The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
SENATORS DENOUNCE
LUDENDORFF'S TALE
Say 1t Would, Be a Crime to
Print "History" by Ger
many's Arch Fiend.
"HARD, CRUEL, PITILESS"
Chamberlain and Lodge Ask
Newspapers to Desist on
Patriotic Grounds.
Special DespdreA 10 The sus.

special Despdfch TO The sun.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Ex-senator Cham
berlain (Ore.) entered a vigorous protest
this afternoon against the publication in
number OF American newspapers of a
history OF the war by Gen. Ludendorfr,
Quartermaster-Genera OF Germany and
reputed to have been the brains and in
SEPARATION of the wars conduct on the
German side. Senator Lodge (Mass)
supported Mr.. Chamberlain in expressing
the hope that the newspapers would de-
eide not to proceed with the publication
of this presentation. OF the German case
from the viewpoint of the man chiefly
responsible for the awful excess Of Ger
man war methods.
Senator Chamberlain called attention
to advertisements In newspapers an
nouncing their intention to print Luden-
dorff's story of the war. He said: Il
while 1 would not undertake to re-
strain the press from publishing this
story II they see At. yet would appeal
to the pc triotism Of all newspaper men in
the United states and beg of them, as
Congress ought to beg of them, not to
print thia narrative. My reason can be
found in the character of the man."
Senator Chamberlain read from an AZ
t.cle published in Current Opinion, Au-
gust, 1918, which included sketch Of
Ludendorff's career by Commandant
Henri Care. The character of Luden-
dorft was pronounced by this French
writer to be hard, cruel, pitiless," in
accordance with the dominant ideal OF
prussians in high command. Ludendorft
was described as the most feroclous in
| stigator OF submarine warfare and OF
constant aerial bombardment of open
and unfortifled towns.
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Continuing Senator Chamberlain said
Now that is the character Of the
man. Can it be that his propaganda is
| to be disseminated in tne United States
| through the fundamentally OF So
| called history OF the war or a story OF
the war? Are the American people to
| be educated from the German standpoint
and ct the German theory OF the rea-
Tor the war, Germany's innocence
| in its instigation. its harmless carry
| ing on OF the war. through the instru-
mentality of the story by this man?'
Senator Lodge asked II it is proposed
| to have the story published serially, to
| which Senator Chamberlain replied that
newspapers are advertising their inten-
| tor to publish 1t in this manner. Sena-
| tor Lodge said he trusted II would not
| he done Senator Chamberlain added:
| II am just expressing that hope and
| am glad to have the Senator join me in
It. This article goes on to say 1t was
! Ludendorff that brought Hindenburg TO
J the front. and not Hlndenburg that
brought Ludendorff to the front; that 1t
was Ludendorff whose brains were the
| animation and spirit OF the German
| army during its whole progress.
"Ho has been responsible therefore
| Tor the ruthless submarine warfare. He
has glo-ied in the bombing of adjoining
| neutral territsssy, Tho Ie.'sI sc;.S-. cc
| women and children who were not par
| icipants in the war.
! Refers to L. s. Casualty List.
america has had over 100000 casual
| ties as a result of the war. Not only
are her hospitals filled with boys who
have been manned by the cruel pro-
cesses of German war. but the asylums
arr as well filled in some instances
with young men who were shell
| shocked or otherwise disabled by the
system of warfare waged under his d.
| rection.
| THE American people have learned
to believe they know the authors of this
war They know 1t was the settled
plan of Germany to have the United
States become involved in II, They
know II was Germany's purpose to make
! America assist in the payment for that
| war IL current and contemporaneous
history is to be believed.
Notwithstanding that belief, are we
| to have this friend OF the reportorial
system Of Europe introduce his methods
into this country and slyly instill in the
American people not only that Germany
was innocent of instigating the war. but
that the German methods were kindly
and their purpose lofty?
1T for one hope the newspapers of the
country-and 1 am glad to say that
practically all of them were patriotic
and loyal in the war-will without any
action upon the part OF Congress, but
inspired simply by the same motives of
patriotism which animated them during
the war decline absolutely to print this
story of the war by the man who was
the reputed leader OF the war and who
is so largely responsible for the German
cruelty and brutality"