TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-11-20

behalf OF the lie. Let us imagine
modern Baalam and his ass answer
ing. with more or less irregular alter
nation. certain questions about tn
present War. The reader is left Z
guess which answers are given by tn
recrcant prophet and which by th'
ass inspired by God.
Question: Who started this War
Answer: The Kaiser.
o. How do we know that?
A. Well, everyone knows he is th'
War Lordi
q. How did be get that title?
A. BY some E~nglishman's deliber
ate mis-translation Of the title
@Krlgesherr," which is merely the
same as any constitutional rulers
title OF "Commander.in-C Chief"
O. But Is there no other proof that
the Kaiser Is a War-Lord2
A. Oh yes. HIS record shows Il.
o. What is his record?
A. For twenty-five years he has
ruled q nation armed and able 70
crush any enemy individually; but be
has never struck. He has carried on
the policy Of his predecessors to the
result that peace has reigned In Cen.
trail Europe for forty-three years, a
longer period than ever before since
the breaking of the lax Romano.
During that time Germany has given
the world a cherished example OF hui
man capabilities in all the ways OF
Peace-in the arts, science, scholar
ship, philosophy, local government
efficient state-socialism, manufac-
lures. commerce. personal freedom,
personal intelligence, personal health
and capacity.
O. We must inevitably conclude,
then, must we not, that the ruler OF a
nation so busy with continual tri
umphs of Peace would naturally
plunge his nation into a wanton and
unnecessary war?
A. Oh. inevitably.
o. What confederation Is there for
this yiew2
Al. The fact that he has kept the
peace so long, while a war Of triumph
would have been what we call al
"cinch;" the fact that If he started
this war, he started it when the odds
against him almost shut out the pos
sible vision Of success; the fact, final
IL. that individually he has no powei
at all to throw his enlightened, crit
cal. independent and stubborn people
into war.
O. But he has vast power, has he
not2
a. Oh, yes, slightly less than The
President of the United States.
O. How else do we know that the
Kaiser started the war?
A. why, everyone knows he wants
to rule all Europe and then grab
America and the rest Of the world.
@. Has he, or any one for him,
ever said 50 or limited so?
A. No, but the newspapers and
Winston Churchill tell us SO
q. It seems very plausible, doesn't
A. Decidedly nation Of some
so, 900, 900 people, hemmed in the cen
ter of Europe, would have, as any one
can see, what American slang calls "a
healthy chance" to conquer the
world.
@. How else do we know thst the
Kaiser started the war?
A. Well, he begged the Gear to re-
frain from modifying, and assured
him (having taken the trouble to get
the assurance from AustriaD that Aus
tria would not seize any Of the terri
tory Of Servia. He assured the Eng
ligh that II they remained neutral, he
would not use bis navy in a way to
threaten the north coast OF France or
do anything that England could con
slider dangerous to her interests. Fur
thermore, we know that the Kaiser
started the war because the Car bel
gan to threaten Germany with his bar
bar0us millions, and because French
ayiatorg sailed over Germany and
dropped bombs into Coblenz and Nu-
remburg before war was declared, and
because the French minister Delcasse,
whose occupation is making war on
Germany. had gone to st. Petersburg
beg pardon, PetrOgrad-months ago
to discuss joint action against Ger
many, and because three II four
years ago Gen. Joffre was made com
mander-in-chief Of the French armies
with the unconcealed purpose OF lead
ing them against Germany, and be-
canse France recently made a loan to
Russia which was used for the sole
purpose Of building railroads to the
borders OF Prussia-railroads Of no
use except to convey troops We know
that the Kaiser started the war, fin
aily, because France has spent forty
three years of unintermittent bFooding
on the re-capture of AlsaceLOrraine
and on Reyezge.
@. France deserves the sympathy
of the world in her ambition to re-
capture AlsacesLorraine, does she
net?
4. Oh, yesf
@ Tell us Just why?
Al. We'll, q couple of hundred years
aao her King Louis XIV, the most
heartleas. ambitious and absolute con.
areror since Atfila; tore these PROV.
Inees. amid hame and murder from
ths bleeding side of Germany The
people are Ill German IN blood to this
aay. For many years after Louis
stole them. they cherished hatred OF
france and the French. Gradually
.heb became resigned and peaceful
sut neither h0n0red b respected by
Ihe French, nor prosperous, nor en-