Plain Words from America - A letter to a German professor

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Plain Words From America, by Douglas W. JohnsonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Plain Words From AmericaAuthor: Douglas W. JohnsonRelease Date: November 14, 2003 [eBook #10078]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PLAIN WORDS FROM AMERICA***E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Brett Koonce, and Project Gutenberg Distributed ProofreadersPLAIN WORDS FROM AMERICAA LETTER TO A GERMAN PROFESSORBYProfessor DOUGLAS W. JOHNSONColumbia University, New York1917.PUBLISHER'S NOTE.The following letter, written by Professor Douglas W. Johnson, ofColumbia University, is in reply to a letter, pleading the cause ofGermany, which he received from a German correspondent. ProfessorJohnson's letter appeared in the "Revue de Paris" of September, 1916.PLAIN WORDS FROM AMERICAFebruary, 1916.Your two letters, with enclosed newspaper clippings, and your postal card were duly received. I can assure you that myfailure to reply more promptly was not meant as any discourtesy. The clippings were gladly received, for I am alwaysanxious to read what prominent Germans regard as able and convincing presentations of their side of disputed matters.Your own letters, particularly the long one of July 9, were read most ...