NOTICE TO THE READER

The text of the pages in the German note-books, which are
transcribed in this pamphlet, is generally simple and clear
and we have taken the greatest care to give an exact transla­
tion of it, so that the English may say nothing more and
nothing less than the German.
But to cut short any criticism which might tend to lay to
our charge the offence of an intentionally distorted transla­
tion, we earnestly beg those of our readers who know German
to read not only onr translation, but at the same time the
original text itself. In English-speaking countries many
readers are well enough acquainted with the German
language to be able to prove for themselves and to attest to
others lhe perfect sincerity and correctness of our trans­
lations.
Moreover, in order that it may be apparent to every one that
the discussion can bear on a few trifling points only, and that
it leaves intact, as a whole, the picture of the German atroci­
ties, we take upon ourselves the following engagement : — as
soon as English translations different from our own are pro­
posed to us, either by means of the press or by personal letters
(provided that such letters are signed), we will have them
printed, exactly as we receive them, on leaflets which shall be
inserted in the copies of our pamphlet still to be distributed.

Joseph BÉDIER