Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-06
THE ONLY RATIONAL ANSWER.

INTELLIGENT Delawareans who have watched the
course Of events fail to entertain the view
that the German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg shares
the opinion OF his creature spy Papen that
'idiotic Yankees"
In the Rechstag recently the Chancellor said that
Germany had the slightest intention Of attacking
the United States and has such intention now; has
desired war against the United States, and does
not desire it
Then the very breath the Chancellor repeated
Cermanys orepeated threat to continue ruthless sub
marine warfare against the ships and citizens OF the
United States
Up to now German submarine sayagery has cost the
lives OF hundreds OF American ctzens-men, women
and chdren-and has sent to the bottom OF the ocean
millions upon millions OF American property.
Every torpedo that a German submarine has fired at
American ship at enemy merchant ship carry
ing American citizens passengers crew has been
act Of war by Germany against the United States.
The attempt to induce Mexico and Japan to attack
the United States was act Of war against this
country
Every single act in the long series Of conspiraoes
financed and organized by Ambassador Bernstorn
for the purpose of blowing up American munton plants
and killing American workingmen act by Ger
many against the United States
And yet the German Chancellor had the face to an
to the world that Germany hasn't the slightest
intention OF attacking the United states and doesn't
desire with the United States.
No, Germany doesn't want war with the United
States all she wants is to kill Americans and destroy
American property and conspre against American neu-
traliy and try get other nations to attack America,
while she doing this have the "idotic Yankees"
smile and say they like It.
No, Germany didn't want war with Belgium either.
-es /she wanted to violate Belgium's neutrality
Which the latter was sacredly pledged to protect de-
prvo her Of her rights as an independent nation and
make battlefield of her territory.
War with Belgium? Why Of course mott
No. Germany didn't war with France All she
wanted was TO invade France. destroy her beautiful
cities fair fields. rape her noble women
commit unspeakable atrocities upon her innocent chill
dren destroy her priceless works Of art.
No the Germans didn't want war with England. All
she wanted was TO have England stand aside while
she violated her treaties with England in respect OF
Belgium's neutrality and ground France into small
bits in her monstrous military machine.
No Germany has not wanted war with any other ma
ton All Germany has wanted or now wants is to
have other nations submit meekly her brutal will
TO sacrifice their honor her command; to offer up
the lives OF their citizens upon the altar Of her lust
FOR world domination.
Tho President OF the United States and tho Congress.
Of the United States have made final to this
question:
~shall continue TO submit 10 by Germany
against us without fighting back?'
Nhen Belgium hau 10 answer thls question: sh
drew the sword, although she knew that she was ne
match for Germany and that she foredoomed Il
destruction.
When France had to answer every man. woman AM
child the republic sprang TO the defense of thei
country.
Englands answer was declaration OF agains
Germany
The American people have shown at last that the
are no less courageous less Jealous OF their ind
yidual and natural rights than the Belgians, tn
French and the British.
They could make but answer to Germany; tina
answer was to draw the sword and TO call upon tn
world to witness that it would not be sheathed unit
the monster Of German miarsm had been slain.
Had they made any other answer it would hav
been confession only OF "idotic Yankeeism," blu
OF Yankee cowardice.
The answer now made TO Germany fits both III
American character and the German onense