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Supplement to the "China Mail.

THE TEUTON AND THE

BRITISH VIEW.

ENGLISH M. A. REPLIES TO GERMAN SCHOOLMASTER.

INTERESTING CORRESPOND.

What is known in England as to the powers of our Emperor, as to his position relatively to our nation, to our militar iam We are perpetually being con- fused with Rossia and Carism. O,

WHAT WOULD CARLYLE SAY?

THERE WILL BE A TERRIBLE AWAKENING.

August 17, 1915.

A letter recently received from, the WHY THE GREAT GERMAN

daughter of a celebrated German FLEET WAS BUILT. Do you suppose we are unacquainted Meanwhile, we take calmly the con- University professor said: "It is all. with the utterances of the Pan-German temptrons arrogate and undeserved beyond my power to grasp; I know prees, with the teaching of Bernhardi, batred, whilst deeply deploring the no Germans who could do such atrocious freitschke, Nietzsche, and many an-blindness of a once high minded nation things as are bera imputed to the Ger other? They leave it beyond doubt. which disavows its noblest qualities. Or mans, and are, alas, in some casta proved. They even bonst that for them there is oo is it true that the whole of Cermany bus Many noble minded Garmans bare no Has the good spirit of the great higher right than might and that Cor-adopted Neitzsche's saying?" You say conception how terrible the educt of Scotchman no longer a home in many is the "Superman" among the it is the good cause that sanctifies every German soldiers and oflicers has been, ENCE.

nations. And this party has got the war. I tell you it is the good way that and all think that this war is a defensive England?

Does no one rise up in your country mastery of the German Government, sanctifies every cause." In any case, war. I hear frequently from my mother The following is in translation of a

Germany must undergo a mighty and sisters; of course, one cannot express

world that post one's views in letters to Germany.” recent correspondence between Mr. E.W. to-day and proclaim to you, as Carlyle deceived the German people, and Hallitas, M. A. Senior Assistant Master dil in 1870, what it is that Germany is BEFOOLED THE VAIN EMPEROR. formation before the

sesses moral feeling" can have anything

In 1870 Paris, n fortified city, was. at Mill Hill School, Loadou, ned fighting for, and why we are bound to German schoolamster:-

conquer? Amidst the materialists, the And this war, and the barbarous in-in common with her.

To you remember Bismarok'a re-besieged for months before the King Dear Mr. Hallifax,-I have learnt to commercial and mercenary minils, are human methods with which it is waged, esteem yem na opo who thinks ethically. there no longer any ethical minds in are the true born offspring of this new flection on his past life giren at the end William and the Crown Prince Friedrich of Busch's "Tagebuch-blatter"? He decided to bombard it. Now Germany I therefore turn to you now with the England? I have seen too much good paganism of this will to power."

I was recently told by a lady who has (Bismarck) gazed awhile silently before

many unarmed citizens, women and most urgent request to write me replies in England to despair of moral great- to all the following questions, to all the ness, the eternally, good and sine for eight years, teen teaching English him, and then lamented to us that honkes it her aim to shy with bombs as questions which greatly stir me, since element in man, I have one last hope to dermon officers in Berlin that they bad little joy and satisfaction from bis children, as possible. This measures cannot even yet believe beyond doubt, that there are men in England also used to say to her, "We should have political work. No one loved him for it. the difference between 1870 and 1015. as most of my brother Germaans do, that ke Carlyle. And therefore: I beg you war to-morrow it it weren't for SM. He had made no one happy by it, either between the first and the second the whole English aution can bave sank carnestly by the power of the apprecia- (His Majesty)"-thus waking it clear himself, nor his family, nor others, but William, and serves to characterise so low ne to carry ou farther the tion of our national life which you enough what they and other people be had made many unhappy. But for modern Germany, which is betrayal of the world's civilisation which possess so highly, to write to me, how wanted.

Belgium has been foully murdered. three great wars, 80,000 men would not REGARDLESS OF ALL MORALITY; the attack on our untion representa. you as a man with moral feeling, think You are an Englishman, just as I am a about the war which Eegland is waging Fer no fault except that it had the have perished, nad parents, brothers, Germas. Therefore I appeal not to with mercenaries and Asiatice against courage to refuse a traitorous demand, sisters, and widows would not be in barelevated lying to a political industry,

and to defend its soit against the mourning. That, however, I have settled your political or military judgment, but our nation?

tyrant's viclence, a little State has seen with God. Bat of joy I have had little excites the laughter of the work by its its towns plundered and blasted, or none from all that I have dene: on selexaltation and the world's horror by its population homeless and starving. the other hand, ruch veration and men, women and children toil-With kind regards, yours sin its old mutilated and butchered by nameless cerely,

E. W. HALLIFAX. deeds, to excuse and palliate which

December, 1014. The evil that ministers to its thirst for Ising charges have been brought against |

Dear Mr. Hallifax,--An agreement domination, otherwise called "the free the victims which, as I can prove to you, have been related by official Germans,

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to your purely human, ethical thought I remain, in recollection of our friend to your conscience. which knows noly cocparation last year at this time, limit of nationality. What nation on yours H. R. the whole earth has higher achievements in civilisation to defend than the Ger mars? Weight on behalf of the inherit ance of Goethe, and Schiller, and Kaat

me, he said, 'there would not have been

Fledge. I am doubly sorry that you

its wilful cruelty and blood-thirstiness, appearing to mankind as an incarnate Mephisto, the foe of the good, the true, und the beautiful--

(REPŁY, SLIGHTLY CURTAILED.)

December, 1914. Dear Herz R-Sinen I wrote in July and Beethoven, which we hold sacred. I bave often thought of you, and always Not enough that our berses oppose their with cordial good-will and friendship: barbarous Russia, which of coarse, is earlier greeting if I had known how Such a crime is unique in the history possible. I could refale each one of names good; the good that stands in its boilies to the huge masses of ball-and should certainly have sent you anandi by witnesses friendly to Germany between us en political mattera is im- development at its civilisation"-it not a civilised natior, and knows not and whither. That you, lika myself, of the world, inexpiable, a crime which your statements, from my own know-way, evil. what it does. No, the unheard of thing are deeply distressed by these terrible can never be forgotten, or forgives, one is that England, in addition to its own events, I do not doubt I cannot indeed that is so..inconceivable that any person repent the legends of English news- paid mercenaries, incites against us to expect you to share all my cervictions that retains a feeling for honour. justice papers as to the influence of Bernhardi, Nietzsche, Treiterhke and Bernhardi? yellow nad the black

I should not like to be called a self know, ca the other hand, how great read that "the time is steeped in of every nation, abuses us as Buns, and the rightness of the judgments you delvad. will not rest until, with the auxiliar express upon England, because we Hap, but I should still leas like to have to the quite different inluence of Schiller Nietzsche's though; and temper," Kiehl hordes from Asia and Africa, with start from different data. But bas it never blush for a Kaltor which makes possible and Goethe on our thought and action. declares that no writer of the more Mongolias, fodians, and negroes, it has

and approves such things. It is ansibilated the nation of Sebiller and Luther. And all this purely out of

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COMMERCIAL ENVY AND RIVALRY.

sit at home and endeavour to buy

occurred to you that some of the rocat important facts have been deliberately withheld from you, and other natterly false statements imposed upon you? Instances ercugh of the latter are con- tained in your letter. (Bero follows 'n refutation, and a warning against the lies emanating from German spies, from Wolf's Bureau, and "Berlin correspond- ente" of the foreign preas.)

AN INSULT TO LUTHER AND SCHILLER,

the prophet and the poet of freedom, to Kant, the champion of truth, to Goethe, and Beethoven, even to invoke their names at such a time as the present Let Schiller speak-

Das Leben ist der Guter hechates

Der Uebel grceztes aber ist die

For the rest your letter crasists of nicht, self-complaisant assumptions, without any kind of reasoned justification. You Schuld." call our army an army of mercenaries. (Life is not the highest good, but the Are not Geriann officers and generals' gravest evil is guilt")

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soldiers, and create prejudice in their WE ARE NOT GUILTY OF THIS newspapers by dalirious charges and calumnies against our soldiers. We

WAR,

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Why try to deny their influence to

The ultimate, deepest cause of the serious class is so much read as world catastrophe that has burst upon Nietzsche. In his Philosophic Creeds" us all is, I am convinced, two-fold: (1) Eleuszner says that the period since 1870 The ever growing materialism of our found in Nietzsche the new favourite time; (2) the fact that the pure teaching which it sought, and speaks of his of Christ. which as all modern rescar-"great popularity." But, be that sa it ches show is preserved with some cer- may, the practice of German statesmen, taiots only in the Sermon on the Mount generals and political writers, corres and some Parables, has been more and ponds so exactly to the precepts of those more distorted by the Church since the phantastic obscurantist Paul. If the pure teaching of Christ has been pro claimed for the last 2,000 years, instead of false doctrines of the (Protestant and Catholic Church, this war would not have happened.

The exertions made by England, the

august minde that we need not inquire whether they deliberately followed such precepts, or devised them independently.

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I regard it'as monstrous. Lias not the earth one for two? Why did Eng- land lock with so much envy at the growth of our trade and of our info

Cense the pitiful attempts to excusa ence? Did not the exuberant strength of our people force as thereto? Were

Germany's action. Not as weak-willed blunderers have we undertaken the fear. we not obliged to build a fleet just

ful task of this war. We wanted it. because England refused to guarantee who choose military servico ng their But obviously, these sentiments are out the inviolability of merchant shipping at profession paid likerise? And if so, of date, and who now believes that "alle advertisements in connection with re- Because we had to wish it, and could the Hague Conferences? How could may not they as justly be called mer- Schuld racht sich auf Erden" ("All cruiting which I myself have seen in wish it-Dermany strikes. If it con- this commerical envy grow so strong reanries as our oficers and privates who guilt aveages itself on earth") The English papers, the cowardice of the quers new realms for its genius the that to-day England is not ashamed to voluntarily choose this branch of the very reasons advanced by Germany in most powerful fleet in the world, the priesthood of all the gods will sing, incite half the world against us? One paid State service instead of another self-justification are the negation of all bringing up of more sad more bordes songs of praise to the good war.

of black and brown auxiliaries, enrage order that spirit might conquer we were people after the other is driven by in England men are not regarded as ethical thought.

obliged to forge the nightiest weapons Nailber Russia, France, nor England Belgium Kanonenfutter (food for cannon")- Kogland to face the steel.

every German....

We are fighting a terribly grave con- for it. The fashioning of such weapons has been left to bleed to death by Eng an expression applied to the lower ranke made or desired this war (all three were land without effective aid. France, by German officers. There are many unprepared), nor perhaps did the Gor flict against four great Powers. You wis possible only because millions of whose bliadness we all pity, and whom people in England, and in every ocuntry, man nation, left to itself. We possess will understand that this is caly render industrious persons transformed the we all recognise as pur only honest whose motto is, by country, right or irrefutable proofs, eg, documents founded possible by unprecedented poor Germany into the rich Germany, military opponent; we forgive them their wrong."

"But there are also hundreds on fallen German officers, that even in thusiast, and absolute devotion to the which was then able to prepare and lies and boastfulness as being a bit of thousands-I believe millions-who June, before the murder of the Austrian Fatherland. 1913 was a trifle coepared conduct the war as a great Andustry, blooded Roman people,

still love truth and justice better than Archduke, the German Government was with what we are now experiencing. All Now we knew what the war is for Not France is economically and will soon the country they love so well, and who planning and making secret preparations the good and great minds of cur nation for French or Polish territories, por for march with our soldiers, and at their billions of money. No! to hoist the also be a military power, lost. You would not for a moment besitate, if need for the war.

Germany and Austria, as the words bead Schiller, without whom we could storm flag of the Empire on the narrow know how Faust days to Mephisto (let be, to rise up and confess before all the the words be burled in the face of world We are wrong." We have of the German Foreign Office imply (cp. not possess the spiritual strength for chaunel that opens and locks the road England, which drives other nations much to deplore in our rational life also those of the German Ambassador at bis unequal contest. Therefore, it is to the Ocean. These words are from against the German fre): Thou grin- but the whole British people to the last Vienna Germany knew quite well, mere phrase to say that we fight in the "New York Times" translation of what she was doing in backing up and through Schiller, Luther. Coethe, ar article by Harden But perhaps you nest composedly at the fate of thous nb knows that

Austria") deliberately challenged Lussia and Beethoven.

reject Harden's witness likewise. Well, ands." The lordly English themselves

Germany frustrated all the intense efforts The rough realities of the war, waged for every voice you reject, ifty others made by England to arrange the differ as it is only between French and Ger- make themselves heard, proclaiming ences between Russia and Austria, and mans with openness and chivalry, pretty much the same thing the thing declared war on Ressia the moment the involve terrible things. The history of that your Government from policy con- here are filled with holiest enthusiasm. Knows that we left no store unturned latter took the first precautions against the world will pronounce later who ceals and strives for. Gerhard Flauptmann has found the right to prevent it, knows that we are indeed the preparations which Germany had

rupt my training in September owing Auswer to all the outcry of our enemies fighting for our existence and our in- for weeks been making in secret. What bears the guilt. I myself bad to inter over the destruction of Belgian works dependence. Otherwise for no selfish has filled Germany with such maddened to ill-bealth. Now I am again quite of art, unfortunately rendered necessary end, for no temporal possession, but in rage against England?. The fact that well, and next week I too go forth to the My watchword is as punishment for treacherous attacks. order to fulfla solema obligation to she could, and would, have prevented cred conflict.

the war with Russia and France, bad Goetbe. "The shot-riddled breast of one of Belgium and to Eupcre. our beroic German brothera

A cordial farewell. I hate no in Germany had the same obligation she not been absolutely convinced that and had given the same pledge, but it England would, and indeed puust, stand divitaal Englishman. As lile de was to her a mere "scrap of paper." aloof. Is not that in itself sufficient hate English civilisation. I reverence OUT-WEIGHS ALL THE ART To me this war represents the bank proof that Germany willed the war. if Shakespeare, Carlyle, Shelley, Ruskin ruptcy of a civilisation based on mere not against both powers, against France, and Turner, and many others, moat TREASURES OF LOUVAIN!»

reason and non-moral forces, and its whom, ue. Germans have frequently told The whole German people bas followed impotence, apart from the spirit of us, she menat to destroy? But before its Emperor with the old hymn of Christianity, to regulate human life and she knew that England would stand by Luthor, Ein feste Burg ist naser Gotr," bold human society together. It is as Belgium, she had already declared war and the spirit of our great Schiller if the evil in the world under ita vaunt on Russia and France.

Hence the cry of treachery against marches at the head of our victorious ed civilisation had grown so great that armies with the words: We resolve to it could only be purged by the victorious England. Moreover, wo now know from later. I remain, your bo a united people of brothers, nor part secrifice of millions You know that the lipa of Italian Statesmen that Austria

January, 1015. from one another ia any danger or for 30 years the German language and and

Dear Herr R-To reply to your last distress." We are fighting for the free German life have been my chief interest, development of our civilization against that I have great regal and admiration

KINDLE THIS WAR IN 1913.ester would be a long, and, in the end, fruitless task. There is much is it a world of hatred and envy, and as for many of your countryman, and that sarely as a moral order in the universe I conated them among my best friends. Had France er Kussia attacked Ger- that touches me deeply, and not least bighter righteous power-erials, I don't think you will charge me many, our sympathies would not have the fact that it proven more clearly than Germany can never be conquered. We with undue partility for our present been with them, and if France had ever that you are for the time being are fighting a holy war, in which our Government, or indeed, for anything violated the neutrality of Belgium, we INCURABLY OBSESSED.did Germany and Austria not dare to great minds, those of the past and those merely, because it is English. But should have been her opponent. Our still living amongst us, who incessantly I ought to know something more than attitude to this question has been the That you are deaf to all facts whilst publish any of the correspondence that giving unlimited credence to the most was exchanged between them prior to inspire and teach us with spoken and Germacs can possible know of what my same in 1914 as in 1870

Why were we forced to "let Belgium malicious. Hea of your Government and the war? Yes, why? written word, support us. Fer it is no countrymen think and feel

Allow

GERMANY, ATTEMPTED TO

highly.***

I am grateful for much that advant- aged me in England, and to you expect alle for your friendship.

If I survive the war, I hope we shall be able to reach a better understanding

FL. R.

What would you think of an English man, who na a deccendant of Shake- speare, Milton, and others, claimed the right to attack, plunder and slaughter bis neighboars, and boasted the while that the spitit of Shakespeare was march ing before him, and giving him the spiritual strength necessary for the sacred confict?

Or didn't Germany attack anybody? Permit me then this simple question, which anys far too little and yet an immense deal. Could not Germany have prevented this war? The whole non- Cerman world answers "Yes," and I disbelieve that there is a single even half-informed and sincere German who could say "No to it. The "Berliner Tageblatt is said to have written

The German people did not, as in 1913, wish for war. The German people the diplomatic prelude to the war." have only a fragmentary knowledge of Why, an American writer remarks,

easy task, especially as we have to mo, therefore, to make the following bleed to death without effective aid 22 press. Otherwise you could not, og all this is clear to the black and combat all the lies scattered abroad by statements

England controlling, as she does, a

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the cables. *

England is fighting, or rather makes IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE others fight, for her trade interesta

Becaues an Expeditionary Force cannot write of the cowardice of the most

be equipped in a day, whilst German powerful feet of the world. Whom brown races and savages of every troops were, massed on the Belgium then is this flect to fight? The German nation," who are voluntarily taking part frontier (for manoeuvres, formooth!) long fleet, "openly and chivalrously? No in this war because their trigler mak before the declaration of war, the chivalrous" German mines and sepse in refolled by Germany's conduct. True, I read of voices raised ja that we as a nation feel any kind of com our taunt emphasizes England's antorpedoes, behind which the German and impels them thereto. To you, dear Englad against the war. A protest mercial jealousy or envy of Germany's readiness, but all the more Germany's feet covers, except when a few cruisers, Hert I., with all good, above all that of English scholars, which was sur

bad faith and cynicism. For the long confident that they are unobserved, steal you may Boon return unharmed from the nounced at the beginning of August, trade and influence (does car Free Trade and meditated attack through Belgium, out of biding to bombard undefended fiery ordest. At present you are blind could not, of course, raise an effective point to it?), to say nothing of our not only had strategic railways been seaside resorts and to massacre women and den! This, 1, who am twice your echo in your country, where mammon bating Germany or going to war with bailt up to the Belgian frontier, bat gun and children, That the British Flect age, cannot rerent in you. we

Some day you will be din-illusioned, I hunters and sportsmen are the decisive her from any suck motives Should we platforms and been erected in time of wishes for nothing better than to meet factors, and the former Cabinet Minister, Burns, delivered a speech against the -g, in that case have been so content to peace on ground acquired nominally for the German fleet on equal terms, every

people are made to believe that this is a his reasca knows a thunk differently. Meanwhile your watch- war, declaring, "It brought no adragt allow practically all Englishmen to be actories. Nevertheless, the German German who has not lost or mortgaged hope as painlessly as possible, and will he ever found the age. If England had remained neutral driven out of the English hotel service defensive ware and a White Book is Presumably the murder of numbers word is Goethe: But I wonder whether

published in which the most important of French and British gounder, which with all his genius che could have done a gigantic business as waiters and managers? archief parvayor to the belligerent No, it has been part of German policy telegrams and documents that prove the is catablished by eye-witnesses, among true path of life for himself or others? -States. O these misarable, mean to invent this envy and hatred, and the contrary are suppressed. I have been others by an old papil of mine; the Even his own confessions maka me able to read and compare both English frequently proved instances of German doubt it What is there in life at all?!? reasons of the tradesman soul! It' is asserted that you are fighting against whole mau nation has been sedulous and German White Fooks Why troops disguising themselves in Erench he said At the bottom it has been militaris, which has its source in our y educated and incited to hate England are you not allowed to do the same? and British uniforma; the driving of nothing but foil and trouble, and I can Emperor.

You yourself complained in order to apply the impetus for the And yet, "magna est veritas et praevale French and Belgian prisoners in front say that in my 15 years I haven't known that in England little was known cr creation of an invincible feet which, in hit," and the saying has been justified of de German line us a shield against four weeks of real comfort. have no anderstood about German life and ways, combination with an invincible arody by all the experience and observations of the enemy's ballets, and the torpsdoing belief in the world, and have learnt to The Englishman haa from time im- should one day have Durope; and, above my life. Some day the German people of merchant ships, are to be regarded as denir. To me the phantastio obscur memorial considered it beneath his all, the great enemy England at its will discover that they have been be cumples of the open and chivalrous antist Paul weems to baya attained soms. yours sincerely EW BALLIFAX dignity to toform himself accurately se mercy. We know quite well fmm guiled fato an unspeakable evil was of way in which the war is waged between thing better. With kind greeting,

Gerame and French." to other would's plairs.

German Upa

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