Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-14
OFFICIAL STORY OF
GERMAN ATROCITIES
GOVERNMENT ISSUES BOOK RE-
VEALING FRIGHTFCLNESS AS
DEFINITE POLICY,

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race" are found in a book named
German War Practices" which has
just been issued at the government
printing Office by the committee on
public information for free distribu-
ton. 1t is edited by Professor d. c.
Munro of Princeton, and other schol-
ars.
The dumfounding evidence which
this book presents to the jury of
mankind is drawn mainly from Ger
man and American sources, and in
cludes official proclamations and ut
terances of the responsible heads of
the Imperial German government,
letters and diaries of German SOL
diers, quotations from German news
papers, and material drawn from the
archives of the state department
which lay bare the story of incon-
ceivable atrocities.
Frightfulness Definite Policy.
The purpose of the book is to
show that the system of frightful-
ness. itself the greatest atrocity, is
the definite policy of the German
government. so sinister that German
soldiers have themselves at times re-
volted. Individual acts of wanton
cruelty and barbaric destruction are
cited only to illustrate the operation
! Of the remorseless system.
The book supplements the Bryce
report which was the first official
survey of the path of horror, ruin,
and death left by the German army
on the lands of innocent and defense
less people.
The book is supplemental also to
the official reports by the Belgian
commission and the French minister
of foreign affairs, and it reveals more
of the damning German war philos-
ophy as expressed in the German
White Book and various official
utterances, extenuating revolving
crimes on the grounds of expediency
and the advancement of that "kul-
tur" which now mocks its own name
throughout the civilized world.
The humanity of German soldiers
was SO torn by the system of brutal
ity that they cried out in letters to
Ambassador Gerard, one expressing
his protest against the slaughter of
the Russians in the Masurian lakes
and swamps by saying. "There is no
God. there is no morality. and no
ethics any more; there are no human
beings any more. but only beasts"
Proved by Documents.
That the reign of frightfulness
was the definite policy of the German
government is testified to by an
amazing collection of documents and
utterances of German officialdom.
Herewith are excerpts from docu-
mentary proof furnished by German
records establishing the truth be-
yond question::
"As soon as you come to blows
with the enemy he will be beaten.
No mercy will be shown! No priso-
ners will be taken! AS the Huns,
under King Attilia made name for
themselves, which is still mighty in
traditions and legends today, may
the name of German be so fixed in
China by your deeds, that no Chinese
will ever again dare to look at u
German askance. Open
the way for kultur once for ALL
From the kaiser's speech to the SOL /
diers on the eve of their departure
for China in 1900.
Whenever a national war breaks
out, terrorism becomes necessary
military principle" General Won
Hartmann.
1.-The city of Brussels, exclusive of
it's suburbs, has been punished by
an additional fine of 100000
francs on account of the attack made
upon a German soldier by Ryckere.
one Of its police officials. Baron
Won Luettwitz, governor of Brussels.
II am thirsty: bring me some
beer, gin. rum IF you lie to me
I will have you shot Immediately"
These sentences are taken from
phrase-book supplied to German SOL
diers, according to Minister Brand
Whitlock.
Zone cannot make war in senti-
mental fashion. The more pitiless
the conduct of the war, the more
humane it is in reality, for it will
run it's course all the sooner. Gen
eral Won Bernhard.
1.-The innocent must suffer with
the guilty. All this must
not in our eyes weigh as much as
the life of single one of our brave
soldiers-the righteous accomplish
ment of duty is the emanation of
high kultur, and in that the popula-
ton Of the enemy countries can learn
a lesson from our armies. General
Won Kissing.
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