New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-12
Berlin Fails to Suppress Cry
OF I'VE Want a Republic
German Government Frantcally Striving to Keep Sub
terranean Rumblngs From lars OF Outside ORD eu'opS
in Neutral Lands Spread Democratic Propaganda

plunged the world and his people INTO
this most groundlcss. senseless ana
criminal Of all wars, into sea OF blood
and tears"
Having been educated from his in
fancy in the military fashion and in
the wrong views of the caste of the
PruSsian junkers and officers. dreaming
of the victor's laurcls IA the highest
ideal Of the ruler. connsellcd by gen
erals. choosing his friends among the
war contractors and being himself
financially interested in their usurious
undertakings he prepared for war
Systematically since 1905. He has
wiled this war; he has permitted and
promoted in Germany the systematic
agitation for war by the pan-Germans.
lie has supported and aggravated by
his provocative speeches the insults
which were almost daily INDUCED IN
against the other powers By the pam
German press. He has finally signed
the various declarations OF war; he Is
fully and entirely responsible for them.
"For nine years the diplomacy OF our
ncighbors. who were always Tor peace,
succeeded in preventing the world
catastrophe.
at was not only the diplomacy Of the
foreign countries which opposed hi.
insane lust for war; German men OF
understanding and high thinking
Lraved the imperial wrath and pre-
ferrcd sacrificing their position rather
than their conviction. Among those
who acted thus were DR.. Koch, presl-
dent of the Imperial Bank. and even
D.fn
If Prussia. who rs late ms July 81 i'm
plored the Emperor 70 deslst from war
and who when his prayers had no erect
rave mn his commission as grand ad-
miral and supreme commander OF the
German navy. a..
"Up to the very last minute the
rulers the ministers and the dlplo.
matists of England. France, Russia and
Serbia practised the utmost degree OF
self denial and did all that was hu-
manly possible TO maintain the peace
of the world. England waiting even un-
nj noon Of August 4, 1914. when the
German armies had already everywhere
crossed the frontiers OF the neighbor-
irr countries. That fact has been
clearly proven. the documents attest,
ing il have been given to the world ana
have been recognized as genuine ana
correct by the German government bul
have naturally been withheld from the
German people.
Oppose Kaiser as Murderer
"Whcn "A bloodthirsty murderer Is
shooting people in the middle or the
road the attacked not only detend
themselves. but all courageous and
honorable mon hasten 10 their assist
snce. and Il is only the fearful and
cowardly who run away from MIN
Thus. the world is opposing Germany
to-day. and it will not and must not
rest until the murderer has been taken
and rendered harmless.
"Fellow soldiers: That murderer IS
the German Emperor and his govern,
ment. that is. the men whom without
asking the people or consulting its de,
sires ne has chosen for his criminal
plans. whom he hired as his assistants
in the murder after honorable men had
refused their services.
Fellow soldiers: How long are you
going TO suffer that state OF affairs
When will you wake up at last! men
will YOU finally fight for the side for
which every honorable man must night
at the present time. for the side OF
civilized humanity against that muir
derous crew? When will you free our
poor. downtrodden, hungering people
from its tyrants. and restore in Ger
many right and freedom, morality, rea-
son and civilization?
Copyrighted. 1911 Otis r. wood)