from: Hans Ulrich Wehler: Der Aufstieg
des amerikanischen Imperialismus. Vandenhoeck &
Ruprecht, Göttingen, 1974/1987.
Mr. Adams comes from an old New English family
passing his history studies in the Second German Reich.
Then between appr. 1880 to 1884 Adams is teaching at Drury
College. In 1886 he becomes a doctor in Leipzig
with a historical dissertation under Wilhelm Arndt
which provokes a good reputation for Adams in the
"U.S." (p.67).
1886-1917
Adams is teaching history at Yale College
-- and he is developing this university to one of the
most famous universities
-- Adams is compiling many handbooks and
monographs
-- Adams is a strong personality with effect to
docents in the whole "U.S.A."
-- Adams is one of the most influent
representatives of "academic historiography" in the "U.S.A."
-- the focuses of Adams' works are European Middle
Ages, early English constitutional history and the
development of England to a "modern" state
(p.67).
1895-1913
Adams founding and editing the "American
Historical Review"
(p.67)
middle of 1890s
Imperial views of George B. Adams: union
"USA"-GB - hope for a big war as an "ordeal" for this
union
-- Adams becomes a history writer of
the "Imperial Federation" movement
-- Adams approves the extension of late
Victorian Great Britain
-- Adams approves the loose federal union
of the Victorian parts of the Empire
-- Adams means that the "Anglo Saxon"
race would be dominant and this race had developed it's
clearest character in the "U.S.A." (p.67).
1895-1896
Venezuela crisis and "vision" of George B. Adams
-- Adams states that the "U.S.A."
have now the first place on the world
-- Adams makes the prophecy for the
"U.S.A." that there will be new occupations of territories
-- the "U.S.A." had reached the "highest level of
civilization" with the greatest possibility of independent
development for individuals
[just committing genocides without end against all natives
never understanding or accepting the native worlds]
-- the "U.S.A." incorporate the best of mental and
institutional development
[destroying everything concerning rivers, forests, and
fauna, channeling all rivers and installing big fields
without hedges or trees so the vermin has an easy play]
-- but: the unifying "ideal band" between the "Anglo
Saxons" is missing (p.67)
[the project is probably to exterminate also all natives
in Africa and in Asia]
-- the "Imperial Federation" is a hope for Adams
-- the dissolution of the British Empire is rated by Adams
as a "big accident"
-- according to Adams the border quarrel between Venezuela
and British Guyana can provoke a danger of civil
war between the "U.S.A." and England
-- Adams is putting the question of
leadership, if England or the "U.S.A."
should lead the world
-- the geographic position and the federative governmental
system of the "U.S.A." are determining that the
"U.S.A." would be the world leader
-- England has missed to install an Empire
government and has missed to install autonomous
governments in the colonies considering the unity of
population
-- therefore the "U.S.A." would be predestined to
the leadership of a "Anglo Saxon Union" but there must
come an opportunity for claiming this leadership (p.68)
-- precondition for melting "U.S.A." with Great
Britain is at least a big war as an "ordeal" (p.69)
-- Adams is for Canada as a member of the
union (p.69).
At the same time the resistance against alliances in the
"U.S.A." is not banned yet. Adams hopes for new structures
in the British Empire (p.68).
Adams about the sense of the "Anglo Saxon"
Empire
-- an "Anglo Saxon" Empire would be the first time reach
much more to a "world wide state" for saving peace
-- "freedom in the inner, with justice and generous in
foreign policy"
-- "law and order" should be taught to the mightiest
peoples [with pressure]
-- "underdeveloped countries should be lead to the right
way for growth" [pressure or exterminate]
-- only the Anglo Saxon" race could master this task, the
"world race"
-- the 19th century is only the precursor of the "Anglo
Saxon" extension in the 20th century
-- Adams has the following perspective: a "Joint
Commonwealth of all nations under Anglo American
leadership"
-- Adams refers to an "Anglo Saxon" sense of
mission, not to the Germanic ancestors
-- Adams' thesis have much echo in the "U.S.A."
in the country of the "New Zion" (p.69).
1907-1908
Adams is President of the "American Historical
Association"
(S.67)
until 1917
Adams is teaching at Yale College, then he is
a pensioner
(p.67).
