Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-22

Give him rope enough to hang Grey and
the Kaiser and he may end with hanging
himself. They do not know what to make
of him in England, for he is a strange
man. He looks like Mephistopheles, wore
brown suit for ten years and refused to
dress for the theatre, eats no meat, never
celebrated birthday in his life (Which
makes Gilbert X. Chesterton righteously
furiousl, is happily married and an
nounces that his recreation is anything
except sport"
Harden's Career
MaXimilian Harden has also turned
many corners in this war. To understand
the montrosty of his being popular we
have to go back to the early years of the
century when, in 1907, Harden exposed
the Round Table" The nature of the
exposures is rather unsavory, but the
fearlessness and the faith of Harden are
tremendously inspiring. At the age of SO
he had met Bismarck, the dropped pilot,
who put Harden's hand on the wheel.
The dead Bismarck inspired the attacks
on Won Moltke and zu Gutenberg, and it
was only after two trials that Harden
was convicted and sentenced to a brief
term in Jail.
AT first Harden surprised Germany and
the world by appearing in public and de.
livering impassioned harangues in defense
of Germany, attacking England, praising
the commander of the Emden, proclaim
ing German glory to the world. Then the
sniveling attitude of some publicists dis
pnStad him inst ha OFT
innocence among the British disgusted
Shaw. To the Kaiser's 81 did not will
this" Harden retorted, by Heaven, we
have willed this. Let us go on to glory"
When the German press began to revile
all Britishers Harden called a halt, lust
as Shaw did when British publicists he
gan to talk of Huns" and barbarians
BY the beginning of this year Harden was
back at the starting point, pouring vitriol
on enemy and neutral alike. In February
he wrote, "The United States must recon.
cile itself to the conviction that no fur.
ther hesitations will cripple our sub.
marine war and no stars and stripes will
protect ship in the war zone. We are
not tired, not afraid and 10 months OF war
have not paled our resolution"
Not 10, but 22. When the final series
of communications began with Germany
Harden wrote a 4S-page issue of "Die
zukunft" under the single head. "If
Were Wilson" 1t contained a eulogv nj
the high principles of the President: but
more important, 1t was a sulphuric attack
on the submarine warfare OF GERMANY
and several days later Harden confessed
that Germany was beaten. "The sword
has failed u.s." he cried. Let us save
what is left by our brains" So Harden
too. has completed circle. His paper
was often suspended because he told the
truth about things, but it was always al.
lowed to reappear because there are ele.
ments in Germany who are opposed 10
the militariat and want the truth 10 he
known. And Max Witkowski (or Vitov,.
SIKH, known as Harden, is the one man
who can tell 1t. Fearless, keen ana kind
intelligent and informed poseur. frail ~
body and indomitable OF spirit. he has
been called the greatest European. He is
willing to live up 10 it.
France had her stormy petrol, too. lean
Jaures, assassinated just as the war
broke out, yielded the place 10 ousta,ys
Herve. And this is the miracle. once q
socialist and antimilitarist. Herye hailad
the advent Of new spirit in France viz, |
he changed the name Of his paper from,
The Social War" 70 Victory Il Is ~
symbol Of an France. G.v.s