Evening journal., 1915-10-22
ENGLAND Shocked
BY NURSE shooting
German Crime Against Miss
Cavell Denounced as Foul
Minded Brutality"
MURDER SILENCES
ALL PEACE TALK
By The United Press.

Germans at Brussels of the English
nurse, Miss Edith Cavell, fully re-
ported in a communication published
n detail in the London press today
from Brand Whitlock. American min
'ster in Belgium, promises appreci-
bly, to affect war sentiment in Eng
and.
Among the Characteristic express
yions used by the London evening
newspapers in commenting upon the
1avell case are:
Secret savagery."
Unsuitable bestiality.'
"Unspeakable ruthlessness.'
"Frightfulness without mercy"
Foul minded brutality
Arrogant barbarism."
"The Kaiser should be hanged
"The German system is a deadly
menace to civilization"
THE name of Cavell will become
the British battle cry"
Enlistments we're unusually brisk
today and in official circles this was
generally attributed TO the feeling Of
anger angainst the Germans aroused
by the Cavell case.
What little talk there has been in
few quarters lately Of the possibility
of restored peace also had been ei1ec-
tually silenced. The Cavel inci'
dent appeared to have done more
than any previous event, even OF the
highest international importance, to
crystallize sentiment in favor OF wag-
ing the war against the Kaiser to the
bitter end.
That. by helping British and French
soldiers and Belgians Of military age
To get out of Belgium and across the
channel to England, Miss Cavell mad
committed a technical ohense which
exnosed her to the death sentence
under the strict letter of military law,
was admitted by the London news
napers in their comments of the case.
Her actual execution, however IN
view of the fact that no act of espion-
age had been established against her
and of her self-denying work loi
months as head OF the Brussels Medl-
cal institute, where she had careu LOT
wounded Germans as readily as TOT
her own countrymen. the Belgla7s OF
the French. was denounced by the en-
tire nress as beyond belief, II the
circumstances we're not incontroVer-
tibIy attested. 49,. ..o~v
when first told on unoihciai au,no'ns I ~.
was not very seriously receiver; ~, ~
general impression being lnae, - n0' ns''
fiction. it had at least oeen l'l nluC, ,,,o',id NJ
prove on investigation 10 nave iiO-
or less satisfactory deiense, .he
Aiinister Whitlook's account, the
newspapers emphasize not onis suias IaS
verified the earlier version Du. au.vu N.s1i
details which made the anar sun
more shocking. -. che
There was no indication tnae ent
nublic's horror had been IN lne leas'
modified by the pardon granted oy Sn'
Kaiser. who, according 10 tne -
-hange Telegraph. has nouheu .ue i
King of Spain OF his action 70 l tn.
-ountess de Belleville. Nile lnuiiel
and others condemned 20 oeatn ol
,harees similar to the one OF WHICH
N,ss Caveu was found guilty
Indeed. il was the widespread oe'
iiaf here that in the cases where par
dons we're granted, mercy was snow
because the condemned were rrehc'
.nd Refgians. while that mercy wa
refused to~Aliss Cavell on account o.
the Germans hatred of her as an Eng
The hest informed circles. however
did not incline TO this view. II
sueb quarters the opinion was NOR
generally held that the Cavell execu
Hon was rushed at the orders ol IN
German military governor OF bel
giuno because he feared the kaise
would extend clemency in this IN
stance also. II given an opportunity
which il was thought the governo
deemed likely to weaken the authoi
ltv Of his courtmartial.
There was considerable speculauo
concerning the effect publication
mis- report will have on Ministe
Whitlock's relations with the Gel
mans. The document is a plain state
ment of facts. unaccompanied by an
,rraignment OF the German author
les or by any conclusions oil IN
Minister own. II presents the Gel
mans in such light. however. troi
he very nature of the story that
vas regarded as certain they Will sc
II once the harm II must do thel
n public opinion everywhere. Th
situation was not regarded as one
which complaint Of the minister ca
very well be made but that his pos
ton will be rendered difficult if M
impossible was looked on as extreme
~ likely.
The English provincial press
even more violent in denouncing II
Germans than the London papers.
Miss Cavell's execution" says q
Manchester Guardian, in a typical ed
torial. mirrors the spirit of the who
German administration in its Gallon
ness and brutality. which are n
spontaneous. emotional or explosiv
but cool. calculated and systematic.
There is no need to ask neutr
nations to be Mortified. They W
pass their own judgment. But Il
Germans themselves should study Il
episode. They often ask why thi
ire so little loved in the world Mi
Javells death contains the key to th
rot very obscure mystery. If thu
all to find il then their soul is inde
ost."
THE Cavell case" says the Birmin
ham Post, shows that the high q,
man military and judicial administI
tive authorities are all tarred with 4
same brush as the common soldie
who murdered, raped and looted the
way through Belgium.
"1he soldiers had the poor excuse
hot blood. nervous oyerstrain or inc'
tive from above. but those response
for the Cavell affair acted codly a
deliberately IN mcrciless pursuance OF