The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-04-18
WAR FRIGHTFULNESS
TAUGHT BY GERMANY,
Described i'm Important War Book
let just Issued by u. s.
Government.

permissible to destroy private proper
ty, to devastate systematically evacu-
ated regions, to terrorize the civil pop
ulation of invaded districts, to deport
people for compulsory service in the
enemy country, thereby releasing its
own men for the army. to compel them
to aid the enemy In the construction
of Notifications, to dig trenches, TO
serve as guides, and even to furnish
Information regarding their own
army"
The teaching OF the official German
War Manual Is thus summarized In
booklet issued today by the Govern
ment through the Committee on Public
Information, Washington, ID. G. The
title of this booklet is THE German
War Code" 1t is one Of a series OF
war information booklets, and a copy
will be seut free to anyone who will
address the Department of Distribu-
ton, s Jackson Place. Washington, ID.
G..
The authors Of THE German War
Code" are Professors q. w. Scott, for
merly Of Columbia University, and J.
w. Gaine of the University OF Illinois.
In interesting fashion they analyze the
official German War Manual. with its
sneers at the "sickly sentimentality"
of all rules of war dictated by chival-
ry honor and generosity to the enemy,
and they contrast 1t with the war man
uals of Great Britain, France and
United States, which are declared to
be the very opposite of the German
in the law which their governments
have laid down for their armies to OBJ
serve In their dealing with the enemy"
The German War Manual YVES pre-
pared by the German General STAR
and was first issued In 1902. at would
SEEM" say Professors Scott and Gar
ner, from the way In which most Of
the Hague provisions are denounced,
ridiculed and sneered at, that the real
reason for issuing revised instructions
was to counteract any influence which
these provisions might have been ex-
pected to have upon German military
officers, through Germany's having rat
flied the Hague treaties" The German
War manual Is shown to be the text
book OF that philosophy which has ex-
pressed itself In the form of fright
fulness" In Belgium, Poland, Servia,
Armenia and wherever German officers
have held sway. This booklet shows
that the brutality, ruthlessness terror
ism and violence Of the German forces
have been c0ldbloodedly planned for
years by the German military author
tiles. 1t shows that 1t was the whole
sale violation by Germany of the most
sacred standards of human society
that caused our Government to enter
the war
What the effect of such teachings
and such practices must be upon the
rest of the world is indicated by the
authors of this pamphlet as follows
"Made In their (Germnay) ambition
to win, the German rulers have for.
gotten that the German nation must
live and do business with the Other
peoples Of the world after this war IL
over. Though International Laws
lack the administrative means Il
judge and punish violations Of its bet
ter established rules, II Is, like al
laws and customs, supported by I
public opinion which never fails {,
manifest In numerous ways It's detesta
ton and horror for those who fragrant
ly misconduct themselves. For year
the German Government and individ
ual Germans In their intercourse will
foreign people will be made to feel tn,
suspicion and distrust In which the,
are held. This is bound to be a tire
mendous handicap. 1t Is the penalt,
which mankind win inevitably exac
from those who, while sneering a
= chivalry and characterizing the hu
manitarian tendencies Of modern time
AS 'flabby emotion have carried on
system of terrorism that knows nj
bound"