Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06

MED with a general acceptance on the
part Of all classes and factions. who
realized that the war was one mot
sought by Germany"
There are 100000 men in the field.
flower OF Germany's scientific and ar
tistfc life.
In that part Of the book that deals
with Germany's violation of Belgian
neutrality it is stated that, I'm our
states would not have acted different.
ly, inter ANNA silent leges'-in the
midst Of arms the laws are silent"
The German troops, with their iron
discipline" it Is stated. can be counted
property of the individuals in Bel
g GYM: just as they did in France in
Unwisdom of Belgium.
The Belgians would have acted
wisely" the book continues. 'if they
had permitted the passage of the Ger
man troops. They would have pre-
served their integrity. and. besides
that, would have Jared well from q
business point Of view. for the army
would have proved a good customer
and paid cash.
"MhiIe continually protesting her
love Of peace. England" the book
continues. has carried on no fewer
than forty wars during the latter half
OF the nineteenth century, including
the great Boer war. She has long i'm
periled and. in the end. succeeded in
disturbing the peace of Europe by
her tnvidious policy of isolating Ger
many. Germany. on the other hand,
has proved herself. since 1871. to be
the strongest and most reliable secur-
ity for the peace of Europe.
practiced by England more industri-
ously than ever in recent years. can
not possibly meet with the approval
Of the peace-loving citizens of the
United States. and should be condemn
ed on merely humanitarian as well as
commercial grounds.
England aims at being mistress of the
old world. In order to occupy either an
equal or menacing position toward the
new world. as circumstances may dictate.
For this purpose she has encouraged this
war.
The German federated states Of Eu-
rope are defending themselves with
might and main, and are counting In this
struggle for existence on the good will
Of the United States of America. for
whose citizens they cherish the friendli-
est feelings, as they have proved at all
times. All Americans who have visited
Germany will surely bear witness to that
effect"
Charges Of Atrocities.
Under the heading THE Attitude of
Germany's Enemies the book makes al
legations against the people Of Belgium
and France. 1t Is charged that five Ger
man soldiers who were wounded and un-
der treatment in a hospital were stabbed
to death in the night; that doctors were
fired upon, that the eyes of German sol
diers were gouged out, and that France
and Belgium are preparing for a guer-
rilla warfare on our troops"
The German soldiers" 1t is stated,
cannot be blamed if, in just self-defense,
they give no quarter"
Referring to what they term lies
about Germany" the authors say:
Germany has now not only to battle
against world in arms. but it must also
defend itself against lies and ISLANDERS
which have been piled up around it like
hostile rampant.
In view of what we have experienced
we can calmly assert that, when the edi-
tors of foreign newspapers come later
to compare their daily news with the
actual occurrences as testified to by au-
thentic history. they will all open their
eyes In establishment and anger over all
the lies which countries hostile to Ger
many have sent over the cables to bam-
boozle the whole world. Much of all
this has already become ridiculous; we
must laugh over it despite the solemnity
of the crisis in which we are living.
For example, the bestowal of the cross
of the Legion of Honor upon the city of
Llege by the French president because it
VIGOROUSLY repulsed the attack of the
Germans. Witness, too. the kilograms of
congratulation sent by the King of Eng
land and the Gar Of Russia to the Bel
n hn tot,
The joy over such German defeats
will prove just as brief as the jubilation
over such Belgian Victories Such lies
have short legs. and the truth will In
any case soon overtake them.
Defamation of Germany.
But there are other lies of a more
serious character and of more danger
'ous import-all such as misrepresent
Germany's attitude and defame German
character. Such defamation is designed
to disturb old friendships and transform
them into bitter estrangement; such Bit
ter defamation can also attain its hos
tile purpose wherever people do not say
daily to themselves: 1t is an enemy that
reports such things about Germany; let
us be wise and suspend our judgment till
we know actual results, till we know
what is surely the truth
All the cables controlled by the Eng
lish-French- Russian coalition dissent
nate the lie about the ostensibly .preven-
tive war that Germany wished and pre-
pared for
The book concludes with a reference
to international trade growth since the
close of the Franco-Prussian war.
I'm these forty-three years. which
have been decisive in the development
of international economy" it is said,
England France and Russia have not
been able to even increase their foreign
trade three times. while Germany and
the United States have increased theirs
five times. The trade of Germany and
the United States has increased from
100000 to 3S,000.00O marks. If these
figures show nothing else, they show
on which side the American sympathy
will be.
Economic Jealousy of Germany.
This war. provoked by Russia be-
cause Of an outrageous desire for re-