The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-17
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"May All The Plaques
Known Fall on America"
Prayer of Kaiser Men
ny Mildred stapIsy.)

been enormous. The Madrid dailiei
devoted to their interegts--"El De-
bate" la Tribuna," Ell Correo d.
Espana, and. under its thin disguise
of impartiality, that most widely
circulated OF all Spanish newspapers
the "a. B. Call these are poison.
GUS enough, but those little six-by-
eight leaflets distributed during tht
fashionable afternoon promenade, OIL
delivered by post to those who dc
not frequent the Castellana, are ever
worse. Here il sample paragraph
from Ia Protegta." It was writer
shortly after the InterventioTlist
meeting held last May in the huge
Madrid Plaza de Toros.
MY conscience says the writer
"acduits me of partiality. / waI
equally fond Of both French and Ger
mans, but now that the French have
added to their ranks the Yankees
that race full of odious egotism and
sordid cruelty--I cannot look upon
them with my former sympathy
Spain will not 90 to war. Remember
the Maine! Let us never make an
alliance with calumniators. Certain
ly no Spaniard ever could make q
pact with one who has offended his
mother! Mo-. Spain Will never join
the war on the side with the Yam
KEGS, but, if she should SO far forget
her dignity, ], rather than fight be-
side them, would offer myself voiun-
tariIy to the Germans. = May all
the plaques known to earth fall upon
the United States. Of Americal"
Repudiatsd by the Better Glass.
1t is only fair to say that such
utteTances are repudiated by all
decent Spaniards. II ever there liv-
- ~m4s~r4 &wn.- @vasAvS@ 80 y4~rv~r a. s1 41an
Spanish. it holds nothing against US
because of the Cuban trouble. Intelli-
gent men know that the last colonies
were lost to- Spain through pig-head-
ed maladministration, just as
Morocco will some day be lost %
them. Furthermore, they admit that
for the good OF the home country, II
was even q necessary looping of, and
many pray for the day when a
similar operation will rid them OF
mismanaged, expensive, unproductive
Morocco. since pride prevents them
from getting rid Of it in any other
way.
No; the old wound was quite heal
ed, and Yankees (the term is not
used depreciatingly in Spain, for the
Correspondence" recently stated
that several ladies of the highest
Yankee society called upon President
Wilson for the purpose, etc.,, were
treated not only with proverbial
Spanish courtesy, but even with
cordiality. The Germans, however,
thought there was just q chance of
recrudescing the old sore, and lost
no time, after we cast our lot
against them, in making the attempt.
For months their organs had been
tanning the dying fame. Here is an
other specimen, this from "El
TEMPO" and only a few weeks in
United States the shyIoek Of
Nations.
will the war end this year? All
depends on whether Germany wishes
II to. Germany being the victor, she
may intensity her offensive action
and oblige England TO sue for Glenn
ency. Once England is conquered,
all the allies whom she is leading to
ruin are conquered, and German
civilization. the civilization of perfect
order, utility and justice, viii have
prevailed.
"Aii the allies want the year 1917
90 be the last OF the madness dis
played by their leaders, the last OF
their suicidal obstinacy; an obstinacy
which has driven them to intrust
their fate to = hybrid nation without
ideals-to, those United States which
are the embodiment Of the modern
Shylock-rather than listen TO the
Christian words OF the Kaiser, who
offered peace before the year 1915
ended
These are the moments when
Spain should take up international
questions. IL is true, and we
ought to be grateful. that the Ger
man government (unlike the French)
has declared its sympathy for us. but
we must remember that we are but a
small and unimportant nation, and
that the favors we have done Ger
many are not 80 many that she
should keep us in mind when facing
the tremendous problems which the
hour Of peace win bring her. There
fore all we neutrals should empha-
size more than ever our propaganda.
We should insist that our govern
ment punish the slightest insult to,
or even attack on. the representa-
tives Of that nation which Is riding
the steed OF victory and will reach the
goal this year Of 1917.
LET ue not FORGET that once peace
is signed European problems will be
Wraver than ever. Yankees and
Japanese will be after booty; they
win want to rob Europe; they win
Try 20 found colonies on our contin-
ent: they are even now looking for-
ward to Spain as the country eaeiegt
20 conquer, and the one giving them
ports on the Atlantic and bases on
the Mediterranean.
g ~And after they get here IL will be
diflcult 10 send them home again.
IL will be necessary to call upon
Germany Ito whom France and RUS
sta win have 10 ally themselvea) TO
throw back these intruderH called
over by the English. It win be
necessary for us all TO defend the
integrity Of the European continent.
and IL the invaders must have some
thing. Let them take the British Isles.
1f we would keep them from getting
pnrt OF Spain, let US be good COM
radea with the strongest nation IN
the Wofld-the one which, with all
her strength, has never done ue the
slightest injury. Thus far she has
not sunk a single Spanish boat with
out justification. Or. Il she has come
naitted some little slip. IL haS been
entirely Involuntary ana she has
made reparation even in cases where
che has been absolyed from all
blame, as when she destined half
million TO the orphans OF Granados,
the musician. Germany Is today our
only friend. Our best doctors. chem
ists. architects. all got their science
from her.
There have always been great ma
lions which have exercised their
haeamony over the globe. That OF
England has been disastrous and
must end. Then win stand face to
face the two largest nations Ger
many ard the United states. The
latter III d race Of traders; the form-