It is the twilight of the gods. Is Germany the Walhalla that is to fall in ruins? Or is she merely about to build a Walhalla that shall project over all other political edifices? The moment is a serious one for us Americans. Where shall we stand in the new order of things? Will a Japan that has conquered a China, a Russia and a Germany submit to American exclusion acts? Her fleet already outnumbers ours in ships of all types except ships of the line, and her naval appropriations are progressing more steadily than our own. And when Japan secures what she wishes from us, China will be ready to make the same demands. It is a far cry since Austria interpreted the five vowels in her favor: _Alles Erdreich ist Österreich unterthan_ (all earthly kingdoms are subject to Austria). Which will be the next world-power? THE END End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Germany's Fighting Machine, by Ernest Flagg Henderson