New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26

az see into a victory in the domain OF
public opinion. When our vessels sue
cessfully bombarded towns on the east
coast of England-towns equipped with
defences, srsenals, batteries and other
military establishments, despite all
statements to the contrary emanating
from London-no powerful feet sp-
peared TO defend the coast; but all
England was made 70 rise up in indig-
nation about our lack OF civilization.
Recruiting lists bulged with new
names, and reports were spread broad
cast which shook the world with hor-
ror over our alleged infamy.
"These reports defaming us gained
intensity when our dirgibles threw
bombs AZ the fortified town Of Great
Yarmouth and warded Oft attack from
below as they passed over British soil
Open Cities Bombsrded.
"Nov. IS not this rather audacious
Diplomatic journalism in view of the
fact that British vessels bombarded the
open cities Of -Salasm, Victoria
and Swakopmund German East
Africa. and have again bombarded
towns on the Belgian coast without
previous announcement, thereby de-
stroying private dwellings of the Allies,
without regard 10 who might be living
there? Or when Great Britain sup
niles troops with rifles and ammunition
which only outwsrdly correspond TO
the rules of The Hague?
Outlets were found by US with the
core constructed in two parts. in such
manner that IN loading his rifle
soldier may easily wrench Oft the point
of the projectile by inserting II in
sharp-edgcd hole drilled in lever at
tached TO the gun. Thus dum-dum am
munition. with a soft lead core, has
been produced IN large quantities. we
have in our possession many such
rifles. We have them still loaded with
dum-dum ammunition.
"Nor does Great Britain show 30 very
delicate sentiment as TO the actions OF
It's allies Britain claims 70 fight Tor
the liberty Of peoples. but does not in
terfere with Russia, which even now 70
adopting in its own provinces IN 70
land. Finland and the Baltic, and
against the Jews, police terrorism
barely eaualled in history. England
other ally, France, time and again mas
sent aviators TO lombard towns Whlcn
have no Notifications whatever ana no
importance from a military point OF
view. Of which the most prominent are
Luxembourg and Freiburg, in the Black
Forest
Suffering in French Camps.
Thousands Of German women and
children and few old men have now
returned from France many are stu
there-who for months and months
have suffered in French concentration
camps treatment so inhumane as almost
10 beggar description. Most OF them
received only bread and dirty water
for weeks. Many had nothing at all
for days at time. The sanitary ar
rangements cannot be discussed IN pup
lie. they we're so indecent and filthy.
For months men, women aud children
were forced 10 sleep promiscuously, IN
tents, on decayed straw strewn on the
bare soil When IL rained they slept
i'm the wet. They we're maltreated IN
the vilest manner.
81 do not speak Of many thousand
male civilians who suffered still more
in sitting Easements at Fort Groom
and elsewhere: civilians whose suiter-
ings will put an eternal stain on French
civilization. Nobody knows what was
done 10 our people in some colonies and
i'm Siberia. And still the British. with
their dellcdte sense VI "h'' 20 f'Vf'
let this go on.
mo hostile civilian, man or woman,
was ever put into a concentration camp
in Germany until the beginning OF NO
vember, when it was found necessary
70 retaliste against the British and
later the French, as these nations con-
tinued TO refuse to permit German
civilians TO go free. No british'
French o. Russian woman living IN the
Empire was ever put into a concentra-
ton camp in Germany.
"With such score counting against
England and her allies, nobody Will
ever be deceived in the future by the
nagnanimous appeals on behalf OF civi-
lization and humanity inserted. ever so
irgeniously. in diplomatic notes dealing
with throttling neutral traffic