South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-06
WHO IS THE LIAR3

WHO IS THE LIAR?
Depending upon one of the leading German publ
cations United Sates-which in the course Of a
criticism of Pres't Wilson for breaking the British
blockade and declaring his failure do act Of
Partially to Britain. pointed that Germany soon
bound TO suffer because failure of
our recent editorial on German crops found a
supposed basis Of existence Now anony-
nous German American friend--who recently con-
cluded have us tarred and feathered rode out
OF for subscribing to the pro-Ger att-
tudes toward the United States government-and
labels anglo maniacs.' quoting Associated
Press dispatch evening contemporary and
which by the way might well have been quoted
from ourselves. that conditions favorable to
good this year than they last in Austria
Hungary, Bulgaria Roumania and Germany. and that
the latter especially will only big crop
Of her but also from territory occupied
as the result of the
We confess that did not notice this dispatch in
the time of publication several days
Had noticed it We would have commented
as possible probable poor crop from
which the central powers elsewhere pictured as
about to suffer but would have put Mr. George syl-
vester the liar that ought
to have learned long ago regard him without be-
ing confronted by such contradiction Mr. viereck
seems be commissioned from somewhere to have
the crops good poor in Germany according as il
best BELTS its purpose time being.
Recently in the Fatherand which he is editor,
quite generally conceded kasierian subsidy.
ne to put us quite with the entente
allies for failure butt-n and smash the British
blockade told with a German crop failure
the United States would be responsible God and
humanity should German women and children starve
result the British food blockade be-
ing maintained. At that time Editor Viereck seemed
to be after stirring up sympathy for Germany and
hatred United States. by PLAYING the Ger
man starvation gag. same the kaiser employed it
in his president. but this week, we
observe-regardless Associated Press dispatches,
he as struck another vein
Now ii the Belgans French Alsacians Poles. etc,
people Lille, Brussels Antwerp Aiaubeuge War
saw LODI conquered and subjects of the
allies themselves Germany has discovered is be-
ing starved by the blockade Berlin. Frankfurt.
Munich etc ne tells will "be able to eat copously
quoting from La correspondence Politique TEurope
Centrale in Zurich" which change Of
front not only since the kaiser had starving his
women and children death by lighting the r
battles against the blockade but within the past
pie Of weeks. Maybe Germany thinks that if n
be hoodwinked into believing that the whole weight
of the blockade fall Belgians,
French Alsacians Poles etc, will be willing to let
the kaiser assume submarine warfare against our
own women and chidren-but it is difficult to guess
what Germany thinks.
/ The safer guess is that some German editors are
liars that Mr.. George Sylvester Viereck Of the
IFatherland is Of them, way the other Of
the different the starvation dilemma which
he recently grasped-and it is probably both. We
willing the Associated Press version of the
situation in preference henceforh will take care
not to comment on anything from the German press
without quoting verbatum. and this the
ton that If it in any way involves calculation to
influence people of the United States whatever it
says is probably untrue.
our anonymous Commandment friend can have
the assurance. in consequence that anglo
maniacs" we will repeat offense having
learned from experience the unrelabily Of any
thing which has the 'teutonic-iar" It's source