The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-29
Tells Big Audience His
Country Will be Able to
Stand off World
BELGIUM INVASION
WAS RIGHT, HE SAYS
Noted Lecturer Gives History of
War Negotiations Charges
Conspiracy.

pC"NA OliS NliOuSIl " SLSlAlAl VII NlIS
world" declared DR.. Eugene Kuehne-
mann, German educator and lecturer,
at the close of his address at the
Courthouse last night.
Every foot of space in the big court
room was taken, standing room was
crowded to capacity and the ante
rooms and corridors leading to the en-
trance 10 the chamber We're uncomfort-
ably filled. Many, who reached the
building too late to find admission, re-
turned to their homes.
DR.. Kuehnemann spoke for two
hours in English and then gave a
twenty-mnute lecture in German to
the COMMUNICATIONS. Donations
were asked for the Red Cross, the
funds TO be used for the widows and
orphans and the wounded in the Euro
pean war.
DR.. Kuehnemann was introduced by
Charles Blattner, president of the
German-American Alliance, who pre-
scented the distinguished guest in a
brief, but fitting talk.
Prof. Kuehnemann's lecture dealt
with the causes of the war and its
progress from the day of mobilization
until now. He declared that it was the
foes Of Germany that forced the war
upon the Kaiser, and asserted that ha.
not the German Emperor ordered his
troops to mobilize when he did he
would have proved an enemy to the
German nation.
at was a conspiracy in which the
nations now opposing Germany that
precipitated the war" charged DR..
Kuehnemann. France was inspired
because of the revenge she had held
against Germany since the loss of AL
SAGE and Lorraine, which were stolen
by Louis XIV and recovered in 1871.
And back of this revenge was Frances
hope of becoming the shining military
power of Europe.
Russia hoped to dominate Austria
through a Balkan conspiracy, and Eng
land was jealous Of Germany because
she realized that Germany was sur
passing her in Commerce. Great Brit
ain has always been the mistress Of
the sea, and she has never failed to
crush any nation that attempted to
compete
an the sixteenth century she swept
Spain's merchant marine from the sea,
in the seventeenth century she drove
Holland from the ocean, in the eight
eenth. she removed France from the
realm of competitors and the Danish
merchant fleet was obliterated.
During Americas battle for liberty,
Great Britain wiped out your merchant
marine and she has refused to permit
you to again become her competitor,
even to this day.
"And so it was: England knew that
only war could eliminate Germany,
and she entered into the conspiracy to
bring war about. France, Jealous and
ambitious to become a world power,
was eager of the opportunity to join in
the combine to crush Germany. Rus
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glad, too, of an opportunity to take her
place beside England and France.
''The conspiracy, which forced Aus
tria to issue her ultimatum to Servia,
was the first move to crush Austria.
Germany could not be strong with
Austria weak, and Austria could not
remain strong without the support of
Germany. They were duty-bound to
work together, and what was good for
one of these two powers was good for
both. and that which was detrimental
to either was therefore injurious to
both.
at was the German Kaiser who at
tempted to prevent war by sending a
note to Vienna, in which the German
Government urged Austria to yield as
much to Russia as would be compatible
with honor, and Austria again renewed
negotiations with Russia.
at was then that Sir Edward Grey
called the conference of the four pow
ers in what purported to be move
ment in the interest of peace. At that
meeting were the representatives Of
England. France. Italy and Germany.
Two. England and France, were ar
rayed against Germany and Italy, as
we now know, and Germany knew for
years past, was German ally only on
paper, but at heart a friend of Eng
land and a party to the conspiracy
against Germany and Austria. That
conference resulted in nothing. There