Belgian Lawyer Replies To James O Donnell Bennett
Victor Yseux, Belgian barrister at Antwerp, rebuts James O Donnell Bennett's New York Times letter on German atrocities in Belgium. He cites Bennett’s August to September movements, asserts eyewitness and committee reports detail killings in Dinant and other towns, and argues Belgian proclamations warned civilians. He notes German brutality, asserts Bennett misreads facts, and defends Belgian cultural losses.
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Antwerp
James O’donnell Bennett
New Youx Times
A. Conan Doyle
Bennett
Brussels
Landen
Namur
Belgium
Beaumont
Nivelles
Committee of Belgian Inquiry
Orsmael
Linemeau
Aerschot
Louvain
Buch
Liége
Visé
Red Cross
Germany
France
Dinant
Ciney
New York
Pollet
Disarmament Plans Called For By United States
Letter to the editor argues mediation risks leaving core issues unresolved and urges a durable settlement ending imperial militarism. It cites Balkans, Monroe Doctrine, and German plans for European domination, endorsing international security organizations and a wartime shift by Allies to disarmament alongside seeking peaceful dispute resolution.
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The
New York Times
America
Europe
United States
Holy Alliance
Germany
Austria
Balkans
Sig. Gallo Capria
Flobert Davidsohn
Florence
England
France
Defense Faming for Unemployed and Timely Topics
A Chicago professor argues for using the Hague treaties as a basis for United States action in wartime and urges the nation to join in safeguarding international law. He criticizes Roosevelt and outlines the moral duty to defend treaties, criticizing pacifist interpretations and supporting a strong response to German aggression.
Anti Capital Punishment Society letter supports abolition stance
The Anti Capital Punishment Society writes to embrace a pledge against murder and the death penalty while disputing deterrence claims. It cites state homicide rates, notes many states retain capital punishment, and argues crime is a disease. calls for abolition and membership in New York City.
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The
New York Times
Oregon
United States Bureau of Satistics
Colorado
California
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
England
United States
Joanna
York City
German University League
Deutscher Akademiker Bund
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Farming for Unemployed by Morgan Professor of Agriculture
The article encourages unemployed city residents to consider farming as a productive option. It notes European resistance to private or state efforts to increase land operators, but says America does not share that reluctance about expanding agricultural opportunities.
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Columbia University
New York State Department of Agriculture
Morgan
New York
The
New York Times
Europe
America
Burgomaster Max Denies Emerson Story In Times Interview
Arriving from Germany, I received The Times dated January 19 with an interview of M. Victor Yieux. The piece carries the headline Denies Emerson's Story Burgomaster Max.
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The
New York Times
Germany
Times
M. Victor Yieux
Emerson
Max
Systematizing Legal Holidays Proposed to Improve Commerce
A letter from New York dated January 17 1915 argues for formal reordering of legal holidays to equalize intervals. The writer favors moving February dates to March and April, suggesting more evenly spaced about a dozen holidays per year if feasible while noting sentiment and Election Day obstacles.
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New York Times
England
Victoria
Lincoln
New York
Gratitude For Roosevelt Volume Expressed In Columns
An American reader asks for space in columns to thank Col. Roosevelt for his book America and the World War It is praised as a refreshing ascent from a dark cellar to a clear hilltop breathing the northwest wind and uplifting thoughts for many Americans.
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The
New York Times
Col. Roosevelt
America
German University League invites American support amid WWI debates
Prof. Edward Delavan Perry of Columbia forwards letters on the German University League inviting American membership and support. A reply from Dr. Hugo Kirbach declines, arguing Americans should think as Americans and critiquing German aims and military policies in the current war climate.
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Prof. Perry OF
Columbia
German University League
Perry
New York Times
Philosophy
Columbia University
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
Edward Delavan Perry
New York
Hugo Kirbach
West
114Th St
Fifth Avenue
America
C. G. Yeland
Hans Breitmann
Protest Against U S War Entry and Trade Policy
A British correspondent protests U S reluctance to enter World War I and criticizes President Roosevelt’s stance while urging support for Britain. He warns U S trade restrictions on copper and resin would prolong the war and burden allied nations, calling for firmer American action.
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New York Times
William James
Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Ex- Roosevelt
U States
Austria
Russia
France
London
England
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