The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-03
WAR INTEREST
IN DETROIT is AT
HIGH PITCH


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have their adherents In Detroit.
There many thousands OF Ger
mans here who are on the German
reserve lists. Many OF them are
anxious 10 return and fight. They,
however, face much the same DIM
Guilty as the Servians In the way OF
transportation, owing TO the supre-
macy of Britain on the sea and the
resulting danger OF capture which
they would run In sailing for the
fatherland now.
| Canadian militiamen- eager 10
fight for Great Britain when she be.
comes involved in the war. Accord
ing TO officers OF the Twenty-first Els
sex Fusillers, a regiment could De
raised in Windsor In "a hours.
Many thousands OF Seryians and 9TH
er Slavic peoples marched In a process
sion through the streets OF the Ser
Wan quarter OF Detroit, Sunday after
noon. The procession was not less
titan a half mile long. At Its head,
except for a police escort, marched
about 900 Of the men who have vol
unteered to go to the war when the
first call for their services comes.
took part in the parade. Greeks and
several other nationalities besides the
Servians participated in the demon
stration.
Following the street parade, the
marchers assembled on Kirby-ave.. In
front of the headquarters OF the Ser
Wan Falcon society, where they were
addressed by Peter Petljanski. presi-
dent OF the society, and by other lead
ers. The speakers urged the duty or
loyal Servians to return and fight Tor
their country. American, Servian and
Greek flags figured in the demonstra->
ton and all were cheered wildly.
Reports from Europe that Germany
has refused to say that she Will re-
spect the neutrality Of Belgium, caused
many Belgians to visit the home or
Vice Consul Henry B. Van Slembrouck,
Sunday, seeking news OF the war and
its bearings on their home land. There
are many Belgians in Detroit held on
the reserve lists OF their country. They
have received word to hold themselves
In readiness for service should they
be called upon. Vice-Consul Van Stem
brouck has received information that
Belgium Is policing its border for pro-
lection against encroachments by Ger
many.
Servian leaders In Detroit have re-
fused to enlist several former mem
bers of the United States regular
army. One OF these who offered his
services Sunday was Gerald Mckinley.
No. l1s Alfred-st. Mckinley was told.
as other Americans have been, that he
could not be legally enlisted here, but
that II he chose he could go to the
front as an individual volunteer and
be accepted there.
Andrew II. Green, Jr., manager OF
the Solvay Process Co., who has just
returned from Europe, expressed the
opinion Sunday that only two possible
means of stopping the general war
tEere now, remain. They are, he said,
the French Socialists, who might re-
fuse to fight and so render the fighting
force OF their country ineffective, and
the Jewish bankers who might be able
to exert enough financial influence to
avert the conflict.
Mr.. Green Analyses the causes OF
the war with the assertion that 1t ID
due In the east Of racial jealousies be-
tween Teuton and Slav, and In the
,x est to commercial and industrial teal-
cusies between Germany on the one
hand and France and Britain on the
other.
Agapito Rey, 23-year-old Spaniard.
who emigrated to Argentine Repub-
lie in 1911, and came to this country
last July, called Mt police headquar--
tiers, Monday morning. and inquired
OF PatroIman Fred Kaiser, walking
information bureau In the halls Of
the building. how he would have to
proceed to be sent back to Spain for
war duty.
"But there is no war in Spain"
said Kaiser.
THAT makes no difference" said
Senior Agapito 9"If there's any sort
OF war in Europe It won't take