The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
S. II. Church, Replying to
German Scholars Plea.
Quotes Official Papers.


throughout America a letter entitled "dn
Appcd, to the Ciriii-ed World" IN trhich
,h,y attempt to change public opinion IN
N. Uaited states OIL the suJject Of the
pur.
~ thas letter they state thnt Germany
,gds not responsible for the outbreak Of the
Vor:
That she did not rioIdtc the neutrality
a. Belgium;
THAT she did NOT destroy Louroin.
That her soldiers hare no, oppressed the
B.igian people nor committed any dtroci-
ties;
Thd, militdrism IS the only safeguard
o. German crii!sdtion.
samuel Horden Church. the president
o. tho Cor1epic Institute at Pntsburg aud
author of books thai haze ICON distinction
a. America aud Europe, has made reply 10
the German appeal. IL part as to'lows:
Prof Dr. E'rifs Schdpcr. Berlin. Germany:
My DEAR DocToR ScHArER / have re-
cpived with you~ compliments and auto
.raph n printed letter sddrcseed ITO tho
CIVILIZED World" and signed by nineiy-three
AT the most distinguished names In Ger
man art science and literature. YOUR own
among them. and ] assure you that "A
communication so indorsed will receive my
most respectful consideration. To me those
ninety three names are tremendously po-
tent and influential. I have the honor
q u personal acquaintance with some OF
these gentlemen, yourself and Prof. Adolt
Won Harnack. and few others. while
many OF these men have done their work
with such universal scope that they must
not count themselves as Germans only,
because they belong TO the whole world.
The very texture of our nation
would maze us true to Germany In
all her moral rights. because we have at
This moment 10000 people of German
birth or German parentage in our popula-
ton. and these citizens are among the
very best In this country.
In your letter YOU say that your enc
mics by their lies and calumnie. ARE
erdeavorlug 10 stain the honor OF Ger
many In her harl struggle for existence
in a struggle which has been forced
upon her.
II gives me feeling of pity TO note
the Importantly with which the people
OF Germany are seeking the good opinion
% America In this strife. II Ia greatly
20 their credit that they wish 10 stand
right In the judg of this nation. But
Germany need have no fear that American
public opinion will be perverted by the
lies and calumnies of her enemies. We
are all going deeper than the surface In
our search for the truth. Your letter
speaks OF Germany as being in A struggle
which has been forced upon her" That
j. the whole question: all others are sub
sdiary.
believe dear DR.. Schaper. that the
Judgment on this paramount question has
been formed. That judgment Is not based
upon the lies and calumnies OF the enc
mics OF Germany nor upon the careless
publications contained in the newspapers.
nut upon 4 profound study of the official
correspondence in the case.
studies OfnciaI Documents.
These documents are Known officially
- % the Austro-Hungarian Note 10
Servia. t) the Servian Reply. C3)
the British White Paper. 90 the Ger
man White Book go the Russian
Orange Book. 90 the Belgian Gray
Book. They contain all the letters and
dispatches which each Government de-
sired to publish to the world as it's own
Justification for being at war. All OF
these documents are before me as | write
this letter. cannot help wondering
whether they have been circulated in Ger
many cannot help wishing that the
German people might have the oppor-
unity which my countrymen have had OF
reading these state papers In their full
ness.
Was this war forced upon Germany
what do tho official documents prove7
Well, We all know that Austria, away
provinces OF Bosnia and Herzegovina. A
hing like that enrages the human spirit
and the brains OF some men will not &C;
normally under such extreme provoca-
lion. In May, 1914. the Austrian Crown
Prince went into these provinces. The
PEOPLE looked upon him as an invader
usurpcr, a conqueror. a tryart and he
was assassinated. II was a detestable
act. condemned and sbhorred by just mer
everywhere
A,.,r,, a, o,ca C. assumed to hold Seryia
responsible for this murder and de-
spatched an ultimatum containing ter
specific conditions which were more eN
acting upon the dignity OF serv.a thar
sny demand that was ever before mad
BY one nation upon another. Yet serNla
Welded TO all except in part as TO Article
No. 6, which contained tho unprecedenteo
condition that Austrian jurists should ~
n the Servian court before when th'
sssatsns were TO be tried, and even her'
seryia agreed 10 submit IN erect al
though calling attention to the eNtremel!
reasonable fact that such participation
~ Austria was contrary to the laws
servia. II there was any part OF ne
-sply that was not satisfactory TO Austrl'
servia csndidly offered 10 hold furthe
Conversations on the subject, or TO refe
ne matter 10 the Hague court or Il
TIE great Powers OF Europe
In this transaction Servia showed
deposition toward reparation ana towar'
peace which the civilized world mas peel
t-ying for many years to inculcate INT
The foreign relations Of all nations. SerN'
had Just passed through two wars an
N.r strength was exhausted. But Austria
conscious all the time that she could nav
cached an agreement in a conVerssto
of thirty minutes, was resolved TO max
par. and in this resolve the German EN-
peror and the military party In German
upheld her as candidly acknowledged j
th"lr official declarations.
The German White Book Is very iran
o. this subject 1t says; -,
We we're able to assure our all
fAustrlsl most heartily of our agreemet
With her view of the situation ana I
assure her that any action that she mgr
consider IL necessary 10 take in order ,
MT an end TO the movement IN SerNl
directed against the existence OF IN
Austro-Hungs,'an monarchy would re
ceVa our approval"
M Reference to The Hague.
You will see, my dear Or. Schape
mat II never entered into the minds
the Emperor and his advisers to reft
puastt0n IN the Hague court