Interview with with Prof. Schultze-Gaevernitz, January 1916.
[Diese Aufzeichnung, in der ich mehrere Gespräche mit Herrn L. zusammenfasste,
wurde von
u. ohne
Correctur gebilligt.] Sie soll baldigst Dieses streng
vertraulich.
diesem mündlich erläutert werden. Roosevelt, dessen
Praesidentschaftskandidatur für diesen Herbst Freund
eifrigst betreibt, gilt in Bezug auf Deutschland für
"lernbegierig" - wohl um das "progerman vote", das auf
etwa 25% der
gesammten Wählerschaft veranschlagt wird, zu gewinnen. Wie dem sei,
jedenfalls ist Roosevelt drüben
der Mann, dem an Beweglichkeit der Fantasie wie
fortreissender Kraft des Willens keiner gleicht.]
1)
by reasons of religion, to - day by economic reasons as
the
big export of grain goes through the straits. Russia is bound
to
export enormous quantities of agricaltural produce to pay
the interests of
her enormous government loans. Russia is the
greatest debitor, the world
history has ever seen. Since
ve her out of
the ambition to establish a
the much stronger upon
Constantinople. The consequence was
the organisation of the
primarily meant to crash
the chief hindrance in
Russia's march to Constantinople.
2) At the time of
in the Balkans, but even Bismarck al ready guaranteed the integrity
of
Austria-Hungary against Russian aggression, as Austria - Hungary
is the
only natural ally which Germany has in the world. Under
materials in the neighboarhood of Germany,
upon which Germany can draw, independant of England's
sea supremacy.
Besides Turkey gained more importance for Germany,
as the possibility of
an Anglo - German conflict appeared on the
political horizon. Germany is
able only throagh the way of
Asiatic Turkey to exercise some pressure upon
the
which
access through the