Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-26
DOCUMENT INDICATES
BAvAR|AN D|SCONTENT
Paper Found In Franco After Recent
Air Raid May Not BE
Genuine.
TrRADE AGAINST pRussIAN1ss
Writer Declares That Bavaria Has
No Interest in War. and Is Fight
Ing Only for Prussian Masters OF
Germany.
IRy ASSOCIATED p1css.l

PARIS. June 26.-Thc French are
very curious. though very skcptical
about Il strange document which was
found on tho morning after a recent air
raid on the lawn of 4 French country
estate in n section that had been heav-
lily bombed during the night. 1t is "A
passionate protest, against Prussia n
over-!ordship and oppression. written
In German apparently by Il Bavarian
and directed to his compatriots with
out any crease such as would como
from folding the document. and wet
with dew. the paper was picked up by
the owner of the estate. II says:
"Bavarians, Compatriots:
The frightful misery which because
OF the war has spread also to Bavaria.
and which is leading our Bavarian peo-
pie to almost certain ruin. Imposes
upon us the sacred duty OF thinking
OF the welfare Of our country and our
compatriot.
Who is it that has led us to this
abyss OF perdition? Let us be frank.
1t is not presumptuous enemies! 1t
is not the English and the French.
Neither is II the other countries that We
call the entente. The guilty ones. one
can say in all conscience to-day, are
solely and only the Prussians. or more
precisely. there is but one guilty Hrty
the NinS OF Prussia. The official as
seriion that our adversaries started the
war against us and menaced us, us and
our own, is falsehood
Now the King OF Prussia has the
right, In the name of Bavaria, to de-
clare war and make peace
What the atrocious misery this
country suffers signiies--a misery that
shouts TO heavcn-must make us real
'ze II cruelty. Prussia by it's absolutist
noit!cal situation. is obliged to go to
war al longer or shorter periods II
TOT nothing else than TO sustain the
interests OF its dominating CLIQUE. Ths
history of Prussia is one OF continual
war with more or less lengthy intcrrup
lions. Are not the Prussian country
squires thobcrcaux) already taILinr
despite the terrible misery, OF the next
war?
The present war. also. is not all IN
the interests of Bavaria. but is solely
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gamole Tor the power of the Prussian
state. its military and it's agrarians.
We Bavarians are not in any way
IN opposition to the interests of the
peoples whom we are lighting. on
the contrary France. for example. has
notably favored our country and our
people during the course Of history.
Among the governments that are on
poAents in this war. not one has as
one OF us war aims the extinction of
our country But the war hinges en-
l!Fe!', and with good right. against
Prussia which. with the Russia of other
days is the most corrupt state in Eu-
rope The sons Of Bavaria sacrifice
their lives b. hundreds of thousands
ioE this Prussia. for this country which
Few decades aGo. in 1866, took AWAY
"A part of our territory and an enor-
nous war indemnity
Ana even IL IL were possible 10 he
victorious what can our country. wbat
may "e BaTa-Ians expect from such
& victory As little as nothing
~. inc precious Bavarian blood. all
INC mourning. the stirring, horrible
sGhe-!7g 1t our conpatr!o,s. of our
women and our children. all Tho live.
sacr!hc"d and ruined and all the mate
Eia! !"sses. AL Of that has gone for
nothing All the sacrifices have been
"taont object. they haven't even been
."i thH defense Of our country for II
mas not been menaced. but merely have
'"en !hr me conservation OF Prussian
, o"eF. IN addition, as allies Of Prus
ga. nae drawn upon US the hatred
ahe ap1roba,ion ct the entire world
Norn PATRIOTS. the hour has come
"heh "t must reflect whether we wish
10 continue on 20 utter loss. or whether
want % unite IN an effort to save
"hat may e, be saved Each work In
'h!s o~7 circle. making proseiytes. Mt
emH''hE 10 spread light round about