The chronicle=news., 1914-09-28
AUTHOR BLAMES
ENGLAND FOR
PRESENT WAn

Berl1n, sept. 2S.-HOustOn Stow
art Chamberlain, the well-known
En- nglish author. who married a
daughter of Richard Wagner, and
who has lived many years in Ger
many and Austria, is deeply disap-
pointed with England because of Its
declaration OF war upon Germany.
In letter which has appeared in the
German press he saws he holds Eng
land chiefly responsible for the ter
rible disaster that has broken upon
Europe" and he can only explain the
action of England by assuming that
II has been smitten with blindness.
In answer to correspondent who
had suggested that he write a pro-
test against England's course and
ther wrote: THE moment for such
a protest has not yet arrived. The
English must first bear the conse-
quences of their disgusting course in
the form of heavy blows; after that
they can be reasoned with. May God
protect the glorious cause of the
Germans: there\is no other hope for
the future of the human race
German professors and men OF sci
ence have made a strong protest
against England's course by renounc-
ing all the honorary degrees. titles
and other marks of distinction con-
ferred upon them by English univer-
stiles. academies and other bodies OF
English scholars. They have pub
|lished declaration on the subject Al
follows: rs
England has declared war upon
us under hollow pretext which IL
laid bare by numerous documents
although England is related to us by
blood and race 1t has. but Of con
'temptible envy of Germany's econo
mic success, melted Sther peoples
against us for years and. in particu
liar, it has allied itself with France
and Russia to crusl, us as worlt
power and to endanger our cultura
achievements.
1T was only because they wer,
able to reckon upon England's CO
operation that Russia. France. Bel
GUM and Japan threw down to u
the gauntlet Of war. England bears
foremost of all, the moral responsi
tility for this conflagration OF ma
tions. which will result in frightfu
suffering OF millions of men and will
demand unheard of sacrifices of bloot
and treasure. England's brutal ma
tional selfishncss has placed an in
delible blot upon its name.
I'VE are well aware that very emf
nent English scholars, with whom
German men of science have fol
years been in friendly and fruitful
relations. were opposed to this war
SO waptonly begun. and spoke agains
it
Nevertheless, those of us wht
received marks of distinction from
English universities. academies ant
societies OF scholars do renounce. a.
a matter of national feeling, all sucf
honors and the rights attached t
them
This declaration was published
with some 80 signatures. and othe
signatures are coming in daily
Among the signers are many mer
with worldwide regulations. The.
| include such medical men as Vol
Behring of Marburg, Paul Ehrlfch o
Frankfort. Czerny OF Heidelberg
, August Bier of Berlin and Otto vcr
Schjerning of the general staff o
) the army: philosophers like Rudolph
: Eucken of Jena and Wilhelm Wund
: of Licpsig: Zoolcgists like Haecke
, of Jena and Weissmann of Freiburg
| law professors like Paul Laband o
: Strasburg, Joseph Kohler and Fran
| Won Liszt of Berlin; the politica
. economist Adolph Wagner of eBrlil
and Jacob Riesser the specialist II
I the science of banking: the compo
ser Humperdinck and the painter
: Won Werner and Liebermann.
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