Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-23
The German Wolf Pack.

Even the oue-time lambs in Germany have
turned wolves and are yelping Tor blood with the
rest of the pack. From the outset OF the war the
freest thinker and freest speaker in the.
Empire has been MAMMALIAN Harden. His paper
Die Zukunft has frequently been suppressed Tor
its attacks the Government and he himself
sharply disciplined. But invariably he has re-
sumcd his lance with accustomed holiness Har-
den, his cOunTymen often have declared, says what
he thinks and thinks what he says. 1t is peculiar
" significant, therefore, that while hitherto he
has belabOred the militaTists and annexatiOnists,
telling them that their greedy ambition would
prove fatal to the German future, he writes
complacently enough of that ambition il has
been manifested in Russia and chimes as merrily
with the Prussian Imperialists as though he had
never opposed them. This, for example, from a
recent issue of his widely read journal
I'VE have no right to complain. All the
German forces united. All who have any
claim to power-whether power to promote
a policy or impede 1.-THE Reichstag, German
capital and the leaders of labor, back the de-
cision of the Government either nOisily
steaIthily- If the Russians will stand it
they say why not? He who does not seize
a spoon at best hope to lick the plate q"
All the German forces are united The
Reichstag and the leaders labor as well CAPT
tai all back the decision of the GOvernment''-to
loot betrayed Russia and press TO the utmost the
Prussian scheme OF dominion In the light or this
testimony what becomes Of the illusion that the
German people are not in accord with their Gov
eminent and its crimes? There is now really but
one political party in that Empire, and that is the
party of plumber; there is but ruling impulse
in its national consciousness, and that is the i'm
made up principally from the labOring classes,
once stood. supposed TO stand. for peace
abroad and social reforms within But they
are as agreeable TO the Kaiser's righteousness a.
are the CONSERVATIVES who have always stood 70
autocracy and militarism. III ever there were
German elements to whom peaceful appeals for
international justice might have been hopefully adj
dressed, they longer exist. The wolf instinct,
ALWAYS dominant in Prussia. possesses the entire
nation And the pix is seeking to overrun the
earth.
Hardens charA OF front certainly not
caused by any feaTsOmeness of what the autOcracy
might do TO him if he continued attacking its
poIicies: his whole past record proves him IN
afraid to the point Of audacity. Nor does his
cnange involve any abandonment or principle. He
Is an old pupil Of Bismarck, a writer in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger points out. land il he
thought the predatory policy toward Russia DOOM
ed to ultimate failure he would protest more
IoudIv than ever" u has been not his con-
science but his judgment that the imperiaists and
annexationists heretofore have offended. He Op-
posed them not from any consideration Of ma
tionaI right and wrong. but because he doubted
their ability to succeed But inasmuch they
have succeeded in rich field as Russia-wl,-
let them On ahead. 'Tf tho Russians VIII stand
IT, why not7"
Harden's attitude IS typical OF his nation. AS
voTshipers Of dehumanized efficiency the Ger