German plans for the next war (1918) (14779568541)

Identifier: germanplansnextw00gard (find matches)
Title: German plans for the next war
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Gardiner, John de Barth Walbach, b. 1879
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany Pangermanism
Publisher: Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Page & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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of which Sweden produces annually abouteight million tons. In the matter of food sup-plies, the net exports of cattle, pigs, and animalfood—a product of which Germany has alwaysneed—aggregate annually about ninety milliontons. Ukraine is of even greater importance, asidefrom the question of population which hasalready been referred to. The present war islargely a war for raw materials—Germanywants to be self-supporting; she wants toinclude within her boundaries, or have fastenedto. her by bonds which only she can loosen,territory capable of producing all materialsneeded for home consumption in both war andpeace. In 1914 there was a serious shortage.German imports were heavy both of food-stuffs and other basic materials. At least inso far as food is concerned, Ukraine can fillthe want. Although comprising but one-seventh of the Russian population, Ukraineproduces one-third of all Russian grain, and one-half of all Russian livestock. The great wealth German Plans for the Next War
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RUSSIA AND THE RESOURCES GERMANYThe two battle lines enclose the area occupied by German troopswere being discussed. The important industrial centers ofdifficulty in delivering what supplies they may have to the Cen- Black Sea and the World Empire or Downfall* 89