The Chitina leader., 1914-12-01
GERMANS PRESENT THEIR CASE


 Claiming the Germans grossly misrepresened the press the world since the outbreak of the ninety of the leading scientists educators artists and other prom nent of that country have attached their signatures to an open letter. civilized world presenting the German side the They deny that Germany guilty of having caused this but the eponderence of evidence against hem They may believe the statements of their great lord but belief appears overshadowed by fact in this Their assertion has years endeavored maintain peace doesn't square with the facts given world both by the German press and that of the present allies. Following extracts from the letter:
 representatives of German science and art hereby protest the civilized world against the lies and caumnies with which enemies endeavorn to stain the honor of Germany in her hard struggle for exstencein struggle which has been forced upon her.
 ''It that Germany is guilty of having caused this Neither the people, the government the Kaiser wanted Germany did her utmost prevent it, for this assertion the world has documenta proof Often enough during the 26 years of reign has Wilhelm II shown himself to be the uphoer of peace and often enough has this fact been acknowledged by opponents Nay, the 'Kaiser
 they dare to call Ata has been rdicued by them for because of his steada endeavor to maintain peace Not till numerical superiority which had been lying in the frontiers assaed us did the whole nation a man.
 has been proved that France and England had resolved such
 respass and has likewise been proved that Belgium had agreed upon their doing It would have been suicide part not to have been beforehand.
 ''It is not true that the life and property of single Belgian citizen injured by soldiers without the bere defense having made Is Eecessary for agn and again 
 shooting at the troops of the houses mutating the wounded and murderng in cold blood the medical while they doing their Samaritan work There be base abuse than the suppression of these crimes with the view of letting the Germans appear to be criminals only for having justly punished these assassins for their wicked deeds
 It is not true that warfare pays respect to inter national laws It knows undscpned cruelty. But in the east the earth is saturated with the blood of and children unmercfuly buchered by the wild Russian troops and in the west mutlae the breasts of soldiers Those who have allied themselves with Russians and Servans and present such Shameful the world that of melting Mongoans and Negroes against the white have right whatever to call themselves upholders of civilization.
 ''It is not true that the combat against socaied mill arism is not combat against civilization enemies hypocrticay pretend it is Were not for German mill arism German civilization would long since have been extrpaed For it's protection it in land which for centuries had been plagued by bands of robbers other land had been The German and the German people and today this consciousness raternzes 7000000 of Germans, all ranks, positions and parties being
 ''We cannot wrest the poisonous weapon-the le-out of the hands of enemies All do is to proclaim all the world that enemies giving false witness against You who know who with have protected the most holy possessions of man, call to you
 Have faith in us Believe that shall carry on this to the end civilized nation to whom the legacy of Goethe Beethoven and Kant is just sacred it's own hearths and homes.'