FROM BORDIG HERA. TO WURTTEMBERG.
[To tan EDITOR or Tea " Srsorrrox.".1 Sun,—I venture to send you the copy of a letter that may interest you. My father wrote from Bordighera, in Italy, to a friend at Hampton Court enclosing a note to another friend. Instead of this letter being delivered in Hampton Court, it was returned to him at Bordighera from Gmiind, Wurttemberg, by a certain Emil Fuss, who takes the oppoy. falsity of writing a pleasant commentary on the situation in general! How the letters from Bordighera to Hampton Court became "included" in the letter to Witrttemberg it is difficult to imagine "A strange circumstance brings your two letters to my hand, they were included in another letter directed to me. As in Germany we have learned to respect also our enemies, I send you back your letters, being unable to send them directly to England. Closed letters are not allowed to send them in foreign countries in the present war-time, so I was obliged to open your letter and send it back opened joined to my own. As the Censor authorities are very severe (with right) I had first to read our letters if I can afford to send them back. I think the Censor will no find any objection to it. Having known the contents I cannot avoid to make a commentary. First, I wish you, dear Sir, to be as healthy as our Emperor. I cannot understand that well educated and instructed English. people likely may believe such funny and laughthlthIngs about our Emperor ; oar Emperor knows very well what he does. He is in the full possessing, of his intellectual capacities, and as healthy as every one could wish to be. He divides all which happens and had happened in Germany with the latest man in the street, and every man in Germany feels himself united to the Emperor in one thought. You say you would not carry on your shoulders the responsibility for this iniquitous war. Neither I, nor every one ire
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Germany. The only man who could avoid the war was your Minister Grey. But he did nothing; he incited the Russians and engaged himself to attack Germany by laud and by sea. The Russians and the French had never had the courage to attack Germany without being sure of the help of England. And why England helps? Because England does not think other things than to destroy Germany. The traditional polities of England has always been to defeat the strongest nation on the Continent; that was first the Spanish, then the French, and now it is Germany. Germany must be destroyed because Germany works and proceeds honestly working, and makes feel his competition, and wishes finally, in base of his high civilization and culture, be treated on equal ground by England. What have German people done in the interest of good relations with England ! This good people believed that England and Germany could rale the world, bat they did not think that England will rule the world alone and not have competitors. Therefore England refused always any agreement with Germany in base of his programme to rule the world alone. Bat God knows the true, and He knows the time to come for every nation to fall when they are full of superby. The responsibility of that dreadful war falls on your politicians. Don't think that Italy and Rumania will interfere in your favour. Why should they do it ? Only for correcting the errors of English politica you would like that new Sots of blood had to be flown. Very English indeed.—Yours truly and respectfully enemy, (Signed) Exam Foes."
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