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German Atrocities from German Evidence

Note 30 — Front matter

Bernhard Harrison translation

The pamphlet entitled «Appel aux nations civilisées» which the German government spread abroad, says: «Il n’est pas vrai que nous fassions la guerre au mépris du droit des gens. Nos soldats ne commettent ni actes d’indiscipline ni cruautés.» This is the text of our translation. The German text published under the title «An die Kulturwelt» says: «Es ist nicht wahr dass unsre Kriegsführung die Gesetze des Völkerrechts missachtet. Sie kennt keine zuchtlose Grausamkeit». There is, as will be seen, a nuance between these two versions, both equally official. The German version seems to admit as legitimate «die zuchtmässige Grausamkeit» “cruelty exercised on service”.

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