Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1916-07-27

The Sharks of Wal! ali Street.

their war with Germany, and they
came to America to get it.
They have to pay good price for
it, much more than they would have to-
pay for it in their own country.
1t is quite natural that the French
government would prefer to raise the
necessary money by the means Of an
internal loan, if such had the slightest
chance of success. But it has not. lie
it had, the French government, if for
nothing but business reasons, would
not apply for loan in the United
States.
Other French and English loans,
small and big ones, have been made in
this country before, and as they were
very profitable, the common people
were not allowed to participate and
share the profits.
But things have changed now. The
French government is apparently un-
able to raise the money in France, and
the funds are well nigh exhausted.
The new loan, consequently, is not ~
good business proposition as were the
previous ones. Big business, Wall
Street, is not specially interested in the
new loan, because it probably regards
it as risky proposition, and therefore
kindly invites the public to share tina
profit of this loan, which they them
selves do not care to take over. :. -.
The invitation, published in all
newspapers with pro-Allies tendencies,
is nothing but poorly disguised
attempt TO rob the pockets and savings
of the common people, who, by the
spreading of false and exaggerated
news, have been led to believe that the
allies will eventually win this war.
This same press, that boasts Of it's
patriotism and Americanism and heaps
insult upon insult on those who do nos
share its opinion on world politics, ON
those who do not care to see this great
republic again under English domina-
tion, as, we are sorry to say, it la
practically now, finds its highest ideals
in the spreading of false news and the
suppressing of correct news and such
news, which are not agreeable.
When the English government, a few
days ago, published the names of
blacklisted American merchants and
| + American bankers, vino did not bellows
in an Anglo-French victory, and re-
fused to bow to the orders from Lon
don, great part of this patriotic press,
for the sake of England and to the de-
triment of American citizens, refused
to publish this information, although
the genuineness of it could not be-
questioned.
Is it possible that they were asham-
ed to admit, that American business,
thanks to the weak protests of our go
vernment, is today by all means and
int ntions under the strict control of
the English government, or have things
gone so far, that this press finds it
quite natural, that our industry, our
commerce, our finances should be under
English control or under the super
vision of those, who claim to be Ame-
rieans, but in fact are nothing but the
servants of John Bullf
We do not believe that the present
effort of the French and English to
break through the German lines is made
in good faith. 1t looks much more as
If intended to help along the French
loan in this country. 1t is even possible,
that the "big push'', as the offensive
is called by our press, has only one
object, and this is to convince the
American people, that the Central
Powers must lose the war and shat tha
loans Of the allies are good invest
ment.
Wall Street and Big Business control
a big part Of our daily press. The pa
pers are used to fool the people into the
belief that the allies will win, although
the cold facts and the map speak
against such possibility. Since over
three weeks the French and English
have made the most stupendous efforts
to throw the Germans out Of France.
Their total gain besides winning
imaginary victories in the Anglo-Ame-
rican press consists of 35 square
miles of territory with not one strate-
gical point, and this was partially re-
gained by the Germans. They have
lost thousands of men and their armies
would be destroyed before they could
gain 10000 square miles, which they
must gain in order to drive the Germans
from French territory. Behind the
present German lines we find the
French and Belgian fortresses of Lille,
Douai, Mezieres, Sedan, Cambrai, La
Fere, Antwerp, Givet, Namur, Iiege
and many others, which have been re-
built by the Germans since they
wrested them from their foes. Think,
what it would cost to regain them, if
| it costs thousands and thousands Of
men to advance few miles in open
field.
1t requires little brains to see that an
Anglo-French victory is impossible, and
| it requires even less brain to see, that
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