The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-11

mer Adams, OF Louisville, by an Eng
liah friend, contains some interesting
observations on the war from an Eng
lishman's point of view:
University OF London, Goldsmith's
College, New Cross, s. e. 25 Holland
Park Road, London, England. Oct. g.
fear this war had TO come some time.
Many OF us over here have seen fit
coming for years past. Ever since
twenty years ago l travelled with DIR.
Steinman lthen German student)
Tor two months in Italy. I have been
on tho lookout for 1t. He told me that
they were all bred up to believe that
Germany's destiny was to overthrow
the British empire and rule the world.
Since then ! have watched the growth
OF the German navy and the signs all
pointed in the same direction. It is hot
the German emperor. This is a war
between two opposite creeds of gov
ernment. The cid medieval idea OF
government. by brute force holding the
people In subsection, In which the peo-
pie belong to the government and the
new democratic idea OF government
by the people for the people In which
the government belongs to the people.
Prussia Is the last stronghold OF the
old feuaal form. 1t was she who In
vented the conscript army that has
forced all Europe, except England, to
groan under necessity for enormous.
armies, The sea alone has saved us
from this necessity. The ruling cast In
Germany have used the two weight OF
German intelligence to forge a mighty
instrument for the subjectfon OF the
world. There Is no es:: to their ambi..
fion for power, and either they have
got TO 60 or our democratic ideas
have; there is no longer any room for
both. 1t Is not the poor German peo-
pie who are goaded on by their rul-
| ing cast to face. the foe, being shot
from behind IL they wRyer; It is not
the people who are at war with, but
the whole spirit OF their government.
How this government has hood
winked the people, controlled the
press and worked upon them as an
instrument, molding them to their fell
purpose, Is a sinister page OF history.
| / hear they are trying the same pro-
cess on the american people TO blind
them to the true causes OF the war.
but they have q different people to
deal with, one with some political in
sight Of Its own and In the habit OF
forming its own opinions. How dense
the German people are in Judging po-
liticat causes we have had an object
lesson OF In the recent diplomacy.
Even the ruling caste, despite their
eIeboratS kpy system, entirely misread
public fopihion in England, Belgium
and Italy =
In 6 way the ruling caste In Ger
many were getting desperate. Their
very existence depended on q, succesB-
| ful war. as the alarming growth OF tile
Socialist party In their midst must
ioycntualiy have throttled them, oven
In long, suffering Germany. The pres
| ltige OF 1870 was beginning to wane 9
Z Is snssng n ~ q long aag bieSay
istrnggleselid not the short sharp walk:
over they hoped for; we shall not give
| * until the danger spot In Europe haH
been removed. And with the terrific
tiresources OF modern scientific war
fare at their disposal, thcy will take
a lot OF beating. s
The pathbs or 1t has bseR that for
so many years we have had q party ia
power committed to .'doler to the
poor. vote catching policy. who have
beeh 80 an9raRaed with their little
party game that they have been blind
to the Significance OF things abroad
and easily luiled TO q sence OF secnrity'
tby German protestati ions OF friendship
and love of peace. Otherwise we
81; listened tn the nice n9
suoh authorit ties as Lord Roberto. ~ho
have sxhorted us to make 'Ron1e prep
aratiohs. Splendid has been the re-
sponae TO the call to arms TIVE shall
have over d million volunteers soon
They will take six months ut least to
train and then what OF the artillery
This win take eighteen months. 1
But we shall go through with IL,
cost what II may. II we should be
beaten 1t viii be your turn next. South,
| America Will be the objective. But we
are not going to be beaten Everything
iis cheerful md going strong here. II
Is pulling the empire together as. Moth.
!! Ing else could; there is something in-.
ess..ssnK sin the sEay all rIasaes are
united and yyiiig with each ulher In
\ ali my spare time in an rtisfR 90, rs
Ia Thousand strong, and splendid exer.
cisct I find IL We are determined TO be.
found hard and iii n fit conf ton if
our services 9re called iip3n. At pres
| tent they are recruiting only the very
tbest. One In five IS rejected, the test
being equal to- that used III the case
| OF our best regiments. + am over the
age i0r any corps at greatest quite an
amusing seneation 10 find oile'e self 2
Thore Is j danger thai shonid the
Pgussian caste alise their cfsnce OF