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""BRITAIN WILL. FIGHT
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.;. jTHeti. English Writer De
V clares, Will Huge Armies
.J.,- . and Fleets Be Nightmares
of the Past.
''- By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
1 H possible that there .re still some
rj of our people who do not. understand the
.r, causes of this wai, and are Iftnorant of
" the' great stakes at issue uhlch will
. 'speedily have so Important a bearing
Upon the lives of each and all of them
" Jjal me'try lo lav before them both th
' -ue and the possible efforts, and to
Implore them noxv, before It Is too lato
to make these efforts nnd sacrifices
which the nccalnh demand'. The
causes of the vvnr ate nnt of moment
to us, at this staere. In that we gain
more strength In our arms and mom Iron
in our soul bx a. knnvxIedRc that It Is
for all that Is honorable and ncrcd for
Which we fight.
It Is a matter of common knowledge
that for mnnv jenro Oermnnv, Intoxi
caterf by her surw In war and bv her
Increase of wealth, has legnrded the Hrlt
lsh Kmplre with exes of Jealous and
hatred. It has never been alleged by
those who ijave expression to thl al
most universal national papsion that
Great Britain had In anv wa, either
historically or commercially, done Ger
many a mischief. Never In anv way had
we Interfered with that great develop
ment of trade which has turned them
from of the poorest to one of the, richest
of European States Our markets were
open to them untaxed, while our own
manufacturers paid Si per cent. In Ger
many. And jet they hated us with a most bit
ter hatred, a hatred which long ante
dates the da vs. when we were compelled
to take a definite stand against them In
til sorts of xxaxs this hatred showM It
.self, In the diatribes of professors. In the
pages of books, In the columns of the
press Sometimes It would flame up sud
denly Into bitter utterance. And jft this
bitter antagonism was In no way leclp
rocated In this country.
AMERK'A FIRST ALLY.
If a poll had been taken at anv time
Up to the end of the cntuty as to which
European country was our natural allv,
the vote would haxe gone overwhelming
for Germany. "America first and then
Germany" would have been the verdict of
nine men out of ten But then occurred
two events which steadied the easj -going
Briton, and made him look more tntentlv
end with a more questioning gaze nt his
distant cousin oxer the water Those
two events were the Bcwr War and the
building of the German fleet The first
showed us, to our ama7ement. the bitter
desire which Germany had to do us
some mischief, the second made us
realize that she was forging a weapon
wiin xxnicn inai nesire mignt dc immieu.
The nation perceived Germanx, under
the lead of her Emperor, following up her
expressions of enmltx bx starting with
restless energy to build up a formidable
fleet, adding program to program, out
of all possible proportion to the German
commerce to be defended or to the Ger
man coast line oxpn-ed to attack Al- I
ready vainglorious boasts were mode that ,
Germanv was the successor to Britain
upon the, seas ' The Admiral of the At- '
lantlc greets the Admiral of the Pacific. ' t
said the Kaiser later in a. message to the
"C7r. What was Britain going to do
under this growing menace? She took i
the steps which xyere necessarj for her '
own safetv and she composed her dlf- '
ferences with France and Russia and
drew closer the friendship which united
her with her old rival hi ros the fhan
nl. The first fruit of the new German
fleet was the Entente ivrdlale. We. had
found our enemv tt was necswry that i
we should find our friends Thus wo were
driven Into our present combination I
JUSTIFIES HER FRIENDSHIP i
And now we had to lustlfv our friend
ship For the first time we were com
pelled to openh oppose. German! in the
deep and dangerous game of world poli
tics The wished to see if our under
standing was a rertdtx or a sham Could '
they drixe a xxedge between us bx shoxx- i
lng that xve weie a foil -weather friend
whom anx sttess xvould nllenate Twice ,
the tried it. once in 1906 when thex bul
lied France ,nt a conference at Alge.
ciras but found that Britain was firm
at her side, nnd aciln In 1311, when in a '
tlm of profound peace thex stirred up i
trouble bx send ng a gunboat to gadlr '
and pushed matters to the very edge of
war.
' I have shown that we hae In verv
truth nexr Injured nor denned m injure
Germany in commeire nor have we op.
posed her politically until her own dellb. ,
erate actions drove ug mto the amp
of her opponents But It max well be
asked whv then did the dislike us. nnd
why did thex weave hostile puts against
us? This was caused bx circumstances
over which we had no citntrol and which
we could not modify If we had wished to
do so Britain through her murium
power and the energx of her mn hants
and people had become a cre.it world pow
er xxhen Gtrmanx whs still unformed
It xvas not a matter which we . nuld help
nor could xve alter it, since I'annda. Au- '
traiia and South Africa would not, even '
If we could b Imagined to have wished
tt, be transferred to German rule And
yet the Germans . ha fed i
GERMANY SAT BRnorUNO
"Our last and greatest reckoning ia '
to be, with Great Britain said the hitter '
Treltschke Sooner or later the shock
was to come Germanx se brooding oxer
the chessboard of me wrld waiting for
the opening vxhl'h should assure a win.
nlns game ,
It xvas clear that she should take her
enemies separatelx nther than together
If Britain were attacked it was almost ,
certain that France and Russia would
stand b her side But if n the con
trary, the quarrel could be made with
these two powers and especially with
Russia. In the first instance then it was i
by no means so certain that Great Brit- !
ain would be drawn Into the struggle
Therefore, If the quairal could be so ar
ranged as to seem to be entirctlx one be
tween Teuton and Slav, there 1141 a, gooj
Chance that Britain would remain unde
cided until the swift imin sword had
done its work Then with th grim a -Quiescence
of our deserted Allies the still
bloody sword woqjd be turned upon ur
f elves and that giear final rerliomng
would have come
Sueh xvas the plan and fortune faxoied
it, A brutal marder had put Serviu into
A position, whee a, Stale may be darned
for the. sins ef Individuals. An ultima
tum was launched so phramri that it wa
impoHtble fot a ml Sta'e tn accept it a
It stood and yet remain an Independent
State At th nrst sign of argument or
remanitra.nce the Austrian army marched
upen Belgrade! R issia. which had been
alread) humiliated in 1 bx the forcible
annexation of Bosnia could nut possibly
submit a second time to the Caudlne
Fsrk She laid her hand upon her
sword hilt Gernidiix sprang to the side
of her ally France ranged herself with
Russia IJke a thunderclap the war of
the nations had begun 1
At that xer moment Germany took a
step which remowd the last doubt from
the most 4U11qus of us ami left us In a
position wbertt we mini nther draw our
sword or Mand fortxtt dishonored and
humiliated before th. w.-ild
na has t x . v " mHisi
Olor descr r"'-" "t ' interxew vith
the German Chancellor after our decision
pledged Its word to observe nnd to en
extraordinary mental aberration the Ger
man rulers did actually believe that a
vital treaty with Britain's signature upon
It could be regarded by this countrj ns a
mete "scrap of paper."
What tvna Uil Irealv which It xvas nro-
posed to lightly set Ysidc It xvas the
guarantee or the neutrality or ucigium
signed In IMS (confirmed verbally and In
writing by Bismarck In ISTOi, by mis
sis. France and Britain, each of whom
pledged their word to observe and to en
force it On the strength of It Belgium
had relied for her srcurlt nnild her for
midable neighbors On the strength of It
nlso Fintice had lavished all ' r defenses
upon her eastern frontier, nnd left her
northern exposed tn attain uruain nan
guaranteed the treatx, and Britain could (
be relied upon. Now. on the first occa
sion of testing the value of her wold, It
was supposed that she would regard the
trenty as a worthless scrap of paper, and 1
stand bv unmoved while the llttto Stntc I
xvhlch had trusted her xvas flooded by the
armies of the Invader. I
HIE ts CAST. I
The die was cast No compromise was
possible We siitely have our quarrel
just. , ,
What have we gained" No colonics,
which we covet, n possessions of nnv
sort that we deslto. Is final proof that the
war has not been provoked bv us. nut
one mormons indliect benefit we xvlll gulti
If we can make Getmnnx a peaceful and
harmless State We will '"telv bleak
her nnvnl power nnd take such steps tnnt
It shall not be n menaie to Us any more.
Should our vlrtorv lie complete there
Is little which Germany can xlelil to us
save the lemoval of that shadow which
has darkened us so long. But our children
and our children's children will tievei II ,
xve do our work well now. look, across he
North Hen with the sombre th'iuMtts
which have so long been our, while their
lives wilt be brightened and elevated l.v
... 1 -.. .tofkni1 iin A. 1
money wnicn we, in '" ""',' "-j
have hud to spend upon our ships nnd
"ronMder. on the othe hand, what xve
should suffer If we wore to lo-e A J tne
troubles of the last ten years would he
with us still, but I., a xrrently e"""'1"'
form A larger and tro"B"n"'m'l".
would dominate Europe and ou'd "
shadow our lives Her coas " tt0"1,J
be increased, her ports would ff ""'
own. her coaling .-tatlon- would be In
eveiv sea and her great "'"irix greater
tha never, xvould be within striking dls
tanre of our shores .....-
There Is n settled and assured future
if xxvvln. There Is darUnes and trouble
L ,'.'. r... ir mke a broader
sweep and trace the meanings of this I
contest as they affect otners min "-"."-.
1..- ..,:o. .-r-nter. more glorious
are the issues for which we tight I ot
the whole world .stands at a i"'""";" ,
of Its history, and one ot other of two
opposite principles, the rule of the soldier
or the rule of the cltlren. must now pie- I
vail. In till-, sense we Hht Tor me ,
masses ot the German people, as some
dav thev will understand, to free thorn
from that formidable mllltarv cate ,
which has used and abused tlu-m. spend
ing their bodies in on unlust war and I
poisoning then minds bx ex erv device .
which could Inflame them againt those I
who wish nothing save to live at peace j
with them We fight for the strong, deep
Germanv of old. the Germanv of music ,
nnd of philosophx, ngnint this monstrous
modern aberration the Germanv of blood 1
and of Iron, the German from which,
instead of the old thing" of beautv, there
come tn us onlv the rant ot scolding pro-
fessors with their Hn.il reckonings, their
welt-polltik nnd their godless theories of (
the siiperiiuin who st.inds above moralitv
and to whom all numanux mn w 1110
sei xlent.
SAFETY FIRST RULE '
IN NAVAL ACTIONS, ;
ADMIRALTY ORDERS'
British Officer Forbids Res
cue of Friend or Foe at
Cost of Victory, as Conse
quence of North Sea Disaster.
MILITANT RUSSIAN
PRIESTS BEAR CROSS
AT HEAD OF TROOPS
Peasants, Inspired by Spir
itual Advisers, Regard
War as Crusade Reli
gious Influence Important
Factor.
PETROGRAD. Sept W
Acting under orders ttoin the Molv
S.xnod of Petrograd, the entire priesthood
of Russia for vxeeks before tlitf war broke
iltvnlid nlmot their sole attention toward
stimulating a ?enl for war. The peastnls,
It must be remembered, are Veij laigely
iilulet the Influence of their spiritual ad
visers Germany h.n been held up to execration
as the sw.nti foe of the Orthodox Church,
nnd this feeling has gained ns eager ad
herents of war the common soldiers and
the peas.mt classes The I'an-Mlav'L ideal
has added to the suppoiters of the Gov
rnmeilt In Its warlike attitude the
middle nnd better educated classes
These two tiling, more than any
thing els,., ate what have united Bus.
slim and ended, at least temporarily, the
threatened llit-nial strife. Evidv bo.lx of
marching Russinn troopn is preceded bv
a pi lest of the Orthodox Church, who.
xvlth Ills flow Ing henrd and long black
garment. Is n striking enough figure The
priest carries a cross, or Is attendea by
n cioss-bearer, who bears the burden of
the hnl.x Image for him The mllllnry
bands pln sneiod music alternately with
the barbaric march music that suits these
win 1 tors of Tartar blood
It Is not nicielx a war. It i a holy cru
sade on which the soldlets of Russia feel
that they are engaged In the camps
nnd places of bivouac. In the forts of the
foi titled towns, wherever troops nre as
sembled or moving, the religious element
very much In evidence The priest
Is
plajs as Important n part as the officer
in the prepirator Mages, at least, of the
campaign. Nor will the malorlty if the
pilests be content to confine their ad
ministrations to the prep.iratlons for war.
Many go right Into the fighting lines to
spur on nnd encourage their spiritual
Ilncks and to otter the d.x Ing the last con
solation of religion on the battlefield
These priests In Russia are of the peo
ple, and thev feel with the men In the
ranks to a degree astonishing to Western
obserxors Altogether, an Impressive
spectacle-this Russia under arms. They
do not look like barbarians, these soldiers
of the Czar; they are mostly simple
minded, docile rensnts, full of religious
ardor, which will turn them Into fanatical
fighters when the decisive moment ar
rtx cs.
Thev mav be slightly inferior In train
ing, but they nre the best raw material
of nnj country In Europe, and the hnrd
training of the war will transform them
Into a host of the most formidable troops
In the world
SOLDIERS CUT OFF HANDS
OF RED CROSS WORKER
American Woman Writes of Alleged
German Cruelties.
NEW TORK, Sept 2S.-A story of
atrocious deeds, said to have been com
mitted by German soldiers, was told In a
letter written by Mrs. Ernest O AVa
moulh, wife of Major Wfcvtnotith. of the
Hoyal Artlllcr.v, which was received hero
yesterday by her father. Rear Admiral
John V H Bleeckfr, United Slates nnvv.
retired The following Is nn extract from
.Mrs Wav mouth's letter
"This la one of the true things The
Germans cut off the hands of the Royal
Armv medical men, w-ho wear n large
red cross on their arms and nre non
combatants, therefore nre not allowed to
carry arms of nny description.
"Theie Is n man here In the hospital
(Portsmouth. England, where Mrs Wav
mouth lives), with both hnnds cut off
at the wrists. He ami six others went
out with n stretcher tn pick tip the
wounded. They were attacked by the
Germans The other six were killed, the
man on the stretcher finished off with
bayonets nnd swords: this man's hnnds
xxere cut off ami he escaped onlv bj pre
tending lie was dead. lie was rescued
afterxxard and Is now In the hospital
here."
Mrs Wnymouth's letter was dated Sep
tember S
ENGLISH TRANSPORT LEAVES
BOSTON FOR HALIFAX TODAY
Bohemian, of I.elnnrl Line, Will Tnke
Horses to Btitish Army.
BOSTON". Sept. 2d
The Bohemian, of the Iceland Iilne,
xxhlch xvas scheduled to sail for Iilvei
pool next xveck, will leave todav for.
Halifax. The vessel will tnke to Europe
severnl bundled horses for the Brills!
army The Devonian, of the same line,
will leave tomorrow for Halifax. The
Devonian also will transport mounts for
the British army.
The British steamship Kent, which ar
rived Monday from Sydne), X S W
with a consignment of 36.000 quarters of
beef, left yesterday for Liverpool under
oidcrs from the British War Office nnd
will turn the meat over to the Army.
The Kent will stop at New Tork to take
on more cargo.
VAST ROOK QUARRIES
INTRENCH GERMANS
IN SOLID FORTRESS
Miles of Connecting Galler
ies, Bought Before Battle,
Give Teutons Powerful
Defenses.
FRENCH PUGILIST WOUNDED
Georges Cnrpentier, Chnmpion of
Europe, Gets Battle Hurt.
LONDON. Sept. 26. Georges Cnrpentier,
heavyweight boxing chnmpion of Europe,
Is reported as having bcn seriously
wounded while serving In the French
armv, and Is said to have been taken to
n. hospital In Lyons.
LONDON, Sept. 26.
The Morning Post correspondent, In a
dispatch from Complegne, dated Tues
day, snys:
"The defense of tho River Alsne bv
the Germnnfl was merely nnoliier of
their clever masking movements to rover
their real oblectlvo, nnd. owing In the
lopogrnphlcnl conditions, It Is tolcrnbly
certain that comparatively few troops
were required. The river, once taken bv
the French, tha Germans lost 116 time
In falling back to tltelr real positions,
which proved of extraordinary strength.
"The key to this position Is a nnt
mat horseshoe of quarries extending
around the Olsn from Olrauniont nnd
Antheull to Mnchnmok. The whole po
sltlon Is marked by Mont Gntleton, op
posite Complegne, the quarries, situated
on the face of a steep declivity forming
the boundnry of the platenil, consisting
nf galleries. They are ordinary stone
quarries, nnd the galleries extend, I un
derstand for miles In some places, com
municating with each other underground.
"About five years ago thoy were ac
quired by German Interests, since when
onnslderablo work has been done se
cretly In them In the wny of reinforced
concrete traverses and possibly gun em
placements. Tho result was that the ex-
I tensive plateau constituted n most power
ful fortress capable of containing large
I numbers of troorw.
"By a curious chanco, the population
of the neighborhood, In endeavoring to
save their stock from tho Invaders, had
driven herds of cattle, sheep nnd pigs
Into the galleries for cuncenlmcnt; con
sequently tho defenders could not lack
provisions.
"Further protecting the German right
wlrtff. as the posltlorl did, with means of
communication open to Noyon and all
along the rear of the German linos east
wnrd, lis base strongly established upon
tho Hip Olso with the forest of l'Algle on
the other side of the river, It fnced nny
turning movement by the allied left wing.
Consequently, In the taking of It. the
essential bombardment began seriously
on the 14th, which the henvy French guns
began lo come up, but the Go rmans
nlso having big artillery were nblc to
reply on equal terms.
"At this pe rlod the German troops were
not vet entirely thrown back on their
fortified position, nnd henvy Infantry
fighting took place nt some little distance
In broken wooded country. The French
nitlllery stuck to Its work, nnd after a
night of continuous cannonading had the
mastery. The Germans apparently were
leaving the quarries even townrd the
northern limit nnd falling back east
ward. "It mnv be said Hint the efficient work
of the quarry position was largely due to
the fact that the npproaches were clear
of tifes nnd gave, little, cover to attack
ing Infantry This nlso applies to the
lino nf retreat of their henvy guns, which
1 Judge hns taken place via Coucy townrd
Anlzv. This line Icnvc fnltly open plain
country between high ground nnd the
Ulver Alsne.
"In fact, the whole of the German
manoeuvres, so far is 1 have rece nlly
followed them, shows evidence of re
markable ability In seizing the best pos
sible strategic position, either for offense
or defense, thus demonstrating their
thorough knowledge of the ground.
FIEANDPROVING-LONG-PROFESSED
LOYALTY TO CZAR
With Commerce Injured
There Have Benn No Out
breaks, Writes Westmin
ster Gazette Correspondent.
LONDON, Sept. 16.
"There hns been no outbreak In Fin
land against Russia nnd no ngitatlon
whatever slnco the war began," writes
n correspondent of the Westminster Ga
zette who has entered Helslngfors, the
one open gate to Russia In Northern Eu
rope "There has been no temptation to dis
order, for the Germans have neither
Innded troops nor attacked Finnish har
bors', There nre vague stories of Im,
throwing; o. few shells Into different pontV
"Th Finns bnld (hut rtrmt. tt ,
likely to land troops, ns in her btttn$f
position a aispersion 01 iorces would t1
contrary to sound strategy, jj
"Finland Is loyal. Itesentmenl lo thil
nntl'Flnnlsh policy pursued by a m.J
group of Russinn politicians is as sttoo.f
ns over, but the Finns have always pro
ressed to be loyal to the czar and tk
Russian connection ns It existed befon'
Bobrlkort. This profession Is sincere tni
the Finns desire to show It now. i
"When the Dowager Empress Mrtl
returned from western Europe by ar1
01 minimi, tne r inns aemonstrated their1
friendship, nnd the Empress Is gaij ,:
have been pleased. Another FInnliV
motive In wishing for Russinn ue..
in xmii inuy tnie mutu lur cuunomlC Drot.
perlty than anything else.
"Flnlnnd hns been baHy hit by th I
stoppage of exports In all bulky troodi'l
which it does not pay to send by rail l
way of Sweden nnd Norway; also by ths
stoppage of all trade with Germany, th
fnmlne In chemicals and the closing of
the saw mills nnd wood pulp factories
"Relations between Russians and Flnni
nave Hrcuiiy unijruv,-u mure uie tie-in-nlng
of the wnr. The Finnish sense of
oppression has been mitigated The whol
empire Is under martial law, and tt,,
Finns do not complain of restriction!
which thov share with all other subjecii
f 11, e,..
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I. iNImi.W Sept X
The Admiraltx issued '.tst night a sum
maix of the official reports nf the otftcerfc
of the cruisers, Abouklr Hogne and
I'resgx. which xxere sunk b a subma
rine, in the North Sen. In a prefatory
note to the reports the Admiralty, after
remarking that the Hogne and the
I'ressy ivere sunk because they went to
help the Aboukir and remained bv her
with tholr engines stopped. thereby
presenting oasv targets, ,-avg
"The nnturivl prompting f humanity
led to heavx losses which would have
been avoided bx a strict "tdherenre to
mi.ltarx consldsratlons It is neeessnry
to point nut for future EUldanie that eon
dltloim which prevail when one vossvl
nf a squadron Is Injured in a mine field,
or exposed to submarine attack are
analogous to thosa tn action and thnt
th rule of leaxlng a disabled ohip to
her own rioureN is appliCHhle, so far
at any rate as Urge vessels are con
cerned. "No m t of humanity, whether for
friend or foe, should lead to the neglect
of proper preiautionn and dip8 ti"mi
of war an! no measures which will lie .
udlee the military situation ''an be
taken to save Utu Small craft of .
kinds should, however, be direoed to
get rloie to the damaged ship with ah
peed
After recognizing the cheerful enwr
age and ready self-sacrifice dlsplax-ed
by all ranks and declaring that the !x-e
of the 60 otttcers and III") men had been
lost a glorlouslj us if In general a tmn,
the Admiraltx says
"Tho loss of these three rituers.
ap.irt from the loss ot life is of snirfll
naval eignifhanie Althnush th xvere
powerful ship, thex belonged to ,1 ela
of cruisers whose speed bas been sur
rasd by many of the enemy's battle
ships "
Three torpedoes were flreJ at th
f'resty and two of ihem struck her It
Is possible, according to the officers,
that the sumo submarine fired sli three
torpedoes
Commander Norton, of the itosu. re.
pnrte that two torpedoes struck his ves
sel There was "n interval of fmm It
to 3' necnnds hotxveun tho discharge nf
the mt and ond torpedoes
The Aboukir ank in 35 minutes aftei
floating bottr m up for five minute The
Hogije turned turtle five minutes after
she was struck The iVessx Honied
from S3 to 15 minute before she turnetl
turtie
CAPTIVES FORCED TO LURE
COMRADES TO DESTRUCTION
French Soldier Declares Germans
Make Prisoners Shield Attncks.
PARIS. Pept ;;
A wnman friend h,(s given the corre
spondent of the London Standaid a letter
received fiom her on, a soldier at thi
front It speakfi for Itelf Part of it
follow :
"Mfe will onn become unendurable
h'Me. e have been for eight d,-s hold
ing a v Hinge, where at lest eight hun
dred hdls fall everv dav. We ate in
the thick of the honors of war. The en
"im ncoiiplre rhe river ford and we have
been told to dlekwle him.
"Four do' hick we made a night
sortie, nnd I assisted at the most awful
butcherv von e.in conceive We made a
hnx-onet charge in pitch darkness, talk
ing to keep in touch each with .another
I had a na-row shave myelf, for a Ger
man got mv rifle axxax and fired at me
pulntblank, hi.t the bullet went through
mv knapsack
"We were rulrlv urprlsed one day.
for the enemx played u a most seu.-vj
trl -k bx plnclnc a lot nf French prison
ers In frunt o hit men and forcing them
at the sword's point 10 n v 'En avant"
We trutlngv advanced accordlngl light
on to thlr trenches.
"I nev"r saw nn.v thing like what fol
lowed. 'Inr own artillery had to bom
burd the v llage. which -vm taken b the
enemv. We bad left our own wounded
th' ie
We take shifts dav and night, with
out tPsplte, in the trenches In front vf
our village It rains without Mopplnc
and never a rax of sun to warm our stif.
fened limit- Mv feet are in the worst
state, a' I have not taken off mv boots
since we started
"The xx hole countiv i- covered with
d. ad horses and is a veritable charnel
house We all are mire of winning.
ih'ii.'h. and if tne enemv violates all the
rule;) nf war nnd (ornmlts atrocities It
muf't be because he feels he has lost"
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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 :
Balhn, Chairman of the Board Directors,
Hamburg-American Line.
Prince von Bulow, Hamburg.
Dr. R. W. Drechsler, Director of the American
Institute. Berlin.
court and uatnearaj
Goltz, General Field
Dr. Dryander, Chief
Preacher, Berlin.
Dr. Baron von der
Marshal, uerun.
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 Reichstae, 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.
This important statement will be printed in full, covering four
entire pages, together with a splendid large portrait of the Kaiser,
in Sunday's
September 27th
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