, 20 August 1914, Page 6

"AFTER THE STORM"

> TWO MAPS OF THE WORLD ] GERMANY'S DREAM ,"Nach derii Sturm." ,-. .; 1 ; ; -This is . the title .of startling .publication;' issued .in- Gerriiany a few' years ago. jit ,is.-intended' to;. be prophetic. Really, 1 '; it' shoe's ;the trenieiidous: confluence or.tne military; caste-in "Prussia. .jWith; the! publication:aro two maps, of; the 1, world. . . The first is entitled ;'-Bcfore;'the Storms" - It. depicts' the world exactly as it is at-present, with the Brit)-, ish and French colonies marked in red,-. Russia,,- green, the Triple Alliance blue, .and China- and Japan yellow, and-Amer-ica purple. - .'-■ " ; ■ The. second map represents' the.' world as it will be (according to Germany) "After--..the'-.Storm."., The first thing noticeable ,;is : that (England' •arid shorn of* the; whole of their .colonies,' and"all that remains are.two, little .red spots, representing Great. Britain v.'arid France.' France, loses.none of her territory in Europei' but aH her ,colonies 'are coloured' blue, 1 , to 'show that ,the'.Triple Alliance has ;.annexed them. 'Curiously enough,' tliis"coihcid.es!!\yith ;jvha,t,- ',Sir. Tidward Grey stated in the House of, 'Commons.'' Australia is coloured-,yel--low. to show that, the. alleged' "yellow, 'peril!';has'crystallised, into fact; '/Africa is , nearly all-blue, with the exception of .Cdjjo : Colony. arid the Traiisvaal - which will :be. an' independent republic. Canada is Coloured purple, to show, that the .United States has possession of t-lio Dominion. Ireland .is'•an •' independent ,Statei;/ India goes .toNßussia,:with all the debatable' land between tho Caspian. Sea and'; the ' Indo-Chinese 'am■bitious 'dream "of! a great ■ colbriial ■ empire is; presumed, to bo consummated.;. *'?Thisv reiriarkable'.- publication' :jras ohtained, by Mr'. ; .H. ,E. Prat^en,:'of• • Sya-.. ne.y,'.when on a visit to Germany. Itwas obtained with difficulty, for 1 - when, he'fasked' for :'it he was refused -a. copy.' Mr.fPratten' spoke -at the Glebe:' Town' Hall last, week,and. told the, audionce what was evidently in the minds ofttlio German .officers' when they .toasted .'"To' tho'Day.'';A- readjustment of ; the- alible'; map of tlie .world would ensue ;if' Ger'-' .many became the:doiniriant Power. ; Incidentally,'; Sir'.; Pratten-told of.-his journey across Siberia ' with :pi German lieutenant on furlough, froiri Tsingtau, in China.. At tlio end-of. the,journey the "officer; -surprised ; him by stating 'that some'.'dayvthey 'might -meet, in Australia.' Tho- ofßcer. ;was asked if; he were coming out,for;a holiday, nnd he replied,. "Oh, no. I may-some day ho there;'with^^my^'■ soldiers";''' ': <■';-: