The Carlisle independent., 1917-08-16

interpret the finer ideal life of Germany we could like Eucken, Harnack, Hermann and Diesslnan without reserve lend themselves to the defense of worthy of their words had understood then
 Against our will we have been diSusioned Into war, we have had thrust upon us A cha over which We have had control has brought nome to the Americans, anxious to maintain their faith in Germany. the conviction that Americas sovereignty was being outraged, it's people killed, Its inner peace deliberately attacked and its insti- tutions, founded in sacrifice and offered to the world, not only despised but in danger of destruc- hon.
 Germany has forced America as it has forced almost the entire world to defend itself by arms. Nobody but those suffering from myopic dealism sympathies can see anything else. Some of us have suffered when the scales have falen-cut away by facts. At last see clearly We have not been drawn into the by capitalism. by commercalism, or by national policy. For months we have been living in state of war, deliberately planned by nation whose leaders for ten years have been preparing day to fight America and who have counted good nature as cow ardice, our unpreparedness as lack of national seff-respect.
 Here are the facts:
 We are fighting this war, in the first place, be- cause Germany made war upon us.
 For years she has sought to build up in Amer ica community more loyal to herself than the United States. Money has been lavishly spent in Germanisfic societies, alliances, and associations to win the admiration and loyalty of American citizens Our universities have been fattered, our professors have been honored for this req son. Praise of the kaiser has been inserted In the spelling books of public school system. Spies have been everywhere.
 When the in 1914 German officials, many of them in high diplomatic positions, treat ed Ihe United States neutral nation, as if it enemy Pro-German publications founded and subsidized, strikes were organized, manufacturing plants were blown up, plots against nations with whom we had treaty rela- tions formed within our borders, bombs were placed on ships in ports. Hatred of America was systematically disseminated through Germany and efforts made to involve us in trouble with Japan and Mexico.
 In reply to repeated protests against these and other acts of Germany, to be mentioned pres ently, we have received promises and expana- hons which were little less than insults. The treaty that had existed almost the entire life of the American republic set at naught and efforts were made to coerce into favorable notifications of its terms
 The right of trade with belligerents which Ger many had always claimed, to the benefit of enemy In the war with Spain, and which at GeTnanys own insistence is universally recog nized in international law, treated as the violation of neutrality and alliance with her enemies. And. finally, the proclamation of unre stricted destruction of neutral ships upon the high seas was notification to the United States that it longer a sovereign people, but that if 1t would sail the seas in safety it must conform to conditions set by power that defed international law, humanity, and elemental mor- ality.
 In the second place defending ourselves against Germany because the German state has entered upon a program which means the destruc- ton of democratic institutions.
 The Prussianization of Germany means that the policy of Prussia to carry on economic and po- lincal expansion by is to be extended throughout the entire world
 We recognize that there once and dare believe even now that there are, two Ger manys liberal and the other autocracy based militarism. The struggle between these two forces since 1915 has been a steady Subjuga ton of liberalism in Prussia and the other Ger man states to the will of Prussian feudal bility. Representative and responsible govern fought by Prussian leaders relentessly. Educa- ton has been made a creature of aut0cracy and q source of international hatred.
 The same fate has met every land Prussianism has touched. Austria beaten Into submission in 160S and all the other German states were made practically subject to the will of the Hohen xolierns between that date and 1870. France was robbed and humated. The Balkan states were kent In perennial in the interests of German exDaDson Bohemia and Poland have been treat ed with the same disregard of popular rights as has been Alsace-L Lorraine. Turkey became vas sal of the kaiser great miltaristic. anti democratic state like southern Germany sub scrvient to Prussia. has been started and a.. but