The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
ny M. ERNST DAENELL,


From, nc TIiustrirte Zctturo Of Leipzig.
THE United states has undertaken
70 protect those German citizens
who are living in the countries
which have plunged Germany
into war Many thousand Americans Nv
INK or travelling in Germany were EN-
phat.c IN their expressions Of sympathy
,or orr people.
We. TOO. are eager 10 give Americans
an earnest Of our appreciation OF their
kindly feelings for our nation in this
hour ~ our dire necessity. We thank
fully recognise tho service and loyal
friend ness Of It's Government. and we
mako sharp distinction between the
two English speaking nations.
one NJ these, actuated by tho basest
motives of greed, Is responsible for this
hideors war; tho other protectingly ex-
tends 'h0 hand Of friendship to those OF
our c1untrvmeu who. living in hostile
countries. would otherwise find them
selves dofoucelcss against the hrutall-
ties ~ our enemies Tho friendly feel
.ag e Americans in our midst has no
vi orc been given "A more impressive ut
tera1ce than "a; the meeting held in the
Berlin Et'shlus. the speakers on this
occasion being the hurgomaster OF our
capita and Adolf Harnack
In those German cities in which there
are numerous Americans committees
are a. Doe formed whose business Il shall
no - ass 81 the marooned Americans in
every way 90 surmount the difficulties
70 which they find themselves owing TO
''o war. Truly, an evidence of real hu-
wauouess that a nation. SURROUNDED by
ch'y enemies with whom II must bat
'e FOR is very existence, can stu ind
I'M" IN think NJ others and to provide
Tor their safety and welfare.
We may D.. assured that the heroic
war which We have been forced to wage
w.I appeal strongly TO the kindly In
stuc's Inherent in the American char
ro'r~ In many ways Germany and the
United states are very much alike.
Taking the history Of American develop
m'rf ~ will SOC a strong likeness be-
'Necu rho German war of independence
In 1Nl&-1N'5 and the American Revolu-
ton ~ l7ta, as also in the unifying wars
~ both nations. the American war OF
!ss'-l>t5 and the German war Of 1866.
In examination, too. We are alike: n
confederation Of States. Industrially,
also there "a similarity in the develop
men' during tho last half century. ospe-
c'a'ly Jon tho tremendous industrial i'm
ps'us noticeable I'm tho last two decades
whose aim was to secure a worldwide
market Then in tho urexampled, rapid
gr WITH ~ their cities both nations pre-
sent strong similarity, in their superb
ortv over other nations I'm the engineer
'rC world. in the systematic upbuilding
- navy. in the universal military in
strrt IN tho manufacture of weapons,
and I'm many other things.
Thos" traits, however. are only sur
Taco traits ~ chief value In blazing the
trail for mutual understanding and re-
-rccf. The true soil in which mutual re-
spo"t and sympathetic understanding
W ST grow ls a different one: spiritual
culture. Iarnack referred to this in
pho following words: ITO maintain the
culture or The world was a mission en-
trusted ~ three Germany,
England America" And accusingly he
concluded in bitter sorrow, "Only two
remain to-day"
Germany and America are to-day tho
bearers NJ common cultural ideal
which, although tho two nations are
taking a different limo OF development
politically az we'll as IN individual and
ra"ei traits still has the Same basic
motive power their historical develop
ment e a result Of the ethical genius
~ Tho nation. We Germans are some