South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-01
ALL GERMANY UNIT
IN DETERMINATION
TO SEE WAR TO END
Party Lines and PreiudiCeS For
gotten in Grim Resolve That
Nothing Can Crush Nation
Point to Moral Gain.


BERLIN March while the fall
ure Of the efforts OF German diplo-
mats 20 create friendly feelings to-
wards Germany in neutral countries
and particularly in America have Ger
tainly resulted in a feeling of deep
disappointment and considerable bit
terncss against the unsuccessful dip
lomats. the determination Of the ma
ton 90 see the war through at any
cost is absolutely unchanged and the
feelings are remarkably uniform from
the exclusive circles. through the
middle classes and down through the
child-like masses.
have talked with several leaders
OF the social democratic party. With
ont "a single exception they all showed
he same calm. deliberate and suffi-
cient strength as officers. privy coun-
cillors and hnanciers
With considerable pride they point
90 the fact that the percentage of UNI
employed among organized workers,
which during the second month of the
war was PA has now increased to s.
Ihey told me how many Industrial es-
adjustments during the war had
changed their entire production in
order To accord with their present
needs. Working now partly TO make
up for stopped imports of luxuries
partly To support army and navy.
All PrciudiCcs Going.
one thing they all maintained
that the war would mean an enor-
nous moral gain TO Germany which
would greatly benefit social evolution
Many narrow prejudice has already
veeu crushed and broken by the war.
40 living being knows" writes a
chief mOuthpicce OF socialist opinion.
IF we are now az the middle of the
war If we are approaching its end
or 10 We have years Of war ahead
of us. one thing only we know that
we shall and must endure, that no
superiority of numbers or arms. no
attempts mt starving us into surren-
der shall crush as. We have this
feeling not only because we have fun
army, its organization. training and
discipline. but first of an IN the pa
triotism i'm which unites all Germans
with exception.
Let war last m6nth or years.
NJ viii only weld the people toge her
and promote the strength OF the M
tion IN q manner that viii surprise
the world. All enemies may as well
now give mp the hope that Germany
viii finally succumh /in the struggle"
Later he deals win conditions after
the war and says
cot course W shall then as before
never Zoe able TO avoid strikes and
lockouts but. we dare hope that thew
viii be more easiis and Justly set
tied"
1Iumor Socialists.
AZ present. OF course the govern
meut is doing everything to keep the
socialists in good humor and make
them forget the suppression of certain
Soclausuc organs
y curious instance ot this policy
mas Just occurred with reference to
certain reading book for soldiers.
me GOOD tomrade. 10y Major Won
lass Whlch II htlng circulated an all
paIrachs ana military depots.
in thls nook tine social democrats
ore represented as the inner enemy
as plague. wanting Co divide all
property and aspiring to the over
thro" IF the kaiser and am other legal
authorities Foor Major Won klass.
: rho was before highly praised for
ms book. has now become persona
non grata. AN copies of his book have
been contscated and destroyed and
new edition has been published i'm
Whlch. 10y the order of the war lord.
an these offensive passages have been
STRICKEN out
fhe government however. does not
go FAR as % admit that its previous
opinions OF socialists nave been
WRONG. nuts hints the particular God
VINO looks after the welfare of Ger
many IN some miraculous manner
has hrough' about change of heart
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