The arguments advanced in the letter we publish to-day on this subject are unquestionably forcible. But we must regretfully decline to meet our correspondent's wishes, at least for the present. If the German Consul-General profits by an act, we will not say of generosity but of forbearance, in the manner described by our correspondent, it is s question between himself and his conscience. As for the charge that we are making reflexions upon the common sense of our readers, we believe that the majority at least will see more clearly than this charge implies. The gist of the matter lies in the saying adopted by our correspondent as signature, that "truth will out." That is to say that, at the end of the war, the Allied Governments will declare exactly what has happened and will demand recompense accordingly. To withhold these stories of atrocity now from the general public will make no difference to the zeal with which the war is waged by the Allies, and will spare much bitterness, some of it undoubtedly unnecessary. For it must be remembered that for one officially authenticated report, there are fifty stories which will stand no investigation, Of course, if the Germans begin to spread stories about atrocities by the Allies, we shall reconsider our tion; but we hope for better things of our adversaries than that.
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