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BRITAIN WILL FIGHT
TO APPOINTED END,
SAYS CONAN DOYLE
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clares, Will Huge Armies
and Fleets Be Nightmares
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By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
1" it possible Hint thoic arc still some
of our people who Jo not understand the
causes of this war. ami arc Ignorant of
the great stakes at lsue which will
speedily hae so Important bearing
tipon the lives of each ami all of them?
Lot me trv to lay before them both the
rttise anil the possible efforts, and to
Implore them now, before It Is too late
to make these effoits anil sacrifices
with b the occasion demand. The
cniisoo of the wnr are onlj of moincnl
to us, at this sdage. In that we pain
more 3tieiiBth In our aims and more Iron
In our souls by a. knowledge that It Is
for all that Is honorable and sacred Tor
which we right.
It Is a matter of common knowledge
that for mnnv eara Uermanv. Intoxi
cated b her success In wai and by her
Increase or wealth, has tegardod the' Brit
ish l'mpiip with pen of Jealousy and
hatred It has neer been alleged by
th-isc who gave expression to this al
most unlvers.il national passion that
Great Hrltaln had In an a. either
historically- or ronimorolully, done Ger
man a mlM'hlef. Never In any wny hart
f Interfered with that great develop
hiont ot trade which has turned them
from of the poorest to one of the richest
of I'uropeau .State, uur markets weie
open to them untaxed, uhlln our own
manufacturers paid In pci cent. In Ger
many. Vnd vet the hated U3 with a most bit
ter hatred, a hatred which long ante
dates tin- days when we were compelled
to talte a definite stand against them. In
all sous of ways this hatred showil It
self, in the diatribes of professors, In the
pages of books, in the columns of the
press. Sometime:) it would tlamc up sud
denly Into bitter utterance. And et this
blttei antagonism was In no way teclp
rocated In this countr.
AMERICA PtltST ALIA.
If a poll had been taken at any time
up to the end of the century as to which
European country was our natural all,
the vote would have gone uverwholmlngiy
for German'.. "America lirst and then
crman" would have been the erdlet of
nine men out of ten But then occurred
two events which steadied the easv-Rolnc
Briton, and made him look more Intently
and with a more questioning Raze at his
distant i nusin over the water. Those
two events were the Boer War and the
.. . ...... un u. uiu iiewiiuu urni, i ne nrM i
the, German Chancellor after our decision
pledged Its word to observe and to en
extraordlnary mental aberration the Ger
man tillers did actually believe that a
vltnl treaty with Britain's signature upon
It could be regarded by this country as a
mere "scrap of paper."
What was this treaty which It was pio
posed to lightly set aside? It was the
guarantee of thp neutra!lt of tletglum
Signed in 1839 (confirmed vorballv and In
writing by HisntarcU In 1170), by I'rus- -
sift, France and ttlltnln, each of whom
pledged their word to observe and to on- p...... Tnei-iJtwl lf Qt-i
force It On the Miength of It Belgium ' .T euSaiUS, lllSpirea DV DDir-
had lelleil for her secuilty amid her for- , . . . ,
nuai Advisers, Kegard
War as Crusade Reli
gious Influence Important
Factor.
mldnble noichbois. On the strength of It
nlso France had lavished all ' -r defenses I
upon her eastern ftontler, and left her j
northern exposed to attack. Rrltnln had I
guaranteed the treaty, and Ilrltam could j
be lelled upon. N'ow. on the llrst ticca- ,
slon nf testlnir tlu value of her word. It
was supposed that she would tpgaril tile
treatv as a worthless sctnp of paper, and
stand bv unmoved while the little Stale
which had trusted her was flooded by the
armies of the invader.
HI1 IS CAST.
The die was cast. No compromise was
poslble. We surely hae our iiuimel
Just. . , ,
What have we gained? No colonics
which we covet, no possessions of any
sort that we desire, is final proof that the
war has not been provoked b us. Hut
one enormous indllect benefit we will Gain
If we mn make Germany a peaceful anil
harmless State. We will surely urrna
t'lrrUOGHAt), Sept. M.
Acting under orders fiom the Holy
Synod of 1'etrogrnd, the entire priesthood
of Russia for weeks before tho war broke
deotrd alnuit their t-otc attpiitton toward
stimulating u steal ror war. Thp peasants,
It must bo remembeied, are ery largely
Under the Influence of their spiritual advisers.
showed us. to our amazement, the Mtter i and of iron, the Germany from which,
desire whMi Germanv had to do us Instead of the old tiling" of beauty, thcie
some mischief, the second made us come to us only the rant or si oldinc pro-
realize that she was forcing a weapon ! feasors
with which that desire might bo fulfilled, welt-polltik
Ucfinam has been held nn In ir.rnHnii
her natal power and take such steps that na thj ., foP ( 0rllln,1n ,.)lllrru
. .. . . - ... .. .. iiinro " .....
it snail not ne n mpiiii"' i" "'' --
Should our victory he complete, there
Is little which Germany ran yield to in
save the removal of that shadow whl( li
has darkened us so long. Hut our children
and our children's chltdr.n will never, it
we do our work well now, look across the
North Sea with the sombre thoughts
which have so long Wn ours, white their
lives will be brightened and olevnteil u.v
money which we, in our darker du,
have had to spend upon our ships niul
our guns. , , . ....
Consider, on the othe- hand, vita y
should suffer If we wer- to lose. All tie
troubles of the hist ten yeais would He
with us still, but in a greatly pem-ed
form. A larger and stronger German
would dominate Hurope and ul "V T
shadow our lives. Her coast line would
be Increased, her ports would face our
own. her coaling stations wuIdJ' '"
eveiy sea and her pre.it army, grea let
tha never, would be within striking dis
tance of our shoies.
There U a "settled and assured future
if we win. There ti darkness and trouble
If wo loe. Uut If we talte a broader
sw.'ep and trace the meanings nf this
contet as they affeU others than our
selves, then over greater, mote glorious
are the issues for which we light, bor
the wholu world stands at a turning point
of Its history, and on.- or otliHi- of two
opposite principle", the rule of the soldier
or the rule of the citizen, must now pie
vail. In this sen-e we light for tbe
masses of the German people, as, some
day thev will understand, to fioe them
from that formidable military caste
which has used and abused them, spend
ing their bodies in an untust war and
poisoning their minds b everv device
which could Inflame them against those
who wish nothing sa.. to live at peace
with them W? tight for the strong, deep
CVrmany of old, the U'thuiiv of music
and of phllosophv, against ibis monstrous
modern abirratlon the Germain of blood
and thh feeling has gained us eager ad
herents of war the common soldiers and
the peasant classes. The Pan-Slavic ideal
Ims added to the supporters of the Gov
irmnent in Its warlike altitude the
middle and better educated classes.
These two things, more than anv
ihhig else, ate what h.ne united tins
Sinn mid ended, at least temporarily, the
tllientened Uit-rtial strife. Kxedi bodv of
marching ltusian troops Is preceded by
a priest r.t the Orthodox Church, who,
with his (lowing beard and long, black
garment, is a Milking enough riguie. The
priest cairles a cross, or Is attendee bj
a cross-bearer, who bears the burden of
the hol Image ror him. The military
hands pln sacied music alternately with
the baibailc march music that suits these
warriors of Tartar blood.
It is not meicl. a war: It l n boh cru
sade on which the soldleis ot Russia feel
that they aie engaged. In the camps
and places of bivouac, in the forts of the
fot tilled towns, wherever troops are as
sembled or moling, the religious clement
Is veiy much In evidence. The priest
plas ns Important n part ns the olllcer
In the preparatoiy ttnges, at least, of the
campaign. Nor will the majority -( the
priests be content to confine the!- ad
ministrations to the preparations for war.
Many go right into the fighting lines to
spur on and encourage their spiritual
Hocks and to offer tlm dying the last con
solation of religion on the battlefield.
These priests in Russia are of the peo
ple, and thy r-el with the men In the
ranks to a degree astonishing to Western
observes. Altogether, an Impressive
spectacle this Russia under arms. Thev
do not look like b.irbarluns. these soldiers
of tbe Czar, thev nre mostly slmple
mln.l.d, docile reasnts. full of religious
aidor. which will turn them Into fanatical
lighters when the decisive moment ar
ilves. Thev may be slightly inferior in train
ing, "ui niey are tue best raw
The nation perceived Germany, under
the lead of her Emperor, following up her
expressions of enmity by starting with
restless energy to build up a formidable
. fleet, adding program to program, out
of all possible proportion to the German
commerce to tye defended or to th Ger
man coast line exposed to attack. Al
ready vainglorious boasts were made that
, Germany was the succe'ssor to Britain
upon the seas. "The Admiral of. the At
lantic greets the Admiral of the Pacific,"
said the Kaiser later in a message to the
Czor Whut was Britain going to do
under this growing menace" She took
the steps which were necessary for her
own safety and she rompi.sed her dif
ferences with France and Russia and
drew closer the friendship which united
her with her old rival across the Chan
nel. The first fruit of the new German
"fleet was the Entente Cordial. We had
found our enemy. It was necessnry that
we should find our friends. Thus we were
driven into our present combination.
Jl'STIFlKS HER FRIENDSHIP.
And now we had to justify our friend
ship. For the first time we were com
pelled to openl oppose Germany in the
deep and dangerous game of world poli
tics. Thev wished to s.-o If our under
standing was a ren!1t or a sham Could
they drive a wedge between us bv show.
Ing that we were a fair-weather frit-nd
whom any stress would alienate Twice
they tried it. once In IP"" whm thev bul
lied France into n conference at Algo
ciras viut found that Britain wns firm
at her side, Hnd again In 1911, when In a
time of pr.ifnund peace thf stirred up
trouble bv send ns a gunboat to Agadir
and pushed matters to the very edge of
war.
I have shown that we have n very
truth never Injured nor desired to injur
Germany in commerce nor have we op
posed her politically until her own delib
erate actions drove us Into the camp
of her opponents But it mav wtdl be
asked why then did thy dislike us, and
why did they weae hostile plots against
us? This was caused by circumstances
over which wo had no control and which
we could not modify if wp had wished to
do so. Britain through her maritime
power and the nergy of her merchants
and people had become a great world pow
er when Germanv w..s still unformed.
It was not n matter whleh we could help
nor could t alter it. since I'annda. Au.
tralU and South Africa would not, ven
mnlAlnl
US OI1IV U1V liliu "1 ii "i'iiiii. .i u f -.-..-- ..1..,. .
with their final ic.-knnmg. tne.r ! "f ""; .,'olf,r',.rj in KT. and the hnid
itik and their godless theories ..f ""Z I I"I u nr ""I "",sfo" them
oralitx I , "l "' uu "K'sl 'orniicuule troops
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the superman who stands ubov.
and to whom all humanlt sia.l l
sen luit.
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SAFETY FIRST RULE
IN NAVAL ACTIONS,
ADMIRALTY ORDERS
in the world
British Officer Forbids Res
cue of Friend or Foe at
Cost of Victory, as Conse
quence of North Sea Disaster.
LONDON, Sept M
The Admiralty issued last night a sum
mat y of the ofticial reports of the officers
nf the cruisers Aboukir. Hogue and
Cressy. which were sunk by a subma
rine in the North Sea. In a prefatory
note to the rpports the Admiralty, after
remarking that the Hogue and the
Cressy were sunk because thfy went to
help the Aboukir nnd remained by her
with their engines stopped, thereby
presenting easy targets, says:
"The natural promptings of humanity
led to heavy losses which would have
been avoided by a strict adherence to
military considerations. It Is necessary
to point out for future guidance that con
ditions which prevail wlivn one vesstd
of a squadron Is injured In a mine held,
or exposed to submarine attack, ar.-
analogous m moso in action and ttiut ' aPad hoisis and
me ruie oi leaving a amittiiea snip to i,,,B, u o all
her own resources Is applicable, r,, fHr
ui. any lAtu nn .utitj TTQ-iB urn tun- j ,,.
cerned. '
"No et of humanity, whither for
friend or fop, should lead lo the negl. . t
CAPTIVES FORCED TO LURE
COMRADES TO DESTRUCTION
French Soldier Declares Germans
Make Prisoners Shield Attacks.
PARIS, sept. 26.
A woman fr.nd 1ms given the corn-
-l-iidmt of V e London standard a letter
Mi-UiU from her son. .1 s..iMi.- o. .,..
fi-iii It sitaku fr itself. Part of It
follows:
"Utv will non become unendurable
h- re. We haw been for eight das hold
ing tt 'Silage, where ut least eight hun
dred shells fall every day. We are In
the thick of the horrors of war. The en
emy nccupUs ihe ilver foid and wc have
been told to dirdodge Mm.
"Four da-s hack wo made a night
sortie, and J asslsttd at tho most awful
butchery you can conceive. We made a
bayonet chaige In pitch darkness, talk
ing to keep In touch each with another
I had a mi tow shave myself, for a Ger
man got m ritle nwa and fired at me
pointblnnk. bur the bullet went through
mv knapsiek.
"Wp were regularly surprised onr day.
for thp enemv plapd us most scurvy
trk-k bv placing a lot of French prison
er in front t his men and forcing them
at the sword's point to cry 'En avant" '
We triiMingl" Mdvanced accordingly right
on to tb.'lr tienc fcs.
"I nfvr paw an thins like what fol- ,
lowed. Our own artillery had to bom- i
bard the village, which was takm by the I
enemy. We had left our own wounded j
there j
"Wp tnkp shifts day and night, with- ,
out respite. In thp trenches In front "f
our village. It rains without stopping, j
and never a ray of sun to warm our stif
fened limb. Mv frot are In the worst
state, a I have not taken off my boots
since wv fctarteri.
The v hole ountrv Is covered witli
is a veritable cnarnel
of winning.
are su'c
th 'ii-'b. nd if tie memv lolates all the
f war ard lommits atrocities it
! nui-t be 1 i. TiM- he fe..- bp hab lost.
of oroner orpcauttona and dKn .s.tini
If wp rouid bo Imagined to have wished ' wap ani no measures which will pie,.
li, ik- transferred to German rule And
yet the Germans fhafed
GERMANY SAT UnOODI.N'O.
"Our last and greatest reckoning is
to bn with Great Britain, ' aid the bitter
Treltschke. Sooner or later the shock
was to come Germany tat brooding over
the chessboard of the world waiting for
tho opening which hoyij assure a win
nlng game
It was clear that she should take her
enemips separately rather than together.
I Britain were attacked it was almost
I rtaln that Pranee and Russia would
" nd bv her side. But if on the con
ch v, the quarrel could bp made with
the e two Powers, and 'specially with
tu.ssla. In the first instance, ihen It was
no means so certain that Great Brlt
..n would bp drawn Into the struggle.
Therefore, if the quarrel could be ao ar.
ranged as to Wtm to be entirely ono be
tween Teuton and Slav, there w.is a good
chant.; that Uritain would remain "4fuje
elded until the swift German sword had
done its work. Then, with the grim oc
quipscenco of our deserted Allies, the still
Moody sword would be turned Upon our-
(selves and that great flrja! reckoning
would hae come.
Such waa the plan, and fortune favored
It. A brutal murder had put Seiviu Into
a position where a dule mty be olamed
or the sins of individuals An ultima,
turn was launched so phrased that it was
Impossible for and Stale to aciept It a
it stood anu yet remain an independent
.State. At the first sign of argument or
remonstrance the Austrian army marched
upon Belgrade Russia, which had been
aliemlv humiliated in W by the forcible ;
annexation of Bosnia could not posaibly
submit a second time io the Caudine
Porks. She laid her hand upon her
sword hilt Germain sprang to the sido
of her ally Fiance ranged heiself with
Russia. Like a thunderclap tbe war Of
the nations had begun
At that ver moment Germany took i
step which remoed the '.tat doubt from
the most cautiouu of us and left us In a
position where we must either draw our
sword or stand forever dishonored and
humiliated before the wo-'d
ine bos Tiiv 'a 'et'l ru. Vmbassa
ao, s 1 - j'tion of hu (nteniew v th .
Udtce the military situation i-dn 1 1
taken to save life Small craft of nl
kinds should, hownver, be directed to
get close to the damaged ship with a!'
speed.
After recognising the cheerful eng
age and ready splf-saerlfjce displayed
by all ranks and declarinff that the r"vei
of the 60 ojfkers and HW men had ipph
lost as glonousl na if in general actrm,
the Admiralty eays
"The loss of these thro rnjuprs
apart from the loss ot life, is ot smj'
naval sigmfkanco Although they were
powerful ships, ihey btlon3"d to a d..-,-.
oi cruisers whose speed has been sui
rassed by many of the enemy's batt'e
shlps." Three torpedoes uero flred at the
Cressy and two of them struck hi. It
is possible, according to the officers.
that the sara submarino flred all thiea i
torpedoes.
Commander Norton, of tho llogue, re
ports that two torpedoes struck his ves
sel. There was an Interval of from in
to 31 seconds between th discharge of
the llrst and seiond tnrpeijoe
The Aboukir sank in 35 minutes, aftpr
floating bottom up for five minutea Th
Kogue turned turtle Ave minutes after
she was struck The Pressj dotted
from 35 to 15 minutes before she tmmd
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SOLDIERS CUT OFF HANDS
OF RED, CROSS WORKER
American Woman. Writes of Alleged
German Cruelties.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-A siory of
atrocious deeds, said to have been com
mitted by (Jerman soldiers, was told In n
letter written by Mrs. Ernest O. "Way
mouth, nlfe of Major WKvmouth, of the
Jloyal Artillery, which was received hero
esterday by her father. Hear Admiral
John V. II. Bleecker, United Stales navy,
retired. Tho following Is mi extract from
Mrs. Waymouth's letter!
"This Is one of the true things. The
Germans cut off tho hands of the Itoyal
Army medical men, who wear a large
ted cross on their arms and ate non
combatants, therefore nre not allowed to
carry arms of nny description.
. "Theie Is n mail here In the hospital
(Portsmouth, England, where Mrs. Way
mouth lives), with both hands cut off
at the wrists. He nnd six others went
out with n stretcher to pick up the
wounded. They were nttacked by the
Germans. Tho other six were killed, the
man on the stretcher finished off with
bayonets and swords; this man's hands
were cut off and he escaped only by pre
tending he was dead. Me was rescued
nfterwnrd and Is now In the hospital
here."
Mrs. Waymouth's letter was dated Sep
tember 8,
VAST ROCK QUARRIES
INTRENCH GERMANS
IN SOLID FORTRESS
Miles of Connecting Galler
ies, Bought Before Battle,
Give Teutons Powerful
Defenses.
ENGLISH TRANSPORT LEAVES
BOSTON FOR HALIFAX TODAY
Bohemian, of Leland Line, Will Take
Horses to British Army.
BOSTON', Sept. 2.
Tho nohemlan, of the Iceland Line,
which was scheduled to sail for Liver
pool next week, will leave today for
Halifax. The vessel will take to Europe
several hundred horses for the Brltlsl.
army. The Devonian, of the same line,
will leave tomorrow for Halifax. The
DcNonlan also wilt transport mounts for
the Utltlsh army.
The Urltlsh steamship Kent, which ar
llvcd Monday from Sydney, X. S. W..
with a consignment of 36,000 Quarters of
beef, left jesterday for Liverpool under
ordeis from the British Wnr Olllce and
will turn the meat over to the army.
The Kent will stop at New York to take
on more cargo.
FRENCH PUGILIST WOUNDED
Georges Carpentler, Champion of
Europe, Gets Battle Hurt.
LONDON. Sept. 25. Georges Carpentler,,
heavyweight boxing champion of Europe,
Is leported as having been seriously
wounded while serving in the French
army, and Is said to have been taken to
a hospital In Lyons.
LONDON, Sept. M.
The Morning Tost correspondent, In a
dispatch from Complcgne, dated Tues
day, says:
"The defense of the nlver Alsne by
the Germans was merely nnoUier of
their clever moaning movements to cover
their reat objective, and, owing to the
topographical conditions. It is tolcinbly
certain that comparatively few troops
were required. The river, once taken by
the French, the Germans lost no time
In falling back to their real positions,
which proved of extraordinary strength.
"The , key to this position Is n nat
ui at horpeshoo of quarries extending
around tho Oise from Girnumont and
Antheull to Machcmok. The whole po
sition Is marked by Mont Gauelon, op
polte Complcgne. thp quarries, Bltuatcd
on the face of n steep declivity forming
the boundary of tho plateau, consisting
nf galleries. They are ordinary stone
quarries, and thp galleries extend, I un
derstand, for miles In some plnccs, com
municating with each other underground.
"Aboilt five years ngo they were ac
quired by German Intcrcs-ts, since when
considerable work has been .lone se
cretly In them In the way of reinforced
concrete traverses and possibly gun em
placements. Tho result was that tho ex
tensive plateau constituted a most power
ful forticss capable ot containing largo
numbers of troopa.
"By a curious chance, tho population
of the neighborhood, In endeavoring to
save thrlr stock from the Invaders, had
driven herds of cattle, sheep and pigs
Into the galleries for concealment; con
sequently the deCenders could not lack
provlsloirs.
"Further protecting the German right
wing, m tho position did", with means of
communication ojicn to Noyon nnd nil
along the rear of tho German lines east
ward, Its baso strongly established upon
tho the Olso with tho forest of lAlgl- on
tho othor side of Iho river, It faced any
turning movement by the allied left wing.
Consequently, In the taking of It, the
essential bombartlmrnt began seriously
on the lHh, which the heavy French guns
began to como Up, but tho Ge rmans
also having big artillery rt-ere able to
reply on equal terms.
"At this po rlod the German troops were
not yet entirely thrown back on their
fortified position, and heavy Infantry
fighting took place at some little distance
In broken wooded country. The French
nitlllery stuck to Us work, and after a
night ot continuous cannonading had the
mastery. The Germans apparently were
leaving the quarries even toward the
northern limit nnd falling back east
ward. "It tuny be snld that the cdlclcnt work
of the quarry position was largely due to
the fact that tho uppioaches were clear
of ttees and gave tittle cover to attack
ing infantry. This also applies to the
line of retreat of their heavy guns, which
I Judge has taken plnce via Coucy toward
Anlsv. This line leaves fnlrly open plain
country between ,hlgh ground and the
Rlvor Alsne.
"Ill fart, the whole of tho Gel man
manoeuvres, so far i.s I have rece ntly
followed them, shows evidence of re
miirkable ability In seizing the best pos
Bible strategic position, cither for offense
or defense, thus demonstrating their
thorough knowledge of the ground."
FINLAND PROVING
LONG-PROFESSED
LOYALTY TO CZAR
f
With Commerce Injured
There Have Benn No Out
breaks, Writes Westmin
ster Gazette Correspondent.
LONDON, Sept. 16.
"There hns been no outbreak In Fin
kind against Russia and no agitation
whatever since the war began," wrttcs
a correspondent of the Westminster Ga
zette who has entered Hclslngfors, tho
one open gate to Itussla In Northern Eu
rope. "There hns been no temptation to dis
order, for tho Germans have neither
landed troops nor attacked Finnish har
bors. There nre vague stotlts of ,,J
throwing n few shells Into different boh.
"The Flniis hold that Germany , m
likely to land troops, ns In her nr...'
position a dispersion of forces would fcjfi
contrary io soiinu strategy.
"Finland Is loyal. Itesentment to it...
nnll-Flnnlsh policy pursued by a smH
group of Russian politicians Is as stronr
as ever, but the Finns have always pro- J
fessed to bo loyal to the Czar and iu. '
Russian connection as It existed bfor
Bobrlkoff. This profession Is sincere and I
the Finns desire to show It now. '
"When the Dowager Empress Mam
returned from western Europe by way
of Finland, the Finns demonstrated thi
friendship, nnd; tho Empress Is gad il
motive In wishing for Itusslan suci
Is that they care more for economic nJ
perlty than anything else.
economic proa.
"Finland ha been badly hit by th,
stoppage of exports In all bulky ?o0dj
which It does not pay to send by rail ,i
wily of Sweden and Norway; also
bv Ik-
stoppage of all trado with Germany, th
lilllllliu III i;ii.JUin-m mm Hie ClOSIng of
the saw milts and wood pulp fnclorles.
"Relations between Russians and Kinm
have greatly Improved since the boi-.
nlng of the war. The Finnish sense of I
oppression has been mitigated. The whoU , I
vni.i.u .n .,u. ,.,u. ...v. ,ivv, no thi
Finns do not complain of restriction!
which they share with all other subJecln
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Germany's Side of the War Question
In an authoritative document by noted statesmen, financiers, pub
licists and political leaders of the Fatherland, the German viewpoint
of the circumstances leading up to the present war and why the
Kaiser and the Reichstag were compelled, in self-defense, to enter into
the conflict is given.
Here is a list of the men who acted as the committee and board of
editors in preparing this document :
Ballin, Chairman of the Board Directors,
Hamburg-American Line.
Prince von Bulow, Hamburg,
Dr. R. W. Drechsler, Director of the American
Institute, Berlin.
Dr. Dryander, Chief Court and Cathedral
Preacher, Berlin.
Dr. Baron von der Goltz, General Field
Marshal, Berlin.
Von Gwinner, Director of the German Bank,
Berlin.
Prof, Dr. von Harnack, Berlin.
Prince von Hatzfeldt, Duke of Trachenberg.
Dr. Heineken, Director of the North German
Lloyd, Bremen.
Prince Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Paul Dehn, Author, Berlin.
Dr. Drechsler, Director of the American In
stitute, Berlin.
Matthias Erzberger, Member of the Reichstag,
Berlin.
Prof, Dr, Francke, Berlin.
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Dr. Kaempf, President of the Reichstag,
Berlin.
Prof. Dr. Eugen Kuhnemann, Breslau.
Prof. Dr. Lamprecht, Leipsig.
Dr. Theodor Lewald, Director of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, Berlin.
Franz von Mendelssohn, President of the
Chamber of Commerce, Berlin.
Prince Munster-Dernburg, Member of the
House of Lords.
Count von Oppersdorff, Member of the House
of Lords and of the Reichstag, Berlin.
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner.
Dr. Walther Rathenau, Berlin.
Viktor, Duke of Ratibor.
BOARD OF EDITORS
B. Huldermann, Director of the Hamburg
American Line, Hamburg.
D. Naumann, Member of the Reichstag, Berlin.
Count von Oppersdorff, Member of the Prus
sian House of Lords, Member of the
Reichstag, Berlin.
Dr. Schmidt, Ministerial Director, Berlin.
Prof, Dr, von Schmoller, Berlin.
Count von Schwerin-Lowitz, President of the
House of Deputies.
Wilhelm von Siemens, Berlin.
Friedrich, Prince of Solms-Baruth.
Max Warburg, Hamburg.
Siegfried Wagner, Bayreuth.
Von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Berlin.
Prof. Dr. Wundt, Leipsig.
Madame Goldberger.
Princess Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Duchess von Ratibor,
The Baroness Speck von Sternburg.
Madame von Trott zu Solz.
Dr. Ernst Jackh, Berlin.
Count Reventlow, Author, Charlottenburg,
Dr. Paul Rohrbach, Teacher in the Commer
cial High School, Berlin.
Dr. Schacht, Director of the Dresden Bank,
Berlin.
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