e to the German nation the diplomatic communications
hereinafter quoted, strongly suggest that this detestable war is not
merely a crime against civilization, _but also against the deceived
and misled German people_. They have a vision and are essentially
progressive and peace-loving in their national characteristics, while
the ideals of their military caste are those of the dark ages.

One day the German people will know the full truth and then there will
be a dreadful reckoning for those who have plunged a noble nation into
this unfathomable gulf of suffering.

Though the mills of God grind slowly,
Yet they grind exceeding small,
Though with patience He stands waiting,
With exactness grinds He all.

Or to put this ancient Greek proverb in its German form:

"_Gottes Muehle geht langsam aber die mahlt fein._"

JAMES M. BECK.

NEW YORK, November 30, 1914.

The Witnesses

ENGLAND

HIS MAJESTY, KING GEORGE V.

MR. ASQUITH Premier.
MR. BEAUMONT Councilor of Embassy at
Constantinople.
SIR F. BERTIE Ambassador at Paris.
SIR G. BUCHANAN Ambassador at St. Petersburg.
SIR M. DE BUNSEN Ambassador at Vienna.
SIR E. GOSCHEN Ambassador at Berlin.
SIR EDWARD GREY Foreign Secretary.
SIR A. JOHNSTONE Minister at Luxemburg.
SIR ARTHUR NICHOLSON Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs.
SIR R. RODD Ambassador to Italy.
SIR H. RUMBOLD Councilor of Embassy at Berlin.
SIR F. VILLIERS Minister to Belgium.

GERMANY

HIS MAJESTY, EMPEROR WILLIAM II.

HERR VON BELOW (SALESKE[2]) Minister to Belgium.
DR. VON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG Chancellor.
HERR VON BUCH Minister at Luxemburg.
HERR VON HEERINGEN Minister of War.
HERR VON JAGOW Secretary of State.
PRINCE LICHNOWSKY Ambassador at London.
HERR VON MUELLER Minister at The Hague.
COUNT POURTALES Ambassador at St. Petersburg.
BARON VON SCHOEN Ambassador at Paris.
HERR VON ZIMMERMANN Under Secretary of St