The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-28
Extended Friendly Hand


 When once the archives are opened the world will learn how often Ger many extended to England her friend " hand, but England did not desire the friendship of Germany Jealous or the development of Germany and feeling that by German efficiency and German industry she had been sur passed in some fields she had the de- sire to crush Germany by brute force as siie in former times subdued Spain Holland and France. She believed the moment had arrived and therefore tbe entry of German troops into Belgium gave her welcome pretext to take part in the war
 Germany. however. was forced to enter Belgium because she had to fore staii the planned French advance and Belgium only awaited this advance to |join France. That only pretext was involved as far as England Is con carned is proven by the fact that al- ready on the afternoon of August 2 that Is, prior to the violation of Bel gium neutrality by Germany Sir Ed ward Grey assured the French ambas- sador internationally of the help of England in case the German fleet at tacked the French coast.
 Moral scruple, however. the Eng lisn policy does not know And thus the English people who always posed as the protagonist of freedom and risnt has allied itself with Russia. the representative of the terrible barbar ism, a country that knows no spiritual ar no religious freedom. that tramples Tor, nF fte.. as of individuals. Already England is beginning to recognize that she has made mistake In her calculations and tliat Germany will master her enemies She is therefore trying by the pettiest means to inture Germany as much as pt ssible in her commerce and colonies. by instigating Japan, regardless of the consequences to the neutral commu- nity of the white race. to pilla ging expedition against Kiauchau and lead Ing the negroes in Africa to fight against the Germans in the colonies.
 Campaign of Falsehood
 Having strangled the news service of Germany to teh whole world and having opened the campaign against us with falsehood, England will tell your conntrymen that the German troops burned down Belgian villages and cities but will pass over in silence the fact that Belgian girls gouged out the eyes of defenseless wounded Officials of Belgian cities have invited our officers to dinner and shot and killed them across the table. Contrary to all inter- national law the whole civilian popu- lation of Belgium was called out and after having at first shown friendli-. ness, carried on in the rear of our troops terrible warfare with con cealed weapons.
 Belgian women cut the throats of soldiers whom they had quartered in their homes while they were sleeping. England also will say nothing of the dun dunn bullets which are being used by the English and French despite all conventions and their hypocritical proc lamations of humanity. which can be seen here In their original packing as they were found on French and English prisoners of war.
 "rne Emeporor has authorized me to say all this and to state that he has full confidence in the sense of justice of the American people which will not allow itself to be deceived through the war of falsehood which our enemies are conducting against us"
 The statement of the chancellor con cludes as follows:
 Every one who has lived in Ger many since the outbreak of the war, has been able to witness the great moral uprising of all Germans who pressed hard on all sides. cheerfully take the field for the defense of their rights and their existence; every one knows that this people is not capable of cry unnecessary cruelty or of any brutality We will win, thanks to the great moral strength which our just cause gives our troops and in the end the greatest falsehoOd will be able to