The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-02-02
KAHN ASHAMED OF
GRIMES By. KAISER
Makes Appeal to German-Ameri-
cans to Be Loyal-Is Himself
A Teuton-Served in Prussian
Army; Now Calls for Defeat Of
Militarism


Milwaukee, Wis.-Otto H. Kahn
Of the firm of Kahn. Loeb & Co. ad-
dressed a mass meeting in the Audi
torium here, appealing for all Ger
man-Americans to support the Unit
ed States in the war.
He told his audience, which was
composed largely of German-born
citizens, that it was the duty and
opportunity" of every one of them
to assist their adopted country in
Stamping out the poison of Prus-
sanism" that has permeated Ger
many within the last thirty years,
resulting in the present world war.
Mr.. Kahn said in part:
In the gloomy and accusing pro-
cession of infinite sorrow and pain
inflicted on Americans of German
descent Theron has entered our souls.
Robbed of Birthrisht
We have been wantonly robbed of
valuable possessions which have come
down to US through the centuries;
we have been rendered ashamed of
that in which we took pride; we have
been made the enemies of those of
our own blood; our very names carry
the sound of a challenge to the world.
Surely we have all too valid title
to rank among those most bitterly
aggrieved by Prussianism, and to al
ign ourselves in the very forefront
of those fighting to rid the world
forever of that malignant growth.
do not seek forgiveness for my
German birth. | am proud of the
illustrious contributions which the
German people have made to the i'm
perishable assets of the world.
Until the outbreak of the war l
maintained active personal and busi-
ness relations with Germany. /
served in the German army thin ty
years ago.
But | am ashamed-bitterly and
grievously ashamed-of the Germany
which stands convicted before the
high tribunal of the worlds public
opinion of having planned and willed
war; of the revolving deeds commit
ted in Belgium and northern France.
of the infamy of the Lusitania muir
ders. of innumerable violations of
the law of nations, of abominable
plotting in friendly countries and
shameless abuse of their hospitality,
of crime heaped upon crime in hide
GUS defiance of the laws of God and
man.
know something from actual ex-
perience of the plotting of the Prus-
sian war party and how for a full
generation they had endeavored
again and again to bring about a
situation which would force war upon
the world
know of my own personal know
! ledge that the stage was set for it six
or seven years ago in connection
with the Agadir episode. | know
that the pan-Germans meant to have
afooting in South America and once
there would have threatened and
had prepared plans to threaten this
very country of ours.
Meant to Conquer Serbia
know that Austria in 1918 meant
to conquer Serbia. and so informed
her then ally. Italy, believing that
she could do so with impunity. And
know that Austria did not believe
that, its ultimatum to Serbia in July.
1914. would bring on serious war.
A defensive war!
Was it defensive war which Prus-
sianism was thinking of when it de-
clined England's repeated offer for a
reduction by both countries of the
building of warships; when it re-
fused at the last Hague conference
to discuss the limitation of standing
armiac ord arpoopoonfs. uhpn Ger