The Nevada County picayune., 1918-06-06
D,ussian in War Has Neither Honor Nor DecenCy Nor
 Humanity.
INSIST GOD IS WITH THEM
. history of Germany Shows Only a,,bsric Tendencies and an inher- ent Desire to Rule the
 World.
By JOHN REED SCOTT. ,... tb. Committee on Public Infor- nation, Washington, D. e.

,-..,, the Committee on SupliC inIor- nation, Washington, D. C.)
 rho American always makes the tstake of judging every other nation hr tbe American standard. We do ", a,Iow fer racial nor national traits Dgi V, customs. Because an American al, 1nian4 do something we fancy that otber nation would do it. It's .oinsr our conscience or against our ,ags-or we just don't do it. There s,ro ve assume that it must be aaainst .o. the other nations law or con ssisnce-or 1t just won't do if. And we have this peculiar idea, not ,r reason of any sclf-conceit or fan ead national superiority, but because of onr nroncness to play square; to g-ont that the other nation Is of the same mentality as ourselves and as .oadr and anxious as we to do the right thing.
 What we. as a nation. aim at in our dpaling with other nations Is the ulti- matp right in concrete form. And va arc slow to realize-and quick to .orcet when realized-that other na- aons either may not have the same noucy (may even he robbers and brufes by natural instncO, may not have the national altruiStic idea-that try to live by the Golden Rule, and, as nation. be satisfied with what it has.
 As result the American peopls In the hundred and some few years of l thelr national existence, have had q few fairly severe ielts. Now we are l fin the midst of the German affair; sni an amazing number of our people l refuse 10 realize what 1t means to us or to appreciate the menace to our national existence.
 America. they know. wants no terri tory. no conqueStS: therefore, they ask why should Germany, if 1t win, want them? Why should America send troops to Europe to fight Europe's bat &tles? Germany is in no danger from us So why should we be in danger ffom Germany? We shall not do any &thng to Germany. even after We are &vicorlaus over her, sn why should Ger &many, if sbr#is victorious. do anything No us? Lpt Europe settle her own bat- |tleS they SAY: We. of another con tinent, are not concerned If We let Germany alone, Germany will let Us flone. @1 ..s.s.s,
 Estimating on American Basis.
 t is qaito Rely that some Ameri- #canS Wha pa~ hase such ideas will have changed those ideus by the time thS artiee apnrnrs; hut it Is certain that others win st.l be deludlng Themselves ls persistlng in the old American h8d't or estimating others Yen an tHemy-oH the American fass.
 And win some euemies-even some FaFases .Hr m9tr would not he laf ami.~ trrga-e they are not wholly o1 to haae and aecaHcy and nu- hanity. Re- inc Pruesian is not of Reie; in g#F he has neither honor
 f a'eefoE nar humanity. as such
 E-l'HitS sra uadorStood hy civilized aaanS H var particularly the tp@ent wur=fh Frnsejans have pnt i ' 'yan rha temporary veneer that
 FF hal assumed fo conceal from the VI ot ihe #6rta-a decent and
 aa'n world i' js- the true nature
 'ae PrH>sjan hratos: and. because lef had thought to win the world war aa to establish right on the basis
 might, they have dared to stand
 VI" m the bun. The bully of Ell
 F' na'Hng prepared himself with,
 He 'f4AH'bt au invincible thorough rss' proeee5ea 10 carry out his long
 5aeo intentions and hy brute force
 a a'Fe''tF tHToSp his imperial will
 ou amazed and helpless world md ,soon 1t to=hJs lultur-a Prussian alur' God save Us
 say Prusea0 because. as everyone , ,oss the central powers. as they
 "aay. are dominated absolutely
 anu humhIy suhSeryient to Prus-
 ,lau Ih that process of conquest and
 ,.9 9,ga'h' the Prussians have. for
 ln,. u'at iRree wears, inflicted on the
 'N nations and peoples whom
 e.,o1, o,gffaa such eruelties. such un-
 aD''''e atrocities. as history has
 recorded All the famous. or
 xionta t"nqnerorS of the past are
 yoaa '''rait Tn comparison with the
 th. russian hrute-the brute who
 orc 'e % cold "ffrontery to bid his sol
 bloody way. '''' "'o''s
 Assert God Is With Them.
 l,Ioh sh,'9mplate , for moment T nation
 fona1E sS'S'S that God Is with it in bw fan r',Nh work, and then reflect Ist m ma ooeR into the dimness of the Sflcb 'he h must go to find n nation
 Wac u v" 'ne etlrontery to claim that
 ant simply Gods chosen instrn.
 gon., % work his will! Contemplate
 prnn', one of Bethlehem-whom
 bd-r.a.9,ilah professes to revere as
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