New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
AN Anal YsJs OF GERMAN EFFICIENCY
pOche-n Successes Due the Main Craft
in nfo
A No Bound h Code OF Honor

make them appear as wanting to becon.
man subjects is the trade mark OF CT
efficiency. But efficiency in this irs,.-a
rhymes with treachery. Bethmann. VoT-f
and Won Kissing working hand in b..Sy
foment race hatred will not succeed. 4,
handful of Flamingands 90 not repress,, !, s
Flemish population Of BELGIUM. and Va, p
sing and his master. Won Bcthmann. Honr.Ss'
viii realize in due time that they are hrSss
ing castles in the air.
The Germans tried the same when Al,,,
Lorraine was annexed. in 1870. They ,aS,
the inhabitants: Forget France, which eor,,
not defend you, which did not care for va
and come under the protective wings ~ ~
German Eagle. And the Alsatian answe,.s
with contempt. So will the Belgians apsvs.
Flemings and Walloons alike.
Another phase of German efficiency :, u.
utter disregard for truth when Germs, A.
terests are az stake When Bismarck /, ~,
forged the famous Ems Telegram which -,
Paris on fire and which prompted Franc, =
declare war on Prussia the Iron Chane.r..
could shift the responsibility for war On :.
gressive France and glory In his diplon,s.
efficiency. When Bethmann- Hollweg A.
clared yesterday that "we fight for our .,
istence" which, by the way. has become y,
slogan wherever Germans are 20 be for,A
the Chancellor deliberately misled. or :,
tempted TO mislead, the neutral powers q,
there isn't a schoolboy Of average in..I,;
gence who does not know that in the lac,
a. years Germany has repeatedly tried ;.
make war on unpropared France. The
Schnaebele affair. the voyage Of the Dogas,,
Empress Frederick 10 Paris. the forced rssic
nation of Minister Deicasst among o,hs,s
are sufficient evidence OF German proves.
ton. Therefore the 1--WE fight for our srl,
tence" Is absurd.
The legend Of the treaty between Belgium
and England is another attempt at deceit 10
! Justify before the neutrals the violation a.,
| Relrium's neutrality. To leave out an en,irs
sentence in a document in order to impress
/ the neutras cannot be accredited 70 eficien.v
but to wilful fraud | could multiply such e.
! amples ad infnitum, but Il Is unnecessary
German efficiency in the elevated sense q,
the word has been overrated and does MOI,
/ deserve to be haloed As a fighting organlla.
/ ton they are not superior 10 the Allies. bg,
are inferior to the French. The Germans
have not the initiative Of tho French soldiers.
/ They die bravely on the battlefield; so does
every soldier OF every nation when his lie
il in danger. The Germans have prerarsl
this war for the last forty-fve years. The
result they have obtained against unprerared
foes Is rather small The Kaiser may rae.
madlv from one front 20 another and shout
70 the world that God is with him and tia,
Germany cannot lose. Yet the little 75's with
no God or mysticism 10 fall back on, preysn,
his imperial majesty from reaching his goal
The Allies do not boast Of their efficiency
they are fighting for justice. Their fight i
the fight Of every liberty loving country, the
/ United States not excepted.
JONAS LIPPMANN.
Formerly Of the journal d'Asaee'
New York. April 7, 1916.