Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-11-02
GERMANY AND kAisERlsM

Ideas. like plants. flourish only
81 friendly soils and under favor
able conditions which are adapted
10 their individuality. Cotton, SUI
gar cone and tobacco will no more
GROW in the wheat sections of Da-
hota than will sage brush flourish
IA the moist soils OF the Alissippi
valley So with kaiserisn. which is
tie development Of the idea that
might mdkes right 1t can only
grow and flourish IN The hearts and
minds Of a nation adapted TO is
eluircments Russia has tried for
q thousand years TO dcvclopc Gar
ism as Il working twin to kaiscrism.
hli through an these wears the Rus
sian people have presented such an
unfricndly field for ihe doctrine
aat Cxarism has gone down before
Democracy Czarism 10 Russia was
81 gays an Indifferent success even
IS az artificial her house product
Why Because the national heart
eal mind of Russia was not adapt
"a 20 the growth Of the idea that
an makes righf with all is fruit.
q intrigue. peridy. murder and
crimes so revolving as 10 develop
rs advocates into supcrliends On
the other hand. just across an i'm.
asinary line as invisible as the line
between idaho and Utah. this same /
super fiendish idea under the name |
~ Kaiserism took root and flourish |
e until Il developed a whole nation
ef criminals to the nh degree of |
npericndS. Il is not necessary
here 10 rccitc the long list OF dia
holical crimes OF the German army.
You know what they are. You al
So know that although YOU try to
dismiss the recital OF these crimes
from your mind with the statement
that YOU do not believe them they
tie merely sensational stories and
lies concocted BY the newspapers
md others for the purpose of preiu-
icing the American public against
Germany, that down in your inner
YOU know them to be
rue. You know that YOU are trying
10 deceive yourself because these
-rimes are so revolving as TO stagger
human belief. but nevertheless Won
90 believe that the Germans have ,
committed these crimes. not as indi-
'ilual soldiers. but as an organized
.uy acting under orders from T.
heir chief men. and YOU believe il
e such an extent that II you knew G
lat this town were 10 be German !
red tomorrow and that after resist
ag to The limit OF your power YOU
ound il impossible to prevent the 4
German army. acting Under orders 2
rom Berlin. 10 lay its cruel, MUIR q
erous and fiendish hands upon your c
ssh loved wife and children you II
.oud willingly. as a mercy from 9
iod, murder them with your own /
ands as the most loving and kind ,
! act YOU would perform for them. q
Why would you do this' Because G
I Kaiserism acting through the p
German people The Sioux and
peaches were the most cruel and q
lcodthirsty OF all the savage tribes e
( our American Indians. but the Il
riines OF the German army acting n
5 an organization and executing :
riders rom Berlin are so far more u
ruel and fiendish than the greatest n
inception Of these savage indians 4
5 to make the Sioux and Apaches
,ok like pikers. Russia tried for a d
leusand years to develop such an Il
rmy Of super fcnds and failed. @
Thy should their nearest neighbors t
eyelop such traits Of national char o.
-ter? Because the German mind r.
= nature sc adar,fet 10 the Growth I'll