The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-21

- y important part of the Ger
man gospel Of making wal
Az is the program of spreading
MA terror among non-combat
1" ants Of enemy nations. How
X HNl has this policy been carried
out? We all know the black
history made by the Teutons the last
three years in Belgium and northern
France, in Serbia and Russian Poland.
1t has been cowardly warfare of the
most outrageous kind, against women
and children and old men-an un-
speakable record of rape, murder, de-
pOrtation into slavery, torture, savage
vandalism, that will never be forgotten
or forgiven.
The United States knows official
Germany for its plots against us and
conspiracy within our borders against
friendly nations, while protesting
friendship for us. 1t knows official
Germany for its secret attempt to in
cite Japan and Mexico to make war
on us with promise of aiding them
1t knows official Germany for swinish
insults to our diplomatic representa-
tives in Germany time and time again.
1t knows official Germany as Il liar, a
murderer, n thief, a hOme-wrecker, a
Child-killer-in short, a criminal gov
ernment of the most degenerative
type.
For these crimes the world will
punish Germany through many gen
erations. Germany will have no
friends outside her border lines. Ger
many as nation will be stunned and
mistrusted. German individuals will be
snubbed and suspected for hundred
years to come. We shall listen to the
Germans story. We shall hear his
solemn protestations Of sincerity We
shall give ear to his assertions Of high
honor. But we shall remember our
bitter experience with all his kind.
And we shall refuse to accept his
pledges. We will refuse his proffers
of friendship. We will refuse him our
hospitality. We will refuse to visit
him or trade with him or aid him.
Come decades Of reckoning for him
that has poisoned our minds, our
hearts and our bodies.
Do you doubt?
Then read here how German air
planes have sOwn a heritage of hate
in London
II should like German people to
know that raids Of this kind are pre-
pairing for them an ordeal which will
tF~Hy bair fpr
So wrote Harold Begbie, English
author, in the London Daily Chronicle
two days after the raid Of July that
killed and wounded 17S persons, sew
enty-siX of them women and children.
"They will find themselves, after the
peace" the writer continues, ICON
fronted by a social boycott such as no
nation has ever experienced. They
are proud of themselves now: they
think that the whole world must be
full of admiration for their valor, their
discipline. their patriotism; but when
the barriers of armed men are re
moved, and they begin to move about
among other nations, they will come
up against a spiritual barrier which
will be likely to break their hearts.
There are some memories which moth !
ing can destroy.
81 have heard opinions expressed in |
London during this raid which lighted
up for me the social future of the Ger
man people. They have sung their
Hymn of Hate till they are hoarse, and .
now perhaps they are ashamed of such
emotiOnalism. But other nations, I
colder and more restrained, have a
hate in their hearts for the German .
spirit which Is too deep for ballad
singing and too real to pass away.
The Englishman does not rave and