The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-28
Judee Deuck's Speech

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AGAINST their own country-men and
hrothers. The Germans have treated
4 deported Belgians worse than
-fhAv would treat 6rutes. They simply
exist being half clad aAd half fed.
'.The Germans have done the same
.fhing and accorded the same treat
ment to the people OF northern
France. Carried them into slavery,
and when Won Hindenburg. straight
ened his lines in France as he termed
1t. every building in that vacated ter
ritory was burned. The trees, especi-
ally the fruit trees were cut down,
the wells were poisoned and filled
with n and every thing posi-
BILE done to destroy every vestage OF
civilization. In these invaded coun-
tries they looted and robbed the
homes Of all valuables. robbed and
desecrated the churches, and all this
was sent back to Germany as trophies
OF the war. The acts of Attilla the
Hun were petit larceny as compared
with the acts of the kaiser. Is there
any one who can justify such sacri-
lege. rapine and w~ickedness!
Causes for the war? There were
ten thousand causes for 1t. The only
thing to he regretted is that we did
not get into it sooner When the Ger
mans went through Belgium. then we
should have gotten into the war.
Fight with German People
at has been said that we are not
at war with the German people. The
people Of this country have generally
felt that way. but however we may
have felt. we must TOY begin to
realize that the old kaiser can not
do all this fighting. a not commit
all these crimes himself; and we
must wake up to the fact that 1t is ur
10 us to fight all those who are i'm
bued with the spirit Of imperialism
and militaryism. We must fight the
German Junkers and crush out The
ubiquitous principle for which the,
stand. There should be no division
of opinion III that proposition. There
is no one in this country that cal
serve two masters. There can pc n
such person as a German-American
F~ifty-fifty loyalty will never brin'
relief from the perilous situation i
which We are now placed. IT there
n cerson here that thinks hat tn
kaiser is right, and that we ar
wrong that person should go to Ger
many and fight for his ideals an
chieftain, and is a coward il he stay
in America in that state OF mind.
MY friend Mike Bowling of Olivia
who has been doing much loyalt
work in Minnesota. said in a speec
a few days ago. that while in WASH
ington, before the beginning OF tn
war, he met a high German Of1cis
and this official said to him, M
Bowling I like you. you should go I
Germany Mike said in his speec
that he did not know what the ma
liked about him unless it was hi
wooden leg. but that he had reptile
America and had high regard fC
them. Then this high official sai'
Mr.. Dowling there are no real Gel
mar here. II Is just the riff-raff ths
emigrate to America. / have Away
thought the Germans among the bes
of our people. but without stopping
argue with the ambassadors Of tn
Imperial kaiser we can now say, tina
whether they we're riff-raff or ariste
Gratis Originally. II they have becom
Ameican citizens. If they have take
the oath Of allegiance. il they hav
promised to support the constitution
and claim the protection of this gov
eminent they should help bear 1t
burdens, obey It's laws. and give t
the country their undivided loyalt
and support.