The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
UNCLE SAM AN EASY MARK!

The Enemy Alien Talks to Robert
!. Widhack of the Vigilantes.
ran aeross him On = bench in the
Park this morning. He remembered
that ! had listened 10 him attentivs-
ly bsfors, 20 he began to talk. Per.
haps he thought be could convert
me to pro-Germanism, or perhaps he
just wanted to show me that hs
didn't care . eontinsntal whether
thought him \ spy or not. ! didn't
report him. made a date with him
instead. l want him to pour out
some more of the sedition that
seems to be boiling inside Of him.
Do you think that we Germans
are afraid of Uncle Sam? Not much,
we are not. But it is better that we
should keep little quiet and kid
him along until the proper time.
You don't believe it or not, just
as you choose, but you remember
that this year was predicted by Ger
man army officers Is years in ad-
vance and they knew nobody would
believe It, and nobody did. I can tell
you now that the reason you don't
hear about things being blown up
in this country and all kind Of
trouble, is not because, somebody
said "Obey the law and keep your
mouth shut" We don't get scared so
easy, junker.
The advance of the Russian
armies and the astonishing victories
which marked their efforts rejoiced
the allies. But one sees now that it
would have been better if that for
ward movement had not begun.
Standing passive but threatening,
the Russian armies were a depress-
ing influence on the minds of the
Germans. They had about abandon
ed hope of a separate peace with
Russia, and it was the loss of that
hope which contributed consider
ably to cause the political dstru-
bance that resulted in a change of
chancellors. What has since happen
ed does not justify the belief that
Germany can make a separate peace
with Russia, but it will revive that
languishing hope, and thus work to
the advantage of the junkers who
are for continuing the war until
they can dictate a German peace"
Thus the early event which 50 elat-
ed the allies has had denouement
which must equally defect them;
for the moral efforts Of the Russian
collapse must be nightly stimula-
tive to the German people. It will
renew faith in the promises of VIC
tory which the junkers have been
quieting the discomfort Of the Ger
man people. The day for liquidation
has been set further in the future.
We found out something in Eng
land and we know something about
this country too. The reason we are
laying low is because we don't want
he people to get excited in . hurry.
We gotta have little time. We got
bur orders, alright.
This country has said it il in the
var since nearly four months a.
ready and everything goes along
low and nice for ~. Congress talks.
sslks, like all you buffers and gets
nothing done, much. and the Paci-
lists they make trouble and hold
vou back. Nobody gets excited.
Everything il nice and sweet and
- ~
II some German forgot his orders
" vert crsxy Or something and kill |
ID . lot Of people with dynamite, |
hen I'm afraid that Uncle Sam
would get upon his hind legs and
'sise hell. We'll, we don't want that. |
10 we keep quiet.
If Uncle Sam was German and he |
wanted to get the country excited
le would. dynamite, , lot Of people !
md blame it on the enemy, but he |
int got 80 much sense. h is too
oft hearted to make war. l
All got to say ID this. Remem-
YER how the German ships were dis
bled by their crews on the day be-
ORE Won Bernstroff was sent home
nd just be sure that when it seems
. Be the proper time and win hurt !,
he, most, there win be hell popping |
! - many places 1t once that you
ont know which way to turn.
I suppose nobody bslieves that.
0bsy lie law and keep your mouth |
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