Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-22
CAVELL CASE ST|RS
WRATH OF BRITISH

LONDON. October 22-The story of
the execution Of Miss Edith Cavell. as
told in the correspondence sent by the
American minister at Brussels to the
American ambassador at London and
printed in. full in the British morning
papers. it is predicted will send a. wave
Of indignation throughout the coun-
try.
In Trafalgar Square yesterday all
heads were barred to the memory of
Miss Cavell. One speaker. holding a
wreath in his hand to be placed on the
plinth of the Nelson column to her
memory. exclaimed: who will avenge
woman" In response to this appeal
many new recruits came forward.
The London papers. in their editori-
ais. while paying tribute to the fine
efforts of the American diplomatic rep
resentatives in her behalf. characterize
her execution as the most damnable|
crime of the war"
The Daily Graphic says: THE docu
ments are a record of such foul and
damnable infamy as all Germany
bloody crimes in this war cannot equal
for this was cold, calculated and de !
liberate murder. Not heaven ITSELF
could find a mediatory explanation"
Like Due D'Enghien Case.
The Times in an editorial says:
The very spirit of Zabern. but of Ia
bern in war time. broods over the
whole brutal and stupid story. There
is not in Europe, outside Of Germany
and the countries of her allies, man
who can read it without the deepest
emotion of pity and shame. We do moi
know whether the hidebound brutality
of the military authorities or the lying
trickerv of civilian officials is the more
repulsive.
.--ney have killed an English nurse a.
Napoleon killed the Due DEnghien twhc
was executed at Vincennes in 1904 on
charge OF completely in conspiracy
against Napoleon after a court-martial a
which no evidence was taken). and by
killing her have immeasureably deepened
the stain of infamy that degrades then
in the eyes Of the whole world They
could have done no deed better calculated
to aid the British cause"
The Daily Mail. in an editorial. says
''It is a deed which In horror and wicked
purposelessness stuns the world and erie
10 heaven for vengeance"
Condemned by Dutch Press.
AMSTERDAM, via London. October %
3:43 am.-The execution of Miss Edit
CaveIl is the subject of condemnatorI
editorials in the Dutch newspapers to
day. The Nieuw Van Den Dag says
trusts that "a vigorous protest In TIL
name of humanity will be made from
all sides and adds:
What poor psychologists the Germa
officials are. From their first reques
to Belgium for free passage dow
through the Lusitania case and the Wis
its of Zeppelins to open towns, and
finally, incidents of the Cavell sort. tn
Germans have shown everyW here a lac
of the most elementary conception o
psychology.
No United States Action Expected
Secretary Lansing said today that b
had not received any reports from
either Ambassador Page or America
Minister whitlock with reference t
tha case of Miss Edith Cavell, tn
british nurse. who was executed b
tba German military authorities o
Belgium.
Communication. however. is carrie
an directly between American en-
np prisoners and foreign subjects un
ier their care, SO that officials did no
.erard as unusual the long correspond
.nce between Mr.. Page and Mr.. Whit
ock without reference to the State De
oartment in Washington.
So far as the Washington governmsn
q concerned. 1t was indicated that tn
ne was closed, every diplomatic ei
.ort apparently having been exhAuste
prior to the execution.