The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-20

We have heard here in America OF
something called Ian-tiermanism, which
has wide and far reach ng designs Are
thtsc stories all untrue7 Are the men who
advocate the movement entirely without
Iohowing IN Germany Are the great
'erman army and that great German
navy. 20 quickly and splcnddly created
intended merely for defence" Not ~ the
men who increased the one and built the
other are 10 be believed
Ninsland. In the long course OF her
history. has many sins to answer for
nut she has also some deeds which arc
not only glorious heritage for her
people but precious possessions to the
whole world Perhaps time alone can
Toll whether the declaration Of war
against Germany IL ono Of them Sir
Edward Grey in his speech Of August
) never denied that England had frs,
" an to consider h"r own protection
Nc asserted that position. The trouble
j. that i1 discussing the violation Of
helslin neutrality and It's consequence
'r l'crnhurg has failed In entire frank
ness. just AS no has when hc lauds Ger
many as democracy Any one who
will take the trouble to read Grey's
speech I'm fui and thus got the quota o.
ton from Gladstone In Its context will
sec that VIVA, Gladstone had In mind
was not tn" eXpedicncy Of violating Rel
CLAN neutrality hut the expedloncy OF
gong to war to protect il
Is Or bcruhurg surprised that not
only Erclishm6n but many others are
sceptical Of Germany's promises Of what
sh" would do after Belgian territory had
served her purpose? II he Is let him
turn To- German book and read this
written only three years ago:
"a further question. suggested bv the
present political position. ia whether all
the political treaties which were con-
Guided At the beginning OF the last CEN
fury under quite other consitions-in
fact under diffrrcst conception of what
constitutes State--can or ought To be
permanently observed when Belgium
was proclaimed neutral no one conten-
plated that she could lay claim to large
ana valuable region In Africa. II may
well be asked whether the acquisition Of
such territory IS not ipso ftcto y breach
or neutrality, fOr a state from which
theoretically at least. all danger ~ war
has been removed. has no right to enter
into political competition with the other
states Tho conception OF per-
inanent neutrality is entirely contrary to
the essential nature Of the State which
can only attain its highest moral aims
IN competition with other States Its
complete development prcsupposcs such
connection"
Here Is the philosophlc reason for dis
regarding "a scrap of paper" ana let IL
he remembered that hy competition" IL
meant war For belgium was engaged
In industrial competition
Or. Dernburg thinks that it would
have been dtstardlv Tor GERMANY To
have deserted Austria what guallnca-
ton would ne have applied to England's
dcsertion Of France
Indeed. no one asked Germany to de-
sort Austria. VIVA, Sir Edward Grey
did ask was that Germany should exer.
cise quioting and peaceful influence
upon Austria. lie knew ana said that
Austria WIS entitled 20 r,dress from
Servia but he did not believe and the
lsfnction was 10 be asked in way I'm
possible to grant Perhaps that Italian
diplomat was not FAR wrong who told
the English Ambassador at Rome that
Austria needed success TO save her
face. That Germany was determined
that Austria should have an absolutely
IRE" hand 10 40 as she pleased with SEP
via IL shown by that remarkable passage
IN the GERMAN White Paper" which fol
lows
Tho AuStrn-lIungnrian Government
advised us Of this view of the sl,ua-
tion and asked our opinion In the matter
We were able 10 assure our ally most
heartily Of our agreement with her view
~ the situation and to assure her that
any action that she might consider II
necessary 10 take In order To put an nnd
Ia the movement I'm Servia directed
against tho existence Of the Austro- Hun
rarian monarchy would receive our APP
proval" DAVID WALLERsryIN.
PHGLApFtrHIA. September Is.