The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-26
NEW YORK GERMAN SOCIALIST PAPER CALLS
 KAISER MURDERER

(Noss 10 the Ed;tor-The New < Yorker Vo!Szsituns. socialist daily printed in German. expressed it's opin- ion os the first great battle os the Ger. man offensive on the Soulns in pow e-tul editorial. from which the fol. lowing is an excerpt The volksrsi- .uns editor takes for his theme the lines of the poet Herwegh: You have won the worlds foremost place in rnurdsrous inf2my. Gerrnania, saud. der al the mention Of yog~ After re viewing the cynical disregard Of the Kaiser and human deesncies. ghe edi- torial eon,in1es:l
 The worst battle of ,he great war. the o,coiisst battle in an world his tory. continues Aggression con s;rues. Murder continues BlE t Is by no means certain tha. the German armies will succeed in open- ing the way 10 Paris and in throwing , themselves upon the capital of ths un- fortunate country.
 + the military masters ot Germany believe that The advantages they have already won in this hattle-yes, and even fl they should come ou. yie,o-i. oas ia this greatest ot all battles in histoEy-that this would bring neare. 2 co2QusroE's peace for them. they will be greatly diSillusioned. The re- sources of the allies are well-aish in. exhaus.ible- The ularauding march ct the Hoheazoiierns into the heart o. Revolutionary Russia has changed the views Of all friends ot peace in the allied countries. The nations are aghaSs at thought of the outlook ia -his war and 6. 1he ruthlassness with which i- is conducted Sha-oened op- position will ha the only outcome Of 2 German victory.
 And the worst feature Of this great. esc battle in world history ;s that is 7s5!l undoubtedly sarve 70 set back ;Ae thought ot peace with the German people The greater he victory .he easier is will ba for the military mas -s-s ot Germany D spread The view among tAa people thae the German people. The g-eae- the victory me easier t Will be. for 5he military mas ;e-s ot Germany D spread she view among The people that the German a--T is unconguera5le and taa. all -Aa- is required is patience and ea- d1-ance and then peace will be attain. e6-a cc2gue-o-s peace i grea. vic. to-y a tha western front ROW will segre D weaken the g-owing opposi- ion 0. iae German people .3 he mili- tary caste Through Sach : victory i1aka-s and pan-(1e-nanis,s will ge. .4e upper hand more 1haa era-. and the reasonable and peac4-lov.ag par. ot 1he population. and especially the working classes. will hare their inau ance cn-eaised
 Al. this the Hoaeazollerns an. their .u1ks- companions know yer well And thar is why they stake everything 10 make this worlds great est battle inIo worlds greates. yic- Eory- This is he objective for which -hey are ruthlaSsly sacrificing upon -Ae al-ar ot inc ta-he-iaad' he sons Of German mothers and the fathers Of German children II is for this ob- iec-iva I1z- -he blood Of German sol. d:ers aows il streams into the rivers ot northern France and thence into ths ocean This is the objective for which Ghe flower 0: the German nation 5 being slaughtered, for which whole generation is being wiped ogc-
 And Ihe Kaiser thanks his God for The help which He presumably is giv- ing him ia this s-upendous murdering
 
 And ehe German people:
 'Ge-naula. I shu5der al rhe uea- ion os you