The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-17
Den,burg Pleads Cause
of Germany Before 1000
Ex-CoOnial Secretary Refers to War Fearful Stua-
ton and Believes President Wilson Will BE First
TO Help to a Peace Honorable to ALL


Or. bernhard Dernburs. former I'm
perial German Secretary OF State for the
Colonies. spoke TO 1000 serious faced
Germans who w-,lged themselves into
Terrace Garden In East Fifty-elghth
street last night. More than $1,000 was
taken In from admissions, which will be
used for families of German resrytsts In
New York
Chairman Carl Nicoiay urged the Ger
mans not to make the meeting a patriotic
celebration, but there was little need for
the ACCOMPLISHMENT. There were no pa
triotic outbursts such as characterised
the German mas meeting three weeks
ago. but the Germans came. llstend and
went away with serious thoughtful faces.
The programme was arranged by the
American branches OF commercial clubs
In Hamburg. Berlin and Leipsc. and con-
sisted OF music. moving pictures and sew
erai speeches.
For Red Cross Work.
DR.. Dernburg said:
ut IL a special pleasure and great
honor to greet this conspicuous meeting
In my capacity OF German delegate OF
the Red Croes. l commence with thanking
you for the sympathies that you offered
to our great cause. sympathies which
have brought you all here In such great
number. II is indeed one of the noblest
tasks that free and Independent men and
women may vow themselves to In this
time OF perhaps greater anxiety and sor-
row than any OF us remembers. when we
live TO see the most terrible spectacle OF
seven nations is hitting each other on bloody
battlenclds. The many victims OF NE
and health. the misery of those left be-
hind. Of the widows and OF the orphans
beat with forceful strokes every human
heart, and every man OF human senu-
ment, without regard to nationality ana
creed and no matter whether he belongs
to one OF the warning nations or not. feels
IL his duty, AS far AS he possibly can, to
contribute his mite for the sake Of the Red
Cross, a society we'll organized and well
prepared by experts. conducted by honest
and capable people, which exists Just for
this emergency all over the world. But
you. ladies and gentlemen. are moved also
by something else. What you desire TO
assist is the German Red Cross because
you sympathize with the German Empire,
because most OF you yet to-day belong to
IL directly and because tho rest OF you are
bound by ties OF blood and OF descent to
the fatherland. You see your brethren
lead a battle for the existence of our
| beautiful empire. you feel tho dangers OF
the situation, not only for your old coun-
try but also for the whole OF human
culture and for the progress OF the world
and because you are not able to take
part in this battle directly YOU at least
want to do something to give true ex-
preston to your feelinys You wish not
only 10 act humanely but you want TO
do something periodically.
Praises President wilson.
For one as well as for the other /
must sincerely thank you. but | have to
| thank you also for something else. The
| stand OF the Germans and their friends
to-day In the United States is a most
difficult one: you all have the feeling that
the German cause. the German motives
and the German humanity are not Judged
| fairly In this country. That much Is
certain that such is not the case with the
| person. that straight and just person,
that the American people have placed at
| It's head, who the first OF all great rulers
not only formally declared the most
stringent neutrality, but also as a leader
OF his nation exposed In a humanity in
| telligtble way the supreme Importance OF
| impartiality. The President is certainly
the man who has the personal force and
the personal good will TO do everything
that can be done from his high position
TO put an end to the fearful situation in
| Europe in a way honorable to all. and
| II IL but right to say that the American
press Is there In full sympathy with the
| head OF the nation. But otherwise its
| impartlality leaves a good deal to desire
I think, however. that much can be done
| By the intelligent understanding and a
| dignifed patience OF our countrymen.
we must be Just also in this respect. The
language Of this country IL English, a
very small percentage only OF tho people
come in direct touch with German read
Ing There Is hardly enough interest in
| this country to trouble about the res,
| OF Europe. about the Russians and the
Austrians. the Serbs and the Montenes