Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-03
Both Sides of The Conflict
The GERMAN VIEW
Hugo Won kleist

Since 1911, when England unacoun--
ably projected herself into the Morroc-
co middle, the war fever in London
has been coming to fever heat. In 1912
it was publicly announced that accord
ing to the political confidants, Winston
Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty,
would not take the offensive, but the
Radicals feared he might seize any
German provocation to plunge England
into war. Germany did not give the
provocation, and matters drifted on.
England and Russia had divided Persia
between them; the Car was already
directing the policy which England
was to follow in her blind hatred Of
Germany. Sir Edward Grey, of one
mind with Churchill as to war with
Germany, showed no signs of checking
Russia, who inaugurated a reign of
every violation of solemn treaty obi
! cations, and turned a deaf ear to the
evidence of unhuman cruelty. All this
was merely for the sake of holdin :
Russia's friendship for the eventual
war against Germany. Nothing could
divert Sir Edward and Winston Chur-
chill from their plan to destroy the
German navy and merchant marine.
When Japan entered the contest, the
London foreign office declared that she
had entered against its protest, but the
Japanese statesmen asserted that ia e,
pan had declared war against Germany
at the request Of the English govern
ment, and that Japan was bound by its
alliance. When the impression that
Germany had violated the neutrality of
Belgium was given to the world by
Sir Edward, he deliberately conceal Il
the fact that Germany had asked him
! if England would remain neutral if
Germany did not violate the neutrality
of Belgium. But Sir Edward wanted
war, wanted to destroy German rivalry
on the seas; and England wanted this
war with Germany.
Had this country been at war, the
editorials of our newspapers at the
commencement of the European troll
BILE could not have been more passion
ate and periodical. The consequence
was huge wave of Indignation among
the masses of German-American citi-
liens. The blood, Drawn and brain If
the German immigrations of the eigh-
teenth and nineteenth centuries have
entered into the fibre of the American
people. Their grievance was the wide
circulation Of ISLANDERS, libe;s, and lies
which was passed on as news. The
torture of those who were taken pris-
oners of the Germans; the murder of
children who shouted for France; in
dignities shown ambassadors on leaI-
ing Berlin; fictions such as these IN
der glaring headlines in leading Am
erican dailies. No wonder that from
the Atlantic to the aPcifc the Germans
declared against such vilifications Of
their national character Owing to the
prompt check from the large German
element, your editors have begun to
reflect and to weigh more judiciously
the question of right and wrong in this
most terrible of all wars. Since the
publication of the English and the Ger
man white paper, the attempt was re-
peated in some quarters to prove that
Germany was the aggressor. What
these publications show is that Ger
many threw there responsibility for
war or peace upon Russia. Russias
mobilization was the block that stood
in the way of mediation With unbiasd
comments from the American Press,
and a fair presentation of both sides
of the battles. the fair minded and just
American people will so acknowledge
the Kaiser seized the sword in self de-
tense only.