The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-05
THOUSAND TURNED away At
THEATRE WHEN PROFESSOR
TELLS GERMAN SIDE OF WAR

ing up long before the sehed-
uled time for the speech.
Accordingly, Prof. Metsenest
OF the University OF Washing.
ton. chairman OF the evening,
announced that the lecture
would be repeated Saturday
night at the same place at
$50.
Prof, kuehnemann's subject was
Germany. America and the War"
lie prefaeed his remarks with n.
Illustrations of the manipulation OF
war news ut the outset BY English
and French agencies so that every.
thing appeared anti.Garman.
This. he declared. largely influ.
enced anti-GermRn sentiment un.
Justly In America.
Discusses Charges
Prof Kuehnemann divided his
lecture into four main topics. and
took up a discussion OF the charges
levelcd against Germany. namely:
That Germany wanted war. that
she broke treaty obligations; that
she was guilty of war atrocities:
that she was fighting for mill.
tarism
Under the first head he declared
that Austrias existence was threat
ened by the pan.Slavic domination
sought by Russia. and the Servian
plotting against Austria was due TO
Russian Vaccination.
He claimed that Austrian and
German peace were closely inter.
woven. and 80. when Russia began
mobilization. Germany was com
PEELED To issue her ultimatum.
Austria had guaranteed 10 keep
Servia's integrity intact at all
events. he said.
Why. then. did Russia have TO In.
terfere. the professor demanded to
know That France became In.
VOWED was due To its wish for re
venge over it's defeat In 1871 by
the Germans. Prof. kuehnemann de.
clared. and England only used the
Belgium neutrality argument, as
pretcxt 20 declare war against Ger.
many.
Says England 10 Responsible
England's reason for war war
the German strides IN commerce.
and Russia's wish for war. he said.
was the need OF keeping her sub
jects under foot. Who otherwise
gather revolutionary momentum.
Would England have declared
war on France had that country
violated Belgian neutrality de-
handed the professor. -of course
not"
Responsibility for the war lies,
In the first place. upon Russia. and
lastly upon England. History will
credit ono man with the attempt. In
that fxfeful week. Of preserving
peace. and that man Is the kaiser.
Touching on tho second topic.
Prof kuehnemann exhibited pho
Of letters and memoranda
and maps showing that both Eng.
land and France we're In possession
OF the most intimate Information
regarding Belgian Qualifications.
He intimatsd that Belgian nsu
trSliu had besn broken By both
those countries befDre German
troops ever Get foot there.
Atrseity chsrvss Absurd
French soldiers at Namur con.
fesssd they wsre brought there
three days before the outbreak of
the war he said. There IL docu.
mentAry. positive proof that Bel
GUM was the secret ally OF Eng.
land"
Az to the charge OF German afro.
cities. the professor declared those
absurd. He claimed for German of.
ficers the highest ideal Of humanity
and for German nature IN general q
love OF humanity.
Lastly he denied the charge OF
German militsrism. ~ II Ia under.
stood generally.
For ~ years Germany has been
at peace" he exclaimed. What
other great nation. equally n pow.
erful, has such a record,"
Germany. he said. spent less on
armament than either France. Rus
sia or England. and spent s25o. 900, :.
poorer class to maintain their inde
pendence through sickness and
through old age.
MlIltarism Minor Factor
Instead OF being an abeorbins
interest In Germany. militarism was
a minor factor. and only employed
for tho preservation Of the national
existence. Germany. he claimed.
was leading In science. was on a
par with any other civilized country
in music. art. poetry. invention, 1T.
erature. agricultural development,
etc.
Germany Is fighting for her ex.
istence. nothing more" he declared
1T has nothing else in view. II 10
not fighting for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
territory. II has been advancing In
wealth and I'm education until II IL
second 10 none. Germany n on the
side OF civilization In this war, and
not Russia and It's allies"
He predicted further that II Ger.
many were crushed. tfien the next
logical event would be war between
England and Russia for European
control. and the next step would be
war upon America. and then war
upon the Orient
II Germany wins. war would be
At an end. he declared.