Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-22


zen of doubtful loyalty to Uncle Sam
is utterly without reason and incom-
prehensibIy ungrateful. Here he en-
Joys the advantages given by equality
Of birth and native ability as against the
old.world arrogant rule of law.estab-
iished class, aud his children grow up
unrestricted by the rules and customs
that would coniine him to the service
OF self.constituted masters. Here no
man is born saddled and bridled for
the use OF another ready booted and
spurred with hereditary privilege.
That the great majority of the foreign
born appreciate the blessings here
secured to them, there il no question;
but unfortunately there are some dis
loyal blabber- mouths whose pockets
are lined with Prussian gold, no
doubt, who bring suspicion on better
men. 1t is therefore gratifying to
note that true Americans of German
origin land they are In overwhelming
majority are beginning to speak in
burning, patriotic words in every part
of the country. They express no
half hearted loyalty, and devote
themselves without reserve to the de.
tense OF this country which is their
homeland and will be that of their
children. Mr.. Kotezenable says:
"The miiitaristic, undemocratic de-
mon which rules Germany must be
east out. 1t is Tor us to do it~-now.
The mailed fist has been shaken un-
der our nose before. If Prussianism
triumphs in this war the fist will con-
tinue to shake. We shall be in real
peril, and those ideas for which SO
much OF tho worlds best blood has
been spilled through the centuries will
be in danger Of extinction. 1t seems
to me common sense that we begin
our defense by immediate attack
when the demon is occupied and
when we can command assistance"
Otto Kahn, speaking of the present
government of Germany, says:
"That accursed thing is not a ma
tlon, but an evil spirit, a spirit which
has made the government possessed
by it and executing it's abhorrent and
bloody bidding an abomination in the
sight of God and men. What we are
now contending for by the side of our
splendidly and brave and sorely tried
comrades In arms, after infinite for
bearance, after delay which many Of
MS found it hard to bear, are the
things which are amongst the highest
and most cherished that the civilized
world has attained through the toll,
sacrifices, and suffering Of its best In
the course of centuries"
Hans R%ussau, Of Pipestone, Mimi,
says:
"We were goaded into this war in
spite of ourselves. How could we
stay out of it and save our honor in
the face of the rest OF the world, that
looks up to us as the standard bearer
OF humanity and Justice? Protesta
ton proved useless. Our pleadings
for humanity's and civilizations sake
were answered with this: 'Our acts
are necessitated by war. We canno,
recognize any rules laid down &c
fight by. We are fighting for our ex
istence. We want a place in the sun.
They began to chant and dream o
world control, and to-day we have thu
result of this dream, and the desper,
ate effort OF this Prussian Junkerdon
to consummate this dream into a real
ity."
Hundreds Of other quotation coult
be made from the writings ant
speeches Of Americans OF German
descent of like character. They pu
to shame pacltists of this country.