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eagerness to attain material advant
age for herself through her interna
tional policies. I do not claim that
this arises necessarily from any par
ticular virtue in her people. It may
rather be the result of her geographi
cal and economic situation.
Tells of 'America's Idealism.
"Although not a land as yet of the
highest degree of culture, America is
a land of high and genuine humani
tarianism, and of certain naive ideal
ism. Witness the return to China of
the indemnity growing out of the
Boxer rebellion. To Spain, conquered
and hopeless, she paid, entirely of her
own free will, $20,000,000 for the
Philippines She refused to annex
Cuba. In spite of strong provacatioit,
sho abstained frqm taking Mexico."
Then Mr. Kahn defended America's
supplying munitions to the Allies,
saying that it was not America's fault
that Germany's ships could not come
over for arms and supplies. He re
marked incidentally:
"To believe America public opinion
influenced by the profits which come
to this country from the supply of
'arms is to misunderstand completely
the American modo of thought and
feeling. Moreover, these profits go to
a very few pockets; and public opinion
here, being anything but unduly com
placent toward large corporations and
capitalists, is by no means inclined to
view with favor the gathering in of
these huge profits by a very limited
number of individuals and concerns.
"You quote with approval General
von Schlieffen's remark that "in war,
after all, the only thing that matteij
is those silly old victories.'
"You would surely not say that in
the individual's daily struggle for ex
istence or in competitive industrial
strife 'the only thing that matters' is
success. Rather, you would be the
first to grant, as you have always
demonstrated in your acts, that there
are certain ethical limitations laid
down by the conscience and the moral
conceptions of humanity, which must
be respected in the struggle for suc
cess, however keen, even though the
very existence of the individual and
maintenance of wife and child be
at stake. t v
"Schlieffen's utterance throws over
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----- humanitarian progress of centuries
has accomplished toward lessening the
LETTER FROM PARIS
(Continued Prom Pago 1.)
Whole of the universe.
"Wherever and whenever in tho
world s history Buch a spirit born of
your countrymen, it lay for genera
tions, along with much else which the
human race had overcome and left
behind in the progress of culture and
humanity a progress achieved by
strenuous toil, sacrifices and suffering
in the course of many centuries.
"Such words and ideas are met with
contempt and derision by your spokes-
and termed mere phrases and
cruelty, the hatred, and the sufferings sentiment. If these are mere phrases,
raA r nnri tnwni-H nm-1 then the whole upward struggle of trie
engendered by war, and toward pro
tecting noncombatants, as far as po3-
of tho Allies' case.
When the friend returned to Now
York he told Mr. Kahn of the incident,
and for the first time Mr. Kahn knew
how his letter to his relative had
placed him on record. The letter had
been examined in 1915, when censor
nhin of letters between the United
Slates and Germany had not been of
ficially established, and it was be
lieved that only correspondence to
end from suspected persons or firms
was being opened.
The correspondence between Mr.
Kahn and his relatives was m Gor
man, but Mr. Kahn has given to the
New York Times an English transla
tion of the missives.
Guilt or War Wl tGhrmac . . .
Guilt of War With Germany.
In his first letter, dated March 22,
1915, Mr. Kahn expressed surprise j,e continued
thnt Uermnihy, wnicn naa maae sucn
strides, had gone to war to got that;
which would have comcto her through
continuance of hor peaceful progress.
He said that America did not sympa
thize with Germany, because the guilt
for the war appeared to have been
laid at her door and because of the
destruction wrought in Belgium. Tho
relative replied, thanking Mir. Kahn
for his letter, but refusing to agree
with his views. In reply, under date
of Juno 28, 1915, Mr. Kahn wrote the
letter which the French officials cop
ied. In it ho said:
"The spirit which animates Ger
many is indeed a great and mighty
one. It is a spirit of unity and broth
erhood among her people, of willing
sacrifice nnd heroic striving, coupled
with the passionate conviction nnd
faith thnt her cause is just nnd right
eous, thnt it must and will win, and
thnt not only is victory a necessity
for (national existence, but that in its
train it will bring blessings to the
the Stirling of tho Drofoundest dmths sible. from its terrors. It is tanta-
of national or ireligious feeling has mount to the doctrine of the fanatical
manifested itself it has invariably Jesuit: "The end justifies the means.'
been attended by a more or lo3s "And it is something akin to this
marked fanaticism among the people very doctrine that Germany has made
concerned; by a condition of mind her own ond applied in her conduct of
easily comprehensible as a psychologi- this war as sho has done in none of
cal phenomenon, yet acutely prejudic- her previous wars. The conviction
iul to tho the ability to preserve an that everything, literally everything,
objective point of view and to arrive
at an impartial judgment."
Mr. Kahn then wrote: "It is but
natural that in the atmosphere which
surrounds you and- under existing cir
cumstances a man. oven of such sober,
clear, and independent thinking as
yourself should think and feel in tho
way manifested by your letter," but
said that inasmuch as it was request
ed, he "will endeavor further to make
plain to you my ideas as to this most
deplorable and accursed war." Then
"The views I am expressing are, I
believe, the views as well of the great
rnajority of thinking people in Amer
ica And I would remind you that
America as a whole, by reason of the
racial composition of her population,
is essentially free from national prej
udice or racial bias With her many
millions of inhabitants of German
origin, her disposition could not be
anti-German in tho ordinary course
of affairs and indeed never was so
before the war.
"With her millions of Jews and her
liberal tendencies, she cannot be pro
Russian. With her historical devel
opment, in tho course of which her
only wars have been fought against
England, nnd for many other reasons,
iher disposition cannot be that of an
English partisan and was not so be
fore the war.
"It may sound to you very improb
able, yet it is none the less true, that
America, of all the great nations, is
probably the one least swayed by
which tends to insure victory is per
mitted to hor, and indeed called for,
has now evidently assumed the power
of a national obsession. Thus, the vi
olation of innocent Belgium in defi
ance of solemn treaty; the unspeak
able treatment inflicted on her peo
ple; the bombardment, without warn
ing, of open places, (which Germany
was first to practice;) the destruc
tion of great monuments of art which
belonged to all mankind, as in Rheims
and Louvain; the Lusitania horror,
the strewing of mines broadcast, the
use of poisonous gases, causing
death by torture or incurable disease;
the taking of hostages; the arbitrary
imposition of monetary indemnities
and penalties, etc. It is these facts
that the noncombatant nations charge
against Germany. And quite apart
from the responsibility for the war,
it is in them that may be found the
main reason why public opinion in
neutral countries has more and more
turned against Germany as the war
has continued." t
After the discussion of the righte
ousnoss of Belgium's stand against
the German invaders, Mr. Kahn then
wrote to his Gorman relative:
"The theory of 'f rightfulness' in the
conduct of warfare which Germany
now preaches nnd practices is no new
discovery. On the contrary, it is a
very ancient one so old, in fact, that
long ago it came to lie discarded and
superseded in European warfare and
passed into the lim'io of forgotten
tilings. There, until resurrected by
then the whole upward struggle of the
world for endless years past has been
based upon and aiming at phrases and
sentimentality.
"And what have you gained from
your 'f rightfulness'? Your victories
have been due to quite other qualities.
By your 'frightfulness' you have
steeled your enemies to the utmost
limit of sacrifice; you have embittered
neutral opinion; you have disappoint
ed and grieved your friends and sown
ffdragort's teeth, the offapijing of
which will arise against you many
years even after the conclusion of
peace.
"How differently would you be
judged now if you had tempered your
mighty power with mercy and self
restraint; ' if with the consciouness
and use of superior strength and abil
ity you had coupled chivalry and gen
erosity!"
Then Mr. Kahn drew a picture of
the great peace conquests of Ger
many, her leadership in science, her
ship funnels around the world. Turn
ing to the relative's statement that
England through her sea power was
trying, to force her will upon the
world, he wrote: "England has not
abused her power at sea, at least since
the eighteenth century, any more than
you, previous to this present war.
havo abused your power on land. Not
only has she not stood in the way of
your development, but, on the con
trary, sho has given you fair and free
access to herjnarkets with unparal-
warfare, he said:
Mr. Kahn then admitted the charge
that England had at times been hard
on neutrals. Of the blockade of Ger
many's ports, a permissible bit of
farfare, he said:
"But that Germany should have
used those provacations and this phase
of 'starvation warfare' as a basis fr
reprisals which acutally do constitute
warfare against women and children
is a blow in tho face to the world's
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A Gripping Drama of Loyalty and Business
ARCADE
Sundy and Monday Miss Myrtle Stcd
man, Paramount Star, Appearing in
person.
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Ethel Clayton
In
"The Bondage of Fear"
COLONIAL THEATRE
Today
DAINTY
MARY MILES MINTER
IN
THE INNOCENCE OF LIZETTE'
A strong story of love and sacrifice, beautifully
produced
Also
A Screaming Comedy
"Up The Flae"
conscience.
"You say that Germany is not re
sponsible for the war. It is neverthe
less a fact that it was Germany who
first declared war. Perhaps it would
have come even if not declared by
Germany, but in that 'perhaps' lies a
fearful burden of responsibility.
"Rather than take the awful re
sponsibility of initiating war, and
thus uniting England, France and
Russia wholeheartedly against you,
you could wqll have afforded, in calm
confidence in your superior efficiency
and preparation, to take the lesser
risk of letting the Russians come on
whenever, in fatuous arrogance, they
might have believed themselves strong
enough to tackle you and Austria.
"That the large majority of the
people of Germany did not want war,
I do not doubt, although (as was not
the case in England and France)
there has been in existence in your
country for years a rather alarming
ly active and influential party whose
open aim was' war, and particularly
a reckoning with England."
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corporation.
CHASE B0HNENKAMP,
President.
A. W. NELSON,
Secretary.
Adv. 7-17-lt.
Public Sale Friday, July 20.
There will be a public sale on the
Jones ranch, six miles east of Elgin,
Friday, July 20. A. J. Ellis, having
sold his crop and lease and is leav
ing the country, has assigned all his
personal property to W. E. Jones as
trustee to be sold at public auction.
All property to be sold as follows:
18 head of horses, cows, hogs, farm
machinery, household goods, etc. Sale
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W. E. JONES, Trustee.
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loving father; also for the beautiful
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There will be a farmers meeting at
"Union County Experimental Farm at
.Union Friday, July 20. Bring your
lunch basket. Come early and stay
late. Get acquainted with your neigh
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of the leading progressive enterprises
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Notice.
1 All members of the La Grande Mo
tor club are hereby requested to be
present at the office of Roscoe Neal in
La Grande, Oregon, on Wednesday
evening, July 18th, 1917, at 7:30 p. m.
or the purpose of transacting such
uslness as may come before the club
Red Cross.
.The women who have been sewing
for the Red Cross at the Masonic
Temple will hereafter meet at 1306
Pennsylvania avenue. Adv. 7-16-tf.
Call For Bids.
Bids are called for for repairing the
South Methodist Church. Contractors
are invited to see the plans and sub
mit bids to the committee at the
church at 7 p. m. tonight Bids will
close Friday, July 20 at 7 p. m. The
committee reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
COMMITTEE M. E. CHURCH
SOUTH. 7-12-8t