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White, Cha. (ed.) / The continental times: special war edition
No. 1103. Vol. XXI. No. 36 (March 26, 1915)
The continental times: special war edition, No. 1103, Vol. XXI, No. 36, March 26, 1915
THE CONTINENTAL TIMES. Shtubtald Wars ,aslished three times a week: Munday, Wednesday, Friday 'cosmopolitan newspaper, tree os pctiicl bias, orNlished in the interests of Americans, also as a ivenient medium for Advertisers in America and rope to reach their customers at small expense. .....Address all communications:...... The Continental Times crlin W.50, Augsburger Strasse 38 Telephone: Steinplatz 7860 Editor, Cha. White, Berlin. in rted by R. Saling & Co., Berlin SW. 68. Subscription Rates. H;Y n i1 postage paid per month: ternmany ... 2 Marks Switzeriand . . 3 Francs Austria . 21/, Kronen United States . . 75 Cents Itay . . . . 3 Lires Holland . . . . 2 Gulden Advertising Tariff. M Front page: 1 inch (21j2 centimetres) in single column 10.- Other Pags: 1 inch (21/2 centimetres) in single column 7.50 Small AdvertisementS: 6 Pfennigs per line. Whole Page Advertisement (not front page) . . . 500.-- Half Page Advertisement (not front page) . . . . . 250.- 0uarter Page Advertisement (not front page) . . 125.- is on sale in all principal towns of Europe, New York and Chicago.-The Continental Times delivered aboard all incoming and outgoing . . . steamers to and from the United States The Continental Times miay be seen at all Consulates and Embassies. Our Information Bureau. "The Continental Times" is prepared to supply Americans, free of cost, with all useful information concerning Hotels, Boarding houses, means of transit & so forth, throughout Europe.-Address: Continental Times, Augsburger Strasse 38, Berlin, In Expectation. At any moment we may hear of a re- newed bombardment of the Dardanelles by the combined fleets of France and England. Various accounts of the casualties are given respecting the last assault upon the Turkish forts. We may take it, that three battle ships were sunk, and four more so severely damaged, that they will not be able to take part in the coming fight. As regards loss of men, it is evident that the Admiralty is concealing facts from the British public. Undoubtedly the number of dead and wounded is large. Attention is drawn to the fact that a number of very old line of batle ships have been sent out to take part in the coming tussle, from which the conclusion must be drawn, that neither country wishes to sacrifice any of its first class line of battle units. Only one really modern battle ship has so far ap- peared on the scene. She is the Queen Elizabeth and has already been recipient of many reminders from the Turkish guns. She has been hit at least six times. In any case, the ships now mustered around Lemnos form no stronger a force than that pre- viously sent to demolish the forts of the Dardanelles. Unless those fleets are very I s~hl trergth-,(d l i-cnrxicr'e oI success are just the same as on the occa- sion of the last bombardment, namely nil. There are long headed people about who say that the whole naval demonstration of the allied fleets against the Dardanelles is a big bluff, destined to keep the Turks from paying too much attention to the Suez Canal. May- be they are right. Anyhow the lot of veteran ironclads gathered in the Aegean Sea scarce look like threatening any great danger to the powerful and cleverly masked most modern fortresses protecting the Dardanelles and which, in spite of British assertions to the contrary, are intact. Taking it Seriously. At last the British nation appears to have decided to take the war -seriously. Up to quite lately it was the fashion in the British Isles, to talk about the serious struggle in which Great Britdin finds herself in a tone of levity and with the breezy assurance that everything was going "all right." But the collapse of the efforts of the allied fleets against the Dardanelles and the exceedingj heavy losses in officers and men sustained in the taking of the village of Neuve Chapelle, have set the English a thinking. Those two events, if one can judge from thetone of the British papers, have sobered up the British nation. And it was high time, for the braggart tone assumed throughout the the war up to lately by the English press, was simply nauseating. It is told, that at the engagement of Neuve Chapelle, whilst soldiers of both batallions were being mown domn by the hundreds and thousands on one side of the hill, the excited cries of English football players were to be heard from the other. The same kind of incident was recorded in the boer war. One wonders whether it is pure callousness or lack of being able to appreciate a threatened danger, which inspires the British in such times as these. England's position, whichever way you look at it, is in the highest degree serious. She, of all the other countries, in this war risks her future position amongthenations oftheworld. And now, maybe too late in the day, the wakening has come. General French despairingly calls for more shells, he has not enough. Lord Kitchener from the housetops appeals frantically, and in part fruitlessly, for more recruits; Mr. Lloyd George pleads to the British workingman to drink less stimulants, in order that lie may be able to produce more of the sorely needed war material. And Winston Churchill who, in the earlier days of the war, boasted and vaunted so freely, now that the crisis has come, is heard no more. For the time of bombast and speeches is past, England is in a tight corner and, at last, the people of Great Britain are beginning to realize the seriousness of their position Professor Edmund von Mach Hits Back At William H.Taft. German Savant Attacks the Position Taken by Former President and Claims Sympathy of American People. By Dr. Edmund von Mach. When Mr. Taft published his letter to me of January 26, in which lie gave his reasons for opposing an embargo on arms, he did nct give to the press also my letter to him. And yet this is needed to unaderstand the meaning of his initial sentence: "I cannot write to a neutrality meeting such a letter as you would wish." With these words Mr. Taft has placed himself on record as unable to meet the arguments of the great mass of the American people, who look upon the exportation of fire arms, cartridges, cannon balls, shrapnels, and the whole list of in- struments meant to kill and maim, and bring sorrow and want and hate as nefarious and unworthy of the great American people. This is the important fact. The foremost opponent of an embargo on arms is unable to deny the soundness of the argument that the exportation of fire arms and cartridges is contrary to the morality of the people of the greatest republic of the world. Nor has any one else come forward and claimed that we should be proud of this nefarious and mur- derous traffic. On the contrary, the conscience of the people is speaking in unmistakable terms wherever it has been given an oppor- tunity to express itself. In Boston on February 10 the Committee on Federal Relations of the Massachusetts General Court (the legis- lature) gave an advertised hearing on the bill petitioning Congress to authorize an embargo on the exportation of arms. The attendance was so large that the committee had to adjourn to a larger room. When the chairman called for those who wished to oppose the bill, there was not one to respond. Shall We Continue This Traffic? While it may, therefore, be taken for granted that the public conscience of America regards the exportation of cartridges, fire arms, shrapnels, etc., with which.to prolong the carnage on the European battlefield, as morally wrong, many thoughtful people, and among them ex-President Taft, are not so sure that the American people can right this wrong at present without committing another wrong, and wish us, therefore, to go on trafficking in death-dealing contraband. We believe that the spirit of America is against them. If Lincoln had taken their ad- vice in the sixties, the curse of slavery would still be resting on this country. To see the right and do it-that is American. This does not mean, however, that the arguments against embargo on the exporta- Stion r -- shuld M b 1, eighed Mr. Taft advances two and only two; and since he himself has published his letter, after due deliberation, and only a few days after lie had generously given me his permission to publish his letter, which was originally con- fidential, it may be assumed, that the whole case of the opponents of the embargo is contained in these two arguments. Why Export and Then Import? The first has been very well met by Con- gressman Henry Vollmer in his dispatch to the mass meeting in Boston which has been published a short time ago. If, as Mr. Taft fears, we may ourselves be drawn into a war, and finding ourselves short of munitions of war, wish to import arms, would it not be wiser to stop the exportation of these arms now? What would Germany not give to-day if she had not permitted her gun makers these last few years to export arms which are now turned against her! As Dr. Toyokichi lyenaga said in Buffalo at the great meeting in Shea's Theatre on Fe- bruary 7: "Germany need not feel humiliated at the fall of Tsingtao, for without Germany Japan could not have achieved her victory." But Mr. Taft's objection is not even based on a proper understanding of existing con- ditions, for the highest chemical authorities assure us that the United States is fully capable of producing, in case of war, the necessary powder and other explosives. And as regards the mechanical side of the problem of national self-defense, nobody probably thinks so meaniy of the American resources of brain, skill and material that he believes in our dependence on Europe in these matters. Mr. Taft's second and seemingly strongest argument against an embargo is expressed in these words: "Nor do I think that in the present exigency it would be an act of neu- trality to do so, because it would inure only to the benefit of one of the belligerents." Stripped of its immediate application the principle here enunciated reads: "A neutral State is forbidden from committing any act, which inures only to the benefit of one of the belligerents." Suggestion of a Temporary Embargo. If Mr. Taft were to apply his own prin- ciple to the present exportation of arms, he would have to conclude that the exportation of arms to-day is an unneutral act because it inures "only to the benefit of one of the belligerents." Theoretically, it would, of course, be equally unneutral to stop the ex- portation of arms now as to permit it. There is, however, a way out of this dilemma even for those who refuse to be guided by the larger ethical motives. They may advocate a temporary embargo. According to Mr. Taft's principle the United States has been unneutral in favor of one set of the belliger- U.S. Steel Trust. Big Fall in profits. From Our Financial Correspondent. New York. The annual report, covering 1914 of the United St t St fl Crn r tin ents by exporting arms for six months, then why e company in which investors on your side the exportation of ams for another six monthsAmerican concern- is the poorest since the months? But better still, wh not argue that the organization of the corporation in 1901. A But ette stll, hf ot aguethatthe deficit of $17,971.900 is revealed, as compared neutrality question bre ks even, six one way, half a dozen the other and that it need not, therefore, stand in theway of the American year. The company's output of leading steel pheopefollowtndin the dicate of theirmercon- products fell off nearly 50 per cent. in 1914, people following the dictates of their con-I science, and stopping the nefarious and irn- while export sales shrank 26 per cent. Mr. Gary, the chairman of the corporation, in a moral traffic in arms. statement to stockholders, attributes the It has been claimed, in ihe first place, thatusatisfactory showing not only to a general America could have declared an embargo u Amerca oul hav delard anembrgo lessening in the demand for the products of legally and without infringing her neutrality at the beginning of he war, but that she suidarybcopanie lowing theor could not do so now. In reply one may oear butst o dcinipresfor point to the ntI countries of Europe, ,ane"t'a off in export business. who have been forced bycEnglahvetoneclare similar embargoes not at the beginning, but erent th during the progress f the war. Almost Fmrnercent Fethestr ieth all, if not actually all them, have declared MecatF etDsryd o In contradiction to the statement of losses awithmaasurplusaof $15,582.100 theapreviou yer.snThe copany'ssoutputofgladingte fl the neutral states, our own America, persists hip slsh n e in a traffic which dds to the horrible wing statement has been prepared by Ham- European carnage! burg Ship Owners: Up to January I1st 97 Wilful Misrepre entation of Facts. British steamers, tonnage 255466, ande1 The other argument ~s almost too ridiculou sailingship, 1798 tons, have been sunk by mines or German warship . After Januarylst to deserve mention, ad is, moreover, based I di o is, lo e b e on a wilful misrepresnntation of facts. Some acr oase o o utss t he falelsbyt ins, good people neverthelcss have been influenced ecaone o1 taes bu 90 by it and have come out against the Bartholdt tons, and 1 sailingship, 2294 tons; thus bill as "illusory," because they say: "Arms I according to the losseswhi have become ohe eeno ld o r known up to date England has lost 111 adrngtheiprogress f twar. lmifost alsteamers, 304466 tons, and 2 sailors, 4092 government establishe. an embargo of them,ga o the1 neutralhstates, touroown Americaunpersists be shipped from this country to Havana,or to Vigo, or to some pther neutral port, and siso 0 5 os h hl rts would reach their destination from there fleet at present comprises about 12 million Thot a n l o r o tons; therefore the loss up to date amounts like this have neither~read the Barth oldt bil to 4 per cent. However, it is to be assumed no that the losses are even greater, as some of It is, of course, the pi.rpose of the bill before te r ueyntytkon Congress entirely to stop the exportation of Enlistment Tricks. munition of arms, an if this is stopped-- London, March 24. The authorities of the that is if an embargo is laid on their ex- War office are advertising largely for re- portation-- they cannot be shipped "to Havana, cruits. The latest form, which appears in or to Vigo" or anywhere elseu all the daily papers, is as follows:- All these objections however, only befog without any hndrancr,"nPeoleywhoereaso the issue, which is a, moral one. Mr. Toft Manchester. did not deny this, and what is more im- If the German Army were in Manchester, portant,eaDas unable to meet it. There is a every fit man in the country would enlist thellebinedrepoeding outn taeetothhasmmttbewithouteay.b , Do you rearse that the Germanarmy is will pass both house; of Congress. Out in now at Ostend, only 125 miles away-or the open its great moral aspects will outweigh 40 miles nearer to London tha is Man- every contrary argument, for "the principle s miesr Gra asis AtrJnays underlying the embargo will,"as Congressman o r st the s me general international I w and, being a deter- t, nIan stn rent of war, will greatest practical st e be e Belgium. The time to do it is now. progress ever made bythe peace propaganda." Will you help? Then enlist today. Let us live the spir t of America! God Save the King. f a e c iaFatherland. I The Czech regiments. I Art io re, tht pairpe binistraton re - t m from....... Ardent hope that the administration will stand firm against British aggression. The Washington Pqst Editioral gives its opinions as follows: L- The United States is not the only nation against which Great Britain is pursuing an insolent and unwarrantel policy of aggression upon the high seas. A dispatch from Stockholm reports that there is growing irritation in that country against British inter- ference with Swedish commerce. ,,The English navy," says the dispatch, ,,is criticized for causing delays through the searching of neutral ships at sea." British aggression. It happens that the British navy, instead of the German army, is the force that clashes with the rights of the United States. This nation would protest against German ag- gression It is friendiy with both nations, and wishes to remaii. so, bit it cannot be expected to sacrifice itt rights and the rights of its citizens for the sake of remaining friendly with a nation that callously infringes upon those rights. Sweden's grievance lends weight to the American protest against British aggression. It is proof that the United States is not seeking a quarrel with Great Britain, but is called upon to protest againk the misuse of British sea power. To Stand firm. All patriotic and peace-loving Americans ardently hope that the administration will stand firm against British aggression. That is the only sure way of preserving peace. If encroachment upon American commerce is tolerated, the encroachment will increase, and friendship between the two nations will be broken. By insisting that interference shall cease, the United States will constrain Great Britain to put a stop to a policy that might involve the two nations in war. The best service that the United States can perform for Great Britain is to restrain it from com- mitting excesses against friendly nations with its sea power. Great Britain and Germany must fight it out with their own weapons. Neither one of them should be permitted for a moment to misuse its power in such a way as to violate the rights of the United Statss or its citizens. This is a pro-American demand which the administration can enforce with justice and amity toward all nations. If it does not enforce its own rights, it cannot remain neutral toward the nations now at war. II g U, IIL 1 . LIg ~LL Vl %;il to the "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" is branding as false the reports circulated by some of the foreign papers about the con- duct in battle of the 91st infantry regiment and other Czech regiments. The Czech paper "1Ilas Naroda" is recording the fact, that not only is the Czech population of Bohemia loyal, but is sending out her sons gladly to the defence of the Austro-Hungarian mo- narchy against the enemy. Many of them have received the cross of bravery and those left at home are straining every nerve in working for a victorious ending of the war. They are vieing with one another in acts of charity towards widows and orphans as well as those, who have lost their health and limbs for their fatherland. The Day of Reckoning. The Crown Prince of Bavaria has issued a Special Order to the troops of the 7th Army Corps, in which he refers to the taking of part of the German positions by the English who succeeded by putting up 48 battalions against 3. The German counter- attack has broken the enemy's offensive power. Two English Army Corps did not dare to go further than the village they had captured. Concluding the Crown Prince says: "I expect from you that you will bar any further advance of the eneny until the day of reckoning with this enemy arrives That day will come. I trust you." A Healthy Dividend. The Disconto Gesellschaft in Berlin has just announced an 8 0/ dividend, as against 12 0/, in the last four years. The affairs of that great financial institution are in the most flourishing condition, but the directors, in view of the war, were conservative in their dividend declaration. This contrasts most favourably with the Credit Foncier with its small and diminished dividend, and the cases where several French Banks declare no dividend at all. A Substantial Haul. Hamburg. March 24. The Hamburger Nachrichten tells of the substantial capture made when the German authorities seized the Dutch provision boat and took her into Zeebrfigge. The real reason for the capture of the ship was, that she was carrying a number of Belgians, on their way to England to enlist in the army. But above that there were a nice lot of provisions; eggs cheese and hams made up a full cargo. Dear Sir,! I take pleasure in mentioning that the spirit and tenor of your lively paper is much appreciated by me. Yours truly bot lile J. E. Meyer, Bremen Editor, Continental Times. Sir. I have read your German and Russian edition with a feeling of satisfaction and while it is important that your paper is being circulated within the Russian prisoners' camps I should like to advise you to call the attention of the German farmers to this innovation, because a large number of Poles are being employed by them, who should be informed about, the true state of affairs. Very truly yours Schwartze Petersen ((, Co. The Editor, "Continental Times" Dear Sir. In your last issue, you published ttn article on the feeling in Bohemia, from a Czech paper. Having lived in Prague for a number of years I can confirm the truth of the statements in that article. If the imes correspondent speak s of a certain feeling against the Austro- Hungarian Government, he cornpletely nis- judges what he has seen and ha, . Yours very truly Berlin, March 24th. H. L. M. So enterprising! To the Continental Times. My, you are enterprising! Firstly you brin< out a pamphlet of most interesting arickcs concerning the war, and now you have issued a Russian - German edition of the Continental Times. I gather that this last is for the benefit of the Russian prisoners and the idea is a right good one, as it vil serve to enlighten those poor fellows who at home are kept entirely in the dark as to what is goingon in the world. Thus, let ushope, their period of captivity will be of benefit to them owing to the information they may obtain through your enterprise in bringing out a paper for their benefit. But, might I make a suggestion. It is this, why should your Russo-German edition only reach the Muscovite prisoners interned in Germany? There are about 300,000 Slavs interned in Austro-Hungary. Why not let them also have the benefit of the Continental Times? Brfinn, Bahnring 5, March 23. W. Wessoly. The Open Tribune. Letters from our readers. To our Readers! We shall be glad to pubishi anV com. munication by our readers, but must contributors to attach name and addres their letters. These w ,n ubij s mously, if so desired Who lost Most Men. To the Continental Times. I dont know whether yoer attention has been drawn to a special order dated March 14, issued by the General commanding the 4the Vriisihi Corn .. ih iot I senld it ou herewillt. The is .ilicr li wh :-.1 troiof o the Fourth Corps have achieved in the capture of Neuve Chapelle is of the first im- portance to the Allied cause, especially at this period of the war. The heroism and gallantry of regimental officers and men, and the assistance afforded them by artillery units is deserving of the highest praise, aiH; the Corps Commander desires to congra u late them on the severe defeat they ve :- flicted on the enemy, whose losses amnoui to not less 1: 4,]i000 n1i- k l and prisoners alonr As the Time aind tier Enrisich p pers admit the British losses at Neuve Chap;lle, to have been about 750 officers aud 12,(00 men, the capture of that village must be tail as having been very dearly bought. The English themselves, as I read their papers, admit that they were superior in numbers at Neuve Chapelle. The Germans claim that the English were in a superiority of about eight to one. And yet the English lost about 13,000 men all told and the German only 4,000. Surely that means a Pyrric victory for the English. Rotterdam. March 23. John R. Wilson Our War Book. To the Editor. Thinking it would please you to hear Of the success of your brightly compiled W.r Book, I wish to tell you of a little incdeit relating to it. It was calling upon a lady, in American, who is the wife of a German officer in high position. She told that she had sent the Continental Times War Book to her husband, who is serving in the a;-y around Warsaw. She had just received a letter from him, in which he told of the pleasure it had afforded him in reading it. And he wrote "It ought to be sent in thousands to theUnited States, in orde- hat the Amern may learn h ell rich ti aay and the war." Brilssel, Mir h . W. B . B. I
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