Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-06

. trained observer in the war-xone Il
repubtished BY the Star-6uIIetin with
the aeeciai permission Of the Chicago
Tribune, In whose columns II origin
ally appeared.
METZ. Germany. Dec. 2S. Twice
have read with strict attention and
with growing aTnazement an article OF
some 1000 words contributed by you
20 the London Chronicle and entitled
A Policy Of Mu9der: How Prussia
Has Degraded the Standard Of Modern
Warfare
To me that article seems very ter.
rible and very terrifying document
terrible in It's wrath, in its passion.
ate sincerity, and In It's massing OF
statements; terrifying In Its effect
upon the minds Of neutral peoples II
its statements are accepted.
In making some reply to your arti-
Gle ] shall not so much try to say
things that viii call in question the
things You have said as try to say
things that will to some extent give
another point OF view than yours on
one o. the greatest and most perplex-
ing questions of the time the ques-
ton OF how Germany makes war.
! venture TO cast my statements into
the form Of a personal but not a. pri-
yate letter TO y0u, because ! wish to
be temperate and mannerly and con-
stantly to make myself realize that /
am In a sense speaking face 10 face
with one whom regard Es good and
gifted man, q man who - not only q
proved patriot but whose work Is one
OF The adornments Of the literature or
his country
] would not come into your library
and storm at YOU. Nor will 1 do that
merely because leagues OF land and
sea separate Is and because am nm
known to you. II Is for these reasons
OF prOpriety and not because wish
TO connect a little name with a notable
one that thus personally ] address you.
owe you too much gratitude for
many an hour Of relaxation 20 wish
In these troubled, feverish times to
be either rude or patronizing.
BENNETT CITES HIS EVIDENCE.
On the wings OF your high fame
your words will travel far and they
win convince many. ! have no fame,
hut have some facts. The 0pportu-
mites hnye had FOR cafheriuf them
may he eetinafed from This brief
chrnnolnev.
on AVG. ~ arrived IN Brussels
from I,on5on. where i. had lust taken
NJ my work as London correspondent
Tor the Chicag0 Tribune. During the
next Eve Or six days made brief
trips % the east ana south q brus-
sells as far east as Lanuen and IS
- .tllese JQt's'.'
neyE, Dy train ana on 1901. 1 nearu
no reports that ] Was able q conhrm
Of Nanton atroclfles perpetrateu by
German troops against the Belgian
ctfl population Wnleh mad observed
the laws q war. unt l QiQ near 81
some instances 81 drastic punishment
melted out p Ianctlreurs
On Aug ~ ! was ~ brussels anu
watched Tor tnree DAYS ana nali me
passing q thousands 81 Setni ,i
WOODS thtousn the city vas q
many parts o. bLusseis lor many
hours 2. that stIe.neu anu sAci.lne
time ana I nsl.neI neAI1 y HoI saw
g. aeL q outLhse Of q pIllass. Z
aiq nor see even an aet 9. Inuen 'sss
on '1le phtt 2. elther pgpuiasl1. VI .lle
lqFaaink soioiery Nnat ulu see
was lF,enuiy f,sitlns between clouds
~ sltiilaLls ele soloieIs Z. . 2 c lu0.al
y me = ete' 1.a. n1. VS. iou1 houIs
80 49, ~s,.- = e. 80 3, -
. WANE ~
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On the following Saturday, August
81 ] started on 9 trip that took me