The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07
HOCH DER HYPHEN!
Reflections on the Self Restraint OF
German Amcric Writers for
tho Press


To THE EpIroR or THE SuN-Sir: Just
one word please: Is not Germany
always right?
In your paper last Sunday a neutral
pro-German- American told you that
the Germans were the noblest people
in the war; How utterly weak and
inadequate are those words. Why not
speak out? Why is 1t that our pro-
German letter writers are so timid
so backward and so full OF native
modesty that they will begun their
statements with such feeble utter
ances? They fear to be dogmatic. This
is not-sense. 1t convinces nobody.
To be neutral you must know that
Germany can do no wrong in this
war. In this war IL a German soldier
or officer does a thing IL Is right be-
cause German did it. Is IL not so?
How many times have tho German
leaders and Government officials pub
licly admitted the superiority of Ger
many over all other nations! Do
they not concede that IL Is the most
refined. cultured. humane, honorable,
just and generally righteous Govern
ment known to profane history at
any time? Has not the Kaiser an
alliance with the Almighty? Does he
not admit It.?
Now from this you must understand
why tho German Government is so
superior, why 1t sees that its duty
is to dominate the world and the
universe, II possible-otherwise 1t is
no use. To deny this. II is not-sense.
II you stu do not understand, 1t is
useless
You know now why Germany con-
ducts the war on such a high plane Of
humanitarianism. If unusually harsh
and cruel acts are 10 be performed
she leaves Il for her interiors, mean
ing the Allies. She will not stoop TO
do inhuman and barbarous acts. no
matter how much 1t will help her
unless she wills II.
Now, Will the neutrals please listen
sharply one moment? A superior ma
ton may do many things not per-
mitted an inferior nation. Whatever
Germany wills. Inferior people must
abide by It, For instance. Germany
took kiao-chow from the Chinese
because she wanted TO get 1t out OF
the clutches OF an inferior race which
had outrageously clung 10 II for per-
haps 5000 years and which was too
weak to prevent the transfer.
For England or France t. have IN
vaded Belgium would have been I'M
Just and dishonorable. For them TO
have crushed and ruined the people
would have been the crime OF the
century. but for Germany TO do so
was different. Always must the infe-
rior race go down. If Germany has
killed, manned and impoverished the
Belgians, II is for their own good. Ger
many is a Christian nation. She has
treated Belgium exactly as Christ
would have done. That disposes Of
that
Next. Germany IL so highly civil
lied. 81 eager 20 protect women, chill
dren and the old and infirm--a duty
Heaven has placed upon the strong
that she was the first 20 introduce
, the dropping OF Internal machines on
defenceless women and children as q
peace promoting measure.
There was something noble and
brave about this; something ch!val-
rous and glorious. 1t lifted war out
II the barbarous. inhuman depths Of
the past. TO crawl through the dark
and fog with big ships and throw
bursting bombs into the homes OF
sleeping women and children was a
Godlike act. II the cries and groans
Of these terror strirhen and MANNED
innocents reached Him, II was under
stood Up There that Germany and the
Kaiser had willcd IL.
a
tho families OF their oaptives or ~
their enemies while the men were
away at war. but that was utterly
ileNcusable. They soalpcd their foes.
Germany does not. Inferior races
cannot he permitted To do such things
for they 20 10 extremes. With Ger
many II ~ not 80 See what a merry
and a blessing tho destruction If un-
armed anl dcfDnc"lcsS non CoInha-
tants by Germany has boon TO man
kind. Sec how il has stricken the
enemy with terror, and pslsled the
hands OF his ncu IN the trenches.
Observe, please, tho white flags ~
surrender all along tho hlttIc front.
What a strol,e 81 diplomacy for the
Kaiser 10 havo accepted tho Al
inig1lty's help IN this matter
Did YOU ever sneak up IN thu dark
and stab an unarmNd man in the
back IN order 10 trichton your enc
mics into a peaceful frame OF mind ?
This Is a brand now idea IN warfare,
and a glorious ono, for which we can
thank Germany again. The submarine
would hc a NOR" sssssin-in-thc -da rl5
in the hands ot an inferior nation but
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