The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-26
GERMANY FIGHTS
TO Make CONQUEST
The United States Goes to War in the
Defense Of Liberty and Glorifca-
ton Of the Power of Rights.

by w. L. Lindsey, Governor of New
. Mexico.)
War, government and religion are in
dices to the self definition of nations
and peoples.
For contrast of the self definition of
the imperial German government with
the government of the United States of
America index and define, in parallel,
the wars, government, and religion of the
two nations.
Under the guidance of Otto Won Bis
marck,' the man of blood and IRON"
Prussia and part of the German states
have fought three wars:
| That with Denmark in 1864, war of
! conquest, ravishing that nation OF
Schleswig Holstein.
That with Austris in 1866, war of
subjugation, effectively removing a
rival.
That with France in 1870, a war of
conquest, despoiling that nation of
Alsace- Lorraine and billion dollars
Under the guidance of the people Of
the United States our nation has fought
five wars;
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ing a new government, deriving its
just powers from the consent of the
governed.
That with England in 1912, for the
freedom of the seas.
That with Mexico in 1916. extending |
the blessings OF a free government |
TO a bleeding people.
That with Secession in 1851 presery
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untary servitude.
That with Spain in 1898. gratuitous
ly extending the blessings of liberty
to enslayed peoples.
This present, fourth war for Germany
and the sixth for the United States, is in
line with their previous wars. For Ger
many, conquest and the enthroning of
the power of might. For the United
States, freedom and the Qualification of
the power of right.
Writers and speakers are fond of say
ing that the present war is a contest be-
tween autoeracy and democracy, neglect
ing to define either in terms of simple
Autocraey is that form of government
in which the strong. the rich, and the
wise ride upon the backs of the weak,
he poor, and the simple.
Democracy is that form of govern
nent in which the strong, the rich, and
he wise raise up and support the weak,
he poor, and the simple.
In an autocracy, government proceeds !
rom above downward, in the form of a
thou shalt" or chou shalt not"
In democracy, government proceeds
N level and is ''of the people, by the
,eople, and for the people
William Hohenzollern, the man whose
.lly is God-not Gods ally King of !,
russia and Emperor of Germany, wills
or all the people of his kingdom and
mpire, and can will no wrong, even :
hough that will be "frightfulness.' :
Abraham Lincoln, whose great concern T
fas that he should be on Gods side, :
nee president of the United States, low a
Y. vet exalted unto heaven, toiled, suf ~
cred, and died for the endurance of :,
emocracy Conceived in liberty and ded-
'ated to the proposition that all men "
re created equal Il
Kulture is the new religion of the Ger h
ian people The people of the United Ii
tates are Christian. W
Kulture proclaims: "We 1.-THE German
eople) are of the race of the Thunderer
e will possess the earth. .
Christianity proclaims: BLESSED are
le meek for they shall inherit the l
.rth.'
Kulture commands and asserts: "Be as
rrible as Atilla's Huns. Providence has
illed that we shall be his instruments"
Christianity proclaims; BLESSED are
Ie merciful; for they shall obtain mer-
-
Kulture Kisses: 20, Germany, hatei
auehter thy foes by the millions and
their reeking corpes build a monu.
ent that shall reach the clouds"
80. Germany, hate now! Arm myself
steel and pierce with thy bayonet the
art of every foe; no prisonersl Beat
their skulls with rifle butts and with
es. Strike and thrust, true and hard
I'm our neighbors' lands into deserts.
'tcrwards thou wilt stand erect on the
ms of the world"
proclaims: blessed are
e peacemakers; for they shall De called
. children of God. We have heard
at il was said of them Of old time
hou shalt not KILL and 'whosoever is
prv with his brother without a cause
an be in danger of the judgment
Thus may il be seen, in this world
IN, that conquest, tyranny, and saw
cry battle against justice, liberty, and
ilization.
Thus NAV it be seen that Kulture
IDS hack to that faithless age when
Inkind was savage and suulless and
d Of the knowledge Of truth.
Thus. too. nav il be seen that this Is
same war wsged first in Heaven and
I'm in the garden Of Gethsemane-
4 Michael oxercame satan. a. Christ
lrcame Sin. too. uoa, in this world
y. must civilization overcome the
at. or. Afterwards Germany vii
nd erect On the ruins Of the world"