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Tim SUN, SUNDAY,' OCTOBER 18, 1914.
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-SUN" READERS STILL DISCUSS WAR CAUSES AND EFFECTS
Would Put World's Military
Power Back of Hague Court
Arllmr X. Tn.lor Offers Plan to Meet Col. Roosevelt's Ob
jection Thiil Arbitration Without Power to
Hnforce It Is Futile.
TAX ,L TO 3IKKT TOST OF
To Tin- liTin ok Tiik, Sfv Mr.' What-
v hr Hie rcunlls of t iio Kurnie:in
'i 'rfcl the iurin.r of mull
' mi in. inliiclx nf tlio.c raji:ill"
,s ami drawing rorrci't com-lii-ii.ti
fal'iioliiiis Iu'IIpN which wo
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c' tth-
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O' t' -
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l of the All. mile have fon.llv
I f.ir jifars.
" Ci i e in nc romfort
wis the tlinueht that twentieth oiMitiiry
, hi pIki-h nmti upon a plnn ahoM
!' pr- T'ritlon of the liorrorn lllul even
r i ! of nnr. but rather v have !
fnre ii- t'l" demonstration that the pres.
r r r i ' itM.T.llieilt illld ("Clrlltlflr li 1 1 11 1 li
itsent ,fi-i , but to Hpred Mors with tlio
pre.)' r nrtnlnt mill rlllolcncy Iti Mk
nork of ll'r ilentrui'tlmi.
No I'i'cer rjii ii feci the Mlchti'sl pro
tection In nlj'iiR upon a treaty union. hy
ou- onii po ivrii are In a toltlnti to
''ter another nation wi disposed from
I'CRt'ni? it ns "Jiut a wrap of pjper."
,' 'niRor can we IndtlWo In the hope.
t nt n-iy Hrhltratlon court, its now ron
ntltuted ran afford us any nlil or comfort
If nv rttUm by a i-al.uulty Klnillur to
that which has overwhelmed Kurope.
In 1-he.rt nations stand to-day where
th Ird'-. Mn.iM flood ilurlns tho Dark
and tt.to th- Middle AK'J. I'erHoiul
proe.s .-ettled nil ilKhU. The two
rinlc'tf- i'i ouner.'ilp were-, flrnl, tocovot,
aid, (e id. th power co'.iplcd with the
ill ti. ard kep. If any ono iloubta
lf i' ii ieol i't tho t lx leled upon th"
i ,ro i 'is of llilirlu'u taken li tho
i -i . i I fie (Ktiills of the oivup'llon
ef tho i Hw
t ol. HootfMrltS Vlrwu.
T-l It mi velt illsfilssltiK thin question
V - in' "' or los- dertnlti'ly. at a pos.-.
l . I'm oi oi ctti'ZHiion hotter i-.ilculntf d
it, mt. .i i " peace, a poaro basod upon
J i-t .' iiod i 'it'iteousnrsH. Ho na. "Wo
I'ttlM eiile.nor to devise inmc nn thod of
. 110' Milium with othor nation"
nhfr i there -hall bo at 1.-.it a reison
:i le chinie of oi-urine world pence an I
I a cm Ml of narrow lim Hie "pin-if of
p i.le w ir and Its ho! ron
Ti. i i'i, "i aii iiiuh' bo put bioli of tho
ludci in n.i rnatlniml 1 in Jut a' he H
b cM '. ti- .luiUr In munlclpnl lnv. The
ifT-c't.- i iv.ir of civilization mtl.t be
j.trC l i k 'f i ivillntlon'n rolleotl o pur
n, to loMfo reae'inablo junlce betwcn
i i'ipii .iiiil n t on."
. ,, ho niy "The Unfile couit has
p-T.il no-thle-irt In the present f,ln:intlc
r -is T'.i e lh hindl a llisue tro.ity
li 'm not 111 funic ro'ipn't boeti vio
lated However, a step toward the pca-o-f'i
kf,.;no'i' of ipieatlons at 'ssuo bo-
t'veei t.,itinnsj which am not. vital ha
ompllshoii In tho tluKiie court
i id !'V ratlonil and limit' d nem o or
i 1 trnnn treaties in tin- past. Our IiujI
ress is to try to nvike this court of more
tf i't and -o onl i'ko the class of casos
lere Its actions will be valuable. In
c ler to fin tills wo must endeavor to
i:ti'rii.iiionni ponce lorei- oeniiin i
li - international Judiciary
lie shiws I'Mt the effectual settlement
of "ii fuejtlon at hsun In the prisent
sre.it wir can h" acoomtdlsht'd only ny
Fn'ne su'-h medium as that sUKK''l-'d
Klthout tho unfortunate humbling of one
or mo.'c of the cr' at I'ower.
OfTers Pliill for Toilet,
R'oognizlng the In idequaoi of the pres
ent no, n ,if peace, ihl .nljiistlnu Interna
'o'nil dlffi etiei s, I skf tched a plan more
t i.m a yea ago for the organisation of ,
iirt ii. m-tltut'il as to nveiionie thl 1
d'feo This plan I showed to some of '
in friend, inilneiit lawyeis In this city, development of which would -equli
S"'ne Nll've t!,e plan practicable, others thouglr' and labor of a high order and
uro sveptril, but tome urged objections an untold working out of details and ad
ivhlch appeared to me Insuperable. In the I Justing of diversified Intr rests. The In
Prh' of present events the plan has lnt eluding or om.ttlng of liny nation from
nothing In point of feasibility but haa , the list contained in this plan Is not In
rained niU' h for the apparent necessity tended t i have anv slgnldcar-',..
fe Its adoption, either III whole or In I "When this plan should be flnnlly
part with moHMe.itlon. a Inpted, It would be folly to hope for the
In t'lls sketch, after referring to the ceasing of International troubles. Human
d'wlopm. nt of courts whereby differences nature would not change but would con
h'ttve"n Indlvldmls were settled In an or- , tmue as It lias throughout all ages and
i" 'y ivav Ins'ead of In the primeval 1 conditions. Trouble nnd strife would con-
insnner, I snld:
"Nations In their dealings with each
ether preuniab1) pursue a form of dlgnl
tl i d'ploin,itlo Intereou-re calculated to
''inWije the danger of hasty and ill
J'llj. 1 Hi Hon, yet It Is apparent that n.i
t "ns In conducting their affairs are ac
ini'ei quite us much In the haslc prln
c'nles of hunaii nature us are Individuals
1' thersfo'e would sem to follow that the
pan whuh has rerulted In an orderly nd-Jiist-nint
nf personal affairs mighl '-e
n-ip'ie.i with equal nucocMS tn adjustment
e' nr.unt difficulties. A start has been
"'id" in this direction by the creation of
I i Permanent i"ourt of Arbitration of
Tie Hague vet as a power to maintain a
"it nir,1 international pence this court
unilM sieni to he a urgllglbln quantl'v
"'''HUM . miqht have Jurisdiction to do
trnvt,.. nn questions of Internn onal dls-Sf-e.
me it. Tj,o reason why I obvious,
without power to enforce Its de-
i islonw
Ponrr to
llieriitf- .eeriilr,
"TV, it stain would organize a court
nd q,r t ii p,,Wer onlv to decide the
'l'-t .,s .uhiultted by litigants'.' nd
w' ii 'iiiri so organized could maintain
' " 'N-' t of the litigants? It In too
PM'er ,,f I , .state behind ihe court muni
f1".' I hi; in s nlll 'ra I rep, i red to
' ' 1 ' ' one;' decrees which creates
pic
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l i ."loot n the minds of th lltl
1 K'.-e. 'o tlv"0 decree, a Duality
'e Iitlgml, knowing thoimrlv-i
to assail, unquestloningl)' com-
"li ii .i io the International court, what
ir '..i,iii to the State' And where Is
I IMff
"T , ioirei.t npproirh th the 'State'
1 . Pi in is th, group of nations among
'i lie the litigants and all of which
' ' ii or levs Interested. As for tho
r ff. in.ro i none. The conditions nre
" ' 1 ' ...inie us when In th remote
" ' 1 1 ' f cefuthers In their endeavors to
'i 'i iinlorb way the disputes
r ieneives nrt appointed a JuiIbh
'" Uni! r tn decide upon the abstract
''Hi involved, but reserved to ilie'ii
flics th right of righting for or leslstlng
tc ile,-i,0n n, should seem Io them de
sirable, ' In order to eouln the International
fcn-i with the power to enforce its de-
-ccs mo hta;o, or In thli. case the sop.
' rHtion establishing tho c urt. must'fril
P''f at lis command, as did the litigants , 1 1 1 1
nf old l ho ..nil,. ,,,.i,i..,.,. ,,r ,i.f.,m. ItVI
;mi nrrence. In other words the Interna
ions' couit, tn slnnd on a bisls of equal-
with the courts which have been found
ufflcUnt for the adjustment of questions
"' Individual differences, must hnve at Its
command the armies and navies of the
countries constituting It
startling as this assertion appears, a
refu.l consideration of all that It lm-
.FOFXT ARMY AXD XAVV
potts seems to show that the plan If
t'ropcrlj worked out, Is logical, prac c
voheT.0'""""-'"1 fOP "" f ,h0 "'" ""'
"If. for Instance, Hiich n court ero or-
l-i He Stales, (iroat Hrltaln. France. Itus-
Slll. (IrrillllllV Sinnln I. ..I ...
I n ..f uhjch ,.,1nirlr(,' ,;;'. , ,
out tv ould probably represent over 75
, !. L " or?ar,lv'u.l,,n "'"re than
IS,,;;;:"" UM ,innMy
,")'hV W'.,u,l, ,l,p It'fvltible result
of lacing thi, ,,0,vpr , "
lection or one head wh.Ho , mt Ive
n.jd purpos ns ,o preserve pearTaml
th" biirdetisniue nmbltl..n of m.inv of the
I owe. s nf i:ro, . , re.ito, pe' i,aps by
.Mostly of e.,uilllncor suipas.h nelKh-
,"5,. 'T" '"! "Illtary
strciKth. Its snci.1,,1 irp.-lt w.iuld bo tr.it
those Pouers remaining outside the treaty
woiil.l quickly perceive the fov of nt
temptlnc to resist the power of the Inter
national court, or even to maintain them
selves on a b.isl of offence and defence
with other Powers outside the treaty, cspV
daily If the court assumed to take Juris
diction of all matters of Intern itlonal dif
ferences, which It well might do bocansi
th.v ,ie matters mat.rlally and seriously
nffectliie the Interest of thesu countries
within the treaty as well us those of the
bclllKcrents thomielvis.
II" Wnnlil 'Mipn Crnsr,
"The next result w-tiM he that th
power ,md with it the possibility to mak
nteniational war w.uld have ceased an J
the armies and navtfs of the world vvoul I
shmtly shrink from n basis reriulrliic an
exiiondltiire nf over two billions a yelr to
one tmlntalnahle on ono.foiirth of that
amount.
"Hut what about Intranational trouble-,
'bits, local uprisings and rob. nn?
Would these bo proper subjects for de
tei mtnatlon and action by tho court?
"s'uch dlstiiibain-s vary In character
and conrequences from transient riot. ex
tending over only a small (.cotton of a
linirlelpallty and loadll.v itrolla'do liv
the i ollco to rebellion vvhh h miv rend n
IK'werful nation. A local .llsturlun.'o nf
fectliiB liileriiatlonal relations and Inter
ests should bo a proper subjei t for th"
Inioinatloiial court. To determine Jusi
w en mid whro the Internatloi-al court
should take Jurlsdh tlou lM mattors of
local dlHurliaiice would Constantly iireont
questions f .ll.houlty which would h.vo I ,,,., u Hj ' , ad ,.lr( praTlic.il r"
caro. That a riot In Cilna might affect mur il question
Int. rests in Mn.loi, Is apparent. r,rl.i Tll,.ro aro mj, v vMnft hfw.fvPr. ,,
s iy- that the Am"! can Indian on th- .op measuring everything with u moral
M.re of l,:.ke upe-lor .-...not strike , unit of m. asurement To these persons
hi rquaw without affecting th price of Gormany does not mo.isure up to the
, ,. . , , , ,, .
jtv.e court should tak- Jurisdiction would
, require careful consideration mi l the ex-
, . . ' n"o wi- "i"u-1
llshliig of governing precedents.
"It Is not app.iiont v.hv th,. ..do-itlon of
such a plan would require an immediate
i t il. ill..- to I", un ill ill,-, oi i ii
ni.iofco oi i"iu iii uii-i oi ,t iiiiiii.i,iii,i.
ri..ri f the forces Placid Undei the eom-
manu or ttie court, nitnointn it is maiuresi
that these forces would be required to h
absolutely su'iserviont to the orders of the
court. Probably the most iffeetii.il means
of accomplishing thin would be;
"F.rst. for tho pay of all men, officers
Slid employees to be mud by the court,
which should be supported by a tax paid
by all nations coni'-ig Into this tieaty.
"Sei'onil, for tho olllcers. nin and em
ployees to bo dependent upon tho court
f ir their appointment, advancements ajid
commissions.
"Thl i ketch. It will h nponrent. 1 u
more supgotlon. an outline of a plan, the
linuallj arinc, gblng tho court plenty of
hard work to 'do, and Its olllcers would
d(,uhtles tlud ample reason for 'their ex
istence." At the close of the rketch I called at
tention to the fact that hasty and 111 con
sidered action In the adoption of the plan
would be Impossible, at least In ihe United
States, for the reason that such adoption
would neces-arlly be preceded In in
amendment of the Federal Constitution
and that such amendment could be had
onlv afler the plan should have been
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public satlstlcd Ihnt Its merits nre rueli
bs to uarraiit Its adoption.
Annum N. Tatud.
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SERS GERMAN BLUNDER .
IN RIG STICK POLICY
To tiik Ktirron or TUB Hl'N Nlr: llend
ItiR the tier ply Interostlni; expression of
views on the subject of Oermany, the
KalsPi' mid other similar mutters In the
leadliiK inaB.itlnes and newspapers, the Im
pression lonvoyod to n sympathizer with
the allies Is that tho Uerm.tli view, even
tholiKh exptcssed by the most competent
exponents. Is lucking In perfect sincerity.
It falls short of the truth because of
Incomplete analysis.
One eminent professor treats Trance, as
Ih-Iiik iimoliK tho formldablo array of ob
stacVs tiKalnst the peaceful expansion
of ilermiiny because France, "unwIllliiB
to fotKet her national humiliation," kept
prtparltiK incessantly for the day of re
venue. Kverybody knows that If France,
which though prciwrliiK Incessantly was
ivlwnya nccus I of never beliiK ready,
had olllclally set aside, lior reveiiKeful
alms ns to tho lust provinces this would
nut have saved .tier from lielnt; gradu
ally pushed by Germany from her posi
tion us a great Power Into ono of sub
serviency to the Wllhelmstrasse.
Franco at lust cuuld not follow any
forclxn policy without German Inter
ference, yet to avoid war France, acttvall
parted with colonial French territory.
Fiance stood as tnurli of this ns could
be lorne by a self-respecting nation.
Alsacn and 1ortnlne wore only secondary
causes. A sincere analysis can only dls.
cover In tho end that ha! there been
mi Herman threats such ns at Agudlr.
no (Itriimn dictation as to the personnel
of tho French Mlntsto, no laud grnb
blngs such as of French Congo, France
to-day would have boon totally unpro
pared to tight Herman)' either on sea or
land.
If th Hermans, hid had more acumen
they would have hidden the big stick until
France had been disarmed by confidence.
Now the French nre armed to tho teeth
and are quite living up to their military
reputation.
This blunder on tho part of Oermany
Is characteristic. The Germany wo see
Is strong, painstaking anil Intelligent, but
loo often blundering when It comes to
diplomacy. The disciple of Machlavelll,
us sumo fjerman Htutejmieti seem to be. It
wa certainly ou egnglous blunder to
threaten France. Poor diplomacy will
probably be the ruin of Gormanj.
Again tho German publlclls claim too
much. It Is conceded that In mr.t prac
t'eal matters the Germans hold lirst plat e,
In applied science for example. They cor
t.ilnli squeeze tho Juleo, so to speak, out
of science and lubricate with It all things
In their tench , hut they lack genius.
Thy are not Invintlvo The creative
m'nd In t.nt frequent In Germany. In th"
tine arts they ar- not to bo named with
tho French, nor In literature (leaving out
Goethe, who has been dead a long tlmei.
nar In basic dlscovtrles In science Tho
nanus of Pascal. Pasteur, I ..i mar ok.
I.avolsler are thoio of real founders not
iiuapters or ropyers.
German mllifir; science Is deeply In
debted to Napoleon. Kvvn in music of
late years tho French have left tin ill
far bihlnd, as to composer. It Is. lmu.
ever, understood and agreed to bv many I
trim tho German ate a wonderful race I
wnien ii is fiono wonderful thing. That
I fini..l.il ...ll. ..- i ....
maimaru, io ine.-o persons the que
;kcep cropping up, "Vhv M many
mans willing and able to'almse them
Jrr-
in cue level or the spy?" "How can a
Genoial the moment of failure when
, sorvlces are most needed and his honor
UH mo,t nt ,ukft ilrn M mitnr pn.
nren ano tne Held he led thom io
committing iiulclde"" and the merchants
who leave tholr families and creditors In
m mreii alter snooting themselves. All
this urgues Inferior moral fibre. Suicide
and spying aro common in Oermany
In one of the latest magazines the char
acter of the German Kalrer Is summed up
as follows: "Itlchard Wagner's Parsifal
and the Nletzschean Superman seem com
blued In him," and again. "He trge
his own sons to labor Incessantly to make
themselves true personalities, taking as
their guide Jesus, 'the most personal of
nil .personalities.' "
The Kaiser, It Is said. Is thoroughly
representative of modern Germany. It f
cerraini) a strata combination this of
Parsifal and Superman, of a follower of
Christ and a lollower of Antichrist. To
fus.i In ono natU'e Christ and Antichrist
Is a chef d'eruvre of scientific barbarism.
In Germany, as In all countries, phllrs
ophers and philosophical poets, llko
Nietzsche, come and go. Their influence
waxes and wanes, but always something
lem.Uns more or less permanently. What
Nietzsche left was the contempt of pltv.
This Is what has alarmed the world. We
believe In a Parsifal, but not In the Super
man. j.; i p
Nkw York, October 10,
SEES NO PERIL FOR
TEUTONIC CULTURE
i" tut. liotTOR ok TltE 8 wsr- -Sir; It
Is unfortunate that pro-Germans confuse.
no issue ny inioenuing the present con
met m n cultural struggle What Is th
precise relationship of culture to war?
To what extent do philosophy, literature
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iIIIIoih? Yrar ago Talne endeavored to
Hnd the origin of creative works In n
study of the environments In which they
were produced. It Is questionable If hla
work has appreciably altered critical ten
dencies. In fact, we doubt If nt present
we can unravel the strands which con
nect thought with life.
What Is certain I that modern Ger
man literature, philosophy mid art are. of
a symbolic texture, In no way rellectlnsr
militarism,
For n time :i historical school In Ger
many utilized tho doctrine of tho "Will
to Power." More recently we had evi
dence of myth making In Stewart Cham
berlain's gnindloso pretensions, llo used
tho phrase "Teutonic culture" In the son!
of Teutonic civilization, law and polity,
opposing It to non-Aryan civilizations.
Perhaps It Is this myth which his now
befuddled tho minds of German advo
cates. If that Is so then It Is perfectly
comprehensible that the faith In Teuton
destiny should be embraced by thoso who
are too sentimental to grant the material
roots of war
What tlernhardl and Trellschko stoled
bluntly has been restated In spiritual
language, until many Germans aro ready
to believe that German "culture" Is nt
stake. This brllef I a vital lie and has
Its Value; but It should not be made the
column, pillar mid arch of the German
defence. That defence may be, predicated
ob the need for Hew uiaikeU and terri
torial expansion.
Let It bo understood that the criticisms
of German polity cm apply, with minor
variations, to nil the great Powers.
Furthermore It will olmlfy the discussion
If It Is pointed out tint tho balance of
power theory contnln'd tho Venn of dis
sension which later liecime virulent
through conflicting ecnnoiii.c alms, racial
aspiiatlons and the awakening of tho Il.il
kan States, Ami flmlly let the cant of
democracy opiosed to militarism teaso,
for an alliance of Kngland, Franco and
Hussln for other than material ends Is
the devil pin) lug monk.
h. A SotlMoM.
Nkw YonK, October 0.
RELIEVES GERMANY
WANTS TO GET BRAZIL
To the F.nproR ok Tun Sun .Sir: I
hav been living In New York for the
past nlneteoii ytars. in fact only left that
city on a visit to Kngland some six weeks
ago. I cm, therefore, claim to be fairly
well acquainted with the views of Ameri
cans us expressed In the dally Journals
with rigard to Germans In South America.
I have also recently read abstracts from
American Journal in whl'di it was stated
that President Wilson has urged that no
partisan feeling bo shown by citizens or
papers of the t'nlteil Slates with respect to
the present war In Kurope.
I wlh to point out that, irtjttlng on one
side sontlmeiit. tho reprobation that all
right minded persons must feel for the
manner In which the German Government
has broken treaties and violated neu
trality, citizens nf the Fulled States must
nppioclato tho fact that their material
Intcirtils are hound up In the lsuc. If
Great llritam falls America loses hor
best customer, whll" the past history of
German loiumorcial methods holds out
no hope that America will benefit In any
one wnv by a German triumph. And If
Great Hrltaln los. s in this war, I not
America likely to ulTer directly In South
America? Will a victorious Germany
be apt to respect for long the Monroe
Doctrine?
llv various nv'thod known to Ameri
cans who live or trade In South America
Germany has captured n considerable por
tion of that trade. Nor Is this nil. In
her endeavor to gain a foothold In South
America sho has been unobtrusively but
persistently backed up by her Govern
ment. For more thin a cneratlon there has
boen propaganda, aitlvely supported by
the German Government, gplng on In
sioulh America, especially In the Southern
Slates of llrnzll, South (.'atarina, Parana
and most of all In Jllo Grande do Sill.
The German population In those State. Is
generally estimated at a million.
It Is obvious that while under past
circumstances Germany would not have
eared to give effect to these aspirations
to tli extent of risking, a ronlllct with
tho United States she has been patently
waiting for the moment which would bH
nfforded by American embarrassment or
Isolation to give her the opportunity m
realize her dreams of colonial empire In
South America. Such an opportunity
would bo supplied by her winning In the
present conflict.
CltAnt.KS 0. CLOUTtNO.
Nonrot.K, Kngland, September 27.
GERMAN LEVY OF
TRIBUTE ON LONDON
To tiik KntTon or this Hcn .Sir: In
your Sunday's Issuo George Jlelmuth of
Hrooklyn, a German American, with tho
accent on the German, waxeth exceudlng
wroth against "the Kngllshman'H peculiar
ability to hide the truth with hypocritical
phrases," suspending contract obligations
toward Germans during the war.
Itefnrc blackguarding the Kngllsh Mr.
llolmuth ought to tell us what tho Ger
mans .11 o doing about tho payment of
past duo bllli aggregating upward of
40,0fln,0(jo, the reacceptance of which
they si cured In London Just before bring
ing on war. They thus prudently col
lected tribute out of the city of london
by stealth as u prelude to their levies lit
I.legr, Ilrursels and Antwerp by force!
M. I,.
InviNTiToN-ov-Htinsox, October 12
SAYS U. S. SYMPATHY
IS WITH BELGIUM
To Tin: F.ntTOK op Tiik Sitn Sir: In
Tiik Spn of October 10 you print a com
munication from C. ,L. Schlens, who usks
where should lie the sympathttn of n na
tion like th" I'nlted Stntes, who prides
heiself In her belief In "fair play" Mr.
Schleus m.ikis the mistake of thinking
Hint the sympathies of tho I'nlted Stafs
are with Kngland.
If he were more observant he would
know that as a general rule Americans
nre a ll'tlo Inclined to rotuddrr them
selves above Knglind and l-ngllshnu n.
They have not approved of Kngland's
polii'ie toward her colonies and toward
foreign countries, with which she had
differences.
Tint, however, doev not natt?r now.
Tl'o American people oppose all unfair
ness as Mr. Schleiw suggests and for that
rea-on they sympathize with Helglum and
agalut the cause of her dIMrcss.
In the second place If ltelglum had not
bcn Invaded and Germany had attacked
France bv some other avenue the sym
pathies of America would till be against
Germany nnd with France bcnu where
the Ifsms aro between republics anl
srlstoeracles you will find the Amirleans
behind he republics every tlni".
.Iamkk Si'MNF.umn,
HnooKt.TV, October 11.
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British "Navaltsm ' ' Has Not
Menaced Trade, Says Fox
Xcw Haven Man Asserts Dr. Pern burl's Theories Are.
Proved False, by History of Merchant
Marine Growth.
CITES ENGLAND'S CONSIDER ATTOX FOR NATIONS
To tub KniTOR ok TltE Run Sir: Tn
my last letter, criticising Dr. Demburg's
logic, I showed tho folly of his fltntement
that llrltlsh fortified coaling stations
threatened the commerco of all nations.
That la especially true of tho Western
Hemisphere, From Halifax on tho At
lantic to Vancouver on the Pacific, there
Is not a strongly fortltlrd coallnc station
which menaces the commerce of tho
United States or any other nation. On
tho Pacific coast of this continent thero Is
no llrltlsh coaling station of any sort
until Vancouver, In llrltlsh Columbia, Is
reached, and the one thero can hardly
bo spoken of as Rtrongly fortified. Dr.
Dernburg's feeling ugalnst England leads
him constantly to assertions which do not
boar close examination, I will provo this
by discussing-two or three.
lie sa)s. "If at British demand tho
German navy Is dismantled, then ' tlio
t'nlteil Stntes cannot have a mercantile
marine without a nuvy that can, single
handed, oopo with tho llrltlsh."
In 1311 Norway hail a mercantile steam
tonnage oqlinl to that of France, of Japan,
twice as great ns that of Austria and
nearly twlco that of Italy, yet Its navy Is
Insignificant.
The appeal to history shown Dr. Dcrn
tnirg In error In tho samo way. For two
centuries Kngland's navy haa very much
surpassed those of other nations, yot no
peaceful nation has hnd any cause to fear
It. Prussia had no fleet of any kind until
lsfi5. nnd no enormous fleet until 1300.
Yet tho two great German steamship com
panies, founded beforo 18fi0, through en
terprise and Industry grew enormously
during the lost half of tho Inst century.
The history of tho L'nltcd States tells
the saiun story. Our tonnage engaged In
foreign trade In 1861 reached 2,484,1194
tons, the highest figure for foreign ton
nage In our history.
Dr. Pornburg says "llrltlsh navallsm,
which Is much moro dangerous to tho
world at large than the so-called Girman
militarism, demands that two llrltlsh
ships shall iilw-nys exist for ono of ony
natlon whatever. And while It may bo
said that the world Is now doing Its over
sea trade on llrltlsh tolerance, there Is
tho certainty that It can In future, only
do it by British permission If tho llrlt
lsh programme of destroying Germany
and Its tlfet In a long struggle Is real
ized." Now let us put the test of logical anal
ysis to this paragraph First, when wo re
member that In nil such computation by
llrltlsh citizens the navy of the I?nltel
States is expressly ixcopted we leallzo
again that Dr. Dernburg Is fallible and
Inexact. ,
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Tho analysis naturally dlvldCH Into two
part, llrsl tho waillke lr.intin lint no
Inscribed; neoond, the two nations winch
control those menns. Hrltliih naval'sm
rest. entirely upon n vnluuieer haws
Citizens tiny refium to outer tho navy,
and thero Is no punishment or penalty fol
lowing. After svllora havo been dis
charged from servloo they ,annot b
called back Into serviro by compulsion.
On tho contrary, under tho Gcriutn mil
itary system overy man, unless excused
for bodily defect, must servo thrco years,
except that Uiosn who can pass the equlv
ulent of un examination for oollogo en
trance in tliia country servo only ono
yoar. Refusal to servo means long Im
prisonment or death. In later years, up
to 4f as reservist, he must respond to
the call of tho Government wider similar
penalty. This eorvico tends to create u.
military caste, dignify In tho popular mind
war as the highest of professions and
render the civil subordinate to tho military
ipowor, as In tho Zabcrn tnoldorrt. An
army composed of Infantry, cavalry and
artillery Is mobile and can quickly b
moved and thrown upon the, enemy. Nettl
ing can obstruct Its devouring march ecr
cept a similar body of men, well drUlad
and well equipped. It clearly stums th
hypocrisy of tho German Dmperor's ulti
matum to Russia to si op moblUxlng on
Austria's frontier when Russia did not
finish her mobilization and begin aertous
Invasion until August 28, while a power
ful German army won besieging L1e
seven da)iB after tho declaration of war.
Dr. Dernburg's ntatement will certainly
be unfounded until tho time cornea sxfcn
dreadnought can Rail ntralght across
land and bombard u city.
Consider the nations behind Chasa
engines of war. During tho last fifty
years In her trade relations, with tho
world Kngland haa practised the Golden
Jlulo toward her fellow nations ns no other
Government. Munich brewers Belling their
beer In ICngland pay no higher tax Into
tho llrltlsh Treasuty than llrltlsh browrra.
whllo Germany has always maintained a
high tariff against her. f ught a tariff war
with her colony, Canada, In order to
get away trade from tho mother country,
and constantly through lier universities,
her schools, her army and her press haa
taught her citizens enmity toward her
best customer.
I nm proud nn nn American citizen to
seo how my own country in this matter
towers abovo Germany us a giant aliove a
pygmy. Vera Cruz and Louvaln. Com
pare the two Tho conditions of "sniping"
were the same, but how different the treat
ment. Gkoi.'In 1,. Fox,
University School, Ni:w II.vvkn', Conn,
Oclobor S
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