The sun., 1918-07-04
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1T Is our duty to mako 1t. We. too.
were among those who laid the blame
for tho world war at tho doors OF Eng
fish statesmen. We, too. have time
and again repeated the assertion to
our readers that these English states
men, Jealous OF Germany's success In
the world markets. attempted to en-
circle 1t. We, too, have repeatedly
stated that Germany Is entitled to a
place In tho sun. We did so In good
faith. For we then believed what the
organs of the German Government
proclaimed and we believed at the bo-
ginning OF the war and years there
after what most of the other German
papers repeated.
I'VE were then fully convinced that
Che programme of English statesmen
consisted Of nothing less than TO stop
Germany's commercial and colonial
expansion. With us one -half Of the
world OF the Western Hemisphere was
convinced through the press Of Ger
many. We believed In the press of
the old fatherland, which preached
hatred against England everywhere.
following it's governmental press.
where the German voice was sounded.
As a paragon Of diplomatic baseness
Sir Edward Grey, the dictator of for
eign affairs for Great Britain, ap-
peared to us. Now, we and with us
the rest OF the world, which then
credulously listened, are convinced Of
the opposite. We know now that the
British statesmen and with them the
statesmen Of the Allies did not only
have no warlike measures against
Germany in mind but to the last min
ute endeavored 70 their utmost to
avoid the war. The blame for the
bloodshed lies with the German Gov
eminent.
"PoIttken. the organ of the Swedish
Socialists Of the extreme left, on
March Is published the historical doc
ument by which this guilt is cstab-
lished. 1t was a so-called memoran-
dunn by Prince Carl Max Won Lich-
nowsky, who before and at the time
OF the commencement OF the war was
the Ambassador for the German En-
pire in London. The memorandum
was written eighteen months before
IL was made public. A publication at
this time was not intended by the
Prince. but upon his instance a num-
Der of copies thereof were made. One
OF these copies came into the hands Of
member OF the Socialistic minority
party Of the German Reichs.ag. The
memorandum bears the heading: MY
London Mission, 191? TO 1914 and Is
dated at Kuchelns Lichnowsky's
l~
The genuineness of the memorandum
is doubted by no one. Prince Lich-
nowsky himself has by his silence ad-
mitted 1t, the German Government
likewise by its action in keeping the
Prince prisoner in his castle in
Silesia since the date of the publica-
ton OF the memorandum. and, as APP
pears from late cable dispatches, has
now brought the charge OF high trea-
son against the Prince.
The proof Of the facts Is necessary:
It is doubly necessary to citizens Of
German descent in America. This
knowledge Of these facts will ease the
struggle within them which some
overcsme under difficulties and which
others may still be laborlng under and
W'o may rum bt ulSlltSNtu
We do not desire that citizens OF Ger
man descent shall rely blindly upon
our judgment, but shall Judge for
themselves, and to enable them to do
so we will publish verbatim beginning
next Sunday the memorandum. My
London Mission. 1912 r. 1914 To-day
we simply state that Lichrowsky COM
piled the principal facts as to who
caused the war in the three following
paragra phs:
"1. We land by this I'VE" the
Prince means the German Govern
ment encouraged Count Berch.old 10
attack Serbia, although no German
interests were AZ stake and the dan
ger Of a world war was known to us
Whether We knew the text OF the ulti-
mntum is entirely inconsequential.
"'2 In the days between the 23d
and S0th OF July, 1914. when Herr
Sasonow expressly declared that Rus
sia would permit no attack upon
Serbia, We rejected the British inter
mediary offers. although Serbia under