TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-03-20


complete msutal wreck and Of unba.
lanced mind. while he wrote his
"zrarthustra". proof Of which is ths
TACT that he had to give up his profss.
sorship.
Incidentally beg to state that have
read almost Identical ideas in the public
alton of the American Navy League.
There are any number Of individual and
national megalomaniacs out OF lunstie
asylums in every country.
The trouble lies deeper Chicago Iri.
bune, Of March l3, one Of the few fair
papers of this country, warns editoriaily
against the campaign Of hate, INDUCED
in by certain newspapers which are
most mortified by the German notion
OF capitalizing hate" and which in spite
of their high moral pedestal "are urging
us to think OF Germany as degenerate,
criminal, brutal and altogether hate.
ful". The writer logically predicts that
such an attitude must make OF the
German-Americans a solid body OF
opponents to their government, as are
the Poles in your SO much admired
Russia. and the Irish in your adored
England.
Here is. where the danger lies. Ths
American of German birth or descent
has certainly less reason to identity
himself with every act Of the German
government than he or for that matter,
the New Enelander Of unadulterated
Puritan blood, II such exist, has TO
identify himself with every act Of the
United States government, even it be
government OF his own party. But he
sees clearly that the great sjority OF
American newspapers and Of public men,
have absolutely no sense Of fairness in
viewing the important questions Of our
international politics, they have even
abandoned the idea Of American demo-
cracy, held TO be our noblest heritage in
their attitude against the twelve sena-
tors who, no matter how wrong their
opinion may have been, could surely
not be accused of acting from selfish
standing for an unpopular
cause. The men who are entitled to the !.
OF a John Brown, are
branded as traitors, are pilloried In
cartoons, as plotting with the kaiser by
are sent iron crosses and
thirty pieces OF silver. II this is demo-
,racy, can not see any reason for con-
iemning the kaiser who sends Lieb'
<necht to jail He has at least the
Excuse that his country Is already In
sar. Liebknecht's father served term
n Jail for lese majeste, and We shall
,oon have a bill, sending an American
itizen to jail for informing Woodrow
Wilson whom he had helped elect that
lie has failed 20 make good the slogan
II keeping us out Of war, on the ground
II which he voted for him. II this Is
lot Prussianism, / would like to get
definition Of this term.
What the German-Amsrican, let mo
ise this term, just as / woald rather
iear the Afro-Ameriean called negro
han colored man. and as prefer to
,e called u Jew than a Hebrew, no
uphelnisms for me :. What the Ger
nan. American resents. Is the insinuation
hat he is morally inferior individual,
hat his Treitschkes and Nietzsches have
mbued him with contempt for all moral
avs which the Entente Allies, Russia,
Il course first, have 80 closely observed.
Germany has invaded Belgium. What
# Greece? is it not being staryedl Is
Is king not being prevented from using
lie telegraph in his own kingdomf Are
he people OF Athens not kept in dark
Iess, because the country is not allowed 4
o import coal for which it has con-
racted and paidi Did the Allies not
oment 4 revolution in the country 10
rhich their diplomats were accredited,
ust as much as Won Jgel or Franz Bopp I
o U. 81 The case Is altered, says
'lowden, or as we Germans say.
a, Bauer, dass ist was Anderes'.
Germany is already considered a
uphemism. We speak OF Prussian
,ilitarism. WIN you enlighten me on {
he difference between the compulsory
iilitary service for every able-bodied
ian in Germany and that OF France,
taly and Russian Yes, there is q slight
Inference. France requires three years
a the infantry, while Germany requires
wo, and Russia, four years In the {
,vnlry, while Germany requires three. q
n addition Russia has life long and {
ereditary soldiery in her Cossacks. The \,
lse is altered, says Plowden again.
neland had no compulsory service be-
,re the war, because she did not be. 7
eve. she needed II, but has II now,
ecause she learned lesson but, Bauer, a
as ist was Anderes.