The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-17

dHk1veEad by Will Harm, or BlOOmnald,
Neb. Mr.. Harm is a brother of
August Harm, of Denison, and an
uncle of the Harms at Ute. In the
e6fly eighties he was a resident OF
Crawford county, coming here direct
from Germany. After leaving Deni-
son Mr.. Harm located at Bloomfield,
where he has become a prominent
i bAnker. At present he is mayor of
bloomfield and since the war started
has devoted much time to speaking
and working for the different war
measures. .-.
Our government has sent me, not to
critcise, nor to condemn anyone. but to
bring to you, a message of good Will.
I That government has been my friend for
4 tfiirty-six years and has helped be to
Y he what am. All that will be said in
Kindness, in love, and no harsh words
What then. are we fighting? We are
J! lighting the Hohenzollern dynasty, the
military rulers of Germany, the junk
ets and the German soldiers absolutely
1 under the control of the German mill
4 tary STAFF. We are fighting that group
\ German government, that group of
men who are standing for the principle
that might is right, who use the hand
B OF blood and iron, who claim they are
claim they are in partnership with God,
d that He is their helper in preparing
( for them to rule the whole world. They
claim that the common people, the rank
and file q the people are born tha to WORK
Of men standing for the principle and
4 holding views in cOntradistinction to the
& principles and views held by the Amer
loan people-that all men in are t born rf Tree
they stand should win, then, and in that
case, the clock of progress will be
4 turned back thousand years, darkness
4 will cover the earth and brute force
\ will again rule the world. -.
When war was declared in 1914, Ger
many found many sympathlzers. The
man descent in America had their sym
patty with Germany. We thought that
Germany was fighting defensive war,
but little by little, the truth, as 1T al
ways does has brought things to light
ind most Of us, at this time, know bet
ter. The German newspapers, many OF
them bought by the German government
had poisoned the minds OF their readers readers
was fighting defensive war, that we
were fighting Englands and Frances
YEAR 1t was said that the German born
citizens and citizens of German descent
had right to sympathize with Ger
many before we got into the war, but
when we got into the, war they could
have no more sympathy for Germany.
had been poisoned, had been told that
Germany was right in this war. They
were made to believe that we should
have stayes or tine hEn Seas and withnt
Foundation and helpless. They knew
their duty was to support America, but
their hearts cried out with symp Pat y t8r
erland They were passing through deep
waters and needed friends. They must
know the truth. They should have fair
MAY. That is what we American people |
stand for And now our government is
bRinging them the truth, meeting them
halfway and they must meet their gov
u NNThey took the money that some Of
fHsathe fullness of your hearts, gave in
early STAGES q me q ne e Ma
81 the widows and orphans in Germany,
took that money and used 1T to PAY
spies to burn our faetorless' i 70 70 o dase
troy us. The treasurer OF the German
American alliance turned over nearly
ssoo.0o0 by check to A Al 3,snd9 t won
checks over to DR.. Bernhard Dernburg,
WHO was. at the head Of the German
pf0paganda as the kaiser's agent.
III have a draft In my pocket, for ss2s.,,
sS1 6 which sent to that smooth tongued
i smiling Won Bernstorff, money, given by
+ the people of Bloomfield and vicinity, to
B tessent to the German Red Cross for the
: .
v the people told me that l should for
ward this money, making sure that 1t
would go to the right place | said that
f would. In my mind, thought t ma II II
Il Jahan Won Bernstorff, the German am
i bassador, and I sent it to him, telling
hin TO see that it reached the right
place He wrote me a letter saying that
ila received the money with pleasure and
IInS1if forward it at once. And here is
1x1vrpf 4SlI1d
ssPay to the order of DR., 3. Dernburg.
Johan Won Bernstorff' and below, PAY
Kuhn Loeb Co, DR. r. r. D DermSurbg But
s6s s use & m was Yes Yes " had T Fight IN
\ this war. And want to tell you that
Iii eipns ~ crossed the Belgian frontier.
I'VE cannot be neutral in this war.
y We cannot be on the fence, we cannot IN It
SSr heart az that Germany should win. We
& 1ntist Wish the destruction Of the Ger.
man man military machine. This does not
nal the crushing OF Ge paoaIe ou' 'ne
We swore that we would renounce the
German emperor and the German gov
ers1ment and that we would support ana
defend this country against all enemies,
and We must be true, to our oath. l am
nVt ashamed of my birth. nor OF the
u German born citizens but am bitterly
4 ashamed of that group OF men, who IN
fifEir mad ambition, in their insane de-
/ s i5f have reached out for world power
ana dominion and brought this horrible
war to the world. l am ashamed Of
those who have brought disgrace and
s,ii0ine llpon tile German people that
cannot be wiped out in a thousand years
am not ashamed OF What nhe ~ herman thair
4 literature, their science and their music:
1frsan see,j too, that in the kultur OF
Schiller. Goethe, Mozart and of Bach.
Wailt to tell the German born citizen
and those of German descent that you
need not share that disgrace, that shame
You did not commit robbery. You dla
Atrocities. Your heart is clean, and you
need not share that disgrace unless you
favor that government, unless, deep IN
yOiir heart, you wish Germany to win;
Then, and in that case, you should reel
chat disgrace, for you would be party
f0fthose crimes.
We have heard 1T said the German
and they elect members to the reichstag.
They do. There they talk and some.
fines vote. But If the government
1 wants to put Through any measure and
haiireichstag is opposed to it, they are
/ ssts{if home and another election is called,
: TIi6 chancellor has said again and again
Fam not responsible to you. l am only
rassnoi1sfble to one, and that is my
kiiis." IL the prime minister Of France
~ England wants to put through
aaiire and fails to get the support
81 the members OF the house or deputies
S6r the mouse of parliament, he resigns
1 I'M another comes in his place, the
very opposite of Germany. Germany
\ nm been and is now absolutely con-
fsaf lied ~ the military staff, and every
ia1eision pertaining to the empire is