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Show KAISER'S MES8AGE TO PRESIDENT 8AY3 ALLIES H MAKE WAR BARBAROUS London, Sept. 10. The correspon- dent ot tho Dally Mall at Rotterdam .H has telegraphed tho text ot the mes- sago sent by Emperor William to '1 President Wilson under date ot Sep- tembcr J It Is as follows: H "I consider It my quty, air, toJn-' H form you as the most uotablo repre- H scntatlvo of tho principles ot human- iH Ity that after tho capture of thu 1 French fort ot Longwy my troqi H found In that placo thousands of dum- dum bullets, which had been nianu- fnctured in special works by the H french government. Such bullets il woro found not only on French killed tH and wounded soldlors and on Freuch H prisoners, ibut also on English troops jH You know what terrlblo wounds and awful suffcrlng'are caused by these. H bullots, but their use Is strictly for- fl bidden by tho generally recognized H rules ot International warfare 1 "I solemnly protest to you against ll tho way in which this war is being iH waged by our oponents, whoso moth- JH ods aro making It one of the most H burbarous lu tho history ot war. jH "Besides tho uso ot theso awful 'iil 'weapons, tho Belgian government has lll openly incited the civil population to H participate In tho fighting nnd has jH for a long tlmo carefully organized jH their resistance Tho cruelties prac- H tlccd In this guorlllu warfare, even jH by women and priests, toward woun- 1 ded soldiers nnd doctors and hosnltaf hH nurses physicians wero killed and jH Lnzarelles fired on woro such that ' ovcntually my generals wero compel- ll led to adopt tho strongest measures JH to punish tho guilty and frighten the 'll bloodthirsty population from coutlu- jH ulug tholr Bhaincful deeds. H |
