The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-23
DON'T BE HOODWINKED
BY CAMPAIGN OF LIES
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BY the fact that Sir Edward
Grey as early as the afternoon
of August 2-that is before
Germany's violation OF Bel
gian neutrality -uncondition-
ally promised the help Of Eng
land to the French ambassador
at the court of st. James in
case of the bombardment Of
the French coast by the Ger
man navy. But British policy
knows no moral scruples. And
thus the English government
which has always posed as Q
champion Of liberty and JUS
tice, has allied itself with
Russia, the spokesman Of the
worst despotism, that knows
no intellectual or religious
freedom and which treads I'M
derfoot the liberties of the
whole people, as well as Of in
dividuals.
ALREADY England must begin TO
see that she has made mlscaleuia-
tion since Germany Is winning tho
mastery over her foe. Therefore
England now tries to injure Germany
by the most petty means, striking at
our commerce and our colonies, while
regardless Of the Inevitable eonse-
quences of common civilization for
our white race, England has provoked
Japan to raid our colony In China and
led negroes to battle against Ger.
mans in our colonies In Africa. After
destroying all Germany's means Of
communication across the sea, Eng.
land went further and opened an all
around campaign Of lies. Thus you
Americans are told that German
troops have burned down Belgian
villages and cities, but you are not
3old that Belgian women goused out
the eyes Of our helpless wounded men
lying on the battlefieIds. The Off
Gals Of the BeIsians invited officials
Of our army to eat with them and
then shot them across the table. Con-
tarary to all laws Of humanity, the
whole civil population Of Belgium
was called to arms and Belgian civil
1ans, after their first friendly recep- ]
fion Of our troops, shot them down
from behind with concealed weaponS |
and committed all manner Of horrible
.crueities. Belgian women have cut
the throais Of German soldiers whom
they had received in their houses, A.
ter these soldiers unsuspeetinsIy had
lain down 70 sleep. England also has
told you nothing Of dunn dunn bullets
which the English and the French,
despite all formal convention and all
pretenses Of humanity, employed
against us. These dunn dunn balls
have been shown here In the origin
al packages just a. they were found
In the possession Of English and
French prisoners Of war.
"His majesty, 4he emperor, has au-
fhorizeds me ~ say all this and to de-
clare that he has complete confidence
in the sense Of Justice Of the Ameri-
can people who will not let them
selves be hoodwinked by the cam
paien Of lies which our foes are wag
ina against US. Whoever has dweIt
In Germany since this war has brok-
en- out, has had chance to recognize
the great moral awakening Of our
great German people who, beset on
all sides, have gladly rushed Into the
field to defend their right to live, and
all such foreign observers must know
by this time that such people are in
capable Of unnecessary cruelty. let
alone bestia!ity.
1--WE shall win thanks TO the great
moral momentum which just cause
has given our armies and In the end
even the worst lies shall fall to OBJ
scure our victories any more than
they can deprive. US Of our rights"