The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-12-20
kAlSERISM LAID
BARE BY GERMAN
Dr. uebknecht Makes Charges
Against Government.
IS 4 scATnNG INDICTMENT

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Belgian ultimatum and Messages Of
czar-submarine Warfare and Sink.
Ing Of Notwithstanding Of Host
ages and Levy Of Contributions.
A scathing Indictment Of the Ger
man government by a German was re-
ceived in Washington and made pub
lie at Washington. It is a four-page
pamphlet in German by DR.. Karl Lieb-
knecht, the Socialist leader. These
are some Of the things with which he
charges the kaiser's government:
The Indictment of the war through
the suppression of the Belgian ulti-
matum and the messages of the car.
The rape of Belgium and Luxem.
burg.
Introduction Of poison gas.
The Zeppelin %bombings, "aimed," he
says, Ito annihilate every living per.
son, combatant and noncombatant."
Submarine warfare on commerce and
the sinking of the Lusitania.
The taking of hostages and levy
of contributions in occupied territory.
Systematic exaction of service trea-
sonable to their own countries from
Ukrainian, Georgian, Courland, Polish,
Irish, Mohammedan and other prison
ers of war, and from enemy aliens in
Germany under threat of internment.
This service involved forced espion.
age for the central powers.
Fostering political l~awlessness and
exploitation of the people through
martial law.
Failure to provide for the people
through the war through the influ.
ence Of the capitalistic and agrarian
classes.
Maintenance Of its aims of conquest
blocking the way to peace.
All of this Doctor Liebknecht sums
and extension of political oppression.
of economic exploitation, of militaris.
tic slaughtering of the working
classes, body and soul, for the advan.
tage Of capitalism and despotism."
Paved Way for Revolution.
1.-THE German government" he says
"has prepared the way for q revolu.
tionary uprising of the people and fol
general distress"
Doctor Liebknecht's statement was
made to the imperial military tri'
bunal, Berlin, in explanation Of his
deposition in the proceedings follow.
ing his arrest. He says:
"The German government contrived
the war Jointly in concert with the
Austrian government, and so burdened
itself with the greatest responsibility
for the immediate outbreak of the
war.
"The German government brought
on the war under cover of deception
practiced upon the common people and
eve upon the reichstag (note the sup.
preston Of the ultimatum to Belgium.
the PRONUNCIATION of the German White
book, the elimination Of the cars dis.
patch of July %, 1914, etc.,, and II
sought by wicked means to keep uI
the war spirit among the people.
"The German government wages the
war methods which, Judged even by
standards till now conventional, are
monstrous. (Note, for example, the
sudden attack upon Belgium and
Luxembourg; poison gas-since adopt
ed by all the belligerents-but most
outrageous of all the Zeppelin bomb
ings, inspired with the purpose Of
annihilating every living person, com
blatant OF noncombatant, over large
areas; the submarine war on com
merce, the %torpedoing Of the Lusltania
ETC.; the system Of taking hostages
and levying contributions, especial!
at the outset In Belgium; the system
attic exactions from Ukrainian, Geor
gian, Courland, Polish, Irish, NOLAN
medan and other prisoners of war II
the German prison camps; Of treason
able espionage for the central powers
the contract between Under Secretar.
Of State Zimmerman and Sir Roge
Easement in December, 1914, for tn,
organization, equipment and trainin,
Of the Irish brigade made up Of i'm
prisoned British soldiers in the Ger
man prison camps; the attempts uu
der threats by forced internment t
compel enemy alien civilians found Ii
Germany to perform reasonable wa
service against their own country, etc.
Necessity knows no law
Refuses All Reforma
1.-THE German government hai
through the establishment of MARTA
law, greatly increased the politics
lawlessness and economic exploitation
Of the people; 1t refuses all seriou
political and social reforms, while 1
seeks to hold the people docile for tn
imperialistic war policy, through rh<
torical phrases about equal rights Q
all parties, about alleged discontinue
ton Of political and social class di,
ordinations, about IN alleged new o.
der and direction Of affairs, and tn
like.
1.-THE German government has faile,
out Of Difference to agrarian and cal
ita1ist1c ~interesfa. tn care for the ec,