The Washington times., 1914-09-20
GERMANS TO JOIN IN
WAR RELIEF PLANS
Xaiser's Part in War Will Be
Discussed at ConCordia
Lutheran Church.

A meeting at which Germany's part
in the present war will be discussed by
prominent German-American citizens.
and at which a collection will be taken
TO be sent for the relief of sufferers
from the war. will be held at Con-
cordia Lutheran Church. Twentieth ana
G streets. on September S.
Invitations were sent today 20 all
German churches and German or2anI-
cations to participate in this meeting
which will be conducted in ETsllSn.
Prominent sneakers will be announced
later to give five-minute talks IN the
following topics:
What are the limitations of the En-
what is the true sense of the Ger
man nation regarding the murder of
the Austrian crown prince
What is militarism?"
What is Pan-Slavism?'
The principal address OF the evening
will be made by Ernest Bruncker. of
tie Library Of Congress. whose subject
will be America and the Present
War" The Rev. Paul Menzel. pastor
Of the church, will set forth the need
for money to relieve the present SUI
fering in the war zone.
Meeting To Be Educational.
This meeting is TO be educational.
Mir. Menzel explained. 1T is not de-
signed TO arouse racial feeling in any
degree. The speakers will be chosen
with that end in mind.
I'VE feel that Americans DO not
wholly realize the reasons why Ger
rnanvb has had 10 maintain such an elab-
orate military Enlistment. We haro-
" can realize the extent OF the secret
influences brought to bear by Russia
for the disintegration of Austria Hun
lagDa I r
Balkans for the primary purpose OF
arousing Slav sentiment. Nor is this
effort of Russia a new development.
The phrase. 'Pan-Slavism.' had al
ready been invented and was WldeI!
used when ! was a student in Ger
then il was felt that Austria had TO be
maintained as an effectual bumper
toward the spread of the Russian en-
pire toward the west.
the son Of German minister in IL |
linois he had chance to absorb the !
spirit Of the Germans who came TO |
this country fifty years ago. He was |
a student in Germany for several years
and has visited in Germany since. As
man churches in Washington he has
kept in close touch with German folk
in this land and prominent visitors
from Germany.
tained slurs upon Austria. 50 that the
hatred of everything Austrian was
early developed among the young. II
NeXicars We're taught to hate the
United States. don't you imagine that
there would soon develop a mutual
feeling OF dislike?
France Long Feared.
'As for France. Germans felt the
menace Of the French as far back as
1857. While | was there. in that year.
General Boulanger was making prep4-
rations along the French border as If
war were anticipated al an early !
date He had the military forces Of |
France doubled Germany. Of course. |
mad to follow suit.
81 knew officers N the German |
army then. and thev told me that tncv
could not leave their posts. because
they might he called TD"n for m >o-
iliza:ion at any ti1e. Then. as now;
the Germans hated the thought "f
war. The German IS essentially
peace loving man. 4 nation that Is
commercially successful does not look
for strife. This war cloud has huns
like Z menace over GermanE.
"Tf the Germans are peace loving.
YOU ask. why do they rot protest
gainst military service ard against
taxation for military equipment. Re,
,ause they realize that such tax ann
such service are a patrlotG dulH. II
: an insurance oppressive bat ncces-
>sry. that they mast pay against the
time when they might he attacked.
When Grea- britain stsrts upon a
vrogram of outdOine every natIrn IN
its naval urow'ss, there is nothinS for
orher nations ~ 10 hut to keep pace
with Great Britain.
When ] as boy l remember Ger
man boys coming to this country to
ceCare military service. But that
spirit h. died ont m recent Years.
The t"rrHS of cr'istr0e7t have been
shortened. ~ cas's wh're a boy can
yass an examination equivalent I"
that a h I'll ecPDul graduate in this
country coma stand. II" need only
-e-vc one year sons of widows are
exempted. aCd other reason9hl" eN-
cr1TriorS a~c made when service
would work a hard>hin."