The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-28
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BY sIEcFRiED 6ALDER.
Comrades in wari
Three years have passed since the
German emperor plunged the world
aud his people into this most ground
less, senseless and impious Of all wars,
into a sea OF blood and tears.
Trained from childhood to be a SOL
der, brought up amid the perverted
views of the junker and officer caste,
dreaming Of the laurels OF the con-
uueror as the highest ideal, counseled
by generals, befriended by war con-
tractors, and even with a financial In
terest In their ~profteering, he has since
1905 systematically paved the way for
the war. He desired this war, he per-
mitted the systematic cult Of war In
Germany by the Pan-Germanists, and
he has encouraged 1t. He supported
and fomented the almost daily quar-
rels Of the other powers through the
Pan-German press by his infiamma-
tory speeches. Last Of all he affixed his
signature to the various declarations Of
war; ne Is fully and entirely RESPONSE
Bile for them.
For nine years the diplomacy Of our
neighbors. consistently anxious for
peace, succeeded In averting this dis
aster from the world. This was the
policy which was falsely presented TO
your ignorance as the Isolation
policy" in reality. a peace policy In
which Germany was always most
heartily invited to participate. Ger
many was not isolated, but the German
government, and In lite wake the Aus
trIan government, deliberately and ma
llclously withdrew from the circle OF
civilized natlons, a. criminals from hu-
man social circles.
But not only the diplomatic circles
Of foreign states, but also German men
Of insight and lofty ideals have placed
themselves firmly In opposition to the
emperors ssnseless and extravaoant
lust for wpr, in spite Of his wrath, and
have sacrificed their positions rather
than their convictions This was true
In, the case OF the president of the
Reichsbank, Doctor Koch, and even of
the emperor's brother, Prince Henry Of
Prussia. On the 31st Of July, 1914. he
urged the emperor to desist from the
war, and when he failed In his attempt
he flung at the smperor's feet his COM
mission as grand admiral and COM
mander In chief of the German navy.
FACTS NOT GIVEN
TO GERMAN PEOPLE.
Up to the last moment England
ven held out until 400 of the 4th of
August, 1914, when the German army
had already swept like a torrent over
the boundaries of the neighboring coun-
tries on every side) the rulers, minis
tiers and diplomats Of England, Russia,
France and Serbia did all that lay
within human power, even to the ut
most sel f-abnegation, In order to pre-
serve peace for the world. This fact
Is clearly manifest the documents con-
corning 1t set 1t forth in black and
white to the gaze of the world. They
are acknowledged as authentic by the
German government, but they are nat
urally withheld from the German peo-
pie. No one wished to attack us, either
then or at any later time. All that Aus
tria could ask ofaserbia with even the
slightest semblance Of Justies was free
" granted.
Thus from the very beginning Of the
ri the sympathy of the entire world
belonged properly to our neighbors
who had been so wantonly attacked.
But Il did not stop at sympathy the
scoundrels who govern you and control
you. BY the colossal atrocity Of their
methods Of warfare, by such brutality
a. in itself to be a menac to the whole
nentral world, by disregard Of all es-
l. w. w. Stage RIot In Jail.
Wichita, Kan, Dec. 2S.-Christmas
was celebrated by the SO Industrial
Workers Of the World. held In the
jail here, by an all night riot which
Il was impossible to quell. The men
broke their cots, pounded their cells
groaned, yelled. sang and cursed al
night. The city ire department will.
be held IN readiness to give the rioters
the 'wet1r cure II the rioting IL re
peated. Everything excepting clothing
has been taken from the cells By ths