Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-28

man wounded soldiers, but the Ger
man government has just delivered a
complaint at Geneva, consisting Of If
teen cases in which French soldiers
have violated the Red Cross conven-
ton in a most brutal manner
] Furthermore. the Prlssian govern
ment is now collecting evidence in
, East Prussia as to the atrocities COM
! mitted by Russian Cossacks and other
soldiers against the population of that
province, some Of which have already
been published by the war correspon-
dents Of neutral countries. British SOL
diers have repeatedly, as reported au-
! chemically by German officers, raised
white flag to signify their wish to
surrender and thereupon have coolly
shot down the unsuspecting advancing
German troops, the same trick having
been performed by Russian soldiers.
The use of dumdum bullets by the Al
lies has been proved repeatedly. The
accusations made by the Belgian COM
mission which has gone to the United
States in regard to cruelties perpetrat-
ed by German soldiers are mostly
based on the punishment dealt out to
Belgians who. Joined by women,
treacherously attacked German SOL
diers from ambush and have otherwise
been fully contradicted by the reports
OF the American war correspondent,
]. O'Donnel Bennett, and others. 1t is
very peculiar that shortly after the be-
ginning of the war many French pris-
oners showed a great deal of anxiety
and when questioned about Ii stated
that they had been informed that all
prisoners falling into German hands
would be executed. Similar fears
were expressed by French wounded
prisoners In this connection the
French leading paper. LIE Temps, pub
lished recently the statement that IN
dian soldiers arriving at Marseilles had
been shown letters from English Off
GERS describing in detail how German
soldiers had acted in a most atrocious
manner against women. Such misin-
formation can hardly be conducive to
humane warfare. and it is no wonder
that the most CHASTITY trophies remOv-
ed from the bodies of German soldiers
have beep found in the possession eli
African Turkos.
''In spite of these facts, the allies,
who bring into the war any kind of
soldiers they can get hold Of wheth-
er they be zouaves, Turkos. Senegal
negroes or Hindus. claim that they
represent civilization as against mill
tarism and that victory on their side
would be for the interest of the whole
world, and it is most surprising that
they are supported in this view by
many members of the American press.
1t is easy to discuss the horrors of the
war far from the field of action and to
represent Germany as the bully, the
mad dog or the wild pig of Europe,
but one is bound to shudder at the
thought that the African and Asiatic
hordes of the allies and the Russian
Cossacks should ever enter the heart
of Germany and have defenseless wo-
men and children at their mercy. All
Germany asks for are Justice and a
fair Judgment.
Much has been published about the
damage done to the city of Loewen
and to the cathedral Of Rheims. AS
was to be expected from the Belgian
and French governments. they at first
published the news that the whole city
of Loewen had been destroyed and
that hardly anything was to be seen
any more of the beautiful cathedral OF
Rheims. At Louvair a large part OF
the population suddenly and PREACHER
ousiy attacked German troops with
machine guns and rifles at given sig
nal. apparently instigated by the Bel
gian authorities, after the soldiers had
entered the city peaceably and had
been received in most friendly man
ner. The ensuing fight lasted for a
whole day, and this unwarranted at
tack caused the destruction OF about
one-fifth of the city, the town hall be- |
ing saved by the exeftions Of the Ger
man soldiers. Certainly this episode
of the war can be in no way compares
with the sniping of few American
soldiers at Vera Cruz. Nothing AT al
would have happened to the cathedral
at Rheims, which was not seriously
damaged, if the French had not MADE
use of this fine edifice asa post of OBJ !
seryation and as a shield for their ar |
tiliery. as can be definitely proved. |
Certainly the Germans appreciate art
lust as much as any other nation and
will never wantonly destroy any mon
ument of high value. A strong protest
against this campaign has been pub |
lished by all German universities, as
we'll as by the principal Representa-
tives of German science and art
"The allies, not having so far sue
ceeded in suppressing the German
forces, are doing their utmost to- an:
initiate Germany morally by the most
gigantic system of spreading lies about
the German army and people that has
ever been experienced before in this
world. This is confirmed by infiuen-
tial, impartial men like Sven Hedin. |
A hook could be filled with the fabri- |
cation of such news AS few exam |