The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-24
GERMANY'S POSITION In THE WAR
AND WHAT SHE'S FIGHTING FOR

l belong to those barbarians. upon
whom the English university OF OK
ford bestowed the degree OF Doctor
honoris causa. have friends In Eng
land who with one foot are standing
on the intellectual soil OF Germany.
Haldane.' former English minister or
war. and with him numerous English
men. undertook regular pilgrimages
TO the small barbarian city OF Wei
maar. where the barbarians, Goethe.
Schiller. Herder. Weiland and others
have exerted themselves for the hui
mainly OF the whole world. We have
German poet whose dramas have
become the national property as the
dramas of no other German poet. His
/ name Is William Shakespeare-the
same Shakespeare who is England's
prince OF poets. The mother OF our
wife OF the King OF England a Ger
man. And yet this congenerical ana
congenial nation has sent the declar-
alton OF war into our house Why
Heaven only knows. But this much
Is certain-the sanguifluous world
concert now raging on the European
continent has an English diplomat as
! impressario and conductor. The
question IL. whether the finale OF this
horrible music still will see the same
I conductor. My cousin, thou didst
not mean well. neither with Thyselr.
nor with US. when thy tools threw
murder and arson into our huts."
While | am writing these words. the
day OF the solar eclipse has passed.
The German army has defeated. be-
tween Metz and the vosges, eight
French army corps and driven them
TO flight. Every German in his ma
tive country feels il had to come this
way. Our Jealous enemies forged an
iron ring around our breast and we
knew our breast had to expand, that
II had 20 split asunder this rina or
else We had 10 cease breathing. But
Germany will not cease to breathe.
and 30 u came TO pass that the iron
ring was forced apart.
All Depends On Germany.
IL Heaven ordains that we come
regenerated from this tremedous trial
We will have TO solve the holy task.
Through the complete victory OF Ger
man arms. the Independence Of Europe
would be to make the national families
OF the continent understand that this
world war has to be the last. Upon a
common. deeply cultured task. which
would seek to render impossible all mis-
understandings. they would then 20 10
work. Before the outbreak OF the war.
mnch had been done in this direction.
The nations tried each others strength
IN peaceful competition and were pre-
pairing 10 vie with each other again dur
ing the Olympic games al Beriln- I re-
call the flying matches. driving match
e. racing matches. the International ac-
supernational prize foundations The
barbarian country Of Germany has as
every body knows. shown the way 10 all
organizations for social work VIC.
tory would enable Us 20 vigorously con
unue 70 do 50 and 70 spread the bless
ings or such work all over the world
Besides this. our victory would xuaran-
tee the existence the Germanic circle
tire world More than ever before FOR
instance. the scandinavian intellectual
lite has during the last decade proven
70 2e great stimuleat for the German
Intellectual life and vice versa How,
many Swedes. Norwegians and Dane,
i ns,,s dsnng this time shaken hands
with German brothers AT Stockholm
christiania. Copenhagen. Munich and
Berlin. believing themselves sons OF one
idsSttIh I bss HI low much homslike sol
great and noble names OF Tbsen. Bfoern-
son and Strindberg7
Tales Manufactured.
- hear that abroad they are manuals
tuflng scores % fairy tales at the ex-
pense Of our honor. our culture and our
strength Well those who are manu-
factuting this fiction should consider
that this colossal hour Is not Yesa
favorable 20 story-teIiers. our off~,-i,ss
- lined ~ on three frontiers. NV
sons. sAil these fearless German wsr.
riors know very we'll what thew raIlfea
under the coiors FOR Not a si1gie iiiii
tefate person will be found among
who besides the gun in their asts ~
Carrying Faust volume Of schopen-
hauer. ne blble Or Homer IN their
books IN their knapsscks know Just tie
same that thev are nghtinE FOR a Are.
place which grants any stranger pro-
I % ui nov touched n single hair On fbc
hcad ~ any French. Engiish or Rus
siann civilian. o. has. iike The brothers
eriinck. attacked dsfenssisss yieii,S.
plai u. ordinary. German made s,d ~,
male clukcns committing most cruel.
besuai assaseinationf "a tbs ss5ss
time assure So NaaleiIIn,k sanerIaiiv
mat nobody IN Germany wiu ever per-
ny himseh ~ become lncited 20 imi-
tion. "a
Hon-combatauts Sacred.
We ralner want 90 and VII keep on
being German harharians. who consider
me women and children of our ener,ies
IA, I'm 1m in 2 position % assure
Use coWarda HelTlau girls. women 90
fhildfcn. - said befora.-on me font
iers our onsprinF ia standing. the 20
is. the peasant SHOULDER h. sf,.ilii,-
with the scientist the prince srf f,.
l9horer siae ~ side an aghtinF Tor
c;srr1sn g, men homc LIE.
I'rorreas nghting In full and clear @o1,
sciousueaF Tor n noble and rich national
l..i.lI. l1r gu We caU our own. FOR
which are furfherinF the reneraf 80
hfeHf ana ascent ~ humanlfY