Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-29
CONDEMN BRITISH
AS war Ac|TA70RS
German Chancellor Gives
Out Statement to the As
sociated Press.

New York, Sept. 2s.-Dr. Won Beth
man -Hollweg, the German chancellor.
early in September made a formal
statement to The Associated Press.
The existence of the statement was
known but it failed to reach America
by either mail or cable, and Its text
has become available through copy
of the North German Gazette, just re-
ceiyed here. The chancellor's state
ment follows:
General Headquarters, Sept. 2.
II do not know what Is thought OF
this war in America. I assume there
have been published in America the
kilograms exchanged between the Ger
man emperor, the Emperor Of Russia
and the king Of England, containing
the history Of the events that preced
ed the outbreak Of the war and which
bears irrefutable testimony of how the
emperor until the last moment strove
hard to preserve the peace.
"These efforts had to be futile, as
Russia under all circumstances had
resolved: upon war, and as England.
which for decades had encouraged the
anti German nationalism in Russia
and France did not avail herself Of the
splendid opportunity offered her to
prove her often emphasized love Of
peace, otherwise the war between. Ger
many and France and England could
have been ayerted.
Friendships offered.
when once the archives are open
ed the world will learn how often Ger
many extended to England her friend
ly hand. hut England did not desire
the friendship OF Germany. Jealous Of
the development Of Germany and feel
ing that by German efficiency and Ger
man industry she has been surpassed
in some fields she had the desire to
crush Germany by brute force, as she
in former times subdued Spain, Hol-
land and France. She believed the mo-
ment had arrived and therefore the
entry Of German troops into Belgium
gave her q welcome pretext to take
part in the war.
Germany, however, was forced to
enter Belgium because she had to
forestall the planned French advance
and Belgium only awaited this advance
to join France. That only a pretexr
was only involved as far as England
is concerned is proven by the fact that
already on the afternoon Of August g.
GUM neutrality by Germany, Sir Ed
ward Grey assured the French ambas-
sador Internationally Of the help Of
England in case the German fleets at
tackled the French coast.
No Moral Scruple.
Moral scruple. however, the Eng
lish policy does not know. And thus
the English people who always posed
as the protagontst of freedom and
right has allied herself with Russia
the representative Of the most terrible
barbarism, country that knows no
spiritual or no religious freed ON, that
tramples upon the freedom Of peoples
as we'll as of individuals. Already Eng
land is beginning to recognize that she
has made mistake in her calcula-
tions, and that Germany will master
her enemies. She is therefore trying
by the pettiest means to injure Ger
many as much as possible in her com
merce and colonies, by instigating Jap
an, regardless Of the consequences to
the cultural community Of the white
race, to q pillaging expedition against
Kiao-Chu and leading the negroes in
Africa to fight against the Germans
in the colonies
Carried on Terrible Warfare.
Having strangled the news service
OF Germany to the whole world and
having opened the campaign against
us with a falsehood, England will tell
your countrymen that the German
troops burned down Belgian villages
and citizens, but will pass over in si-
1ence the fact that Belgian girls goug-
ed out the eyes Of the defenseless
wounded. officials of Belgian cities
have invited our officers to dinner and
shot and killed them across the table.
Contrary to all international law the
whole civilian population Of Belgium
was called out and after having at
first shown friendliness. carried on in
the rear Of our troops terrible war
fare with concealed weapons.
Women Cut Soldiers Throats,
Belgian women cut the throats Of
soldiers whom they had quartered in
their homes while they were sleeping.
England also will say nothing of the
dunn dunn bullets which are being u.s.
ed by the English and French despite
all conventions and their hypocritical
proclamations Of humanity, which can