El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-25
N-GERMANISN
UNDER At TACK
Austrian Paper Points Out
Ruination Of Germany
If Not Curbed.

Madrid, SPAIN March 25.-The FOL
loving remarkable article was pub
lished in a recent Issue Of the -Arbei-
ter zsitung." the organ OF the German
Social Democrats OF Austria. under the
title Moral Conquests;" the fact that
its publication was allowed. no less
than Its contents. leads to the BELIEF
that public opinion IN Vienna. Il not
IN Berlin. 81 slowly becoming con
scious Of those moral issues which
the central powers have so scorntully
Ignored in their conduct Of the war
The German people was once the
people Of poets and thinkers. the peo-
pie OF idsalists- Germany has pro-
dured the most profound idealist phi
losophys and tin 1s4S the political
thought OF the German people was
dominated by the highest ideausm.
Let them hate rs y only they fear
usr is the watchWord OF Germany
now in intercourse with other peoples
That IS tile real inner meaning OF Pan
Gsrmanism-
This point OF view started from .
very oneslded and superficial verdict
on Bismarkc's success But even he
himself warned Us against merely see
Ing those means OF power which can.
be counted and weighed and over
looked those no less important spir-I
itual ones. the impondeT4bilia which
cannot be weighed
Nowhere has Imperialism any aim
save profits, any means say power.
German imperialism is proud OF hav-
ing always despised hypocrisy. tt has
daily shouted 70 all the world that &c
approves whatever Increases Ger
many's power. and that IL takes moth
ing into account save the world fear
Of Germans army and navy. To has.
utterly forgotten that there are other
sources OF power besides the military
that one cannot with impunity chal-
leuEe the moral convictions which live
in the nations or proclaim with I'M
punity the resolve 10 place the inter-
est OF ones own country above All
human values.
Pun-Germanism At It's Worst.
the Pan-Germans represent the
violation OF Belgian neutrality as the
most natural thing IN the world what
folly 90 get excited over the infringe /
ment OF a treaty between peoples as
luuu5n the sword was not strong /
enough. and therefore entitled 90 tear I
lp any scrap OF paperl They have
Knocked the victims Of the zeppelin ]
raids upon London. and made jokes
over the unfortunate people who were 4
drowned on the torpedoed passenger
liners They have defended every j
cruelty against the uuarmed BY the i
wing argument that the more cruelty I
y AZ is WaEeu the better, since lt VIII i
end the sooner And each Of these Z
provocative phrases has been scat
tered through the world By the Eng
.isn and French press. and given out 4
averyW here as the opinion OF the
~ mole German people And so hatrad i
was canned against Us TIL one hation I
AFTER the other was dragged into the 4
war
They share the blame FOR orr hav-
ng 90 defend ourselves sgaiust the
whole world, and now they come with
heir plans Of conquest, with their
mad dream OF a victorious peace over
an tle great nations Of the world, TO
Sinole hatred anew what we do
leed Isl not an extension OF territory.
but the confidence. respect and SYM
lalhy o. otle- nations. unless we are
20 live in permanent enmity with the
whole world
The Fau-lermans promise the peu-
lla power, 1ul no peoples power IS
lrmly based 10 all others are its enc
MES The Fan-Germans have prom
SEQ us economic welfare; but hatred
8 bad customer. and even the most
victory cannot force any0nei
10 order German goods"