New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
WARS ATROCITIES
Not Confined to Germany, as Even
United States Has Contributed.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In last Tuesdays issue Of this paper
read very interesting article written BY
S. Saunders, and | would like to reply to Il
through your kindness.
Mr. Saunders takes the same view IN re-
gard to the sinking of the Lusltania as ne
majority of the American people, that It was
a wanton act of malice. 1t was inhuman'
can grant that; but is not wal inhuman in al
its phases? Does he think for minute 'h''
the Germans delight in taking human me-
He says that the warning Of Germany was
not sufficient that it should have come rVn
our government alone. Yet II IS 1901 wy
cannot heed warning from the COUNT
which should know as no one else wnst ""
to happen. They had no business thefs y"
pecially the women and children.
Surprising some Americans should susi
or go with purpose between TWO eo I,,e.,,
ing armies after being warned not 70. "'u..
either side stop fighting 20 let them
through, even if one side was the OnHs-
States? Mo- They would be killed. as wv
deserved Isn't that part of the sea O'r
tleground on water, and aren't the uefh'''
to have the rights of other nations!
Germany should have warned them ~.
say? | grant that but supposing she eouiuI ,i
without losing the ship altogether. 9aO-a
she let all the contraband that the Lusl'sAS
was carrying go to the enemy because ''I ~
were some Americans aboard II sac =.
that England would hire Americans 70 ~
all of her ships for that purpose.
Mr.. Saunders said we should declare "
with Germany-should have done II long q.
What would we 90 TO war with? WIN -.
army of $4,000 men, and our navy o.
battleships. as that is all we have OF any ~
and oul $4,000 sailors? They XII thS' ''
in one battle over there. LA,
As to our army we are in the same Co =.
as Montenegro country prae'ca"! ,r
heard of before the war-and as 10 OUT 20! 20,
we are $4,000 men short az the pTeseh, A..
The torpedo boat destroyers now IN 'ne =
lantic fleet have only sixty-sx men III
where they are supposed to have a h'', - ,,,s
As for the other German atrocities, 49,,
as the use of gas bombs, dum'dum ~. ,ss,
and so-called liquid fire, do not me 49,, -
countries use these things? Doesnt hr -.
use thermit in her bombs? Doesn 80
use asphyxiating bombs? Dldnt AIT.
sink all of Germany's ships she iouhu lam.
and don't all of the countries Us. I,u
dums? Yet because Germany can Use s,,rlss
more effectively than the otner Sc V.-'
they are termed atrocities on me u'' states
part. short time ago the hi'eu ,,h sas
held experiments at Fort Sheridan w" NJ ros
bombs on some condemned cattle. ~, .hs
think she held these experiments SO '"'
could kill cattle in war time! r.,a
When we took Vera Cruz last year w .Sun
DUN dun bullets. They werent ~. Ia,
bullets when issued by the goyern,niiJsnsS The
g little rubbing on stone accomP''s
desired result. | know, as | was the .'.,. 8
Didn't j. J. Hammond recently ~ .,d
projectile called a thermit pro!eesS, ,tss,
to have been adopted by the uni'eu 4 Is,
Not only is it a thermit proJeethe' 0Js NOSE
a quantity of hydrocyanie acid IN -ssI;rg Il
that will instantly kill any one '""'
within a radius Of 200 feet. hs.os
Look at both sides of the question Oss
you condemn, and then condema WALL
country for neglect. LESLIE
Parlin, n. j., July 80, 1918.