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The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915

The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915

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Author
Various
Title
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe
Credits
E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Language
English
LoC Class
D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Category
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eBook-No.
16702
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16702
Release Date
September 16, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Current History of the European War — JANUARY 9, 1915.
  3. 3.What Americans Say to Europe — Contents — List of Illustrations
  4. 4.In the Supreme Court of Civilization — Argued by James M. Beck. — England's Justification. — This Answer Cannot Satisfy. — Austria's Case Against Servia. — The Judgment. — In Conclusion.
  5. 5.Critics Dispute Mr. Beck — Germany's Existence Threatened. — No European Solidarity. — Slav and Teuton.
  6. 6.Russia to Blame — Why Did Russia Mobilize?
  7. 7.In Defense of Austria
  8. 8.Defense of the Dual Alliance—A Reply — By Dr. Edmund von Mach. — Where Is No. 28? — Russia's Remark About Austria. — English "White Paper's" Testimony. — Kaiser Tried to Keep Peace. — Rights of Neutrals. — The Case of Belgium. — French Officers in Belgian Forts. — The Main Question. — Fixing the Blame.
  9. 9.What Gladstone Said About Belgium — By George Louis Beer. — The Special Identical Treaties. — What Gladstone Had in Mind.
  10. 10.Fight to the Bitter End — AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW CARNEGIE. — By Edward Marshall. — How to Prevent War. — Nations Like Individuals. — That Was Police Work. — Would Surprise the Enemy. — A Federation of Europe. — Would Mean World Peace. — For One Purpose Only.
  11. 11.Woman and War — "SHOT. TELL HIS MOTHER." — By W.E.P. French, Captain, U.S. Army.
  12. 12.The Way to Peace — AN INTERVIEW WITH JACOB H. SCHIFF. — By Edward Marshall. — Like Maine Case. — Germany Fighting for Life. — The Real Peril. — Americans Should Speak Out.
  13. 13.Prof. Mather on Mr. Schiff
  14. 14.The Eliot-Schiff Letters — Dr. Eliot to Mr. Schiff. — Mr. Schiff to Dr. Eliot. — Dr. Eliot to Mr. Schiff. — Mr. Schiff to Dr. Eliot. — Dr. Eliot to Mr. Schiff. — Mr. Schiff to Dr. Eliot. — Dr. Eliot to Mr. Schiff. — Mr. Schiff to Dr. Eliot.
  15. 15.LA CATHEDRALE. — From Figaro. — By EDMOND ROSTAND.
  16. 16.THE CATHEDRAL. — A Free Translation of Rostand's Sonnet. — By FRANCES C. FAY.
  17. 17.Probable Causes and Outcome of the War — By Charles W. Eliot. — DR. ELIOT'S FIRST LETTER. — The Need for Discussion. — Opposite Tendencies. — Aggressive Force a Failure. — America Cannot Be Indifferent.
  18. 18.Appreciation from Lord Bryce
  19. 19.A Reply by Dr. Francke
  20. 20.DR. ELIOT'S SECOND LETTER — The Stout and Warlike Breed — What Is Wrong with Civilization? — True National Greatness.
  21. 21.DR. ELIOT'S THIRD LETTER. — Why Is America Anti-German? — Object to Extension by Force. — But One Possible Issue. — German Ignorance of Events.
  22. 22.Dr. Dernburg's Reply to the Third Letter — No Seizure of Schleswig-Holstein. — Alsace-Lorraine Originally German. — "Treaties Must Not Be Overrated." — Our Sympathy for the Under Dog.
  23. 23.Dr. Jordan's Reply to Dr. Dernburg
  24. 24.Dr. Irene Sargent's Reply to Dr. Dernburg
  25. 25.DR. ELIOT'S FOURTH LETTER. — Germany and World Empire — German Desire for World Empire. — A Great German Navy. — Sanctity of National Contracts. — What German Domination Would Mean. — Germany Never Dreaded Russia. — Germany Should Be Defeated.
  26. 26.DR. ELIOT'S FIFTH LETTER. — A Hopeful Road to Lasting Peace
  27. 27.THE LORD OF HOSTS. — By JOSEPH B. GILDER.
  28. 28.A War of Dishonor — By David Starr Jordan.
  29. 29.Might or Right — By John Grier Hibben. — Nietzsche's "Moralic Acid." — The Brotherhood of Man. — The Area of Moral Obligation.
  30. 30.JEANNE D'ARC—1914. — By ALMA DURANT NICOLSON.
  31. 31.The Kaiser and Belgium — By John W. Burgess. — FIRST ARTICLE. — A Man of Warm Affections. — His Passion for German Greatness.
  32. 32.Reply to Prof. Burgess
  33. 33.PROF. BURGESS'S SECOND ARTICLE. — The Guarantee of Belgian Neutrality — A One-Year Treaty. — The Necessary Invasions.
  34. 34.Reply to Prof. Burgess
  35. 35.America's Peril in Judging Germany — By William M. Sloane. — Averse from Militarism. — Menaces to Our Neutrality. — In Peril of the Whirlwind. — Slavs in Germany. — Attack on Sir Edward Grey. — Sherman's March to the Sea. — Russia's Position. — Armed Peace Not Disarmament.
  36. 36.An Answer by Prof. Ladd
  37. 37.Possible Profits From War — INTERVIEW WITH FRANKLIN H. GIDDINGS. — By Edward Marshall. — German Achievements. — Germany's Prosperous Commerce. — One Great Change Occurring. — Will Fear Loss of Liberty. — Application of the Facts. — Era of Individual Thought.
  38. 38."To Americans Leaving Germany" — A FAREWELL WORD.
  39. 39.German Declarations — By Rudolf Eucken and Ernst Haeckel.
  40. 40.A Second Appeal
  41. 41.The Eucken and Haeckel Charges — By John Warbeke. — The Case of England. — Where Nietzsche Comes In. — The Claims of German Culture.
  42. 42.Concerning German Culture — By Brander Matthews. — The Standard Bearer of Culture. — Since Goethe, Who?
  43. 43.Culture vs. Kultur — By Frank Jewett Mather, Jr. — She Does Not Desire Culture. — Unlovely and Impressive.
  44. 44.The Trespass in Belgium — By John Grier Hibben. — Belgian Official Denials. — The "Agreement" of 1903.
  45. 45.Apportioning the Blame — By Arthur v. Briesen.
  46. 46.PARTING. — By LOUISE VON WETTER.
  47. 47.French Hate and English Jealousy — By Kuno Francke. — Sought to Heal the Breach. — France to Blame. — Her Open-Door Policy. — Why Germany Supports Austria.
  48. 48.Dr. Sanderson Replies
  49. 49.In Defense of Austria — By Baron L. Hengelmuller. — The Cause of the War. — Germany Bound to Aid Austria. — Not a War for Civilization.
  50. 50.Russian Atrocities — By George Haven Putnam.
  51. 51."The United States of Europe" — INTERVIEW WITH NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER. — By Edward Marshall. — Hyphens Are Going. — America's Great Work. — Has Advanced Much. — One of the Examples. — The Chief Result. — A Note of Optimism.
  52. 52.A New World Map — By Wilhelm Ostwald.
  53. 53.The Verdict of the American People — By Newell Dwight Hillis. — The American Ideal vs. the German. — The Death of the Tribal God Idea. — Imperialism Confuses Men's Judgments. — German-American Man of the Hour.
  54. 54.Interview With Dr. Hillis — From the Brooklyn Eagle.
  55. 55.TIPPERARY. — By JOHN B. KENNEDY.
  56. 56.As America Sees the War — By Harold Begbie. — I. — Thinks Little of Blood Ties. — England Stands for Democracy. — Germany Represents Autocracy. — II. — Irish-American Feeling — No Hatred of England. — Change in Ulster. — Religious Education.
  57. 57.TO MELOS, POMEGRANATE ISLE. — By GRACE HARRIET MACURDY.
  58. 58.What America Can Do — By Lord Channing of Wellingborough. — America Can't Stand Apart. — Belgium's Wrongs. — The Threat to England. — America in the Settlement. — Mr. Roosevelt's Remedy. — Interference with Neutrals.
  59. 59.TO A COUSIN GERMAN. — By Adeline Adams.
  60. 60.What the Economic Effects May Be — By Irving Fisher. — Bankruptcy and Revolution. — What Dumping Securities Means. — Labor Will Not Suffer Much. — Improvised Accounting Methods.
  61. 61.Effects of War on America — By Roland G. Usher. — Europe May Depend On Us. — An American Merchant Marine. — Foreigners Leaving America — The Effect of Economic Readjustment. — America's Real Sufferers.
  62. 62.Germany of the Future — AN INTERVIEW WITH M. DE LAPREDELLE. — By Edward Marshall. — Why the Philosopher Is Important. — Teutonic Superexcitation.
  63. 63.Germany the Aggressor — By Albert Sauveur.
  64. 64.Militarism and Christianity — By Lyman Abbott. — Militarism to Blame. — Divine Right of Kings Obsolete.
  65. 65.VIGIL — By HORTENSE FLEXNER.
  66. 66.Nietzsche and German Culture — By Abraham Solomon.
  67. 67.Belgium's Bitter Need — By Sir Gilbert Parker. — Abyss of Want and Woe. — No Work, but Taxes Continue. — None of the Refugees Begs.
  68. 68.A CORRECTION. — [English Cartoon]
  69. 69.Certainly Not! — FOOTNOTES

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