The Penn's Grove record., 1915-05-14
Germany TerrOrizes Civilization.
Making Powder To Maintain Democ.
racy Is A Virtue.

were Americans all o cOmbatants aud
| unarmed proves that Germany has gone
| beyond the rules of civilized warfare
and deserves the condemnation of
all Christian civilization.
Modern warfare is presumed to be
carried on according to the rules which
precludes anarmed and defenseless citi-
zens from murder and atrocities and
restricted to organized combatants
under officials appointed and directed
by organized governments. Those are
the outlined rules of the games as much
as there are rules for all brutal prize
fights.
This great European wal a begun
by Austria, one of the most benighted
nations, i'll an endeavor to force imper-
ial rule and a foreign religious belief
upon Servian people of a different racial
custom and different religious belief.
Germany backed up Austrian Imperial
ism, by devastating Belgium in an en-
deavor to conquer and subjugate
France, a republic. England came to
Belgium's and Frances rescue because
Germany violated the rules Of neutrall-
ty and purposed to dominate all Europe
industrially and governmentally by
Prussian Imperialism. If Germany
conquers, the Kaiser will have a greater
ambition to dominate all the earth
Therefore, it is a war between.Imper-
ialism and Democracy.
The sinking of the Lusilauia should
bring the sympathy Of all Christian
civilization to the support of the Al
lies, because of the drowning of
defenseless people. 1t would not be
wise for these United States to go to
war, but sympathy and assistance can
he given and more zeal inspired in
creating mean of warfare for the
Allies. Men work with more heart
when there is an inspiration that what
they make is for something more than
the mere dollars they receive for their
labor.
Germany's policy of MiIitarism and
Imperialism, which inspires the Teuton
nation with a desire to dominate others
even by devastating adjoining nations
and exterminating defenseless people is
proof that the original savage spirit Of
their barbarism forefathers has not been
bread out of the rulers of that power
full nation after 1000 Yeas of Chris
tian civilization. The spirit of the
Goths, Vandals and Huns Of 1000
years ago continues.
While the Germans may go into
battle with the bands playing Martin
Luther's famous hymn, "a Mighty
Fortress is Our GCd," yet the spirit of
their warfare shows that the God of
which they sing is that of Wooden and
Thor, the mythical gods Of their bar
barian forefatlIers and not that of Jesus
the Christ who proclaimed The father
hood Of Jehovah and tie common
brotherhood of man, which is also the
ethics of socialism.
Our revolutionary forefathers in
their Declaration of Independence de-
clared against making Judges depend
ent OF the will of the King; against
making the military independent OF and
superior 10 tile civil power; against
plundering seas; ~ravaging coasts; burn
ing towns and destroying lives of
people; against free laws i'll ~neighboring
provinces, arbitrary rule and enlarging
boundaries for Introducing absolute
rule.
These principles Germany are trying
to put upon others as King George did
upon the Colonies.
Having won freedom for the Ameri-
can colonies republican principles grew
in France and King Louis XVI lost his
head because, as Pierre S. DUPONT, the
dupont immigrant toldhim she had no
constitution and lie had to decide every
thing himself" Louis lost his head a.
Charles 81 did because of his belief in
the divine right of kings.
The republican principles of DUPONT
caused him 10 become an American and
his ingenious brains has been 10 make
powder for the propagation of lepubli-
can principles.
The Allies, not having cultivated the
spirit of nilitarism and created the
preparedness for war like Germany.
have TO wait for industrial assistance
from America. The sinking of the
Lusitania will give an increased inspi-
ration for more American powder, shot
and shell. The ingenius French brains
of the duPonts,, the muscular eudur-
ance of the Italians from whose coun-
try Christian civilization WAS made
popular, and the skill of the Americans
composed of the blood of all nations
will supply the means Of destroying the
Imperialism Of Germany as ii terror on
land and sea, after DUPONT plant M. 2
gets in full working order together with
No. L Pladt turning out 200 ions of
smokeless powder a day. IS
While it is not Of The highest ethics
TO know that powder is made Tor the
arts Of war to destroy lives and proper
ty, yet If it be made to turn back the
domineering rule of Imperialism and to
spread the Republican system of gov
ernment, for which cause Pierre $
DUPONT left Frnnce, there IS a more
conscientious virtue III the purpose Of
powder making, when we know it is 10
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