The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-01
JUST WHY WE ARE
FIGHTING GERMANY

The Silver State reprints the fol-
lowing article from the Hamilton
IN Y) Republican, in the belief that
1t is the clearest concise statement
yet published of why we are fight
ing" and will bring the reality and
necessity of this giant war home TO
readers:
BY Newell Dwight Hills
This war began in 1892, in a meet
ing held in the palace at Potsdam.
The Kaiser at that time placed in the
hands of his advisers a document
marked Secret and Confidential" The
first line held these words: "The Pan
German Empire" The second line
read: From Hamburg and the North
Sea to the Persian Gulf" The third
line was: "Our immediate goal by 1915
is the conquest of 250,0O0.O00 people. =
The fourth line read: Our ultimate
goal is the Germanization of all the
nations"
On the second page there was an
extract from the Kaiser's speech:
From my childhood | have been un-
der the influence of five men-Alexan-
der, julius Caesar, Theodore the Sec
ond, Frederick the Great, and Napo-
leon. These five men dreamed their
dreams of a world empire - they
failed /. too, have a dream of a world
empire-I shall succeed"
Two maps prepared by the Kaiser
for his associates. set forth clearly
the ultimate goal to be won by his
military machine. The first map was
called "The Roman Empire - Caesar
Augustus, Emperor" Then are spread
out the countries conquered: Carthage
subdued and her capital a eounty-seat
town reporting to Rome; Egypt and
Palestine conquered. while Alexan-
dria and Jerusalem report to the en-
peror. Ephesus and Athens are con-
quered and are county-seat towns un-
der the emperor's heel
Having used the Roman empire as
his standard. the Kaiser published the
World Map for 1920 At the top of thc
map were these words: "The Pan
German Empire" Beneath you read:
Kaiser Wilhelm III. Emperor" Across
the state of France is the word Ger
mania." for Paris is a county-seat
town. Upon Great Britain is written
"Germani." for London Is a county
seat town.
Seven years after this was pub
lished the German admiral told the
hero of Manila Bay just what was to
happen concerning this war. He bade
Admiral Dewey remember the Kaiser
was preparing to conquer France.
with the real purpose of destroying
England, and then proposed to seize
Canada and the United States.
Germany will after that dispose of
South America and the Monroe doc
trine as we think best.
These facts throw a flood of light
upon the Kaiser's statement to Am
bassador Gerard: when this war is
finished will not stand any nonsense
from the United States"
Now that three years of war have
been completed, we see the Kaiser
missed his goal by only hairs
breadth: 1917 is here. and 10. the Kai-
ser controls 200 100000 instead of the
250, 100000 he hoped to have con-
quered. By three years war he has
increased the German population
from 100000 to 220.000,000. He
controls. directly or indirectly. Bel
GUM, North France. Poland, Rouma-
mia, Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria, Ser
bia, Turkey and a part of Armenia.
Having prepared for the war by a
vast web of cunning, intrigue and
treachery, through hired agents dis
| tributing bribes in every capital OF
the globe, he is now preparing for
peace and proposes a trade and com
promise that will give up Belgium
and North France and count the in
cident closed This means that he
will give back about one-fifteenth oi
the conquered territory and people
thus retaining 140,000000. which
with his 100000 Germans, leaves
the Pan-German Empire with more
than 200.000000 of people and extend
ing from the North Sea to within 4ot
miles of the Persian gulf. Today the
Kaiser is spending millions through
his agents. influencing and bribint
members of the press. of the judiciary
of legislatures. AS Germany has no
been invaded, peace without victor
means that while the rest of the worl'
recovers from its billions of losses
Germany will strengthen her militar,
machine and then complete the Ger
manization of the whole world.