The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-16
SAYS UNITED STATES
FAVORS THE ALLIES
"Tcmps" Quotes Eminent Edu-
Gators in support Of Its
Contention.
OPPOSES HALF WAY PEACE
sp,cidi Cable Despotch 10 Tine srS.

PARIS. Nov. i5.--The Temps in an odl-
torial headed american Impressions
SAYS the German propaganda. although
particularly tenacious and widespread IN
the United states, has failed of its pur-
nose. In support OF this contention the
paper quotes from statements by Nicholas
Murray Butler, president OF COLUMBIA
University: David Starr Jordan OF Leland
stanford University and Or. Charles Eliot
president emeritus OF Harvard.
The Temps believes public opinion IN
the United states was especially estranged
by Germany's violation or international
treaties under the pretext OF military
necessity. The feeling against the Ger
mans the Temps says. was added TO ny
the dropping of bombs on an open town
whereby poaccable Inhabitants were killed.
the summary executions. the burning OF
towns and destruction Of monuments. the
scattering OF floating mines and the eN-
tort!on of ransoms from various cities
The TEMPS says Americans are unable
to understand how nation which has
always been considered laborious. scien-
tific and progressive could be guilty "'
such acts The Americans. the paper says
have been driven 10 draw distinction
between, the German people and their
rulers. between the mass Of the nation and
the military and professional castles
The Temps denies that such distinc-
ton can be drawn. II says tho army
which hurled Itself on Belgium and France
is composed OF men from the entire Ger
man nation and all VINO are competent
TO speak in Germany's name have de-
clared their solidarity with the national
army. The writer continues
"a century Of special education has
given the Germans an infatuated ideal
OF domination. They have been incul-
Gated with the conviction that all means
are good 20 realize the high German des-
tinles and impose German civilization and
power on the world. No protest has been
raised in the German parliament or among
the Socialists elsewhere I'm Germany
against the declaration OF Imperial Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg that the
treaty guaranteeing the neutrality Of
Belgium was merely a scrap Of paper "
The writer declares that the cult OF
force ,mprecnates the whole German race
to the point of complete INCONSISTENCIES u"
He adds:
Americans are too far removed from
grasp the strength with which the idea
Of national power and predestined domina-
ton possesses the Germanic brain. Ger
man militarism and the German people
are animated by the same conviction Of
superiority.
I'm this war. IN which American clear
slghtedness has already forescen that the
Allies will be Victorious % il not only
German militarism that must be crushed
hut the faith which the nation placed in
II must disappear. That is why the coun-
sells OF certain illusioned Americans who
advocate a generous peace in which the
Allies shall only ask for pecuniary salts
faction for Belgium would only deprive
such peace OF the chance OF being a last
ing one American opinion should place
confidence In the Allies whom IL rccog
Mics as defenders OF right.
we seek neither the ruin nor tho do
structlon Of the German nation. but only
a Just rcparation and a Germany which
will not he an obstacle TO liberty and
human progress"