Arizona sentinel., 1918-02-21
HUNS NATION OF SERVANTS RULED BY ARROGANT GLASS

It is not bOttomeSS mystery this outrageous record of the Germans at war It clearly consistent expression of the serve mind To understand it, you have only destand the peaceful virtues of the people whom Bismarck called "a nation of house servants.
 They have long been governed by the arrogant of all the governing classes of Europethe Prussian mitar They have submitted with touching faith in their op Dressive protectors Tmid sentimental poetic and com ortovng plundered for centuries by their marauding neghbors they have been glad to league together in the German empire with matter what loss of personal ber y under the domination of their tyrannous lords They have in that tyranny their only safety It defended them sperby in the procured wars of the last century first from their old rivals the Austrans and then from their old conquerorS, the French
 They believe that it has defended them as efficiently in the present war By inspired and forged dispatches they have been convinced that they invaded before this declared; and they still believe it. They believe that they still fighting sedefense under the leader ship of autocracy that their only selfprotection
 And they fighting as the timed fight The man who has been governed by arrogance and has bowed down fear who understands instrument but cruelty pei respect He will invariably ightulnesS his weapon in He will know compassion. He will have dignitynot the dignity of pity He will be at incredibly cruel and incredibly petty He will pesecue non combatants, outrage Women mutilate children lombard hospitals kill the wounded torture prisoners down fruit rees and defie with animal filth what he has time to destroy like discharged servant taking his revenge the kitchen It inevitable It is in the of the serve
 mind to do these things and fail why they should not be done
 His officers will order them done because has been by brutality that his officers have ruled him. and they will hope by brutality rule the world And he will do what he is ordered because he knows the efficacy of fear in his and he will hope by frightulness strike fear into his enemy
 His instinct of subserviency in fact makes him per tect military instrument He obeys orders like devoted hound He has the courage of unquestonng obedience He must be to the attack in formations but he will go blindly linking with his fellows, singing solemn y in state of exalted meeknesS. When he is behind the ines. in safety, he will encourage himself with hymns of hate Hatred said the philosopher lis the revenge of the weak" Caught in his dugout he will cry "Kamerad Ram arad to his caporS and when he is taken prisoner he will 3e gentle, biddabe, hard working and happy.
 For the same reasons he makes perfect spy He will be humble ngraating, treacherous ntimdated child and serVy free of any of the obligations of hospal y His ambassador in neutral country will be faithful servant disguised gentleman gathering gossip plot to beray his host His very arrogance the ance of the servant who is proud of his master He will tell you We Germans fear only God because his very re zion religion of fear. If he really devsh he pretendS he would say, We Germans love only God