The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-23
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NulEFH rfa|NH HfNdkN| ii'tA '+Ai
ans. went no Europe soon after the
war broke out 20 learn, ~ Pre- could.
AZ Brrt hand. .the thought" behind
the War BE- mlEcd with toe high
CT ara tbe humbIeFt and seems 20
have received thc most truthful cx-
presslons he Waa accorded inter
Views by the emperor Won rirpitE
won Hndrnberg Or sudekum.
leader OF the social democrats and
Albert pa0meisrer. assistant secre-
tary OF the international Trades
unlons in Germany ln France Dee
talked Wnh Hau0tagx. peace ad7o-
cate. perFeon. fhe philosopher
Eugene schneider the krupp on
Franco. and Nerve. f6e socialist
aeifss1r lu ENGLAND he obtained
the 0pinlou ~ Nscouni Bryce.
Charles Trere'yan 81 To- Bernard
shaW and Sir Gilbert Parker lie
also weni iato the trenches watched
battles. visited o-pilsls, camps and
prisons
HIS book IS a collection OF articles
which we're started III Tie Hague
Ia December. 1914 and continue
into She spring OF 1915 D. begins
with q description OF the G1rman
army. Che emperor, the people al
war and German Thought which
takes up half % the $50 pages. u
goes on "a France in arms. French
Thought and lastly var conditions
IN England. English thought ctca
10 the fnai chapter Prona abilities
which sums ~ his accumulated
knowledee aud experiences hut
which brings as 10 nearer "a con
clusion as 90 the final outcome he
finds 80 many conditions that pre-
vent definite Judgment and make
hasty conclusions ridiculous
AR. Beveridge relates ln simple
language exactly what De sees and
hears and makes few comments on
his own account Ills meeting attn
the German emperor Was most In
formal and democratic To him The
emperor appeared a strong man
and pleasant simp.e-mannerei
gentleman. whose sincerity one
cannot doubt and against whom
much has been penned or uttered
In ignorance or malice"
According 90 Or Sudekum ESQ
clallsU. Juarez the leader OF
French socialism, might have pre-
vented the war As % Leibknecht,
the German socialist leader who
has opposed the war from The be-
GINNING. he stands alone in the
party This also from DR.. Sude- /
KUN. There are. during the war. 4
no political parties in Germany"
A French statesman. whose name 4
ia not given. says "the deep cause 4
OF the war is the effort 70 maintain &
the equilibrium OF Europe which
Germany vas growing so strong as
TO disturb or threaten With this
end In view. the Russian alliance
was made
Gabriel Hau0taux says the roots I
OF tho war were in the taking of
Alsace Lorraine. which violated a
French principle. that no territory I.
shall be taken whose inhabitants .
object. and also in the emperors
announcement OF Germauy's idea %
"weitpolitic."
The description Of Henri Berg
Hou In his home and their discus
sion during luncheon. "a. perhaps,
the most interesting part % this I
vastly interesting hook Germany
policy % aggression" said Berg
son. is the immediate cause OF the Z
war. which came from the fact that I
her population ha1 become so great Z
that she had need ~ expanding I
France and Frances colonies we're 1
20 be the first victims France has /
known this for LONG. and Sc Was the
real causc OF the Russian alliance +
The theory Of Germany's mission
IN the world 81 to make all culture
German kultur
Three British cabmeu. when
asked what the war was about. adj
mitted that they had no idea.
There's p lot Of Us asking that
ausNtion. said the cabman. and
Bernard Shaw agreed that be was
one Of them. Said he: Everybody
WAS afraid that n be did not De-
stroy bis neiphbor his nciThbor
would destroy him
II ls perhaps Tho most fliuminat
ing book. 20 the American. which
has yet been published about the
war.
what Is Back % Tho War" BY
Albert : neverldge Bo5bs-Merrin.
publishers, Indianapolis $500
"Ths Campaign OF 1914 ln France
and belgium ~ g ~ Ferris, an
Tuglishman former secretary OF me
Analo-Gorman Friendship commit.
toe IS The FIRST book 10 bc published
which gives detailed and some
what technical account Of the great
battles fought between Germany and
france. England and Belgium Here
tcforo We havo had sketchy accounts
from excited eye witnesses. no enc
agreeing with another Pcrrig book
10 wonderfully clear and impartial
and gives FUN credit where credit is
due The idca that France is
decadent country has been COM
plciCly Quashed by her amazing
ability and frrfffnfc ror1 h{naa with