New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-01
WAR ALREADY WON,
SAYS BERNSTORFF
German Ambassador Is
Eager to Act for Amer
leans in Paris.
DECLARES GERMANS
WANTED PEACE
Defends Burning of LouvaiH and
Bomb Raid on Nom
Combatants.

ssrha var Is over. Germany has won.
ghe bas shown her confidence In the
outcome by withdrawing troops from
Rel0ium so she can successfully resist
~ Russian attack. Germany did not
Sssirs war; her wish has always Deen
Ger peace" - -;o,vs ~
ehe German Ambassador, Count 90
Mann Won Bernstorff, now at the hiOs-
Carlton. who is so sanguine OF ms
rcuntrv's success that he yesterday
trIegrcphed Secretary Of state Bryan
-9ving that IN the event OF the Ger
rams investing Paris he would com
Snunicate with his government ana use
evsrv endeavor to secure the saie oS-
,arture of Americans from Fatls
through the German lines: -
ssTroops are being withdrawn from
Rslviura. and believe this signlnes
thaf the German government ASSUMES S
ne war already won and will send It's
rsen AGAINST Russia, as was always Lhe
intention." said Count Won BernstorH,
sRussia has suffered. Germany mas
Ia : wonderful victory in East Prus-
So and has taken not less than SO'VOO
nrisoners Russian, not German, tele-
.-vsrna show that there is revolution
r, poland when they say the Poles are
- he treated as enemies. l don't see
~ the wav. the worth OF the argument
tS.t victory bv Germany will mean the
s5venea Of milltarism and reacIlon
go, deuocracy. This would mean the
dSfeat of Russia, far more military
md autocratie country than Germany
ssYt Is a fun damental error to belleVe s;
this a war of the German government
n
continued the ambassador. III is W@E
81 the German people, and TINS "as
clearly shown when the NATION rose %
one man, when Socialists were cheeIeu
bv Conservatives. If there IS any Po-
I{fical result from the war; II VIII DC
the great advance OF democracy. - ~
~ IN England? How can one explain
INV the English Radical party rose 70
say that England had not done al Si''
could to prevent the war
az am convinced that victory for the
.e.i;fion is out of the question. De-
fests on the sea were expected by all
germany, for the only purpose OF our
6eets was to protect our coast, what
ever mythical conceptions the Brltlsh
iua1ination may have held. But de-
fesf an land is out Of the question"
the ambassador held that the burn
;og ~ Iouvain was justified by the
1ristTeatment he said German soldiers
reeeived from civilians. He also held
thst dropping bombs upon Paris as weir
"a mon Antwerp was in accordance
,vith the rules of war, as both are torti-
fed cities. Non-combatants, he saio'
shouid leave cities when they found the
cities threatened. or take the conse-
AZ far as the alleged reports OF Ger
man brutality are concerned, Count Won
Be4nstorh said; It,,
can those other kilograms Of Enghsh
and German victories were lies, were
they mott These other dispatches were
equally lies" - g.
NAN officers and men to man Turkeys
werships Count Won Bernstorh said;
II do not believe Italy VIII go 70
nay. / know nothing Of Turkeys naval
sRaife. but IL she should join IN this
var as an ally Of Germany the latter
would have q perfect right 20 supply
turkey with naval officers"
When he was asked II 1T did not seem
eertain to him that Italy would Deccme
involved IN the war if Turkey dld, the
AMBASSADOR said he did not think 80
and added: l.. -,
sThe Italian Premier only day o.
N sgo announced Itsly's neutrality"