The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17

Now compare this dialogue between
Jesus and Satan with another cpl
sode that took place nearly 1000 years
afterwards in Germany. In the words
of Germany's greatest magnate the
similarity of these two episodes. al
though enacted nearly 1000 years
apart, is striking.
And the Kaiser said unto them
(the 80 German 6nanciers): India is
occupied by the British.
shall conquer it, and the vast rev.
enues that the British allow to be
taken by Indian Princes, will after
our conquest, flow in a golden stream
into the Fatherland. In all the rich
est lands of the earth the German flag
will ny over other fags......I am
making you no promises that cannot
be redeemed. and they shall be re-
deemed if you are now prepared to
make the sacrifices which are neces-
sary to secure the position that our
country must and shall occupy in the
world
He who refuses to help is a trail
tor to the Fatherland; he who helps
willingly and generously will have his
reward. ...."
By Kaiser William, as Reported by
August Thyssen.
There is only one difference in the
above two satanic proposals; and that
is that while Satan tempted Jesus
without a coercive proyiso, the Kais-
er's proposal is backed up by threat
or ruin and punishment.
But the Kaiser's promises to Ger
were, were not confined to revenues,
territories or provinces to be conquer
ed from other nations; like the high
way robbers of yore he promised his
henchmen personal rewards in the
shape of land grants in Austria and
Canada; and still further he promised
certain favored German ffnanciers
some of the most desirable residences
of Englishmen upon the occupation of
that country One of so tempted
Germans, who admits that he "al-
though against his better judgement"
yielded to- his Kaiser's satanic temp
tations now that the promises are not
tangible, goes back on his confederates
and exposes the other 70 and the
twentieth century satan.
1t is hard to say what will happen
to the author of this great historic
document which is circulated in a
pamphlet form in Germany; but so
much is true that on reading the con-
fessions of Herr August Thyssen one
can not help experiencing a strong
repulsion against even the author of
the document. Perhaps Herr August
Thyssen would have never INDUCED in
such an exposes had it not been for
the fact that, according to his own
words, his master, Satan, had failed
to make good his promises
So important is this exposee as a
historic document that Senator Oven
Immediately had it Incorporated in the
Congressional Record
CONCERNING THE AUTHOR
august Thyssen Is the captain
General of German industry. He may
be compared to a sort of blend be-
tween Charles M. Schawb of the Beth
lehem Steel Works and the late J
Pierpont Morgan, and has often beer
described as the king of the steel, iron
and coal industries of central Europe
(1e was bitterly opposed to the pres
ent war, which he insists could have
been avoided If England had been rep
resented at the court of the Kaiser by
the president Of some great steamship
company and Germany had been rep
resented in the same way at the court
of St James by some great Rhenish
or Westphalian tronmaster of manu-
facturer.