Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-18
GERMANY SEEKS CONQUEST.
Prominent American Arraigns Land OF
His Birth.

Ills 6trth.
president Wilson has once more
spoken 10 this nation and 10 the world
in great and noble message Of splen
did vision. rightly termed an interna-
,ional Magma Charta-holding up 4
vcritablc beacon light OF right and JUS
tice for all peoples.
We all pray with eager and ear
nest hope that the German people will
recognize the spirit and meaning OF
that lofty utteranre and that. casting
aside the leadership Of the militarists
they will grasp the hand stretched
out TO them in such generous and un-
selfish meaning"
SO said Otto II. Kahn OF Kuhn. Loeb
X Co. New York. speaking At meet
ing in the Auditorium. at Milwaukee.
Wis. last Monday night. Mr.. Kahn
emphasized the duty and opportunit!
uf the American OF German birth
Milwaukee holds many such.
Ashamed Of Germany.
Il do not apologize for. nor am
ashamed OF my German BIRTH" Mr.
Kahn added. But | am bitterly and
grirvously ashamed OF the Germany
which stands convicted before the
high tribunal OF the worlds public
opinion OF having planned and willed
war OF the revolving deeds commit
ted in Belgium and Northern France.
of the infamy OF the Lusitania mur-
ders, OF innumerable violations OF
The Hague Conventions and the law
OF nations. Of abominahle and per-
tidious plotting in friendly countries
and shameless abuse Of their hospi-
tality. OF crime heapcd upon crime
in hideous defiance OF the laws OF God
and men.
There is abundant evidence that
the overw helming majority OF Ameri-
cans OF German birth. indeed all but
an insignificant minority, meant what
they said when they sworc full and
sole allegiance to America: that the!
will prove themselves wholly worth!
OF the high privilege OF citizenship and
of the generous trust Of their native
fellow citizens. and that they will not
fail or faltcr under any test whatso-
ever. They will not permit the blood
in their veins to drown the conscience
in the breasts. They will heed the
call OF honor beyond the call OF race.
They will wear as a badge OF honor
as | do-thc abuse and spite OF those
few in this country who love Germany
better than they love America.
"The Germany Of to-day Is not the
Germany which you or your fathers
knew. The Germany which brought
upon the world the immcasurable dis
astcr OF this war, and at whose mon
strous deeds and doctrines the civilized
nations of the earth stand aghast,
started into definite being less than
thirty years ago. ! can almost lay
my finger upon the date and circum-
stances OF its ill-omencd advent.
II know something from actual and
personal experience of the plotting OF
the l'russian war party, and how Tor
a full generation they had cndcarored
again and again TO bring about STU
alton which would force war upon the
world.
When the Stage Was Set.
II know OF my personal knowledge
that the stage was set for II six or
seven years ago in connection wlth
the Agadir episode. | know that the
Pan Germans meant TO have footinG
in South America, and, once there.
would have threatened. and had pre-
pared plans to threaten, this very
country OF ours.
"A defensive war! There are Ger.
tain kilograms from Sir Edward
Grey. the British Minister for Foreign
TfPairs. Bfitish 4nbussator
in Germany, sent during the week
preceding the outbreak Of the war In
Europe. which even to this day are
unknown in Germany, as they were
never permitted to be published.
I'VE seek no place in the sun'-to
use the German chancellor's term
except the sun Of liberty. and that
we do not seek sclfshly. but 10 snare
with all the world.
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entire people, but we do hate, we are
fighting and we shall fight with every
ounce OF our might the spirit which
has power over the people OF Ger
many, and which, II II were TO pre-
vail-as, under God, II never will,
would destroy liberty. justic" ana
democracy.
Cannot Both Live.
"The spirit Of Prussianism and the
spirit of Americanism cannot live In
the same world. One or the other
must conquer. In the mad price OF
its contempt for democracy. Prus-
sianism has thrown down the gaunt-
let to US.
"Thc enemy Is Of formidable
strength. But even II he were tar
stronger than he Is; even II we uiu
not have the men and the means
which are ours: even II our COM
rades in arms had not demonstrated
their superb and indomitable PROV
ess, still must our cause preraii-ior
there is fighting with US. force
which has ever proved itself stronger
than any other power on earth. ana
again and again has triumphed over
overwhelming odds. That force, Goo
inspired. death defying and uncon-
a1th nf