The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-25
The German Point Of
View of the War
BY Ernst Richard, in me outlook.

Il
set OF the explosion which was bound
to come anyhow.
The first illustrates the Russian atti-
tudo: When IN the spring Of this year
the aggressive tone of the Russian
press and Of numerous public utter
anees assumed an unprecedented VIC
lenee, Prof Hans Delbruck. the editor
OF the "Preussische Jahrbuehef a.
periodical which might in general char
acter and standing be compared to the
Outlook, wrote to Professor Paul Won
MitTasanoff, who had been student
under him in Berlin University at one
time, asking what 1t all meant, l
Tho way TO Constantinople Leads
Through Berlin. =
Professor won Mitrasanoff IS reply
was published in June. 1t is a sober
scholarly statement Of facts; 1t gives
the history of the relations Of the two
countries and tells Of the Russian will
! TO. possess Constantinople, and then
says: cit has become clear TO the
Russian now; IL things remain as they
are now, the way to Constantinople
leads through Berlin. Vienna is only
Of secondary consideration.
In other parts of the letter Germans
read of "the instructive hut more per.
sistent antipathy of the lower classes
for the fNiemzy' - (contemptible name
given to the Germans by the Slays),
Of deeply rooted antipathy against
German character and ways" and so,
forth.
The German Reply to Russia.
Professor Delbruck's comment on the
letter was as unpassionate and sober
as was the letter commented upon.
Here is his closing sentence: eff Rus
STA takes il as it's mission to rule
Europe and Asia--well, then, We take
IL as the mission of Germany to save
Europe and Asia from the rule of the
Moseovite. cannot give another
answer to my esteemed friend Profes.
isor Won Mitrasanoff. - -
That this letter made a tremendous
impression all over Germany goes with.
out saying; il is the most important
document, perhaps, in the pre.history
Of this war.
A Significant French Incident.
! On the French side choose another
document entirely different in char.
laeter, but just as significant.
On the 18th day of July Of this year
there appeared a public declaration by
all the representatives of German news
/ papers in Paris. They state that for
the first time in the history of Journal
ism foreign correspondents were made
the object of individual persecution;
it was openly advocated or vowed by
the French press that they all be driv-
en- out of the country. The editor of
one nationalist paper had challenged
everyone of them to duels.
Why Germany Acted Quickly.
| If these and other documents had
been reported in our newspapers the
American public might not have been
so surprised at the rapid development
of events in the last few days; it
would understand that the Germans did
not think it safe to wait until the Gar
had finished his mobilization, and that
the German people, including the So.
cialists, are ready to risk their all in
what they consider their supreme strug-
gle for existence. .&
The Conviction Of the German People.
The task set before me was to ex-
plain the mental attitude of the Ger
man people In this struggle against the
whole Of Europe. l know there may
be arguments against this attitude, but
it is now too late to discuss them.
What | have is, TO the best of my
knowledge, the sincere conviction Of
the mass of the German people.
Even the leading Socialist organ has
raaeltly given the Kaiser credit for
the sincerity of his efforts to preserve
/ peace. This conviction is the main
spring of German action. .... a.@
Germany Will Fight to the Bitter End.
And let me repeat a statement,
which, born from II thorough familiar
| ity with the German character made
! publically in the Cooper Union in 1906.
! | say this to show that IL is not made
! up for the occasion. ''The German
people do not want war; they never
were so well off in all their history.
But If they SEQ that they are compelled
to fight il will probably be the most ter
rible war that history knows. Their
rage will know no limits. They will
only know one thing: to fight to the
bitter end. Nothing whatever will he
allowed to interfere with this deter
mination."
Now this feeling is still stronger than
formerly. They arc truly fighting, as
the Kaiser says, for the place in which
God has put them. s-.a"
Must Be 'stnany's Final Struggle.
1t is Their belief that it must be
their 6nal Ttrugglc. They are deter,
mined to via at any cost, and after
their victory 10 leave their enemies in
such shape that they never will be able
to disturb peace again 81 US
We read about the Juror Teutonieus
in times gone by. II is a pity that it
has come to this, but ! am afraid that
we will have an opportunity to watch
il now. ,a sf
For the outsider and the friend Of
peace there is nothing to be done but
to watch and wait .a@I "..s",
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