The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1916. THE GERMAN WAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 38, 12 September 1916, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1916. THE GERMAN WAY.

The impudence of the Hun almost equals his treachery and utter lack of humour. For instance to complain about the nastiness of British gas attacks and that British gunners are wiping out German regiments in wholesale manner, is really astounding from a people who are gloating over the falsely alleged destruction ofj peaceful English towns by Zeppelins.[ Possibly, however, with regard to; submarine tactics the German Government makes its supreme efforts in' lying effrontery. In a statement to j the “New York American,” Herr von! Jagow, the Foreign Secretary,; actually said: “It is quite possible that the British vessels will assemble at the mouth, of the Chesapeake and, attempt to sink the Deutschland and her crow without warning. I cannot believe that the United States Government would, in the event of any such dastardly, deed, fail to voice the energetic protest of civilisation and humanity.” From the fountain of frightfulness these words come well.] but they do not deceive many. “There is nothing in the German practice with regard to submarine warships,”i said the New York Tribune, “to incline the world to favour German submarine merchantmen. It is clever of the Germans,” it added, “to re-j verse themselves and to rely on the law they have outraged. But the capacity of the submarine either in peace or war seems greater for evil than for good.” I