The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-08-13
Defends Germany
in Going TO War

dsalhst the alleged Unfair attitude OF
tho press against Germany Prof Hugo
Munsterberg Of Harvard defends the
action Of the kaiser IN going to war
aud gives the German point OF view
IN regard TO the present conflict in
Europe. In the Boston Herald. he dis
egsses the subject in part as follows
Children like to fancy that kings rua
about with golden crowns on their
lieads and with purple cloaks. II is
hardly less childlke TO imagine that
g proclamation like that Of the Em-
peror Franz Josef was written by him
personally, and 10 construe II as If he
made war on Seryla because he want
ed 70 take personal vengeance for tile
murder Of his heir Even the distant
spectator ought to have seen that the
Whole tremendous pressure Of the
Austrian nation was necessary TO
force the old emperor into a war which
he resisted with all the instincts OF a
man WHO has suffered much and VIM
wants at last his peace, and rest
Is it really possible to doubt that
Emperor William desired nothing but
honorable peace with all the world9
For twenty-five years he has been the
most efficient power for European
peace. He has done more for it than
all the European peace societies to-
gether, and, however often the world
seemed at the verge Of war, his YER
satile mind ayerted the danger. He
knew too well, and the whole German
people knew too well, that the incom-
parable cultural and Industrial growth
OF the nation since the foundation of
the young empire would he horribly
/ threatened by the risks Of war Can
any sane man really believe the
SANDER that all was a long-prepared
came which Austria was to start, and
IL which Germany would fiGully force
the furies OF war into the Russian
realm
No; this time every effort was in
vain, and all good will for peace was
doomed because the issue between the
onrushihg Slavic world and the Ger
man world had grown to an overpow.
ering force. The struggle between the
/ two civilizations was imminent and
where such a historic world conflict
arises the will OF the individuals IS
crushed until they serve the win of
the nations The Slavs Of the south
east, tic servlans, had defeated their
oppressors. the Turks. II was newt
able that their new strength should
push them to ambitious plans. It was
necessary that they should aim to.
ward a new great Slavic empire
which would border the sea and EN-
brace Austia's Slavic possessions
THAT had TO mean the end OF Austria
the eumbling Of its historic power.
Such an inner passionate conflict,
such an issue Of existence must lead
to explosions. seFyians kill the arch
duke That was Austra's opportun-
| ity for an effort 10 crush the power
which aimed toward its downfall But
4 It was no less historically necessary
that the largest slavic nation the
Russians, should feel that seryia'
cause was their own. Russia knew
well that while II had recovered from
the wounds Of the japanese war the
slatic strength was still unequal 20
that OF the German nations, but il
knew also. that it could rely on
frances latent longing to revenge it.
self for Asace and on England'e
grumbling jealousy of the great Ger
man rival in the worlds markets. At
last the chances seemed splendid to
strike the long delayed blow Of the
Slavic world against the German. The
czar was unable to resist the gigantic
pressure of the hour; his government
modified against both Austria and
Germany.
Is there really any sense in blaming.
tie German emperor for actually de-
claring war when the Russian hostile
preparation was evident, before its
slow mobilization was completed and
before Germany by such loss or time
had been brought 10 certain destruc-
ton? Four times he urged the czar
% abstain from the moving OF the f,
Russian troops To the frontier. moss
willingly he undertook to urge Austria [
to new negotiations. But the world
contrast Of the two civilizations was
100 deep: Russia could not forego its
unique chances, and so it continued
passionately its armaments, trusting
that the French guns would start OF
themselves. The German emperor
would have shamefully neglected his
duties If he had quietly waited until
the Russian armies were brought TO-
gethsr from the far east He had to
strike as soon ais the war was certain