The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-12-13


that 1t should be ended quickly. In
Wv of this, every means. except those
which are positively condemnable
must be permitted. I cannot. in any
way. agree with the declaration Of ST.
Petersburg when 1t pretends that the
weakening Of the military forces of the
enemy constitutes the only legitimate
method Of procedure In war. No! One
must attack all the resources Of the
enemy government, his finances. his
railroads. his stock Of provisions and
even his prestige. :"
Many other examples might be cited
from the writings of German generals.
The very best illustration Of this atti-
tude, however, is to be found in the
emperor's various speeches. and espe-
cially in his speech to his soldiers on
the eve Of their departure for China in
1900. On July p the kaiser went to
Bremerhaven to bid farewell to the
German troops. As they were drawn
up. ready to embark for China, he ad-
dressed to them last official message
from the fatherland. The local news
paper reported his speech in full. In
1t appeared this advice and admonitlon
from the emperor, the commander In
chief Of the army. the head of all Ger
many:
Soldiers Told to De MsrciIsss.
"As soon as you come to blows with
the enemy he will be beaten. No mercy
will be shown! No prisoners will be
taken! AS the Huns, under King At
tia. made name for themselves,
which Is still mighty In traditions and
legends today, may the name Of Ger
man be so fixed In China by your deeds,
that no Chinese shall ever again dare
even to look at German askance. {.
Open the way for Kultur once for ALL"
Even the imperial councillors seem to
have been shocked at the elnperOr's
speech, and efforts were promptly
made to suppress the circulation of his
exact words. The efforts were only
partly successful. A few weeks later
when the letters from the German SOL
diers in China were being published,
In local German papers, the leading
socialist newspaper. VOrwaerts, ex-
cerpted from them reports Of atroci-
ties under the title Letters Of the
Huns" Many Of the leaders In the
rsichstag felt very keenly the brutality
Of the emperor's speech. The obnox.
ious word Huns" had excited almost
universal condemnation. When the
reichstaE met. In November, the speech
was openly discussed. Herr Lieber Of
the center Catholic party. after quot
ing the mo mercy" portion of the
speech, added. There are. alas, In Ger
many groups enough who have regard
ed the atrocities told In the letters
which have been published a. the duti-
full response Of soldiers so addressed
and encouraged" The leader Of the
social democrats. Herr Bebel. spoke
even more pointedly. Toward the end
Of twO-hour address ON the atrocities
committed by the German soldiers In
China and on the speech Of the EN-.
peror, he said:
If Germany wishes to be the bearer
| Of civilization to the world. We will
follow without contradiction. But the
"!s ~" n'es"S :" ""e" !'"s "o'!o
pcncy mas oeen carnea on mus far' ID
winch IL mas oeeh uenneu ny the EN-
ieroF arc not III our OPINION
me way 10 preserve inc wor'd position
OF germany, 10 gam Tor Germany the
respect OF the wor'd.
Inc consequences OF the emperors
speech neoe' apt'y described:
by u the sisha' was esen' sarDed
IN the nighest authority OF the German
empire whlch must nave most weish'y
consequences NOT only TOT the troops
VINO went 10 emma nut also Tor move
VINO stayed al nome. An exped'tioh
OF revenge 10 barbarous ms THIS mas
never occurred IN the last hundred
years ana not otteh Ill history; AZ
least. nothlng worse than THIS mas nap
pehed III history, either dohe ny inc
Huns. by the Vanda'S. ny denghis
Khan. by Tamerlane' or even ny I'LL!
when he sacked Magdeburg.
Atrocities IN China.
These atrocities In CHINA or Letters
HnnA' continual