New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-17
1000 AT GERMAN
RED CROSS FETE
Wilson Praised and Kaiser
Cheered - Appeal
for Fairness.

More than two thousand Germans
attended the benefit concert for the
German Red Cross Society at Terrace
Garden last night, given under the aus
pices of the Hamburg Commercial As
ISOLATION of 1868, the Commercial As
ISOLATION of Hamburg, the Commercial
Association of Leipzig and the Bank
Employees Club of Berlin. Carl Nico-
lai, president Of the latter club, was
chairman, and William Ehrenhauss,
vice chairman. About 81 900 was raised
for the Red Cross.
A vaudeville programme was present
ed, and several reels of motion pictures
showed the German troops during re-
cont maneuvres. Scenes showing the
Kaiser among his troops evoked loud
applause.
DR.. Bernhard Dernburg, former Ger
man Secretary of State for the Col
ories, made the principal address. he
said in part:
"The stand of the Germans and their
friends to-day in the United States IS
a most difficult one. You all have the
feeling that the German cause, German
motives and German humanity are not
much is certain, that such is not the
case with the person, that straight and
just person that the American people
have placed at its head, who, the first
of all great rulers, not only formally
declared the most stringent neutrality,
but also as leader of his nation ex-
posed in a humanely intelligent way
the supreme Importance of impair
TALLY.
"The President is certainly the man
who has the personal force and the
personal good will to do everything
that can be done from his high position
to put an end to the fearful situation
in Europe in way honorable to all
and it Is but right to say that the
American press is in full sympathy
with the head of the nation"
THE language of this country is Eng
lish; very small percentage only of
the people come in direct touch with
German reading. There is hardly
enough interest in this country to
trouble about the rest Of Europe, about
the Russians and the Austrisns, the
Serbs and the Montenegrins. The po-
litical constellation of Europe. even
which has led to this war, is unknown
here as far as the Orient is concerned
and though it is conceded on all parts
that German science and German
literature have done much for the
United States, the every days reading
is English; it comes from English
sources and it is printed in the Eng
lsh language.
Furthermore, the cables to Germany
have been cut, which to my mind Is a
great wrong to the American people,
that is thereby inacapacitated to in
form itself correctly; all the news
must pass not one but several consOrs:
the American people are forced to have
the same correspondents as the English
papers, and finally the peculiar situa-
ton of Germany in this war, where she
must fight on two frontiers, forbids her
to let out news about her situation and
her fighting forces, which would inform
either enemy.
However, no matter how disagree
able the situation may be. feel pretty
sure that no Ill will is borne toward
US. My relations with the American
press have told me that also they de-
sire to treat Germany with justice and
decency, except perhaps some few
papers who cannot suppress personal
motives or sensational tendencies.
"How can you help now the father
land in this difficult situation? Before
all through quiet dignity. 1t is need
less to quarrel with the antagonist;
the American people will not under
stand this. We shall rejoice over our
victories in a manly way, and we will
not whine il we get such setbacks as
are inseparable from tho fortunes vi
war"
The Strand roof, at Broadway and
48th ST., held a capacity crowd last
night at special Red Cross programme
of theatrical stars. The proceeds went
to war relief. The entertainment was
made I'D OF score of acts, including
Henry Samprey. of the Hippodrome;
Bernard Granville. Lew Bricc and
Nellie King, from the Winter Garden;
Amelia Summeryille and Arthur John,
son, Mantilla and Lloyd, Seabury and
Shaw and Miss Billy Eggleston.