Evening journal., 1915-12-04
MIR. Won BOssE-@BA ARBARIAN AND HtrN.-

MR.. Won BOSSE-"B ARBARIAN AND HUN.
THE REV S. G. Won BOssE. of this city is an ear
n nest advocate Of and apologist for the German
war policy He has stood ready to defend ii from what
ever angle it might be assaled no matter whether il be
relative to the provocaton Of the war or the sinking
OF the Lustania and the drowning Of hundreds of neu
trails and noncombatants including more than one hum
dred Americans, men. women and children
we have received today letter from Mr. Won Bosse
lie suDscrbes himself, IS @. Bosse a Barbarian
ana Hum In it he takes exception to an editorial in
which we asserted that the trial Of the Hamburg-Amer
can Line officials in New York had confirmed the ac
ousaon that Germany had deliberately provoked the
European war, because document submitted in evil
dence in that trial showed that year before the war
broke Out the German Government made arrangements
with the Hamburg American line to carry coal and pro-
visions to the German warships which would operate
IN the Atlantic when war was declared Mr.. Bosses
letter is follows:
To the Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir: Our country is preparing to safeguard her
coasts ana be ready to protect her people in of
war. IN a comprehensive preparation It will be
sary to instruct all American liners what is 10 be ex
peeted OF them In the eventuality OF war Undoubt-
edy they VIII be ordered to proceed with all possible
nase 70 ana American cruisers wherever these may be
round Il would be disoyal for those who form the
crews IN time OF war TO do otherwise. Suppose war
should really come in a few years. Would IT not be
rather iarfetched TO claim then that been pro-
] Voking the war, because orders, which each
ana every other country has given under like circum
sancesy Yet this seems to be the Identical position
you take IN regard TO the German orders In fosl,
editorial zone Year Before"
We hear that Germany had the most perfect SPY sys-
tenn In the world. How then would she ~ I'm the dark
to thu intentions Of England? Il rsver has been
secret that the Hamburg Americas liners would be
taken over by the German Governinent Why make so
much ado about It then in pointing out Germanys
vocation to war? England has requsitoned her ships
FOR the transportation OF and troops Those ships
certainly had their orders wel as those sailing from
German ports Why do You repeatedly ignore the docu-
ments presented in le columns OF the Nord-deutsche
Allgemeine zetuns; documents irrefutable than
any you can name for the case Of the Allies.
Respectfully yours,
s. G. Won BOssE
Barbarian and Hun
We wish it be distinctly understood at the outset
that the characterization "A Barbarian and a Hun" is
oD9 which Mr. Bosse voluntarily applies to himself
| I'D not one which we have applied to him.
II he glories in that Characterization we have no
right to object TO it, do we care to do So Il is
mans nalienable right TO set his own estimate upon
himself Whether It shall be accepted by the world
is quite another matter
Our sole desire is place oursef on record now so
that In months to ardent partisan Of Ger
many and OF Mr. Bosse will not say that we called
him barbarian and Hun and thereby violated the
cloth
So far the other portions his letter concern
ed. the incidents which led up the present war are
well established by unmpeachabe documentary evil
dence, already published, and German counter-stae-
ments have been discredited an extent in the
public mind by policy of official mendacty that is
without parallel in the history of the world that it is
not worth while going into the discussion with any
gree Of particularly It would be matter OF
relteration.
II is established fact that Germany after forty
years OF preparation for war and confident that she
could meet and overcome any coalition that would be
formed against her seized upon the dispute between
Austria and seryia to force the conflict
She thought she only would be called upon to deal
with France and Russia. She confident she would
have the assistance Of Austria Italy that she
would succeed in keeping Great Britain neutral That
her diplomacy failed in London and in Rome was her
misfortune and not due TO lack Of effort to make it
cessfu
It is an established fact that for years German army
officers had been drinking DER Tag" or "The Day
when Germany would break loose with her army and
navy and endeavor to "fnd her place in the SUM-"
\ The arrangements made with the Hamburg American
line for coaling and provisioning German warships
the Atlantic part and parcel of her arrangements
for "Der Tag" which she knew, as none other knew
had almost arrived.
The best to those portions OF Mr. Bosses
letter dealing with the Hamburg American lines ac-
vities arranged with great defniteness a year
fore the broke out found the verdict OF guilty
returned by American jury, before American
Judge in an American court under American prose-
cution against the Hamburg American line officials.
We invite Mr. Bosse to attack that American jury.
that American judge that American court and that
American government and to call them to task for
having been Influenced by the documents presented
in the Nord-deutsche Alleemeine zeitung
SO far concerned the mendacity, brutality
and heartessness featuring the diplomatic and military
policies OF the German Government are such that we
fail to how any American, hyphenated unhy-
phenated, countenance support or apologize for
them.
Mr.. Bosse has. said before characterized
himself as "a Barbarian and Hun" We regret that
Civilized Man." II would 1T in better with his calling
and his environment, and make much favorable
impression upon the people in this city and State.
Certainly he does not hope TO convert them to a