The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
TRUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The following is reprinted from the
Chicago Tribune as expressive Of the
correct attitude OF thought aud action
OF the German.born American.
The Editor, Tribune Ny emotions
tell me one thing at this awful time
bat my reason tells mo other things
As German by birth il IL a horrible
calamity that may have to light
Germans That is natural. IL Il not so
But as an American by preference |
eau see mo other course open.
We are urged BY sincere paeinsts
like Mr. pinehot TO adopt "a vigorous
policy of defense and protection, but
no var" But attack Ia sometimes the
best protection.
For i5 years Germany has shown
dislike for the United States the "a.
moan affair, the ilongkong conire.
temps, the Manila bay incident. the
unguarded words of the kaiser himself.
and, lastly, the Haitian controversy
| In 1914.
Whether IL In right or not. pleasant
or not, the fact remains that the inter
ests of the two countries have FIRE.
quonily cnnhicted And il has not been
! from mere commercial an diplomatic
friction II Is because their ideals Of
government are absolutely opposite.
one or the other must SO down. II is
for MS TO say now which IL shall be.
Because Of my birth aud feelings be.
yond nay control have no particular
love for the French and less for the
British but by strange Irony of fate
see those nations giving their blood
for principles which hold dear, against
the wrong principles Of people incl
dentally love.
II Ii very unhappy paradox. but
one | cannot escape. DO not want 60
see the allies triumph over the land of
my birth But do very much want 10
see the triumph of the ideals they
iight for
II sickens my soul TO think Of this
nation going forth TO help destroy
people many OF whom are bound TO me
By ties OF blood and friendship But
IL must be- SO. /, Is like a dreadful
surgical operation. The mllltaflstle
undemocratic demon which rules Ger.
mans mBsi he eas' nn' n is for M
10 do ltnow,
try to tell myself that Il IL not our
affair, that We should content ourselves
with measures Of defense aud armed
neutrality. But know that II lie not SO.
The mailed fst has been shaken un.
der our nose before, n prussianlsm
triumphs In this war the fist will con.
tlnue to shake. We shall be In real
peril and those ideas for which so
much Of the worlds best blood has
been spilled through the centuries will
be In danger Of extinction. II seems 10
me common sense that We begin our
defense By immediate attack. when
the demon Is occupied and when we
can command assistance,
Let us make war upon Germany, not
from revenge, nor 80 uphold their split.
ting qulbblas OF international law Hut
let us make war with our whole heart
and with all our strength because
Germany wosshlps one God aud we an.
other and because the lioh aud the
lamb cannot lie down together one or
the other must perish.
Let ns make war upon the Germany
of the JunkoFthum. the Germany Of
trightfulness. the Germany 81 arrog.
ance and seltlshnesH And Let ua swear
not to make peace until the imperial
German government, is the imperial
German people
c. K0TZENABE.
Mr. kotzenabe has spoken, We be-.
lleye, for that true GermanAmericaR.
ism which has been a splendid part of
AmorIeanism from the foundation of
the republic Ills In the 0ermaulsm Of
Carl SEIZURE, OF nroniano, aud Slgel,
spirit proved In the FIRE Of war. shining
forth ia our counsols. serving always
the Ideals Of liberty and progress. II IN
of this spirit and Of such men we
thought when IL has been asserted that
German American loyalty could be re-
lied upon II II because Of this spirit
and such men that In the midst If the
darkness Of war We may cling TO the
hope of restored progress. a moro as.
snred peace, moro genuine amity
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