The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
MAMMON YOUR God
He WRITES US. GIRL
Alleged German Officer Tells
BoyhOOd Sweetheart Amer
lea PrOlOngs War.
WE FIGHT ON ONE LEG"
Special cable Despafch to The sus.

WV '"''t Dtopft'" ~ " w.
LoNDoN. May ga further example
Of German attacks upon America is
found in the conservative Deutschc
7dgessettun1. which gives prominence to
n letter supposedly written by Hans Won
Gocrke. an officer at the front. to ms
American friend Ruth whom he met
twenty years ago In the Harz Mountains
The letter reads in part
MY own DARLING: Your President
Wilson's latest note Is n most unwelcome
Easter present. but II has had one agree
able effect: II has reminded the OF the
time when we met. You remember, YOU
were eleven and | WAS fourteen. Later
YOU came to Berlin and danced with me.
Every society home was opened for YOU.
II would not write now were IL not
for the fact hat there are several hou-
sand American girls like YOU in Ger
many. hcartless and eeotistical. and get
tin. all they can OH of Germany.
Are you not ashamed. Ruth, OF your
leading countrymen? Has the last spark
of decency died within you? Have you
no sense Of Justice and fair play left?
you know ms well ms I do that the
true situation is as follows: Here is a
fighter In the ring without friends, while
his opponent IL with n crowd OF friends.
The friendless man fights honorably and
wins round upon round. His Enemy.
attended by sympathizers, repeatedly
gets restoratives to refresh and
strengthen him.
The fight continues. The onlookers
remore the water that the friendless
mar may not drink they also take the
sponge he uses to wipe the ~perspiration
from his brow. But the ~friendless mar
continues to win. Then the crowd in
sists that he fight standing only on
one leg.
Yes. darling. that Is the true situa-
ton. This IL what YOU call fair play,
Aren't you ashamed? why are you
doing this? Because for you business is
involved. All your noise about humanity,
neutrality and law liz simply nonsense.
Two or three drowned Americans are
a matter OF Indifference to you. You
would not have mentioned them had
not your business been interrupted by
our submarines
Tell me. my darling. does yc:r hus-
band make bombs or he Is only engaged
in manufacturing poisonous gases? He
must be engaged In one or other Of these
employments. When YOU go to the thea
tire ms put that pearl collar round your
pretty neck which he gave YOU after
making his s. 600. 600 out of the war. are
you aware that some one f. looking over
your shoulder whom you know? DO yoI
remember that Lieutenant whom You
loved, for whom YOU shed 80 many tears
You may have heard that h" has died
for his fatherland, perhaps killed by one
Of the bombs Manufactured 10y your hus-
band. You will have enjoyed yourself
In ihc theatre with your pearl ornaments
but are you not ashamed
Darling. | would not hurt you. You
Of course are innocent. You are only
true to you God. hut u God is mann
mon. | wish you four more pearl neck
laces for your pretty neck, provided that
the blood that sticks To them does not
,n"he Huu. business il business.
Give my regards to your friends with
whom | once danced. | hope they Will
a'nuse themselves and not yawn too
loudly when after a jolly nicht they
read AZ breakfast the next list OF the
Nerdun casualties"