The diamond drill., 1917-08-04
THE FIRE IN THE REAR MEN.

fast. and when they see their duty
clearly they stand ready to do 1t. But
there is an element OF selfshness in
the United States as there Is in every
nation; there are certain number
OF misguided men within its confines
as there are within the confines OF
every country There are some who
are slow TO grasp the inwardness OF
situation and in consequence are
easily deceived. As result OF the
presence Of these classes Of persons
the republic is at this moment in
peril. Both its future and its honor
are jeopardized.
While we are at war with Germany
and the prospect for a desperate con
hict Is growing each day, the mis-
guided are gathering themselves to-
gether for a general offensive, which
they fondly hope will be assisted by
the operation Of the compulsory ser
vice law. While the U-boats and the
Krupps are striking at our front,
they aim TO create trouble back OF
the lines. This is the whole meaning
OF the new campaign TO spread con-
fusion. This is the meaning OF sa-
botage and strike. This is the mean
ing OF the attempts to demoralize the
national spirit by appealing to the
fears OF the people and by attempt
ing 10 persuade the nation that this
cause in which 1t is engaged is not
righteous one. This is the mean
ing OF organization usch as The Peo-
pies Council for Democracy and
Peace" who spend their time advocat-
ing impossible and absurd schemes
for ending the war This is the
meaning OF the noisiness OF those
propagandists who are uttering plat
itudes and falsities about peace when
there can be no peace that it not
worse than war until the American
people have done their duty and have
assisted In crushing the great world
menace in Berlin.
Among the more despicable and
contemplate OF the agents of the
German imperialism we place those
who talk or write in specious phrase
and indulge in misleading disserta-
tions concerning the virtues and
kindliness OF the enemy, and who try
through the presentation of half
truth and wholly misleading conclus-
ion, to convey the hint that we have
made a mistake in getting into the
war and that we ought TO get out as
soon as possible. These German
agents, and their dupes-for there
are some individuals who have never
understood the German mind and
therefore take at their face value the
hypocritical protestations of the Ger
man spokesmen both here and in the
empire as directly as they
dare that our opponents really are
not as bad as they are painted They
condone by inference the U-boat out
RACES. the murder OF American men,
women and children. the curt notice
from Berlin to Washington that the
shipping and people of the United
States must keep off the high seas.
Now from the day the junker ele-
ment began to realize that their
scheme for world domination had
failed through the united efforts Of
the allied nations, an attitude of in
jured innocence was adopted by their
spokesmen. The apologists for the
Teutons In this country who are now
using this tone. even announcing that
the war ia being prolonged by the
Allies and that peace could be OBJ
tanned and a meeting to that end
brought about on the basis OF Berlin
proposals. these people are conscious
ly or otherwise playing the junker
game
The dre-in-the-rear folk 40 far a
they are malicious and not deceived,
are as much traitors to the United
States as the strike fomentor or the
purveyor OF contraband news to Ber-
lin Safe from arraignment in the
courts because OF the sublety and In
siduousness OF their methods, they
nevertheless ought to be recognized
for what they are and condemned
as would-be betrayers OF the Amer-
can republic Detroit Free Press.
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