The Days of a Man 1910 



At the outbreak of war, however, the mob drove him 

 from Vienna, when he took refuge in Zurich, where 

 he continued to publish the " Watch Tower/' But 

 his money being all invested in Austrian government 

 bonds which became perfectly worthless, he soon 

 found himself reduced to penury with the other Aus- 

 trian intellectuals. Learning then of his deplorable 

 situation, I appealed to some broad-minded Ameri- 

 cans who appreciate the man and his work. As a 

 result certain sums of money as well as food orders 

 were generously sent to relieve him and his family. 



Bertha von The Congress over, we proceeded to Vienna, where 

 I met and dined with Baroness Bertha von Suttner, 

 author of the epoch-making story, "Waff en Nieder!" 

 (Ground Arms!). Her invitation to dinner came in 

 response to a letter of introduction which I had sent 

 by mail from Gratz. This found her resting in the 

 Semmering Mountains, but she kindly traveled the 

 hundred miles to Vienna just to show me a courtesy. 

 Arriving early in the city, I looked up Fried and spent 

 most of the day with him. But toward the end of the 

 afternoon I exhausted all my available German and 

 so asked the privilege of an hour's sleep in order to 

 recover my tongue ! 



" Waffen \ much enjoyed my visit with Madame von Suttner, 

 a woman of great moral and intellectual power, then 

 sixty-seven years of age, well preserved, large of 

 frame and fair in feature, attractive in appearance and 

 manner. I asked her if "Waffen Nieder!" was the 

 story of her own life. She replied: "No, my life has 

 been a very happy one, but this book has made my 

 life. To have seen what I have seen, and felt what I 

 have felt, has forced me ever to work against the 

 hideous curse of war." 



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