THE EMPIRE OF “The City” (World Superstate) The Five Ideologies of Space and Power . “One World” Ideology “Pan-Slavic” Ideology “Asia for the Asiatics”’ . Pan-Germanism Pan-American Isolationism Ste ea The 180 Years of Power Politics of the Modern Era“I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.” —Patrick Henry Copyright 1946, by B.C. Knuth Milwaukee, Wit Previous Edition, Copyrighted May 22, 1944 Chapter XI, Copyrighted Feb, 22, 1945 Printed in U. S. A. 2ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank the following pablishes for their courtesy in granting me permission to quote from these books: America’s Strategy in World Politics Background of War Barriers Down. ‘The Case for India The Day of the Sexon From Isolation to Leadership The Intimate Papers of Colonel) House Liberty-Equality-Fraternity ‘The Life of W. E. Gladstone Lord Keynes, Closeup of Merchants of Death My Memories of Eighty Years Old Diplomacy and New Pan-Americanism: Pan-Germanism . “Shall It Be Again?” The United States and Great Britain ‘The War and Democracy Prof. Nicholas J. Spykman Editors of Fortune Kent Cooper Dr. Will Durant Homer Lea Prof, John H. Latane Prof. Chas. Seymour Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler John Morley Noel F. Busch H.C. Engelbrecht & F. C. Hanighen Chauncey M. Depew A. L. Kennedy Prof. Roland G. Usher Prof. Roland G. Usher John K. Turner Rear Admira] Chas. L. Hussey J. Dover Wilson EC. KNUTH Harcourt, Brace and Co., Ine. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Farrar & Rinehart Simon & Schuster, Inc. Harper & Brothers ‘The Odyssey Press, Inc. Houghton Mifflin Company Chas. Seribner’s Sons ‘The MacMillan Co. ‘Time, Ine., 1945 Dodd, Mead & Company Chas. Scribner’s Sons D. Appleton-Century Co. D. Appleton-Century Co. Houghton Mifflin Company ‘The Author ‘The University of Chicago Press The MacMillan Co. ‘Member Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers Member National Society of Professional Engineers ‘Member Western Society of EngineeraINTRODUCTION TO 2ND EDITION At the end of World War I, the writer, then 27 years old, was released from the U. S. Army as a second lieutenant of the Coast Artillery Corps. Like many more servicemen, he was filled with resentment as the deluge of utterly obvious and brazen falsehood, by which participation in that war had been forced upon the American people, was exposed, and became more evident day by day after the war was won. That the reasons advanced to the American people for their entry into World War I were largely fraudulent became common and accepted knowledge, and over 25 years after the end of that war the eminent American historians, Charles A. and Mary R. Beard, stated in their “Basic History” (page 442) that “the gleaming mirage that pictured the World War as purely or even mainly a war for democracy and civilization dissolved beyond recognition . . .;” and the well-known Internationalist publicist, Walter Lippmann, stated in his “U. S. Foreign Policy” (page 24) in effect that the real reasons for going to war in 1917 have never been admitted. Many people realize that this mystifying situation, in which an alleged democratic and self-governing nation is actually controlled against the will of the people in its foreign affairs, is a clear indication that there must be a very powerful and well-financed secret organization which plans and directs American foreign affairs, and for lack of a more specific identification this suspected secret organization is popularly referred to as the International Financiers. When the propaganda mills began their characteristic grind towards war in the early 1930’s, the writer began a more definite study of international power polities, and soon found it an entrancing and revealing subject. There was, however, no more free speech; and the most amazing documented aspects of a vast secret world order of International Finance could find no hearing in a situation where some Congressmen denounced overwhelming Nationalist expression of views in their mail as mere organized subversion. The shelves of our public libraries hold thousands of books pertaining to some aspect of this vast subject; most of them dry as dust to the average reader and remaining unread by the public through the years. Most of these scholarly works are devoted to some passing phase of power politics in some part of the world, of which their author has made a specialized study, and have invariably been forgotten as the public has lost interest in that particular incident. In running through these works some amazing nuggets of information come to light here and there, which fitted together gradually unfold the stun- 4ning history and the legal structure of a sovereign world state located in the financial district of the loosely knit aggregation of buroughs and cities popu- larly known as the city of London. The colossal political and financial organi- zation centered in this area, known as “The City,” operates as a super- government of the world; and no incident occurs in any part of the world without its participation in some form. Its pretentions are supported in the United States by the secret Inter- national Pilgrim Society, sponsor of the Cecil Rhodes “One World” ideology which was launched about 1897. The president of its American branch is Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, who is also president of the allied Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The ultimate objective of this camarilla was defined by one of its noted propagandists, the late William Allen White, as: “It is the destiny of the pure Aryan Anglo-Saxon race to dominate the world and kill off or else reduce to a servile status all other inferior races.” After reducing the vast mass of data forming the basis of this work into logical and readable sequence, it was finally put into print and privately published after long delay, and copyright was granted May 22, 1944. About 200 copies were sent to various members of Congress, thus largely performing the purpose of the first edition. Several members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accorded some attention to this. Senstor Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota wrote August 12, 1944: “The document containing the result of your research was so interesting that it spoiled most of my sleep that night . . . I have been doing some research along the same lines and I find my time in that respect is limited. You have done a great deal of work that will save me a great deal of time.” On August 21, 1944, he wrote: “People ought to be induced to read it. It isa documented piece of work and therefore should command respect and arouse interest.” This work apparently appeals most strongly to men of professional standing, and to people of the elder generations, and a number of lawyers, doctors, clergymen, architects and engineers of the writer’s acquaintance have expressed their great interest and apparently general commendation. Publishers approached have been reluctant to undertake it, and several stated that there would be little demand for a serious work of this kind, as the American public is not interested in that kind of reading matter. One large Eastern publisher frankly wrote he was obliged to disregard the recom- mendations of his readers on advice of counsel. Chapters I and XI, and the Conclusion, are new additions to the second edition of “The Empire of ‘The City’.” Chapter XI, “A Study in Power,” was published separately and copyrighted February 22, 1945. atesTable of Contents PAGE Introduction iiss scientists I. The Fundamental Basis of Internationalism........... 7 II. Geopolitics and the Background of Modern Wars..... i IIT. The Eastern Question..............6. 0000 cece ee ee ee 17 IV. The Concert of Europe. ........ 0060 .00cecesee cece ee 28 V. The European Concert Ends in the East............. 26 VI. The New Order of Freedom........ 2.60.0 60000000e0e 34 VII. The New Order Ends in the East.................055 43 VIII, The Liberals Against the Conservatives and War..... 50 IX, The Money Power in Power Politics...............+. 59 X. The Secret Sixth Great Power. 67 XI. A Study in Power..............0..5 .72 XII. The Problems of The Peace......... 79 XIII. 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