The sun., 1918-09-13

AHht 10 INV thlnks nave ipeen OrueTeo
from on hgh--the yes and the no ; the
no Of the doubling mind against the yes
OF the creative mind the no Of the pes
simist against the yes Of the optimist !:
the no of the unbenever against the yes
of the champion Of faith; the yes Of
heaven against the no OF hell.
You will acknowledge that am
right In describing this war as the prod
uct Of great negation. And do you ask
what negation 1t Is? 1t Is the negation
OF the German peoples right to exist
ence. 1t Is the negatlon of all our kul-
tur. a nesatlon of our achievements. of
all our work.
The German people was industrious,
meditatlve. assiduous. imaginative In all
domains. 1t worked with body and soul.
But there were people who did not wish
to work but to rest on their laurels.
Those were our enemies. We got close
to them through our profitable work and
the development Of our industry. science
and art through our popular education
and social legislation. Thereby our peo-
pie throve and then came envy.
Envy induced our enemies TO fight
and war came upon us. And now when
our opponents see that their hopes have
been deceptive and how our mighty Gen.
erals, after whom your new workshops
are rightly named, have dealt them blow
upon blow. hatred springs up. We only
know the honest wrath which deals the
enemy the blow. but when he lies pros
trate and bleeding We extend to him our
hand and see to his recovery.
Comments on Russia.
Hatred manifests itself only amons
peoples who feel themselves beaten. II.
therefore, such terrible hatred exists
among our enemies 1t owes its origin to
the fact that their calculations have
been wrong. Every one who knows the
character of the Anglo-Sa xons knows
that It means to fight them-how tena-
cious they are. We do not know when
the struggle will end. but one thing we
do know. namely, that We must fight the
battle through.
And now. my friends, let me draw your
attention to something more. You have
read what recently happened In Moscow
the mighty conspiracy against the
present Government. The parliamentary
governed, democratic British nation has
endeavored to overthrow the ultrademo-
cratic Government which the Russian
people had begun to construct because
this Government, considering the inter
ests OF its fatherland, wished to maintain
its people in the peace for which II
clamors.
But the Anglo-Saxon does not yet
desire peace. That is how things are
1t is proof Of his feeling Of inferiority
that the Anglo-Saxon has recourse to
such criminal means.
Everything now depends on our final
exertions. Everything is at stake, and
because our enemies know II. because
they have the greatest respect for the
German army, because they see they
cannot overcome our army and navy
| they are trying to overcome us by means
Of internal disintegratiop and to weaken
us by false rumors.
These do not emanate from the Ger
man people. They are artificial produc-
tons. But whoever harkens to such
rumors, whoever passes on unsubstan-
tiated news in the railway workshop or
elsewhere sins against the fatherland;
he is traitor and Is liable to severe
punishment no matter whether he be a
Count or workman.
IT know very well every one OF you
will acknowledge that l. am right in
this matter. Believe me, 1t is not easy
for me to bear every day the anxiety
and the responsibility for a nation OF
seventy millions and for more than four
years be a spectator to all the difficulties
and increasing distress OF the people"
Empress Is Recovering.
The Emperor then referred to- the Ger
man Empress, who by Gods assistance
again Is on the road to recovery" lie
! recalled the passages in the Bible: Cast
thy burden upon the Lord and He shall
sustain thee" and But seek we first
His kingdom and His righteousness and
all these things shall be added unto you
The Emperor then added:
How can we please God and soften
His heart? BY doing our duty, In
making our fatherland free! Conse-
quently II is our duty to hold out with
all our strength in the fight against our
enemies
Each one OF US has received his ap.
pointed task from on high You at your
hammer, you at your lathe and ! Oh my
throne. We must all. however, build or
Gods assistance, Doubt Is the greatest
ingratitude toward the Lord, and now
ask YOU all simply and honestly Have
we, then, really ground for doubt?
Just look at the four years of war
What immense achievements we have
behind US! Half the world stood against
us and our royal allies, and now we
have peace with Russia and peace with