The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-16

Germany with a slice of the Congo. It was also noticed that the same gentle man speaks of Germany having con quered territories by war in the last 50 years. This is an error, which he should have had the good grace to avoid Two provinces are evidently meant, Alsace- Lorraine. from France and Schleswig- Hoistein from Denmark. Of the former, l have already spoken. and as l am a native of the latter, am competent to say that Germany has liberated this pro- vince from Denmark at the express wish of the people of the province, the duchies. The people of Schleswig-Hol- stein are Germany, the great majority of them at least, and by the operation of the Salic law, they were entitled to have their own wish fulfilled. They are as free as the English their younger rethren, but by the operation of English policy, England did everything in her power to prevent justice.
 To blame the Emperor of Germany for the present war is hardly fair, because Germany is a constitutional monarchy and the German people are honorable enough to keep their word and to abide by their treaty obligations.
 Germany is blamed for violating the neutrality of Belgium. From what have read, 1t appears that in the mobli- zation of France the most of the French troops were massed along the Belgian frontier Automobiles filled with French officers in uniform fraternized with Bel gian officers and entered Belgian Actresses, and the city of Antwerp stood ready to receive English landing troops If these things are true, then the Bel gian neutrality was already violated when German troops crossed into Belgium.
 England. when she was asked by Ger many to keep hands off, stipulated that Germany should not attack the French north seacoast; that she would in fact safeguard this coast. This was a hu- initiating condition and l am sure we Americans would not have acquiesced, if England had tried to impose a similar condition on us the price of her neu- trality at the beginning of our recent war with Spain.
 What will be the result of this war? God rules the destinies of nations. and though preponderous strength is on the side of the enemies of Germany and her ally. so that it would appear almost a miracle if they should win, I pray that German civilization may not be crushed underneath Slavic barbarism. One thing I know, Germans will aquit themselves with fortitude, no matter what may be- tide they have been through, tAo mill before, battling for civilization If sue cessful she will not want territorial ex- pansion unless there be German peoples who want to be liberated from the yoke of tyrants, and if defeated she will have the comfort of having done her duty manfuly.
 God speed the right,
 In closing I will thank The Age-Her- aid in the name of all the German Amer jeans in Birmingham for the impartial way in which it brings the news shun- hing sensationalism. and warning it's readers that the news coming by way of London. Paris and Brussels must evil dently be taken with grain of salt.
 For myself, Noi I will not thank The Age-Herald. I will do better. I will look it square in the eye and say: "Age-Her- aid, old man, we have known each other a long time! Shake. I like you, because you are white all over. l admire you. be- cause you are a gentleman. disdainins to become excited yourself and unwilling to excite others by hysterical ,i!Extras!,, And that's all. H. SCHOEL.
 Birmingham, August 15, 1914