Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-08-23
"mE uND aorr."


er Dead? . Yet the equivalent in
English of "Gott Strafr England
und Amcrika was printed on the
German money. before America
declared war on the German gov
|ernment. The Germans are alb
surd. There is no other conceit
on earth like that which counts
God ON its side. What kind of
people can they be to foster such
J fantastic ideas? 1t sounds like
the kaiser shouting Sic 'cm,
Gott!' III that is German kultur,
let us have none of it. 1t is an
anarchronism. The German
press is muz2led and chloro-
formed by the kaiser. He doesn't
want the people to know how near
they are to doom and he doesn't
want them to express their senti-
ments i'm this war. 1t is his war.
He hands them such dope as to
make them believe his ministers
and cabinet members come from
above and the sole principle and
privilege of the army is to make
HISTORY The new Michaelis cab
met stated that 1.-The great Ger
imam nation, which is the only
'kultur" people in the world, ex-
ercises neither direct or indirect
influence in the selection of its
servants" and they might have
added for the benefit of the peO-
pie that they never had or never
will have any voice in shaping
the policy of their government, or
deciding the destiny of their ma
tion. In Germany the emperor
declares war, appoints the heads
of the government. The legisla-
tive body is controlled by the en-
peror. The government is con-
trolled and everything it does is
directed by the emperor or those
who have to answer to him alone.
He is responsible to no human
being or human power and only
a revolution can unseat him. He
can spend every cent Of the peo-
ple's money and call for more. He
has the army to back him up.
In our own government the
presidents power is limited or
defined i'm our constitution. He
|cannOt spend a dollar without the
consent of congress, or appoint
any high official to any office
without the consent of the SEN
ate. The people can impeach him
for usurpation or other misde-
meanors. He can be put out OF
office by congress or defeated by
the people at the polls.
This makes a government by
the people and for the people and
not for one man to shape your
life and make you bow to him at
his will. 1T is true our president
is intrusted with great many
lpOWerS, but not as emperor OF
dictator, but as public servant
We hear of the Teuton S great
strength. They are l.25O,OOC
strong, they overrun Belgium
with 75O,O0O; they scattered 25,-
600 Montenegrans: claim to be
j victorious over 10000 Servians
who still claim they are unbeaten
and then they beat back $4,000
Roumanians, who today, after
gaining their second breath anC
prepared themselves against q
power that took forty years to
build up, are gaining ground ev-
cry day against the Teutons. But
when they encountered an enem,
! their equal in strength, they were
beaten at Verdun and on the
Marine. 1t will be remembered a
he beginning how the Russians
poorly equipped, OVerrun Ger
many as far as Germany has Ov-
errun Poland, and the Russians
hold nearly as many TeutOn pris-
oners as the Teutons have O
Russian prisoners. German.
hoped to dictate to the world b,
trampling on a few small veal
nations, ill-equipped. Today the.
are planning on beating five o
! the greatest nations on earth
: l'he writer of this article has il
. he past two years stated mum
,, bcr of times the war would las
five years with Germany in tn
+ lead, and the u. S. and her allie
| following, but the Teutons will b
, headed north asking for mere
2 when the American Sammies ge
there in full force.
, believe that there will be bu
: few casualties because of tn
: overwhelming allied forces an
!. equipment.
d They will get from the allie
. what they predicted and tried t.
J. accomplish against them. TIL
! kaiser will pay on his judgmen
day for the murder of the inno
cent women and children he Sc
a out to destroy. If what the Ger
\ mans have displayed in this wa
q is German ''kultur," | am glad