The chronicle=news., 1914-10-07
GERMAN PRESS
SCORES PACT
Of ALLIES

The Hague. Oct 7.-Thc present
attitude of Germany towards En-
gland. France and Russia is de-
scribed In an editorial of the Berlin
Tageblatt OF September IA. which
after admitting that the German ad-
vance in the West has been checked,
while considerable victories for the
the Eastern theatre of war. says:
Europe is to be compared to the
back of cornered boar from whose
sides the blood is streaming. We
hardly speak OF those of us who in
the German colonies and in Kiao-
chau are calling for help. We think
OF them but do not speak of them.
THE English and. French newsDa-
pers have recently said that the
resolution of the powers of the triple
entente not to make peace without
consulting one another, had made II
painful impression in Germany. We
hope that this understanding be-
tween Messrs. Grey, Poincaire and
Iswolsky surprised nobody here.
Those who think calmly knew this
before the first cannon shot was
fired. But this formal assurance was
merely made to show us the futility
of this war and our successes in
France.
THE indications in the French
press are that the declaration was
also intended to quiet the French
people. This Anglo-Frcnch-R Russian
declaration writes the Petit Paris
out the allied countries. 1t win
bring the pessimists to silence. who
already are shaking their heads and
whose fears are an insult to Russian
stamina, French endurance and En-
glisli loyalty The Petit Journal
calls the declaration an answer to
the tendency to doubt and to the
and perfidious whispers
during the last few days have made
the rounds in the population OF
enemy
But we may accept that favor
able presentation of the French sue
cesses along the Marne have again
filled the sceptics with hope. There
are in France. people, however, who
have not been the guests of the Car
who unlike the Paris papers do not
gain by supporting the alliance
whose personal fate does not depend
uron that of Russia. and whose brain
is clear enough to reason logically tt
final results. The promise tina,
France is to sacrifice herself to the
very last dregs for Russia cannot be
reassmriHv to such Frcnchmen.
"The Times. in u very beautiful
leader has presented TO them th'
British resolution not to end th'
war. Whatever happens in tn,
west. says this article, Russia AMI
VIC will continue the war-if neccs-
sary for twenty years 1t is ther
pointed out, as did Mr.. Asuuith, thai
German industry and commerce arc
in bad way. condition which
would continue until Germany haS
surrendered the territories occupied
and had paid the indcmnit!es i'm.
posed.
"Wlat were the feelings of the
French when they read the words Of
a boaster who talks loudly because
he imagines England secure against
the suffering of this war? Twent'
years is a long time When the armv
of the enemy occupies the center Of
the country. No. even the pledges
of the Times are not sufficient tc
ban the pessimism which made itself
felt in France. In all the comment
made on the situation there is but
one instance that could impress the
French. The Petit Parisien asserts
that Germany intends to tell the
Russian and English: we will crush
France and will then be ready to
make peace with you at the expense
of France. But this assertion Is
false, and the facts will demonstrate
how false they are,
I'VE are at war with France, he
cause, in consequence of an impolitic
alliance. and misled by intriguers. II
But we are principally concerned
with the reduction of Russia. In her
direction we see a diminution and
weakening of a giant and the max
ing of guarantees-the moral idea
of this great war and tt" grand goal
for which, If necessary We will con-
tinue to fight for twenty years, even
in spite of the fact that since the
days of Lemberg we do no longer un-
|derestimate the magnitude of the
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