Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 288, 3 December 1914, Page 8

Germany

GROWN FRINGE INTE RVI EWE 0, “SOBER, EARNEST, SERIOUS. ' THE GERMAN VIEW OF THINGS. Times and Sydney Sun Servioeb. (Received 8.0 a.in.) London, December ! J. An American correspondent • ho interviewed the Crown 1 Prince m Ids headquarters in the field, Inscribed him as a sober, earnest, serious, thoughtful young man with a deep sense of his responsibility. The Prince characterised the war as a wanton sacrifice of life in a stmggle which seems to have little sense or reason. He declared that Germany was left no choice in the >atte - . “From the lowest to the highest, ’ he said, “the people of Germany Enow that we are fighting for our existence. You will never he able to convince the German people that this war v as not engineered wholly for the purpose of crushing Germany. There is no ‘war in Germany and ‘militarism’ is merely a phrase Cth which England is endeavoring to scare and arouse the world against cis.” When told that it was reported that the Russians had nearly captured the Kaiser in the vicinitv of Warsaw, the Prince laughed heartily and said: “I must tell father that—he wjll enjoy it. It is simply incredible what the English papers print. about me, and also our side of the war, thinking me capable of stealing and permitting mv soldiers to loot French homes.” _ I A ROYAL AVIATRIX.

Times and Sydney Sun SerVices. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, December 2, Princess Shakhqugkaya has obtained a commission in the Russian aviation corps. Site learned aviation in Germany.