Evening journal., 1918-06-11

Henry Morganthau. at Constantlnople,
what the facts were, They were tnat
after the assassination OF the Crown
Prince OF Austria, a conference was
held. The Germsn Emperor called
council at his house in POtsdam; 10
that council he called his confidential
ambassadors, his military men, MS
flnanclers-the whole Hierarchy. military
and civil Of the Empire. and he asked
each man whether he was ready for
war and each man said he was-all but
the flnanclers. They said they were not
/ ready for war; they needed three weeks
IN which 10 get rid OF the securities
/ they had In other nations; they wished
| that much time IN which TO reduce
these securities TO money. And so the
ultlmatum was postponed for three
weeks; and on this side we found
mysterious agitation In the stock mar
/ ket. a mysterious change OF prices OF
stocks which were then being disposed
{ OF and which lasted for three weeks.
And then the Emperor went TO Norway.
and then he nearly had apoplexy from
surprise caused by the ultlmstum they
| had agreed upon on the NTH day OF
| July. They are the facts. and they are
coming out; and that In Itself refutes
| the absurd suggestion that this was
| anything but a deliberate plan on the
part Of Germany 10 bring this war on
"a war that she had been preparing
for for half a century; a war that she
was ready for in every respect. So
that there Is no doubt as TO who was
the aggressor.
I'VE cannot understand this war; we
cannot understand the attitude OF the
people whom we are fighting, unless
we refer 10 a little OF the history OF
the nineteenth century. We must do
so In order 10 take In the psychological
condition OF the German people In or
der to understand and know what that
condition IS. so that you may see, as
you must see logically, that the only
solution OF this war is the defeat OF
the German people. ,Applause)
1T Is a mistake 10 say that the Ger
man people are being forced into this
war by the Hohenzoleran dynasty; It Is
not true. We ind Germany, Germany,
Germany; we find the German people
being led by their Hohenzoleran dy-
nasty, whom they are herolcally sup
porting They have supported them
with the loss OF all the flower OF their
youth, and they have endured prlva-
tions that have tested the courage and
heroism OF a people. They are follow
ing a vicious, false ideal. But II does
not allow us 10 be blind to the facts
OF the controversy or TO see most
clearly that we may know what our
duty Is in regard to It. (Applause.l
81 say we are fighting Germany; and
OF course there Is Austria and Bulgaria
and Turkey, but they are the Etc (;
they are the and company; they are
the tributaries. We are fighting Ger
many. and 70 is for us 10 determine
what the issues Of this war are and the
duty we have 10 perform in this coun-
try, so that IL may result in the saving
Of the world ,Applause)
Now what about the German peo-
lple2 Early in the nineteenth century
they were divided into twenty-eight
different States. They were a military
loving people, a muslc-loving people; q
people Of great intelligence, apparently
simple, sentimental kindly They were
living under despots. They seemed q
like 10 conform 10 absolute authority
That IS a Characteristic that has stucl
10 them down to this time-eXcep'
some Of them, being honoroble excep-
tions 10 which ! wish 10 allude II
1888 the liberty-loving Germans OF grea
courage and intelligence tired OF thii
system, and with Austria at the heaC
. and seven other States they attempted
20 overthrow the principle OF the di
vine right Of Kings, but they did moi
succeed. Then they left their home:
and came 70 this country, among then
being such men as Carl Schurz, Fred
erick Hardack, and others who became
very important influential and honor
able citizens Of our country. And when
the Civil War came on, on every bat
tleneld OF the war the blood Of citizens
OF German origin was shed for the pres
ervation Of the Union. So they made
( lup a very valuable element in our ma
tional life. Now we have their sons and
their grandsons; not realizing what this
! war meant and being proud OF the ma
terial progress that their brethren
across the sea had attained, when thi:
war came on, believing these German
lies about its being a war OF aggres-
sion. during the three years OF our neu-
tralitv when IL was not a misdemeanol
10 svmpathize with an alien, they sym
pathlzed with Germany, because they
did not realize that this was a hght
against those two serpents despotisn
! and militarism. and when this wal
! came on and we became part Of th'
war. they were put in a situation tha
is peculiar and constitutes a diflcul
thing In our dealing with them Ninety
, mine per cent OF them are loyal. i
i there are any who are not so and WHIT
/, do not realize their duty and the forc'
! Of the sacred Obligation they have taker
as citizens Of this country, then, o.
course, upon being judcially tried be
: fore a fair tribunal and being convicted
7 they must have their citizenship in an
; country ended. But the great body o
!, them. as say, are loyal, and we shoull
u not make their cases any harder; w
should hold ourselves as law-abidinl
e citizens, trusting TO the machinery o
p law 10 bring those who are guilty o
e treason TO a proper punishment. ZAP
q plause) And we by so doing and con
u ducting ourselves as we should unde
e our Constitution, we can count on IN
e solid loyalty OF our citizens Of German
J. origin and the solidincation Of the peo
ple in this war necessarily means sue
II cess.
ION the other hand, their brethren o.
= The other side were exposed TO a YER
: different influence and environment
- They came under the influence OF Bis
= marck, Premier in 1862 OF Prussia. an
y he said. 1 will make Germany solid
! but l will do II by blood and iron, an
i he did.
d Il have not the time TO go into de
y tails. but he planned three wars; on
d against Denmark, one against Austria