The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-06

After this speech was printed In
Germany. first IN excerpts and then as
whole lu "a few papers. there were
three distinct reactions;
First, The government press
and the circles controlled by the
army published violent articles
against President Wilson and the
United states
Second. The democratic press,
led by the Nor#aerts, took advan-
tsge OF Wilson's statements to
again demand election reforms
Third. Public feeling generally
was So aroused that the Official
North German Gazette said at the
end q g long editorial that the
kaiser favored a peoples king
dom 81 Hoherzolleru.
PAYING GERMANN7s.
RESPECTS TO THE L. s.
The ammunition interests were
among the first 10 express their satis-
faction with America as an enemy.
The Ehcinische Westfaci!sche ZeitunF
their Official sra phophone. said
Tho real policy of America Is now
flHy disclosed by the outbreak of the
war. Now n food of lies and insults
clothed In pious phrascoloxry, will dcs-
cend ON us-. This L. surprise only to
those who have been reluctant to ad-
init that America was our enemy
from the beginning The voice of
America does not sound differently
from that Of any other enemy They
are all tarred with the annae brush
tho&e hunanltarians and democrats
who hurt tho world into war and re-
fuse peace"
The Lokai Anzelger. which is viz
tuallY edited hy fhe ferei~n office. sa id
President Wilson's attempt to "inveiele
the German people into q revolt
: fsFaii4Tt tfTs dynasty beats anything
Tor sheer hypocrisy In the records Of
she world
We must assume that President
Wilson deliberately tells and nntruth
Aef the German governments but the
tsersnten race. hates this Anglo SssA on
fanatic, who has stirred into iiume
tiie consuming hatred in America while
pratine friendship ana sympathy lor
the German people.
The I4okal Anzeiger was right when
il said the German people hated
America. The Ilokal AnzeIFer was ono
Of The means the government used
10 make th@ German people bate the
United states.
The North German Gazette. which
rfints only editorials dictated or au-
thortzed by the secretary of state.
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~ tstfain phrase la President VIII
sons speech must M CsissciailS pointed
oot. ] tn' president represents himself
a. tt.1 bearer of true freedom 10 our
peenie, who are engaged In II severe
struggle for their existence and ilber-
~. Whai slave soul docs IN believe
exists in the German people when he
thinks thar ii will allow Its freedom
70 be Usetcd out TO them from without .?
3ie freedom which our enemies have
ia NtesF' foT as we know sufficiently.
ne German people become clear
sighted IN war md see In President
Wilson'S wof'd nothing bat an attempt
10 loosen The bonds between the people
and princes OF Germany SO that we
may become au easier prey for our
enemies. We ourselves know that an
important task EeTaalns to us to COM
%piidafe otr eszssfsss.s asssAs,s@ stssss "a =
ftSNsdsiHt ut home"
Bur the mask fell from the face OF
Germany which she shows the out
side world when the kaiser issued his
Eater proclamation promising cleo
t4an refcrfnR after the war, WHY did
the kaiser issue this proclamation
a~ain at this tin1e2 Az early as
January. 1915. he said the same thing
TO the German people in his address
from the throne Ia the Prussian diet.
Why dtd the kaiser f@el that It was
necessary to again can the attention
Of the people 10 The fact that he would
The ka ser and the German army are
clever in dealing with the German
people. u he kaiser makes a mistake
OF does something that his army does
net approve it can always be remedied