Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
GERMANY IN APPEAL
T0UN|TED STATES
Empires Leading Men Unite
in Propaganda to Move
American Sentiment.
BLAME PUT OF RUSSIA
FOR THE PRESENT WAR
Peaceful. Character Of Fatherland
Extolled-Great Britain and
France Held Up to Contempt.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 5.-"The
Truth About Germany is the title Of a
book just published in Germany. The
are some Of the German em-
pire's leading men in state, finance,
business and education.
The book is written on the present
European crisis with special reference
to public opinion in the United States.
A copy reached New York yesterday.
The sponsors of the work. whose
names are printed on the first page. are:
Prince. Won Bulow. former chancellor
of the empire: DR.. R. w. Drechsler. d.
rector of the American Institute in
Berlin; Field Marshal Won Der Goltz,
pr: Kaempf. president Of the reichstag:
Prince and Princess Hencker Won Dom
nersmarck, DR.. Walther Rathenau, Max
Warburg. Albert Balm, director of the
Hamburg-American line; Pince Muster
Derneburg, Prof. Wundt of Leipzig Uni
versity. Siegfried Wagner. son Of the
composer: Baroness Speck Won Stern
burg, widow of the ambassador to the
United States; Count Won schwrin-
Bresiau. DR.. Lamprcht Of Leipzig Uni
versity, Prof Won Harnack Of Berlin
University. Viktor Herzog Won Ratibor
and Herr Won Gwinner. director of the
German Bank in Berlin.
Peace-Loving Germany Disturbed.
only few weeks ago." the authors
state. AL Of US were peacefully follow
ing our several vocations. Not on hu-
man being among us dreamt Of war. We
are nation that wishes to lead quiet
and Industrious life.
This need hardly be addressed you
Americans. You, of all others. know the
temper of the German who lives within
your gates. Our commercial extension,
our financial rise in the world is far re-
moved from any love of adventure, 1t is
the fruit Of painstaking and pioddins
labor.
Every one is aware that we. have pro-
duced great philosophers and poets. We
have preached the gospel of humanity
with impaSsfoned zeal. America fully ap-
preciates Goethe and Kant-iooks upon
them as corner stones Of elevated cul-
ture.
I've have been forced to become a ma
ton Of soldiers in order to be free. And
We are bound to follow our kaiser, be-
cause he symbolizes and represents the
unity Of our people today Knowing no
ion, we rally around him. willing to shed
the last drop of our blood
For although it takes great deal to
rouse us Germans, when once aroused
our feelings run deep and strong. Every
one is filled with this passion, with the
the deluge shall have subsidized gladly
will we return to the plough and to the
anvil.
Allies Tools of Russia.
1T deeply distresses us to see two
highly civilized nations, England and
France. joining the onslaught of auto
cratic Russia. That this could happen
will remain one of the anomalies of his
tory.
1T is not our fault. We firmly be-
lieved in the desirability of the great ma
tons working together. We peacefully
came to terms with France and England
in sundry difficult African questions
There was no cause for war between
western Europe and US. no reason why
western Europe should feel itself con-
strained to further the power of the car
THE czar as an individual. is most
certainly not the instigator Of the I'M
speakable horrors that are now inundat-
ing Europe. But he bears. before God
and posterity. the responsibility of hav-
ing allowed himself to be terrorized by
an interruptions military clique.
Ever since the weight of the crown
PA SSSSO upOA llIu he DSeu LIE
tool Of others. He did not desire the
brutalities in Finland. He did not ap-
prove Of the iniquities of the Jewish
pogroms. But his hand was too weak to
stop the fury of the reactionary party.
why should he not permit Austria to
pacify her southern frontier? 1t was in
conceivable that Austria should calmly
see her heir apparent murdered. How
should she?
IAN the nationalities under her rule
rea1tZaH 20 frpnnScibiljfxy Of fop ,aIxy oil
lowing Servia's only too evident and sue
cessful fntrigues to be carried on under
her very eyes. The Austrians could not
allow their venerable and sorely stricken
monarch to be wounded and insulted any
longer. This reasonable and honorable
sentiment on the part of Austria has
caused Russia TO put herself forward as
the patron of Servia, as the enemy Of
European thought and civilization"
Conscientiousness of Germany.
In the present conflict the authors pro-
claim the absolute seriousness and con-
scientiousness Of the war. so far as Ger
many is concerned. They admit they are
not certain that Germany will be victori-
GUS In the conflict.
1--WE trust in God" they continue. I'VE
have confidence in the judgment of right
minded men. And through the roar of
battle, we call to you all. Do not believe
the mischievcus lies that our enemies
are spreading about.
1--WE do not know If victory will be ours.
The Lord alone knows. We have not
chosen our path. We must continue do
ing our duty, even to the very end.
eve bear the misery Of war. the death
of our sons, believing In Germany. be-
lieving in duty. And We know that Ger
many cannot be wiped from the face of
the earth
AS to the cause of the war, the
writer's of the book lay the blame at
the door of Russia They content that
Russia and France, prior to the break
ing off of relations between Germany
and Russia, had tried to gain time to
complete the mobilization of their
forces by asserting a great love of
peace and endeavoring to prolong ne
gotiations. The German emperor tried
to win the car to peace, but, unable to
do so, he was obliged to proclaim
state of war between Germany and
Russia.
"At that time" the book says, "the
Russian and French armies were in
state of complete mobilization"
Of the action of Great Britain. the
book indicates the intensity of the
feeling in Germany against the coun-
try.
I'VE know" it says, that Germany
did not deserve such treatment on the
part of Great Britain. We do not be-
iieve that Great Britain. by her action,
did a service to humanity and civiliza-
ton"