Evening journal., 1918-04-22

They mean that the German Kaiser |
must not win this war II all the free /
Institutions which we as Americans hold |
dear, are not TO perish.
Let US suppose the German Kaiser
succeeded in defeating England and
France. The lrst thing he would do
would be TO take from the English and
French their war ships and merchant
marine.
And then?
Then 1t would be the turn Of Amer
leans.
Just as today the German fleet Is COM
PEELED 10 bottle itself up before the over
powerlng union Of the English, French
and American fleet. so our lcot would
/ then be forced either 30 expose itself
/ TO annlhlatlOn, or TO draw back into
safe harbOr before the powerfully
strengthened German fleet. while the
/ Germans could land their troops undis-
turbed on our coasts.
A number Of years ago this posslbil-
lty seemed TO be precluded. But In the
past four years the history Of the world
has progressed as with seven-leagued
boots. and things that before seemed i'm
possible, today have become strong
probabilities.
But even II the Germans were not to
attack us at once on our own soil, a
time of the worst oppression would be-
fall our republic. Constantly menaced
by the victorious and rapaciOus German
! military autocracy, we peaceful Amer
leans would have to become a mllitar-
istic nation. We should have to arm
/ TO the eeth, spend yearly billions for
an army and navy, continually pay'huse
taxes, and to withdraw our sons from
their trade for two or three years and
, send them to the barracks. And de-
: spite that we should never feel our.
selves secure. Besides, our liberties
Z would soon vanish under this system
\ DO you understand now why th'
: great mass Of your fellow-cltizens !!
- so determined TO sacrifice their livei
and property in this war?
al Conscious and unconscious agents o
' the Kaiser are whispering TO you Amer
/ lean citizens Of German origin that yoi
s must stand by your people in this war
Where IS your people? over Their
q In Germany. which you or your father
II left TO escape from need, hOpelessness
q or political oppression? Or IS it her
. in the United states, TO which you hav
n sworn loyalty, which has received yol
d Hospitality as no other country In IN
l. world receives aliens. which has Onere
~ YOU liberties of which the German peo
T. pie has hardly dared TO dream, an
y which has helped you to prosperity sue
v as you could never have attained i
= Germany
! II is lust the German princes who tC
" day remind You Of your blood rela
,s Iionship. These princes, who MT
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D. North Germans against their blood XII
,- 'lhc south Germans and Austrian'
4, these princes, who In the NapoleOnl
10 wars fought at one time for German,
~ and then against her: these parasite
who are interested in the German pee
o. pie only as long as they are able to riC
r. on its back.
r- No. your people is the American PEI
4 pie. lie is a scroundrel who in this hoi
H. Of danger would leave his fellOw-cii
he zens and the republic in the lurch. Al
erica demands from you that you r
re-. pay loyalty with loyalty, that In dee
re thought and sentiment you stand on d
on side of America, on the side Of demo
IN. racy, on the side Of human freedo
,r against human slavery. such as the &c
I'D man Kaiser has already introduced in
the territories conquered by him.
H. The German military autocracy mu
Is be annihilated, not only for the sa
nd OF all free peoples, but also for q
,es sake Of the German people itself New
,c- did our President utter a truer wo
-o- as when he said that America IS flgt
ing in the interests OF world demo
ie- racy. II the nefarious system whi
OF has instigated the war Is destroyed,
rec the Kaiser and his satellites are beat
en- there will dawn for the German peol
time OF free development. and I
The path will be cleared also in Germa
cy, for a rule by the people, for democra
Those who desire a victory for the X
ted ser are not only foes Of America, II
ara fops of fhp German noOnIe az w