The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-22
FOES OF GERMANY AND
AUSTRIA ARE BLINDLY
AIDING YELLOW MENACE
That Japan Ambitions Have Hurled Europe Into Great War
is Declaration Of Austrian Consular Agent-Md
Society Formed at Meeting in Rich
mond Last Night


pulling the strings IN the great war
drama that involves practically all
Europe. that England and France are
bllndly aiding the half Mongol and
the MongJl, Russia and Japan. in the
ambition Of the yellow race - rule,
and that when the truth becomes
known the American people Will place
their sympathies with Germany ana
Austria Hungary, vino are lighting the
other powers IN the defense ~ the
sancttty az home and for the preserVu-
ton Of cni 5chteumeHt ana CIVILIZATION
were the declarations Of G l. I)roste,
consular agent If Austria Hungary in
+ Virginia Nj Droste addressed him
self TO mass meeting Of Germans,
Swiss, Bohemians, Austrians, hun
! &ariaus and others whose ties are
with the tyco nations now engaged in
war with Servia and the triple en-
tente The meeting was IN 4 he base
meul OF st Johns Lutheran church,
at Eighth ana Marshall streets last
night
Tho meeting was called to order by
earl Ruehrmund, who was later elect
Cd president of the German-Anstro-
Hungarian Aid society under the
auspices Of the German American al
lance. which organization was per
fected before the meeting closed. f.
". Lutz acted as secretary.
Following Introductory words. lu
German. by Mr. Epehrmund. who OK
planned the purpose 'of the EatheFihs'
Mr. Droste spoke Several othef ad-
dresses were made. each IN effort 10
show the need for unity IN action II
the sufferers in Germany and Aus
frfa-HunEary are 70 he aided hE the
focal association
Organization Perfected
The organization was perfected
with the naming Of President Iuehr-
muud August Mol, secretary, ana
Charles GasSer, treasurer.
william zimmerman. G l. l'reSl'
Mr. SehIeeinger, Charles. Ga sse-r and
Arnold Zeleznik were named To the
committee tn secure cantft+ ttiohs IT,
thA relief fund and G / l'f"st'
August Dietz and L * Victor were
named mombcrs Of the press commit
tee It was determined tfsif thePt"-
ceedlngs Of the orEanlHaf"H' j" SO
meeting be carried uu IN English, that
t,ai,,c, nc tongun If neutral America,
aud the time and place Of next meet
trg we're left with President l{uehF~
mund 10 designate His call VIII ne
printed in all the Richmond daN>
papers. - .,,s
Mr Drostc in the address 81 the
evening. suoiln ~ follows
FnitEhtenmeut and Civilization
when : are speaking 10 YOU mere
tonight do go in a threefola caPa-
city-as n representative Of me aus
tro- Hungarian Empire. as man h"t n
IN Germany. and rs a ettzEee Ell ."s
#I-rfted states Let 70 Ea9 thlhK. ne
raoae owe a tluty to Aust1f3-i 3nRarF;
becauee the love far my fataa' ANA
can never die IN ne bosom 'oat
therefore, y ana not first and foremost
TaD American citizen. for love Wy
stnta gs the choice 0f my MAJ tef
yearx ana Germany as the mother va"
rocked nv CRADLE,
"A committee Of German American
gentlemen has called you here to-
gother tonfpht with the intention Of
founding n society for the purpose o.
aiding as far as in our power our
} brethren Of Austria hungary and Ger
T troarv. who are hEatine In the cause
Of enlightenment and civilization
AGAINST a coalition OF Latns fussians
and japanese. aided and ahettea hy
bird England who h. the rights ~
: Cod and mar" should aEat saeuIoer
70 shoulder with us
''S9ch aid we thiak we can extend
' I'm several ways, all alike In Importance
: by contributing 10 fund Tor the
roiief Of the Widows and orphans and
: aged parents Of the soldiers VINO ios'
their lives for love and In the cause
!, of their fatherland; by trying 10y
means OF a press if1AFfhh - 3''
the virginia press and pubic OF me
. Justice OF the dual alliances cause. ana
thus TO make them look with more
true inpartialty at the struggle Of
>, the nations in Europe. finally by bear
: ing ourselves with dignity and f"rt-
. tude among people who do not snare
= our beliefs and hopes, never boRsting,
bnt at the same time under all cir
curnatauces upholdinE the German and
. Austro- Hungarian cause. firm In the
faith that when the real facts become
q known Austria Hungary Will be JUS
tined In her declaration of war against
+, Servia, and Russia held responsible for
= this war Of the Tuane' II was Rus
) STA who first modified h6r army, %
helm Servia. with whom she had no
treaty. but whom she wanted to aid
} simply because she is itching FOR a
! foothold in the Balkans
Ne Need for impassioned Appeal.
: LAS to the relief fund I feel sure
= that IL is not necessary Ia make an mn
Questioned appeal to you, for tho need
Of help from all over the world where
: Germans live aud have gained the re
spect and good will # their native
nelehbors this need / say is so APP
parent and so ever growing that your
= sympathy and your pity Will already
have been stirred to the depth or your
= hearts ana YOU will lac wilhng-nay
! anxious, to give from wour abundance
Z or Your narrow means with a liberal
hand III win not Unnecessary tn pic
ture 20 YOU the grief Of the women
: and children. widowed and orphaned
! by the brutal mandate Of an lrrcspon-
sible straw man on the Russlan
throne.
= 'l.ttle or much that does not mat
7 tter-tbe Widows mite counts as much
as the rich mans thousand-for i IS
? love for oar fatheFland that shall