New-York tribune., 1917-08-26

With each act OF our armies, We issued
footnote. but against stupidity the gods them
selves wage war in vain. We burned the
houses Of Belgium, house by house, scrupu-
lousy, with little chemical pellets, while our
kindly o'd Chancellor described the pa,sas,
as Hacking our way through but no one
caught his meaning. We shot the peasar'',
ten at a time. one hundred at time, while
our ninety-three scholars explained the spirit
and genius of what we were doing. The
German army knows no such thing s VI
disciplined cruelty" ('Sie kennt keine zuss'
lose Grausamkeit'D.
Could words be palmer that we were co.,
strained by higher law? And still u,
world was unawakercd 70 the nearifs
our acts.
The Rheims Inspiration
Then von Euenspiel issued his fiH'"
order that every officer and SOLDIER shos'
keen diary of nis deeds. A thousand da'e'
passed over into the hands Of the fr.ai
fr,u -lc hodcs - cur dead, and 10 uss
diaries orr men tell Of the sorrow they '''
as they slew the little ones. Ard yet hs'i
too. there was a failure 70 see the oolee'"
our crusade.
one tay he Crown Prince entered.
prince" asked Won Euenspiel, "wh"
you deem the most beautiful building ID ~
world?"
without an instant's hesitation the i'a%
replied. "Rhei1s Cathedral ! lore
love no other edifce of the hand OF nan' !"
,oaring end vet stsnch. structure ,ne -"
work of the store carving, and the olu' ", y,
red light Of the miraculous Rose-the o.S
ing is Incompatible. But Why DO yoa ass,
THAT settles it." cried Eulenspiel po.s
ing on the table. The Genera! stan 'es'
you do. Each one Of them mas ehp''i
The same fondness, the same persona -.
passionate attachment. Won GlunmH ~ "
the only exception. He prefers Chsr'rss ps'
all the rest love Rheims. Rheims mus
I shall send word at once 70 put 70. ~,
upon it, The '77s' are much too hgHS :.
must be thorough But bit at um', q.
that way we can best break the hear .,
world. Fifty shells to-day, huno''a
morrow. 1900 next week We VIII pe,s
the roof. We will break the west hsure' -.
sha.ter the glass. The loss viii De i.l.Yl
bic. In 20 other way can we SO th'''''
bring the emancipation pi,,,
al. is we'll" sssented the Crown f,.',
az would sooner lose my f.ght 90"
added. .but this is better way ia
His tone ard look were solemn.
knew him realized what he was suh.'A,.r s,r,,
81 should rather have every great ou..
cf France go up in flames he went On %,
he could find his voice. Il should raN'',
Paris itself in ruins. than that this ~ ~.
Of war should be handed down 70 our ""
dren." - IAN.
Then a look Ct brooding meditation '''
into his face. p.,, a.
my Paris" he said. st is my r"I, Ir,,,
il is the hearts desire of every oesu'
on the earth .A cu.
Saving this. the Crown Prince stepp.e
what man." remarked Won hu,i a.,
20 ne. "He loves Paris as he loves .;,a
Whnt a ruler OF France he would msA''
.hat sensibility, that imagination Gov,
II was only a week later that tre a
Prince gave that moving inter'ie"
American. There were tears IN ever! ,. o.
"Have YOU had . chance 10 see en''y, .y,c..
this dreadful business" he asked. ia
vour heart already ache? What p" 81
pity it is. All this terrible eN.H.S .nS ,S
human life, blasting Of the nope ' %.
peetancy OF youth, the mortsaslns
energies and resources far into the 80, u.
". had hooed that this message iIv" u,s.
Heart Of our young ruler wouid s"''F
Kind. But still the war went o.
FINALLY. Won Eulenspiel summoneo ~ ,ss,
"Go to America" he said, aha :. rsn.
We nave tried TO do. We have ,r'eo n,
der war horrible But We are amos. ..ssls
end OF our resources. Bid that srs"
make peace"