The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-29

mythical unicorn.
The causes of the war resolve
themselves into British and Russian
greed. envy and treachery, French
revenge and German and Austrian
self preservation and national
honor The three beasts that are
the real world menaces are the
Russian bear. the British hog, and
the Japanese panther. The German
mastiff-grim. determined, powerful,
misunderstanding guard over civ
ilization's treasures, protects them
from this trio of beasts whose hun
ger nothing can appease. Only one
thing can vanquish him-the poisoned
meat OF treachery!
The war has gone far enough to
show that the people who destroyed
ancient Rome and erected upon its
ruins the fundation of modern civ
ilization can not be conquered by
modern Babylon. II is even possible
that they may perform another m.
estimable service to mankind by de.
stroying, or curtailing the British
navy and dismembering the British
empire. England constantly wines
FOR the abolitiO, of German mllitar.
ism. There can be no end to mill
tarism of any kind until British ma.
valism Is ended!
| Another service which the sue
cess OF German arms may insure
Is the cure of the French people of
the obsession OF revenge for the So
called lost provinces, from which
Europe has directly suffered, and
| America indirectly. for over two
hundred years. Alsace and Lorraine
are essentially German provinces in
origin, customs, costumes and Ian
guage. Most Alsatians and Lorrain.
ers are German i'm every respect,
even In features. manners. customs,
idiosyncracies and first and sur
names. | have known many Alsatians
and Lorrainers, and I have not met
one who did not speak French with
a German accent. Were the Germans
so inclined. they should be the ones
to desire revenge. for. Alsace and
Lorraine were provinces which
Louis XIV robbed Germany of at a
time when she was weak and help.
less, and not able to defend her
self. or resent a wrong. But for
this unfriendly and treacherous act
OF the Grande Monarque there would
never have been any thought of Al
SAGE and Lorraine as French provin-
ces.
The war has brought out the fact
more strongly than ever that the Ger
mans are the greatest OF the worlds
nations, in both peace and war. The
wonders accomplished by them in
times OF peace. under the guidance
and inspiration of their wise and
far seeing emperor, have been more
than duplicated I'm the panoply of
war. Never in the worlds history
has there been written such a mag
nifcent record of orderliness, method,
resourcefulness, solidarity, espirite de
corps, heroism and valor as the
Germans have written high and large
In this war. ~.
Upon her return from Europe at
the beginning of the war, one of
our own refugees thus spoke of the
German people: "The Germans are
wonderful in their courage. their 10y
atty, their kindness and their whole.
| someness. France Is decadent,. and
| even England has a touch, whereas
Germany is sound. | am filled with
admiration for, the German people.
They have the whole world
against them. It Is too terrible. What
n blow to civilization" "
Aye, what a blow TO civilization.
would the defeat of the Ger.
man cause mean! Every itelli.
gent American knows that England.
our hereditary foe, perpetrator OF
numberless historical indignities and
atrocities. dominates the worlds
highways--the seas and oceans-for
her own greed of power and pelf
and to our detriment: that Japan,
her ally, has been placed by her In
our back yard, the Pacific, ready to
pounce on our possessions; that
the domination of Europe by
Russia's crude and barbarous bureau.
cracy would mean trouble for all
the rest OF the world; and that
Germany has always been our friend,
Frederick the Great, having been the
first monarch to recognize our re.
public at its very birth. Then let
every American who has the inter.
ests. of his country. as we'll as the
happiness OF all the world, at heart,
cry out with fervor: "Hoch der Kai.
ser! Success TO German arms and
statecraft!"
From Tuesdays Daily.
ID. NJ. Jones made q business trip
to Owatonna today.
! c. s. Jones of worthington was a
Mankato visitor today.
Mayor A. G. Meyer went to Winnie.
bago today on business.
I. Longini of winona called on
friends in Mankato today.
@. E. Larson of Redwood was a
| visitor In Mankato today.
w. A. Stanton of Owatonna visited
| friends i'm Mankato today.