New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-16
WHY GERMANY SHOULD WIN
Advancement of Civilization Would
Be Furthered by Her Victory.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir Apropos OF Mr.. Bgelow's recent let
tor to "The New York Times" In which he
tries 70 prove that there are no gentlemen In
Prussia, permit me TO say that newspaper
editors cannot imagine how irritating and
amusing it IS to those Of US who, in spite Of
our decided German leanugs, are neverthe-
less sufficiently neutral not TO look at things
from a pervcrtedly partisan point Of view, 70
see the scathingy satirical and prejudiced
articles eminent neutral" Americans are
contributing to important and supposedly
neutral American newspapers.
am one of those. sir who believe in the
righteousness Of the German cause, and who
honestly believe and maintain that the best
interests Of society would bo best furthered
by Germauic victory.
I am Hungarian by descent, American by
choice. citizenship and collegiate training
but above ali ! am a human being in my sym
natbios. know that the Gcrmanic allies are
not perfect, that they do not corner all the
virtues. hut believe that Of all the beIllg-
oronts they represent the highest good Tor
society
we'll realize the services England has
rendered to mankind by giving the world
omineu. sons like Shakespeare, Newton Oar
win. Lister, and by giving the world the
Magma Charta and parliamentary form OF
government | concede. also. with the great
est pleasure, that wherever England co!onlzed
a most liberal form of government was given
the natives.
| love the French. Everybody does. They
gave the world Rousseau and Voitaire and
Pasteur, and they have sown the ideals OF
/ liberty, equality and fraternity into the con-
sciousness Of grateful mankind.
/ like the Russian moujik, because behind
that dull vodka-soakcd brain and supersti-
tously ignorant mind Of his there is the
sturdy and primitive strength Of a coming
great race, the race Of Tolstoy, Turgeniev,
Nondeltc,F and Tschaikowsky.
/ So you see ! am not preiudiced
! England and France represent the musty,
| bygone past, Russia typifes the coming race
! but Germany, in that wonderfully virile
prime of her national life, represents the
glorious. splendid present, with all its ire
mendous possibilities
| She is the country OF to-day, and that's
why she triumphs.
| Life-so evolution teaches US is CON
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weak. in which the filter survives.
| Coming down TO the issues Of the war, it
was all right for Russia TO undertake TO
champion the cause of the Serb and that Of
Pan Slavism, because she risks very little
and because she can easily stand a licking.
But il was a sin against society for demo
cratic England and republican France to en-
ter into an entangling alliance with auto
cratic Russia and-here Is where the eternal
| law of compensation begins TO operate-they
are paying the price now.
France, but for that unnaturally criminal
alliance with Russia, would be at peace to-
day, attending TO the solution of her urgently
pressing internal and national problems. As
! a consequence, however poor Belgium lies
PROSTATE and poor France is bleeding 10
death Few people realize that the French
government being afraid of the conse-
quences Of her suicidal foreign policy does
not dare 10 publish the casualty lists, that
French papers DO not publish the German
versions Of the war, and that there are more
births to-day in New York City than in the
whole Of France. (At least, so am told)
| England has no business to be in this war.
! The handful of people representing the gov
eminent had no business to declare war in
the name Of an empire when her people do
not have their heart and soul in It, Other
wise, why that frenzied advertising for re-
cruits and threats against the workmen
There are over 100000 volunteers in the
Gcrmanic armies.)
Germany will win this war not only be-
cause she is the youngest and strongest. hut
also because she does most for her people.
thorough, Efficient school system. or
,anization. science. patriotism, honor clean
municipal government and lots of social
Legislation are bound to make a nation loyal
self sacrificing and willing TO die for the
country.
! There are no Churchill or Caillaux scan