GERMANY'S LATEST DREAM.
TRYING TO HYPNOTISE THE RUSSIAN BEAR. A scheme for a gigantic German-Ruß-sian alliance to dominate Europe is being put forward in all parts of Germany by the advocates of the old "Mittel Europa" plan. The best summary of the new scheme which has yet appeared is published in a Swedish newspaper the "Gotaenburg Tidningen," from the pen of a German firopagandist. He outlines the project as follows: — "The future central Europe-Russia T>lock,' among other aims, will have before it the mighty task of bringing the great riches of Russia into the world markets. For this purpose there aro two neutral windows on the west; one is Hamburg, the other Copenhagen. These two towns will become the great markets of the world. The produce of South-western Russia will go by tha Danube and Rhine-Elbe waterways to Hamburg; the riches of Central and North-eastern Russia will go by the Dwina and Volga to the Baltic and Copenhagen. In this manner an interchange of produce and manufactures will be realised between Scandinavia, the central European block, Russia, and the whole Mohammedan world. "The Germans have been given a friendly welcome by the Baltic people, who hail them as liberators. Germany's occupation of this territory will have results that no peace conference can prevent. Germany has opened up prospects of a northern Mediterranean, the waters of which aro now .under her control. Moreover, Germany's plans for activity still further north are being materially assisted by the increasing friendliness of the Finnish people. While Finnish Socialists are fraternising with Russian, soldiers, Germany is winning the friendship of the middle classes and the peasants of Finland. "Germany, however, is meditating neither the incorporation of Finland in the German Empire or any kind of political alliance, but rather an economic alliance. [She would be delighted to see Finland united to Central Europe as part of the economic block, thus extending German economic, power far to the north. "If Germany gains control of the Baltic and Finland becomes an independent • State, joined by economic alliance with Central Europe, there will be no outlet for Russia westward except through thia economic alliance. Even the Western Power cannot help Russia here. Yet Russia must do her utmost to retain for herself economic breathing space' in the west. She cannot dispense with the powerful Central European block. It would hardly be to Russia's advantage to try to fight her own. way, even with the assistance of the .Western powers; the Map shows this. Russia, once peace has been restored, will gradually incline herself to the Central European block. This will be in keeping with hei natural economic development. "In order to recover, Russia must above all, procure an outlet and market for her important natural riche3 With no free passage to the west, sh« will avail herself partly of the assist iinee of the Central European block and ; partly of Scandinavia."
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1918, Page 7
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483GERMANY'S LATEST DREAM. Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1918, Page 7
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