IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16020, 11 September 1915, Page 5 (Supplement)

IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE.

Vert late in the dayso late' that one sees a new' object behind it —the Hamburg Fienidenblatt essays a new defence of German vandalism: —

"Again and again the German military leaders are accused by our enemies of having ruthlessly destroyed works of art,* churches, castles, etc. I Considering the .evident determination of our foes to close their eyes to facts and to call black white, we deem it almost undignified on the part of our army chiefs to waste any more precious time in controverting the injurious ideas about German Kultur which our adversaries are so eager to disseminate abroad. The German authorities in Belgium, with Governor-General von Bissing at their head, have, however, thought fit to publish an official denial of these charges. The Government" in Brussels declares that it "made every effort to place in safety the precious works of Ligier Richier in the churches of Etain and Haton-Chatel, and many other- places. "In all these cases it was the French, aided by their allies, Belgian and English, who destroyed their own .architectural monuments and artistic masterpieces; indeed, they were forced by circumstances to destroy them."