La Junta tribune., 1917-09-27
BLOOD. IRON AND GOLD
By Theodore Roosevelt


Bismarck announced that his policy
for Germany vas blood and iron The
men who uow guide, and Tor some
decades have guided, German inter
national policy haze added gold as
the third weapon in Germany's ar
mory.
To a policy based on callons dis
regard OF death and suffering. and
the brutal use OF force, they have
added the habitual and extensive
employment; OF corruption as means
for weakening their foes and bend
ing other nations into service,
The administration at Washing
ton recently made public the proof
that Ambassador Bernstorff. on be-
half OF the German government. was
up TO the very last moment of his
stay. engaged in efforts 10 bribe with
German money American organlza-
tions or individuals who could be
used 10 further Germany's purpose
by protesting against war, demand
ing peace at any price. opposing the
measures necessary for war. denounc-
ing the allied nations. praising un-
preparedness or by some other meth
DDS habituul with pro-German sena-
tors, congressman. editors. heads OF
peace societies and the like.
No well informed man was sur
prised at the revelation Every reas-
onably well informed man. who has
known about matters at Washington.
has known that for nearly three
years German money and govern
mental power has been used for the
corruption OF American newspapers
and pacifist organizations and for
the pay Of German and the bribery
OF native scoundrels to wreck our
industries with dynamite and in all
ways debauch our political life. The
government, from the highest official
down, knew all these facts over two
years ago. The New York World
published the names OF some OF the
editors and other individuals who
had received money. and the amounts
received. The Austrian ambassador.
Dumba, and two Of the German at
taches Boy ed and Won Papen. were
dismissed for inspiring and counte.
nanclng the intrigues. n was abso- !
lui"ly impossible that what they
did was not ordered and super
Nis"d by BCrustuFf, under the dlrec- |
tion OF the Berlin government. a.
was deeply 10 our discredit that We
did not then show the courage and |
maulines- 20 break az once with Ger
many, instead Of hiding our heads +,
In the sand 30 as to avoid seeing
the quit OF the German government. |
and punishlug the minor Instruments
Of wrongdoinE who under no con
cclEable circumstance would or
could have acted save a. their super
iors had them art Germany has
hitherto been able to DO but little
against us with blood and Iron gold |
has been her weapon. aud her agents
have been the foes Of our own house
hold
Every man lu this country who Is |
nov playing the pro-Germau game
should be- made 10 feel that he must
overcome presumption OF guilty
motive There are misguided pro-
Germans who are uuinfluencod by
corrupt motives just as there were In
the Clyn War roppcrheadz who were
moroly misguided and not conscious
wrourdoers But these men are In
might unpleasant company
The paolnst the man who wishes
a peace without Victory, the support
or Of senator La Toilette or Senator
Stone the man Who IN any way now
aids Germany may be- honest. but he
stands cheek by iogl with hired
traitors and he o. serving the cause
of the malIgaut and inscriptions ~.
cmics OF hls country
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