New Britain herald., 1918-02-02


writing OF God on the wall, they n1ust
help to win this war for Dem ocracy:
it can no longer for them be 'Deutch-
land uber allies but principle over Oh
above all. A lover OF principle Of
whatever nationality will give his life
to Illustrate the workings OF the COW
ardly and insidious German propa-
ganda with which the world is today
infested
[ cannot conceive how a German
who has enjoyed the blessings Of this
country can do less than to work and
pray for the success of Uncle Sam, his
benefactor. In the Light of intefli1
gence it is seen that the higher nature
of men governs the lower; then why
does not every American citizen see
and live openly and loyalty to PROVE
ir-that one is indebted to the coHn-
try in which he lives rather than to
the one in which he was born. I'd
"Kultur" is really enlightenment why
does not every German in the coun-
try see that generation must be super
coded by regeneration, even as aftsr
birth in the fatherland Germans
chose to live in this land of peacefu
progress along lines calculated ia
bless ALL instead of abiding in taaa
Toasted homeland of beer and music
and poetry. all of which, If not now
rescued by the worid-allies from t1fe
destroyer, will prove itself to have
been put the camouf1age concealina
the some forty odd years Of treachery
against the world that had been brew.
ing in Germany.
The time for persuasion through
righteous reasoning will soon be pssts
W. nett I,r> I,., IL
fighting for the freedom of sesf-goy-~
eminent through the elected highest
representatives of principle. Autoc~
racy. however fortified or entrencheds
can not win, for time will open the
eyes OF all peoples to the fact that tha
Kaiser and his trained hosts are fight
ing for no worthy IDEAL but only as
ferocious beast to preserve itself. 'g
My prayer is that all Germans irs
America at least, may redeem tho
time, and set a true example to All
foreigners within our borders by theirs
real love for and loyalty to thein
adopted country; that IN emulation of
true Americans or as true Americans
which they should be, they may ala
help IN launching a. true American
propaganda of enlightenment whicIa
shall so neutralize the fiendish enemy
schemes as that much to help to-
shorten the duration of the war.
which is daily threatening or claimira
the lives of our loved ones wherever
at the front they may, by barbarous
tyranny Or loving loyalty to principle.
be forced to fight. ...#
MiIitaristic Germany, by its
"schrecklichkett, has shattered the
last vestige of the worlds confidenca
in the once trusted and loved Ger&
many.
Are the Germans who today enjoy
the protection of the flags of the
countries fighting for freedom brave
enough to stand unqualifedly behind
our boys at the front and to do what
they can to expose the Kaisers emis-
saries working among us, and not by
m endacious diplomacy plausibility.
and silence to become the
cats paw with which the Kaiser tears
AWAY at the vita1s of our nation, for
no better purpose than to preserve
and extend his seIf-appointed person
al domination
It should be plain to all that Uncle
Sam is not fighting for himself wheu
we fight for democracy Germans
who are free from the iron hand OF
the Prussian autocrat should see this
and be the first to fight to redeem
from the stigma cast up
On them by the hearttess trained
hordes who, from the most selfish of
numan purposes are drenching the
world with blood. May all volun-&
,eer to take some part in winning the
victory necessary to secure the peace
all Christians are praying for: and
may the Germans who are still too
proud of their birth to ho whoflw
Americans ramember
hat, sooner or later, according to the
exegencies of the wars demands
Uncle Sam will be obliged 20 measure
n EN- and judge them according to tho +
: h ristian rule: He that is not for Ms
is against Me-"