The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-03
Berlin editor
RAPS GERMANY
MAMMALIAN HARDEN EXPOSES
.SHAMS, PRETENSES AND
MISTAKES OF POLICY
ARTICLE DARING and FRANK
AMERICANS ENTRANCE SHOWS
WEAKNESS OF PRUSSlAN
APPEAL TO NEUTRALS

Copenhagen, April 30.-Maximilian
Hardln, the German ''enfant ter
rible," publishes in the latest issue
OF Die LuKunft another daringly
frank article exposing to German
readers the "shams, pretenses and
mistakes" of their governments pol
icy.
L. S. War Step Serious.
The article is devoted to the entry
of the United States into the war,
which Herr Harden warns the people
must be taken most seriously, both
from the moral side, as symptom
of the weakness of Germany's appeal
to the neutral world, and the failure
of her foreign policy, and because Of
the physical aspects of the weight
America ultimately will be able to
throw into the scale.
He declares, with daring to which
probably no other German publlclst
is equal, Germany's peace overtures
were put forward only as bridge
over which Germany could pass to
relentless submarine warfare.
Contempt for Zimmerman
Herr Harden has only words of
high praise for President Wilson and
his policy, and reveals in various pas
sages a sighting opinion OF DIR. AL
fred Zimmerman, which he did not
conceal at the time of Zimmerman's
elevation to ministerial rank.
Another article by Herr Harden
eliminates in an appeal to Germany
to put the interior of the house in
order and introduce democratic con-
ditions, which, the writer says, is the
only sure basis for future peace.
Scores German Diplomacy
Scarcely less noteworthy than his
scathing criticism of German dlplo-
macy (but not that of Count Won Bern
storff, former ambassador to the
United States, whose work he
praises) is Herr Hardens justification
of Americas attitude during the war
and his demolition, for example, OF
the favorite Pan-American arguments
the United States was inspired solely
by dollar chasing and looked on war
only as a source for enormous profits
from munition supplies.
The United States, Herr Harden
declares, could have continued to
amass unmeasured riches, not from
munition contracts, but as a worlds
source of supply.
L. S. Fights for Ideal.
Instead, he adds, the United States
chose for an ideal to reject con-
tinuance of its profitable neutrality
to load itself with burden of ex-
penditures, which no other country
could safely bear. Those who would
profit, Harden tells his readers, can
be sought nearer home, in the ranks
of those wanting to retain Belgium,
the Briye iron district, Courland and
Livonia.
Peace Whimpers Not Needed
"What is now needed" Herr Har-
den continues, "is not longing whim-
pers for peace, but bold attempt to
restore worthy freedom of criticism
and decision.
"Put the German house In such Or
der that tomorrow it will be habita-
BILE and not an eyesore to the world.
Urges Wilson Goal.
''The United States won't fight
German empire which is guided by
fresh men and heading for the goal
indicated by President Wilson.
"a league Of nations is on the way.
Shall Germany freeze without and in
the era of coming peace shall militar-
ism remain the root and branch of
German political life?"