The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-19
THINKS DEFEAT OF GERMANY WILL
MEAN C0SSACKISM In EUROPE
Hubert CHus President York German American Chab,
Of Commerce SAYS Present War Was
Forced Kaiser



aas Wrapped ur.
IN sou ssek m motive TOR fhe var
fol uli have f1 look to other crur
tri~s. France wanted POI recover A.
face and Lcrralne Enriand has Ions
been Jealous % Germany maritime
roasr nnt oversees trade. England
has ~ me pact crashed 4I maritime
rivals. hsr used her rutat poeer ta
stamp ont competition and nov bis
tory o. repeating usslf
klsf.a ras feared Hfuagf the Aus.
.rl1u alliance th.nks Germ1rs back.
ln Agstr.a In barring .sr prngress
tp tCre'auflcu Russia has FOR
years ufriElsd to reuse the Bsfksn
States and seized the pretext % Aus.
frIas demand upon Ssrr ID for motiIi
1tion Thar vac the real declaration
~ var
War Forced on osrway."
-RuFrlsn troops vere nassIrc on
'na er.-eru frcruer On the west
kussia.s alaes we're active Germany
vas hsmcd .l on both sides The
enemies 0f Germany bat created a
situation iu which peace or war must
ba quickly decided uror for 10 Ger.
many acre fo daily end DELAY her
afver'aries. already preparing would
gain enormous advantage Ulf before
mobiizirE the Kaiser personally
begged the Crar 90 de4 from mo.
hilizauon The Car refused To
France and England Germany made
aI sorts of Offers. they were treated
with coliness
Thus The die was cast thus Ger.
many was forced into VAR And war
being inevitable surely 10 is not Tor
energetic. quick moving americans 90
condemn the Kaiser for seeing 90 70
that az hc had 90 strike be struck
last and hard
We who are Of German birth. hut
now American citizens. rccret that this
great war was forced upon the mother
country We regret that the other
-reat democratic nations ENGLAND and
France. are STANDING side by side with
Russian Hutorrocy it seems strange
to us that Americans DO not see that
tho only power able 20 chcckwate Rus
-ia Is Germany. and that therefore Ger
many is nEhtiuz the battle Of ciyiIiza-
ton and OF progress against reaction
'lf Germany is crushed in this war
Russia becomes the supreme world
power. controlling half of Europe and
half OF Asia. England and France are
hshting now 20 build up this Cossack
hecemony % they succeed 10 will not
10 many years before they are looking
everywhere for aid in striking &c down
again
Make the Cz3r the arbitrator ~ tho
Affairs az Europe. as the democfl'ir.
progressiyos peoples Of England and
France ere now tIyinr 10 do. and 10
viii be- EensTauons before the bond
can be broken and the lost ground
can be recovered There will be- only
one great continental army. and that
viii be- the army OF Russia strike
down German military power and Ger.
man prestige. and nothing but the Cos.
sack remains Boz Europe France and
England viii not be- strong enough 20
cope with the Frankenstein they have
set NJ
Russia Welcomed War.
It 81 no secret that Russia Is
threatened with internal revolution
This war. which Russia has provoked
.s the way out Revolution rs sub.
MERGED by the wave Of patriotism and
ihe lust f0r conquest. England and
France are being used 10 pull Russia's
Chestnufs from the Ere
We German Americans. who have
mo- other feeling than friendship for
mo English people. marvel that Eng
Itch policies have manouyered Britain
into such a hopeless qusEmire 40
matter what tho result Of the war
tnrlard is The loser She loses u Rus.
STA triumphs. her ancient and long
feared enemy becomes the master OF
tho world Then. indeed will Britain
need 10 Euard India then. indeed will
she have reason % fear Russian dom.
nance In China and an the farther
East
10 Russia wine. Engiand and Ger.
many lose together But n Germany
should triumph. Dr. is stIl crushing
defeat f0r britain our svwoathfes
arc strongest az course. for Father
land. but we cannot help giving Do.
i0 pity 90 unfortunate England. rick.
i7- everything in a hopeless war out
10 which 20 is impossible for her 20
raIn vantage
We German Americans feel vrrv
strongly That iu this great world crI
-.s Germany represents not only tho
cause OF democratic Institutions and
progressive government and rescue of
tro world from tho feudaI fhraIdon
~ excessive military burden
tn Germany wins. that viii Do tho
end of armament on tho European
continent This Ia uraaIa.r last chance