The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-12-03

sweet,
Destruction covers to mark what
deeds are done"
England. Germany, France, Rus
sia. the most potent in the war OF
Europe now raging; shedding the
blood of their countrymen by my
riads; England. proud mistress OF
the SEAS" as she has been termed,
and on whose possessions she claims
"the sun never sets." may deserve
these possessions; if she acquired
them justly and governs them with
out oppression.
History does not say so, for since
1775, when England lost her Ameri-
can colonies, now the United States,
by her arrogance and oppression, she
has continued to acquire territory
by force, and hold them in subJec-
ton, having to keep standing army
in. each one. and today her impoten-
cy lies in the fact that she cannot
depend on them for men or money,
and she dare not tax them this war
debt as she tried to do the colonies
of America in bygone days. She
rules by militarism, and when she
cannot do that, she uses her money
power for her selfish aggrandize-
ment. No one doubts her smartness,
her ability, or her boldness, but all
the world knows her arrogance, du-
plicity and her readiness to grasp all
weaker nations, her insatiate jeal-
ousy of every power that dares to
compete with her by land or sea. Ire
land knows it, India knows it, and
South Africa knows it, and France
certainly knows it, and has felt it in
the past, and must acknowledge that
England's motive in joining with her
now is selfish to the core; Belgium
knows it now. The world knows
that England should never have let
Belgium be sacrificed. 1t will go
down into history to the detriment OF
Germany, France and England; for
the destruction of Belgium Germany
has an excuse; France has some;
England none; Russia is out of it be-
cause she could not get there.
Why did England want to fight
Germany? Was it to aid France be-
cause she had borrowed her money
in the Boer wars in South Africa?
History will say she was jealous of
Germanys progress, and knew the
only way to reach her was through
and by the aid of France, and did
not think Germany, for fear OF
France and her, would dare to come
into Belgium, neutral State, Or If
she did, why I'VE (England) could
get there first" but Germany was
too smart, and England's arrogance
and tardiness played her false, and
she left brave little Belgium to bear
the sacrifice of her blunder.
The question for Belgium to an
swer is, would she have given battle
to the English had they got there
first, as she did the Germans? It is
impossible to say, but it stands to
reason and will be believed that if
England had gotten there first, and
she had repelled them Germany
would have rushed to her rescue, and
there would have been no battle of
Liege, and Belgium would be better
off today. and the Belgians would
never have had to cry out Where
are the Germans?" as she, when
pressed, did cry Where are the
English?" and history will say,
Where were the English?' And
also Where were the English when
Antwerp fell?" And her gallant
king with the remnant of gallant
army had to seek safety by a retreat.
Where were the English? They were
not afraid. No one can charge the
Englishmen with cowardice, or even
timidity. No, they were selfishly
looking out for the Straits Of Dover,
and England, and the French will
find no Englishman going with them
into Russia or Austria as long as
England is threatened.
France, the ally of England for
the first time in the worlds history.
What did she want with war? What
she waged war in 1870 with Ger
many for has never been clearly un-
derstood; up to that time Germany
and France were both living under
the ''Napoleonic Code,' laws promul-
gated by Frances noted hero, Napo-
leon Bonaparte.
France says that the reason Of
England and France going into this
war was because of their alliance
with Servia. and because Germany
had mObiliZed. History will say be-