Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
GERMAN BANKERS
SAY COUNTRYMEN
APPROVE OF THE WAR
Deny That Their Country S
Part in Struggle Is Due
Solely to Influence of
Kaiser.

Letters have been received from vari
Gus bankers in Germany by New Yorl
banker. whose name Is withheld, but whit
is we'll known in financial circles ant
who stands ready to produce the origi
nails, which indicate that the present wal
in which Germany is engaged meets with
the general approval of the German peo.
pie and is not due solely to the influence
and personal wishes of the Kaiser.
The following extracts from these let
ters are given:
=, 1t will be hard for YOU to form an idea OF
the enthusiasm which prevails for the war
pf Frankfurt tom Main, under date Of Septcm-
Der II: Economically the country. Of course,
there will arise a material loss for us, no.
body knows. but 1t Is to be expected that
all hope, will not be great
ppuII htIin gentlemen nave PASSED inc age
In this city Fritz MerzbaCh has been called,
the Landsrum SmS 'eS dSeaac RayEa 5
been called upon. as yet. Intimate friends and
area of cdgTsc ke IN be ary 0 pr snT T
sponded to the defense OF the fntherland,
Under date of September l2 L. and r.
Wertheimer write from the same place:
Writing from Koln on September II.
Paul Miller, of a. SchaaffhauseEscher
Bankverein, a. G. says:
It. IS especially gratifying to receive from
OF our just cause, and your wishes for our
brothers now in the field are greatly appra-
have not been called to the colors, as yet.
but as soon as II should become necessary YOU
should be assured, / sure would he on the
field. While the whole world Is in need Of a
moratorium,, even non-belligerent countries, We
will do without SUCH and will have recourse
only to the most necessary defensive meas
ures.
In a letter dated Dresden, September
"A, an officer of the Mittel Deutsche pri-
vate bank, which has a capital and re-
serve of 6S,OOO,OOO marks and acts as na-
tional bankers for Dresden and Chemnitz,
says:
. a large number of our employees are in the
field, and according to reports received all are
well with the exception Of few that were
As Germany. for reasons well known, is cut
Oft from telegraphc communication with
abroad, It is extremely difficult 10 meet the
the German army ana the situation
In Germany generally
The firm of Amhold Brothers. bankers,
of Dresden, states under date of Septem-
Der l2:
There is nobody in Germany who would
have desired this war, hut one was forced
hesitated to stand up for the futherland and
take his place at the front
From L. BehrenS q Sohne, Hamburg,
September 70.
Your warm expressions regarding the war
which our fatherlgnd unfortunately Is forced
TO carry on, Is most gratifying,
Excerpts from a letter from Baruch
Strauss, a banker of Frankfurt t-on-Main,
lated September II. read thus:
TWO Of my partners and the bulk OF my
employees are with the army Meanwhile the
ruth has probably come out IN America 10
success In the east and west In our iust
,ausc. We all wish FOR a decisive victory
over our eUemics who sought this war 20
leceitfully and are carrying 1t withnu,
consideration for the rights OF the people, 50
hat permanent peace may come To US.