The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

tr, neutral nations i by no means a
uegl.gib" factor. and II was pdrtIy
IN order TO secure this advantage that
Il stnarck while himself keenly bent on
war ~ adruitlN and unscrupulousIy
managed the diplomatic prcliminaries 10
tn. Franco prussian struggle that Ma
po..ou III. was forced 10 assume the
roi. NJ actual aVgressor. Although no
less cynical in its spirit than ~ the
time ~ the Iron Chancellor present
German diplomacy has fallen upon evil
days. and its hungling methods have
NOT AMY aroused against Germany a
host II armed foes. but has also alien
a,ed IN" sympathy of practically the
entire civilized world.
Tn" marked hostility Of tho American
press 20 Gcrmanys conduct produced
in that rouutrv feelings akin to dismay
II was presumably in order To stem this
;.de az dsapproval. and If possible
TO urn it's course that DR. Dernburg,
formerly tho German Colonial Secretary,
Is now visiting us. Part of his plan
4 campaign has been to publish more
or less lengthy articles and interviews
10 the daily press Although in marked
,out,as, to the incorporate illusions Of
teranccs are naturally those Of an advo-
cate and thus hear the faint OF a per-
fer,id oven ir skilfuly disguised partl-
sarship Many Of Or. Dernburg's argu
ments follow historical lines, and once
more ovInce the truth OF Froudes
SAYING that history is like a childs
box Of letters. with which We can spell
any word We please
I'VE have only to pick out such
letters az We want" he continues. ar
range them as we like. and say nothing
about those which do not suit our pur-
pose"
In his last formal article In THE
SUNDAY SrS Of October II Or Dernburg
% a great extent abandons the his
,orical field and tries to undermine the
foundations upon which American public
op,rion rests. lie impugns the relia-
u..ltv OF the White Books. on the
strength Of which America has reached
'1e firm conviction that Germany was
the rigid stumbling block in the way
~ q peaceful settlement OF the acute
crisis that had arisen. Furthermore,
realizing fun well that the dastardly
treatment of Belgium had aroused many
from Indifference to intense Indignation.
Dr Dcrnburg seeks to prove that It's
neutrality had been first violated by
the French
In addition DR. Dernburg recognizes
that a further cause for American dis
appreciation, Il not aversion. is the i'm
moral pOli,lca, philosophy that obtains
In Germany. and. consequently. he at
tempts to show that Bernhardrs crude
and brutal doctrines are not representa-
tive, and furthermore. that they can
be paralleled in the writings of Bag
ehpt the well known English publicist.
Finally, perceiving that many close stu
dents OF German pollty have the firm
conviction that this war il essentially
on attempt on the part Of Germany 70
overthrow the British empire and 10
erect on Its ruins world empire under
the German flag, he attempts TO prove
that Great Britain has thwarted Ger
many's legitimate ambitions.
1.-The British white Papers.
In his carefully wordcd and extremely
cautious speech in the House of Conn
mons Of August Sir Edward Grey
said
We shall publish papers as soon
as We can regarding what took place
last week when we were working
for peace, and when those papers
are published I have no doubt that
n eveny human being they will
make Ii clear how strenuous and
genuine and wholehearted our ef-
forts for peace were, and that they
Will enable people to form their own
Judgment IS to what forces we're at
work which operated against peace.
In consequence of this promise two
havs later there was laid before Parlia-
ment the text of the correspondence be-
tween the British Foreign Secretary and
mo British diplomats in the various Eu-
ropean capitals respecting the crisis OF
me preceding fortnight, II would be
patiently absurd to seek in such des.
patches for the ultimate cause Of the
var, nor In It even possible to find In
mem complete account OF all diplo.
matte events during those momentum.
weeks The communications between
Apstria- Hungary and Germany would
Propaoly be most interesting but nat
.Ira''y they were not at the disposal Oi
me British Government. The British
WINE Paper, however. contained an un-
nToRen chain Of evidence ample enough
70 convince all unprecedented minds that
GREAT Britain, France. Russia and Ital,
were sincerely working to preserve tht
peace NJ Europe and that German,
-nwarted their efforts at every turn
ms conclusion has been fully confirmed
nv me official publication OF Russia ant
ESQ ny the documents furnished by tn,
German Government. In no respect d.
hpN conflict with British testimony.
Dr. hernburg now seeks To impugr
n" reliability NJ the evidence upon which
impartial America has reached a definit,
inclusion, and devotes his main attacl
10 'n' British publication. He says:
Tn these White Books Americans
CIV" great deal of credit. I cannot
hollow know how they are made
"n The utmost pains are
'HNen on both sides to eliminate
e'cn correspondence as does not
@rve the purpose for which the
white Book is issued--generally TO
s'Ve desired impressions of a certain
situation. So. Of course.
everything ie left out that does not
appear useful.