Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-27

MT Patterson says he first eX- plained to Baron Mumm that the American public had so far heard little but the Anglo.French side of Che catastrophe now taking place in Europe owing Co the control by those Governments of the Atlantic cables tC the United States, the control by the Russian and Japanese Governments Of the Pacific cables Co the United States aud the practical stopping of mail frcm Germany
 Baron Mumm replied that dne Ger man Government realized that the im- presslon had been spread in America that Germany and the German Elm peror had wished for this worldwide war, provoked it and precipitated it. whereas Germany had made every pos sible effort, first to keep Russia from fighting Austria second to keep France neutral in the event of a Russo. German war; third Go keep England neutral in the event Germany found itself forced 10 fight at two frontiers. and fouTtE - obviously - it hoped that the Japanese would be able tc restrain themselves from Che raid cn Kiaochow in China.
 Germany Not Insane
 Germany Is not insane" declared Baron Mumm vigorously, "and unless you think us insane how can you be leve that we wished to light tht worlG just for tle fun of it? No ths Emperor's quarter century of peace gives the lie to that impossible con teptiou Russia fought us because we are the outpost of the west and she is the outpost of the east iu Europe bist af you are the outpost of the west on the Pacific and Japan of the east
 Russia supported her Slay brother. in Servia and we were forced to sup port our German brothers in Austria Race against race people against peo ple, Occideut against Orient civiliza ten against standardization - sucl things have always been in history perhaps always will be. But when th, west, when England and France at tackled us in the rear-oh, the da' may soon come when they will re gret that
 Then this is not a dynastic war, Quarrel of kings, | asked, ~whel kings play the sport of kings to SCI who plays the best?'
 "I could properly be offended a such d question" was the grave am. wer. but I will endeayor not to be because ] see it is possible you coui believe even momentarily such a mol strous thing.
 ITO go back to the beginning w stood in the centre of Europe with hostile nation on each side of us. FC centuries we were the manoeuyrin ground for foreign armies. Spauiard Dutch. English, Russians. Poles B hemians, but especially the FreucI have drenched our soil with eac others. with their own and with Or blood for centuries That was whe the sport of kings was played, it ga like. and we were the playground
 Finally we Germans became sel conscious We realized after a lon long time that we must fight besit each other not against each other, f, one party of invaders or anothe Prussia was the nucleus whence th spirit spread over what is now q empire Napoleon's iron heel Jrod ! iron into cur mouth, and with teal and mistakes and blood we slow made progress. ln 1S70-71, under ti first Emperor Wilhelm the Great V call him-and Bismarck the Germi Empire was born. In commerce. ar and science. the works of peace, has grown, perhaps as fast as yo own country. certainly faster th' any other
 Certainly faster than ours iu t arts" I suggested, "if not also in co. merce and science
 Were Leading England.
 That is the explanation, the dow right. fundamental explanation England's entrance into this war, explained. We were forging ahead England in an arts and sciences peace, SO in our difficulty she det' mined to'-he hesitated, then cho his words carefully she determiu to try to destroy our sea-borne GO merce with her navy She could beat our merchant ships with H own. therefore she hopes 10 beat O merchant ships with her Drei uOughts.
 "Ah, we'll" he said, "it was her ot chance English business men WIG six hours a day five or even fC days a week three-day week er have become quite the custom o' there now-and German business m work nine hours a day six days week. is 1t any wonder she finds E needs to subsidize her commerce " 13.5-inch shells?"
 "so yon think the underlying r sons for England entering the hl is ecouomic?" l inquired
 "Certainly.' he answered, with gr' positiveness. "It is strictly busin proDosition with England. lt is b mess war, pure and simple, like