America

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 70, 25 March 1915, Page 5

America

SERMHARDI’S BIG BOUNCE. THE ENGLISH YOKE. WHAT VICTORY WOULD MEAN TO THE WORLD. “FIGHTING ENGLAND’S BATTLES.” Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received G p.m.) London, March 24. The Times publishes an article written by Count Bernhardi for the “New York Sun.” Discussing England’s entry into the war, her pretext for which, he .says, was the violation of Belgium, Bernhardi said: — “England simply considered Belgium a vassal State, which was serving as a bulwark for England’s position in the Channel though nominally neutral, Belgium submitting to the Allies’ plan to march into Belgium and oppose the German right wing with the French masses and the Belgians and fifteen thousand English. Belgium united herself with our worst enemies undoubtedly under pressure from England, who is in every way responsible for the world war. She kept Ireland in a state of bondage for centuries, supported France in enslaving a free Morocco, enslaved India and Egypt, and now seeks in conjunction with Russia to subject weak Persia; yet this State claims that a German victory will mean the subjugation of the world. Every discerning and unprejudiced person will recoguise the hypocritical mask behind which she hides, regardless of policy, power, and interest. Exactly opposite is the case. A Germain victory would mean the liberation of the world fram the English yoke. The commercial rights of the world are being controlled by a blockade, British cannon and English Navalism hanging like the sword of Damocles suspended above all the peoples possessing coast in the trans-oceanic colonies which are susceptible to attack. England is now ruthlessly ridiculing international law, violating public opinion, and spreading false information through her cable monopoly. America is not free from this violation, the entire telegraphic communication with Europe being subject to the British censor. All the\ Renter despatches are colored in keeping with the British policy. Germany is compelled to fight not only for her own freedom, hut to struggle for the liberty of the whole world from the English yoke. In the event of a victory for the Entente, England’s chains will fetter all free movement in Europe. The state of rulership of the sea will become more oppressive, and monopoly of trade will be used to a sharper extent to concentrate the world ■ treasures upon the British money market. France and Russia will then realise that they have fought .England's Jbatties, not their own.”