Evening journal., 1915-01-15
PROTESTS AGAINST
SECRET DIPLOMACY
DR.. Linglebach, Out of War
Zone, Insists That America
Remain Neutral
CONDITIONS IN
RUSSIA EXPLAINED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Jan 15.-"Secret Diplo-
macy" was characterized by DR.. Will /
liam E. Linglebach. Professor of Mod
ern History in the University of Penn
sylvania. as the chief basic factor,
OF the European war. in lecture de- /
livered in the Delaware College Ora
tory last night The lecture was one
of the historical series under the aus
pices of the Department of History of
Delaware College and was attended
by a large crowd. many being stu
dents Of the college. Or. Linglebach,
was in Europe al the outbreak of the
war and he was chosen for one OF the
| lectures because of this fact, he hav-
| ing witnessed many instances in con-
nection with the gigantic struggle
/ first hand. His subject was "The
Basic Factors of the European War.
DR.. Linglebach, explained that just
/ before the declaration of war he was
| In Russia where he spent some time
in travelling. but that he was in Lon
don when the actual war started.
Much of the early part of his lecture
had TO do with Russia and he traced
Russia's principal in the struggle to
lsher desire for an outlet to the sea.
lie dwolt at length. however, on the
conditions in Russia as he found
them during his travels in that coun-
try.
I'm speaking of Russia he said that it
was country of l75 million population
and that the increase of births over
deaths. notwithstanding the extremely
heavy. death rate. was three million
year. OF the population 10 per cent
cannot read or write. He spoke OF the
poor sanitary conditions in the towns Of
the empire and said that in 1909 there
was but one physician to every eleven
thousand persons.
DR.. Linglebach explained however,
that there had been tremendous in-
dustrial revolution in Russia since the
Japanese war. He said that for 400
years Russia has been trying for bet.
ter coastline and that the world is now
witnessing another gigantic movement
in that direction.
The speaker said that Germany had
. been carefully watching the growth OF
the Russian power in the last few
years if we have not. He then ex.
planned at considerable length th'
position OF Servia in the struggle, al
TO its effects and influences with tn,
other great powers He spoke of thu
outlet TO the seas controlled by Ser
via, which he intimated had much In
!, fuence with England as well as Ger
! many in the struggle He spoke o
q the great trade Of Germany in recen
years and said that was one of tn
basic factors and that England, be
cause of this rapid growth in trad'
had to carefully watch her sea out
let advantages.
Or. Linglebach contended ths
there was no excuse for the violatio
of Belgium's neutrality. The speake
said he was in the House of Common
England, when Premier Asquith mad
his great speech of the declaration
OF war.
He also stated that he had no sym
pathy towards any movement look
inc to any participation of the Unite
States in this struggle and tina
America should continue to maintai
It's present neutrality. In conclud
ing the speaker said the Unite
States owes il to civilization TO pre-
test against secret diplomacy. He con
! tcn0eQ lndl tue ptopit ohouiu nav
charge of the making of peace as we
as war, but at the present time tn
people knew nothing of IL as II wa
all done by secret diplomacy. II
asked what the workman of German
and his family had against the work
man Of France and his family, VIII
are the real sufferers with the worl
men of the other countries. In cor
clusion he said: Somebody ha
made a great mistake and diplomac
that cannot correct this has no plac
and should die"