The Washington times., 1914-09-23
Should Be Friends.


1t is to be greatly regretted that Ger
many and France could not be politica
friends. They should have been. since
they are the administrators of the con-
unental productions of the mind and
since they are the two great thorough
ultured European master nations. Fate.
however, wanted it different. In the
ear 1870 the German tribes through
lighting obtained for themselves the
German unity and the German empire
Ihese achievements guaranteed to our
alton an epoch of peace for more than
iorty years, time of budding of grow
!ng, of strengthening, of thriving, of
'ruit bearing unparalleled.
Out Of a population becoming more
"nd more numerous there arose more
and more numerous individ ualities. In
dlNlCual energy and general elasticity
"reated the great achievements of our
Industry. of our commerce and Of our
transportation systems. | do not be-
lleve that an American. English. French
or italian traveller ever believed him
self among barbarians while visiting
German families, German cities. Ger
man hotels, German ships. German con-
certs. German theaters, Bayreuth. Ger
man libraries or German museums. We
have travelled in other countries and
we have always welcomed any stranger.
OF course. our geographical situation,
with threatening powers in the East and
West compelled us to look out for the
Fafety of our house. For this reason.
and for this reason only, our army and
'ur navy were organized. Into this or
Eanization the current Of German in
dustry. efficiency, and inVestive power
was directed to a great extent. At the
present time we know better than we
have ever known before that this meas
ure w3s very necessary one.
Eut Kaiser Wilhelm, supreme krieC-
sheer of the empire. iil love the peace
from the very bottom of his soul and
army was esta he'd for no other pur-
pose than for defense. We wanted to be
prepared against threatening assaults.
! rerent. the German nation. the Ger
l'er1. had no ytne!' thCuGii- in main
trninC the army und nav than TO
safeguard the LcehiN.' Of the empire.
TIE Industrious. rich n"ti'itv Of peace.
Hoped To Keep Peace
Without being hnastfu' simpl> ex-
-,-.sing my deepest "on-i..tinr. I say
:Ist il ALWAYS has hec1 4 favorite idea
Of the Kaiser. TO which ne clvng with
heartfelt enthusiasm. to keep TO the
eni the blessed epocn Of his admins
tration one Of absoluta peace. II is
not his. not our, fault that IT turned
ut different.
The war in which We are enga ged
and wnich was forced ;jDon US is war
~ defense Whoever would dispute This
faCt would hava % do so against his
letter knowledge. Look at the enemy
"n the eastern. on the northern. on the
"'Etern frontier. Our blood fraternity
,ofr.ng less than self-prcservation
That the sword was forced into our
hand can Re plainly sean from the de-
sF"tches exchanged between IN" EN-
'r'r ana To" c2a- snd between the
Emperor and The Kin; # lInc.Iand BY
'N"rNhcdv vh" CGrcs for an Under
s'an'iing ara not 10 I d-lusirn OF
Course now w@ ns"" taken un the
I;v it down until before 'Tod ana men
We have prov" our nDI. SIGHT
Who was II that did cOnspiTe TO bring
bout this war: Who even whistled for
he Mongolian. Tor the Jap. that he
should come 10 viciously and cowardiy
mite ~ Europe's heel? Doubtless our
oreries. who. surrounded by hordes Of
'rssacks. claim to fight for European
utilization.
/ il with great pain and bitterness
rrs, ! pronounce the word England.
! oclong to those barbarians upon whom
n English University of Oxford be-
-'oaed the degree of doctor honoris
.-sa | have friends in England who
with one foot are standing on the in
'~llectual soil of Germany. Haldane,
'"rner English minister Of war. and
"th him numerous Englishmen under
'ook regular pilgrimaEes to the small
barbarian city Of Weimar where the
nar5arians Goethe Schiller, Herder.
Nleland and others have exerted them
selves for the humanity of the whole
world.
Rulers Fave Blood Ties.
We have German poet whose dramas
nave become national property as the
dramas Of no other German poet His
name is William Shakespeare, the same
Shakespeare who is England's prince of
poets. The mother OF our Emperor is
~ Engiish woman, the wife Of the King
of England, A German. And VET this
,orgcnerical and COngenial nati5u has
sent the declaration of NJ into our
house Why Hea -,IIly may know.
But this much - certain-the SAN