The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-10
A TYPICAL GERMAN LETTER.
By Mr.. Feddmann in Bremen to ,
Lady in Charleston.
(Translated for the Charleston Even.
ing Post.)

l am glad to see my letter of No
vember "a published in the Charles
ton Deutche Zeitung. l write to you
again, knowing that my letter will
reach people who have heart and
feel for assassinated Germany; peo-
pie who stand for square deal and
have not bartered their sense of JUS
tice-otherwise $50 help me GodD
l would not waste single sheet of
paper on any profit-mad. hypocritical
American of the type that seem to
influence public opinion over there.
Does really nothing else count in
your country but the dollar? Is
business worth more than clean
conscience? Or does decency and
honest play still live in your coun-
try? We Germans like profitable
business too, but We want to make
our profits honest and decently-we
don't care for money that stinks,
we are too selF-centred to pick up
blood money. But the millions that
now are being made" across the
ocean on war material for England
and France are blood money. 1t is
money soaked in the blood Of thou
sands of Germans, English, French
and Russians who have to sacrifice
their lives because the war is being
prolonged by America. Oh, you are
welcome to your captains OF indus
try and finance" you are welcome
to your Mr.. Letter, the grain gam
bier; to your Mr.. Bryan, who signs
the American treaties. Go ahead
with your short-sighted policy that
only thinks of today and is afraid
to look into the future, to a time
that is sure to come mot may
Gomez when the roles will be revers-
ed. Will Germany then stand by
you in your need? This is prob
leb | cannot answer as yet, one
thing, however. I know: Germany
will never descend into a mire, such
as America is wallowing in now.
Shortly before the war a book
was published by Rudolf Herzog,
The Great Home Sickness" There
in the author pictures the Germans
in America, their loyalty to their
adopted country, their great love TOR
the Land of the free CO" and also
the love for the fatherland, hidden
away in the inmost recesses of the
heart, slumbering there, but awak-
ening from time to time. when sur
rounded by false prophets and hy-
pocrisy. I have read the book with
great interest. and | admired your
pioneers and your country. Must l
now, on the hand Of facts before US,
believe that it was all a lie? 1t
seems so preposterous.
The war is artificially prolonged
bv America. this is beyond the pos
sibility of dispute. 1t is also true
that it is prolonged to our detrl-
ment. although it can not change
the final issue. Has ever proud Eng
land dreamed of it that it would
have to hide its flag? Despite all
high sounding statements England
is trembling. not yet perhaps at the
enormity of its sin in having careful
lv prepared and instigated thls
bloody war. but it is trembling be-
cause it's sin is sure to find it out
and to carry its just punishment.
The handwriting on the wall has
been seen. When, on December 22.
1914. our grand admiral Won Tirpitz
discussed with the American corre-
spendent Wigand the future phases
of the naval war. and especially. the
U-boats menace, the world and es-