Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
Appeal to Revolt
Sent to Germany
by American Kin

rise in revolution and seize the gov
eminent of the German states from
kings, princes and grand dukes is made
in a pamphlet which has been cabled
to Europe by the American Friends of
German Democracy and will be dis
tributed over Germany by airplanes.
This appeal was made public yester-
day in Chicago by the local branch OF
this organization. Of which Otto c.
Butz Is president. The appeal is as
follows:
"Bulgayia's surrender breaks the line
of the central powers and converts our
unshakable faith in final victory for
democracy into the scertainty Of it's
early attainment
AT this fateful moment in the his
tory OF the German people we, the
American Friends OF German Demo-
cracy, therefore feel impelled to raise
our voice and appeal to the democratic
and liberty loving elements of the Ger
man people to make a determined eff
fort to rid themselves Of their rulers
who have enslaved them and who are
tormenting the rest Of the world.
Have . Right TO Be Heard.
We have a right to be heard. In
the past we have defended what was
good in the German people at the risk
Of our own reputation of loyalty to our
republic. We would do so because by
word and deed we have been faithful
to the ideals Of the American people.
We have always felt sure that the love
of liberty and justice never died out
in your heart and that when the time
came we could rely upon your love Of
liberty and justice to assert itself.
While bitterly condemning your rulers
as the authors Of the world crime, we
did not lose faith in the men Of Ger
man blood; nor did our president, how
ever much your newspapers and rulers
have misreDfesented him.
We know that your leaders and
press have persistently described our
president to you as a hypocrite. That
false cry has totally deceived you. Is
1t not time that you should open your
ears to better and wiser councils :?
Many Of you know in your hearts that
President Wilson, has an irreproachable
record as a democratic statesman.
He is our voice, the voice of the COM
mon people of our republic, including
Tic 1cEuldn cicHlcuI.
Peace Not Compromise.
Our people desire just and demo-
cratic peace. not compromise with
your military masters. If you listen to
our president you are listening to us.
If you trust him you are trusting US.
We do not desire the destruction Of
Germany. What we do desire is that
you take political power into your own
hands and establish a government re-
sponsible only to yourselves, the Ger
man people. With such German
government only can our government
deal and thus pave the way for an
early, honorable, and lasting peace.
II you do not wish to meet the fate
Of an utterly defeated and discredited
people, this is the time for you to
awake and seize the opportunity given
you. This Is the critical hour Of Ger
man liberty. Strike while the iron Is
hot. You must rid yourselves COM
pletely Of your Hohenzollerns and the
Hapsburgs; they and their Junters
must have no part in the free Germany
Of the future.
The days following 1915 and 1913,
of promises never fulfilled and hopes
OF popular. free government killed and
crushed under the heel Of militarism
and kaiserism, must not be repeated.
In appealing to you we act from mo-
tives Of seli-interest, as well as out of
sympathy for the German people For
il your government remains autocrat-
ic. militarism and compulsion will en-
danger free institutions throughout the
world. The moment you rise and seize
the reins of government you have laid
a secure foundation for peace and the
rehabilitation Of your honor and good
name."
kaissr,s. Maneuvers Defeated.
In the GeNnan Democracy bulletin
issued yesterday this editorial state
ment is made:
BY his frank inquiries addressed
to the German government. President
Wilson has in an admirable manner
defeated the kaiser's latest maneuvers
to stimulate the German peaple to
new war effort. It appears
that President Wilson has opened the
way for the demand that before Amer
lea and the allies can enter into peace
parleys. the German people will have
to elect by universal suffrage peace
plenipotentiariex with whom we could
deal. Such q demand, IL agreed to.
would break the back Of kaiserism and
pave the way for rapid dissolution
Of the present Prussian system"
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