The sun., 1914-09-27

hands were stil wet with tho blood
OF murdered Christians. Could thai
be reconciled with what is right?
A little later he saw the Kaiser once
again pushing himself into McItor.
ranean politics, where no direct Ger.
man interest lay, and endcavor.n: IN
tangle up the French developments M
northern Africa by provocative p,.~
sonal appearances At Morocco. and
later by sending gunboat to tntruds
upon scene of action which had al
ready by the treaty of Algec.rls hoo,
allotted to France. How could an hopos
German whose mind was undchau,bei
by controlled press justify such an
Interference re .ha,?
lie Is or should be aware that In An
nexing Bosnia Austria was tearing Nm
a treaty without the consent Of tho
other signatories. and that his own
country was supporting and probably
melting her ally TO this public breach
OF faith. Could he honestly think that
this was right? And finally h., mus
know, for his own Chancellor has pub.
licly proclaimed it. that the invasion
Of Belgium was a breach OF interns.
tional right. and that Germany, or
rather Prussia. had pcriurcd herself
upon the day that the first Of her
soldiers passed over the frontier
How can he explain all this to him.
self. save on a theory that might Is
| right; that no moral law applies 10 the
superman, and that 50 long as on.
hews ones way through the RESI-
can matter little? To such a poln,
of degradation have public morals been
brought by the Internal teachings OF
Irussian military philosophy. dating
back as far as Frederick the Second but
Intensified by the eNhOrtations Of press
and professors during our own times
The mind of the average kindly German
citizen has been debauChed and vet
again dcbauChed until il needed hst
such world crisis as this tn startle
him at last from his obscss lon and
to see his position and that Of his cuun-
try in its true relation with humanity
and progress.
Thus | say that for the German who
stands outside the ruling classes our
victory would bring a lasting relief and
some hope that in future his DESTINY
should h controlled by his own iudg.
ment and not by the passions or in.
terests of those against whom he has
at present no appeal a system which
has brought disaster to Germany and
chaos TO all Europe can never, one
would think. he resumed, and amid 'he
debris OF his empire the Germans may
pick up that precious jewel Of personal
freedom which is above the splendor
OF foreign conquest. a Hapsburg or a
| Hohenzollern may find his true place
as the servant rather than the master
Of nation.
But apart from Germany, look at the
| effects which our victory must have
| over the whole wide world. Every.
whore it will mean the triumph OF
reasoned democracy, of public debate
| of ordered freedom in which every man
is an active unit in the system of his
own Government, while our defeat
, would stand for a victory to a priv.
| LEGGED class, the thrustlng down Of the
/ civilian by the arrogance and intoler-
ance OF mllitarism and the subiection
OF all that is human and progressive IA
all that Is cruel, narrow and reaction
airy.
This is the stake for which we play
and the world will lose or gain as wei
as We You may well come, you demo.
|
rally round MS now. for all that you
cherish, all that is bred in your very
bones, Is that FOR which we fight
And you. sovers of freedom In every
land, we claim at least your prayer,
and your wishes, for if our sword bs
broken you will be the poorer But fear
not, for our sword will not be broken
nor shall 1t ever drop from our hands
until this matter is forever set in
order. If every ally we have upon
earth We're to go down in blood and
ruin. still would we fight through q
the appointed end.
Defeat shall not daunt us. Incnn.
elusive victory shall not turn us from
our purpose. The grind of poverty anr
the weariness of hopes deferred shal
not blunt the edge of our resolve. WITT
Gods help we shall go to the end, anC
when that goal Is reached II Is oil
prayer that "A new era shall come q 9 on,
reward, an era in which, by common
action of State with state. mutua
hatreds and strivings shall he appeased
| land shall no longer he ostranCed from
land. and huge armies and fleets wi
be Nightmares Of the past Thus. ~
ever, the throes of evil may give hr''
to good
TIL then our task stands clear bcfor,
us, task that will ask for all We have
in strength and resolution. Have ynr
who read this played your part 10 M
highest? II not do il now, or stan,
forever shamed
, tCopDri9ht 1914, bU Arthr Cond'