The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-07-26
GERMAN DOCTRINE OF TODAY IS WRONG.

The appalling conflict which has been drenching the world
with blood is not fight of one of more peoples against
one other peoples is the opinion of Otto T. Kahn
New York business who has given the and cond
tionS considerable study.
According Mr. Kahn it goes deeper 1t sharply divides
the soul and conscience of the world 1t ranscens vastly the
bounds of racial allegiance 1t is ehicay fundamental In
determining ones attitude towards it, the time has gone BY
it waswhen and blood and inherited affiliations
were permitted to count.
Mr.. Kahn said in his remarkable speech The War and
Business before the Merchants Association of New York.
Friday June l. 1917: "a century and half ago Americans
of English birth to free this country from the oppression
of the rulers of England Today Americans Of German birth
called upon RISE together with their eowctzens of all
to free not only this country but the whole world from
the oppression of the rulers of Germany oppression far less
capable of being endured and of far graver porent
Speaking born of German parents do not hest
tate to state deep conviction that the greatest service
which of German birth antecedens render to the
country OF their origin is to proclaim and to stand for those
great and fine ideals and national qualities and traditions
which they inherited from their ancestors and to set their faces
like flint against the monstrous doctrines and acts of ruler
ship which have robbed them of the Germany which they
loved and in which they took just pride, the Germany which
had the good WILL respect and admiration of the entire world
81 do not hesitate to state it solemn conviction that
the Enthusiastically and whoeheartedy Americans of Ger
man birth throw themselves into the struggle which this
try has entered in order to Germany less than Amer
lea and the rest of the world from those sinister forces that
IN President Wilson's language the enemy of all mankind the
better they protect and Serve the repue of the old German
name and the true advantage of the German people.
Gentlemen, measure my words. They borne out all
too phatca by the hdeous eoquence of deeds which have
appaled the conscience Of the civilized world They are borne
out by nmberes expressions written and spoken German
professors employed by the State to teach it's youth.
1.-The burden OF that teaching is that might makes right
and that the German nation has been chosen exercise
ally mentally and actually the overorshp Of the world and
must and will accomplish that task and that destiny whatever
the cost in bloodshed, misery and ruin.
The spirit Of that teaching in its intolerance its mixture
OF sancmonOuness and cOvetOusness and it's self righteous
sumption of worldimprovng mission closely akin to the
spirit from which fired the religious of the past
through the long and dark years when Proestans and Cath
oics killed one another and devastated Europe.
81 speak in for speaking of the country of my
Iorgin and have not forgotten what owe to it,
81 speak in bitter disappointment, for thinking Of the
Germany of former days. the Germany which has contributed
its full share to the store of the worlds mperishabe and
which, In not few fields OF human endeavor and achievement
held the leading place among the nations of the earth
"And speak in the firm faith that after it's people shall
have shaken off and made aonemen for the dreadful spell
which evil fate has cast upon them that Germany
bound to arise again and in due of tme will again de
and attain the good Will and the high rerpect o. tt
world and the aeconae loyalty of those Of German blood
foreign lands.
''Bu know that neither Germany nor this country nor
the rest Of the world return to happiness and peace and
fruitful labor until it shall be made manifest bitterly and u
mstakb manifest to the rulers who bear the blood guilt for
this wanton and to their msinormed and misguided peo
pies that the spirit which unclaimed cannot prevail that the
hateful doctrines and methods pursuance of which and
compliance with which is conducted rejected with alb
horence by the civilized world and that the weenng
bltlons which it meant to never be achieved.
"The fight for civilization which all fondly believed
had been many years ago must be fought again In
this sacred struggle it is privilege to take
part, and our glory to bring sacrifices
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THREE YEARS OF THE WAR