New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
A sURFETT OF HORRORS
German Frightfulness By Now .
Matter of Course.

To the Editor o, TIA Tribune.
Sir: "The Ou.loot' reprints Tie -
une's story Of the atrocities perpstFs,st e.
Nish by German troops, With the eourr'
that, though vouched for By an osnTr
douglas Dold). under rs Own nsns 3
seems "too horrible FOR belief" "Ths o.
look" also expresses surprise that Tie '''
should have excited practically no in'''i'
and little or no commen, IN the pres
To which the obvious reply Is Ia -
outrages committed upon the inhse'ana q
Nish by the German soldlery, being n''' J
another instances Of an established pr
OF "friehtfulness, surprise no one S.iri
THE OUTLOOK, and furnish no oe's"
for renewed discussion n the new'pie'
The subject was thoroughly thrash" :"
months ago, and the worlds vertir' y
nounced. Il is res adjudicata Why n'''
the newspapers break out into dsn',"
tons every time a fresh Instance Of W.
man hellishness is reported They na'
record the fact as they would a.! Wv
commonplace occurrence ard let - :
that. No one expects that the Germs"
act otherwise when the population OF r.
belligerent country liso Serbia Is I"
mercy
These outrages are no. TIE impul''" y
breaks OF a brutal infuria,sd ''ds
They are the calculated acts Of the '''l'
government In pursuance Of denni" ~.
of frightfulness, adopted at the beg,
of the war, and carried out Win 's..
cruelty for the sake OF the military (,
tages TO be gained By them. Ins 00''"
70 deter the other Balkan states wv"
ing the enemies Of Germany BY gi'ns
en- impressive object lesson OF "na, - 49,.
penalties would be incurred by suc' 60 49,,
And the warning has been efee'uAA r.
and Rumania have everything go,
making common cause with the ...,,
Their national interests require sueH "a.
But. knowing what a carnival OF ''pN az,
sacre and uillace 10 would le. 100" ~,
their unprotected women and en'''''
naturally hesitate.
The German policy % fright,ulns',, ~,
GUM and Serbia has therefore woe Il.
the important military adyan'Ss' ,,,,,i
modifying the million or more q 49,. 3,
Greece and Rumau.a could pu' ~ 90!
field. which. in normal circum''s.csrr -,r.
bo arraved against .he Central ia "a,
WIN sncb rsqnits 10 show for Their ~ y,
fulnes,. the Germans naturally ~ T.,
can afford to ignore the mo'''
ton Of neutral nations. ,.w.h
The surprise and inereduhV ~ n. ~
THE Outlook" in connection VI. ,,ar
ported outrages at Nish are har' !, r.
stand. IN view Of the German resOr' ,..,ss
Gum WHY should the Germans 60,
% rensat tho Belgian atrocities 70 s;s
The motive for such acts Is me 's. % c.
cases and the advantages aeefu'Hs "a hs
many the same. Il was, thereiy,s' ro:tA
rected that the German procel,'v, s,, ~
tho same. The surprise woa.s I'd, 9.
If the Germans had acted dhe,s,
conducted their military operate"
civilized manner RE Bsfh
atrocities improved and me - ,ss ~
Germany still in Doubt h'' s.! "
mony OF hundreds OF eye.~''H''Ic ouSssp'
published repor. Of the Bryss So
settled nothlng' Does the sS' .s. .u..s.
BY an inquiry conducted By ~ ,..r ~
o ,ay nnconvinced1 II 50, vner q,
look for an impartial iny'. , ard rs,'i
competent judge Of the 80 - ia1rasi.
evidence. to pronounce hh', lar sni :
not In the distinguished 's.' .rs ssr''
torian. whose published ~9IAI -. cssos
Gus for these qualities ard wnn.,,,,i.!ig 81
for wisdom, learning and i,ap's D. e.
mand respect and eOnad'H''
over! a - -