Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-30
THE CAUSES LEADING UP
TOOURWAR WITH GERMANY
Facts Which Should be Familiar to Every American An In
terestng Review of Incidents Which Lead to Break of
Diplomatic Relations and Later to a Declaration of War;
Published in Sections
Section Three

VIRTUALLY idNoT' EVERY possible plea
to justify Germany's position has been
enthusiastically spread abroad by the
German-American press, and with that
love OF fair play" which is a widely.
recognized characteristic of Ameri-
cans, even those papers which be.
lieve Germany responsible for the war
and its worst horrors, have printed yok
umes OF material from pro-German
authors in order that the whole truth
might be known by full and free
discussion OF both sides of every ques-
tion. | have read many pro-German
articles in the New York Times. the
New York Sun, the Outlook, and other
papers and magazines opposed TO Ger
man policy-articles by Munsterberg.
Kuno FRANKIE. Won Bernstorff. Dern-
burg and other staunch defenders OF
Germany. The columns OF our papers
are freely open TO every authoritative
champion of the German cause, no
matter what the editorial policy OF the
papers may be. Never was fuller and
freer opportunity for defence accord
ed TO anyone than has been given to
the friends of Germany to present in
print to the American public every
possible justification for Germany's
acts. Only the grossest ignorance OF
the actual facts could ever lead any
one to make the charge in good faith
that the truth about Germany has
been concealed from Americans. Your
letter did not contain a single state
ment or argument that has not been
printed over and over again in papers
from one end OF America to the other
by various defenders of the German
cause. Germany's official documents
issued in defence of her position at
the beginning of the war, her charges
Of atrocities against her enemies and
her supposed proofs of the falsity OF
atrOcity charges against the Germans.
have all been published fully and
! widely. although you seem not 10 he
aware of this fact
Still further, in addition to the legi,
mate publicity in favor OF Germany re,
lated above, there has been forced
upon the American public the most
stupendous propaganda which the
world has ever witnessed. Millions o.
dollars have been spent by German
agents in colossal endeavor to shap,
public opinion. America has been lit
orally deluged with leaflets, pamph
let's, books, articles, and advertise
ments, subsidized by these propagan
dists. Money has been lavishly spen
in every form of appeal which nigh
be expected to turn American senti
ment against the allies and in favor o
the Teutons. Contributions have beel
widely. solicited to finance this pre-
paganda, and one of my colleagues Il
Columbia is among those bearing GeI
man names who, in published letter!
+ have refused TO support this moneyc
campaign. engineered by Germa
. agents. Strikes have been organize
| in our factories, newspapers hav
subsidized, labor orators have bee
employed to incite trouble, all wit
gold supplied from Teutonic sources
Ambassador Dumba was forced I
leave this country because of tn
capture OF secret. letters revealing
plots to organize strikes In our nun
tions factories TO buy up orators
incite workmen to discomfort, and I
pay newspapers for advancing IN
German propaganda. For all of thi
; the Austrian government was to SUI
/. ply the necessary funds. German spio
j. now in our prisons have admitted tina
, they were sent here by high Germa
= officials and provided with ample SUI
. plies Of money to engage in secrt
!. plots against our neutrality with IN
+ object of stopping munition shipment
r GermEn officials in this country hay
r. admitted handling millions OF dolloi
n in il,ts operations carried on in
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