The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-12

views were clear-cut, his speech en-
ergetic: occasionally he mopped his
face. but he wiped only part OF Il at
a time. like man In very great
hurry; and he wore q green tie. He
10 an exceedingly likable Englishman.
He looks very much like pictures
ESPECIALLY cartoons) of his brother.
Concerning the causes Of the war,
Mr.. Chesterton said:
The causes assigned by Germany
are utterly absurd. II Is well-known
what Austria's attitude toward the
states south OF her has been. and TO
make the killing OF the archduke an
excuse for the demands on Servia
was simply ridiculous. The short
time given Sersia to comply with the
Austrian demands was simply an af-
front to Ruseia.
History shows that Prussia has
always been . robber nation, pray
ing on the smaller and weaker coun.
tries about her. Chaucer speaks OF
his knight nghting in Prussie.' The
established by Frederick the Great.
o big, coarse man without morals.
who did not believe In God. II was
continued By Bismarck. who overcame
the scruples which Frederick william
had by telling him OF the necessity
OF aggrandixement. Germany COM
plains OF the combination against
her: but Of course. we had to COM
bine! II was Just like combina-
ton of policemen against q burglar"
Mr.. Chesterton stopped 10 laugh
and pun at bis pipe.
Then came the violation OF Bel
gian neutrality, which brought US into
the war. AZ least. that was the os-
tensible cause OF our entrance; but
believe we ought to have gone In,
because Of our treaty with
France. to protsct her from German
aggression"
"How 10 George Bernard shaw's
regardedr" Mr.. Chesterton
was asked.
SHAW Il man Of peculiar tenn
he replied. SHAW Is q
good friend Of mine-I know him
wen. We were members of the
Fabian society together, though 7
later withdrew from the Socialists.
He has said that he thinks l am mad
--ha, ha!--but Ike Shaw immensely
and will not do him any injustice.
His fempersment II such that he can
not allow himself to be on the popu-
lar side OF any movement. He be-
lieves thoroughly In the war, In the
justice Of Il; but he canont admit the
same reasons that other people hold.
He 10 not Q poseur; he Is absolutely
sincere, q hard worker, a man Of lofty
ideals. But even II he did believe
az other people do. his temperament
would force him to look for other
reasons for his belief.
II believe there n considerable
Justice In his criticism Of our foreign
once. / agree with him that II the
Russian minister had been given to
by Earl Grey that Eng
land would side with France and
Russia, In the event OF war, Germany
would have hssitated to bring on the
"But I aYso believe that Grey and
Churchill had q dificult situation to
face. The wealth OF England Is con-
centrated In the hands of few prop
crty-holders; and the majority Of
these wealthy men did not want war.
These men had great influence In the
cabinet; and Grey and Churchill. who
were foremost In the demand for war.
had TO win q suflcient number to their
side before they could be sure of their
ground.
Il believe that this year will see
the German armies beaten back to
their own territory. ! do not look for
an early end Of the war; lighting il
likely 70 90 on for some time. But
I would not be surprised to see inter
nal weakness develop IN Germany.
Not on account of the Social Demo
crats--I know too many Of the German
Socialists personally to expect any
Aid from them. / have heard them
make speeches which are almost iden-
tical with the pronouncemsnts OF the
kaiser himself. They are for prog
ress and culture, but II 10 German
German culture. attend
ed convention In which I heard
Juares, the great French Socialists,
point that fact out to them. No, I
think that the trouble In Germany will
come from some Of the smaller
states, the southern states, that will
become tired OF starvation and ruin
ous taxation, and will try to break
swap frovp prvoais %