The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-12

it's operations at the suggestion. of England for any longer space of tinaes if 1t had delayed its mobiNzatfon. the Georunan people would have charged the emperor and government with treason against the nation.
 This situation will explain to7 for eign countries the attitude of the Social Democratic party. It will ex- plain why the most peace-Iovtngs of it's leaders are fighting as volunteers at the front. The Social Democrats wanted peace. They demonstrated for peace to the last moment. but sud denly the situation clarified, and every child in the country saw the extraordinary danger to the nation Then the whole German people rose as one man. From Emperor to social Democrat in solid ranks they stand to- gether against the attempt to throttle us. On that day all parties disap- peared in Germany. Germans marched to the front to fight for their beloved Father1and and for German culture
 we have mo hatred against France, not even in the Rhine districts or in Alsace and LorTaine. The French idea of 'trevanche," even though it is so dangerous for the peace of nations, has at its base AL noble and chivaI- rous motive ands we respect nation of such impulses Neither do we hate the Russians. We sympathtze with the oppressed people that is ruled by an incapable reacttonary and blood thirsty government. Russia is held in the shack1es Of Ignorance, Of poverty and of superstition. We have, how ever. 8 feeling of the deepest outrage against the hypocrisy Of England against the cowardice of a great and free people to take advantage Of the fact that Germany was already fight ing on both borders, against the des- picab1e action of England in d1ling the world with Hes against the Outrage of the culture of white nations by bringing in the yellow races of Asia and the black races of Africa, against our undefended colonial possessions.
 sDo you Americans believe the fa.frS tale that England wanted to protect the neutrality of Belgium? In Eng land no one is so naive. In England it is admitted that thisSis e commer- cial fight against Germany. Did Eng land observe the neutrality Of Turkey when she took away two new battle ships from her? Did England observe neutrality when she sank a German ship in neutral Spanish waters Is 1t neutral when Belgium demands from Germany a guaranty of her neutrality, but assumes the attitude of an ally towards France and England? Believe me, that if the French had appeared in Liege before the Germans. there would never have been the slightest word raised in France %or England about the neutrality of Belgium. When we in the Rhine provinces read of the atrocities which the Germans are said to have committed in Belgium then we asked ourselves whether the world be standing on it's head? You foreigners receive English and French reports. We w110A1fve on the borders, see with our own, eyes and hear with our own ears. Atrocities have been Committed in Belgium, frightfu1 atro- cities, the repeEts Of which the Bel gian government had every reason to suppress, atrocities which remind one of the 30 ' ears War and Indian cruel ties, but these atrocities were permit ted before a. German soldier ever had. an opportunity. to enter a Belgian city in any way, shape or manner They were committed on the defenseless women and children of Germans who sweressbeing forced out of the country.