Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-11

Below is the first Of series OF ar
:icles exposing the barbarities practic-
ed by the Germans on innocent ana De
tenseless peoples. Other articles VIII
appear from day to day.
washington, Dec. 1l-Ruthlessness
Of German warfare is exposed in
compilation Of data and documents
prepared and edited for the commit
tees on public information by Dana T.
Munro Of Princeton university, George
c. Sellery Of the University OF Wis
consin and August c. Krey OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan.
II Is a record Of barbarism drawn
mainly from German and American
sources, depicting the system OF trlght-
fitness which has Mortified the CIVIL
lied world since the war began. and
supplements the Bryce report the hrst
official survey Of German acts OF cru
elty against defenseless people.
In an introduction to the compila-
ton there Is shown conclusively how
German militartsts began years ago to
prepare for the murderous character
of warfare that has aroused humanity.
For many years leaders in every
civilized nation have been trying TO
make warfare less brutal. The great
landmarks in this movement are the
Geneva and The Hague conventions.
The former made rules as to the care
of the sick and wounded and estab-
lished the Red Cross. At the first
To-,
agreed, and until the present war, 1t
has been granted, that the wounded,
and the doctors and nurses that cared
for them, would be safe from all at
tacks by the enemy.
The Hague conventions, drawn up
in 1899 and 1907, made additional rules
to soften the usages Of war and es-
pecially to protect noncombatants and
conquered lands. Germany took
prominent part in these meetings and
with the other nations solemnly pledg-
ed her faith to keep all the rules ex-
cept one article in The Hague regula-
tons This was article A. which for
babe the conqueror to force any OF
the conquerored to give Information.
All the other rules and regulations she
accepted in the most binding manner.
Follow Their Generals.
But Germany's military leaders had
no intention OF keeping these solemn
promises They had been trained
along different lines Their leading
generals for many years had been
urging a policy Of frightfulness. IN
the middle of the nineteenth century
Won Clausewttz was looked upon as
the greatest military authority, and
the methods which he advocated were
used by the Prussian army in its. sue
cessful wars Of 1s66-1S71. Conse-
quently, because these wars had been
successful, the wisdom Of Won Clause
Wits methods seemed to the Prus-
sian army to be fully proved. Now
the essence OF Won Clausewitz's teach
ings was that successful war involves
the ruthless application of force.
lin Won Kriege Ton War Won
Clausewitz said: Violence arms it.
self with inven tons of art and science"
In 1s77-7s General Won Hartmann
wrote: when international war has
burst upon u.s. terrorism becomes a
principle" In 1881 Won Moltke. who
was COMMANDER IN Cnlel OF the PrOS-
sian army In the Franco Prussian war,
reiterated this doctrine.l
Kaiser and the Huns.
Many other examples might be
cited from the writings os German
generals. The very best illustration
Of this attitude, however. is to be
found in the emperor's various speech
es. and especially in his speech to his
Soldiers ON the eve Of their departure
for China in 1900. On July q the
kaiser went to Bremerhaven to bid
farewell to the German troops AS
they were drawn UP. ready to embark
for China, he addressed to them a
last official message from the father
land. The local newspapers reported
his speech in full In it appeared this
advice and admonition from the en-
peror, the commander In chief Of the
army. the head OF all Germany:
As COON ss you GENE 20 blows with
the enemy he will be beaten. No
mercy will be shown! No-prisoners
: :s.::: =; .skss. 40 the huns under.