The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-07-19


--a1s iass q dapleaastsc pg~s~xs,-~why
ws Are Mt war w,ltA o~srnAay 10 that
Ter u gxHssxtsus Germany has e~eA
Raak tng war sa as G~Tuaany has
made this var aos openiy. hr~veiy sr
haHaasely. but secretly. freschercassy
aad perststSatty. SaS has scEght 10
create race diseerc TO corrupt saa de-
Sic politicians and ashc~haaa~rS and
10 create serarxss Gsrnan eoaaasens'
ties wt,ssn cur h0yceFs She haA poi
~oned the nieas u ehilcrea In err
Scheols In an snaeavcr to nake Ger
saans II thssa instead of have thega
grove % ia,e lnyapAnsstesn eisiasns,
she has savsd~t the saeretnsss IL the
pulpit itself 10 sa esass~ycr 10 eorwupt
ear peos,ie thrpsgh the very leas~rs
VI morality 20 WHO'S they are sccus-
toned To loak for guidance.
These ,nsy b. startling ssserfiona.
bot they are all true. as yca shall ses
yrysrA th- documents Of the Germans
themselves We sll knew that II was
Gvrmsa s~st which stripped for ne
ton xAea pewey sAile: Into Manila
hsy. We all knew II was tie Germans
sha sought TO bring about Earopssn
slllane~ sgatest w when we ~erw wn.
gagged IN the var with sYAsn. rew Of
us reixsred. however. that ell These
years Germany has hecn busy within
our own borders, through ~ti,6rA
teachers aud preachers, seskinT to
break down our national uasty. ~ that
when tae time came !, veasd be easy
30 defeat the United Stases' 10 open
warfare. 70 SET a, naughi Vdr cherish.
-. Motrue dortrins. snd TO setts In
the Western hemisphere, sny,h.rs
mat the fana x+xssaax sxssrw nf the
German empire might desire.
The climax OF ,Usrmany's undsr.
hsnfFf war 6n M t'ntt+4 ssss~s c~H%
Ia 1913. more Tran a year before the
outbreak ot hWt't,ies In Europe This
MAS the ensc.men, Of what Is known
n. the nelbtaek Law. which provides
tha, II sh enigrsnt from Germany
who IL s1out to Be nsturailsed makes
application so German e,sbsai. As
FRAY .r~,sft, hs t,srrusa esttssush.S
evvs, after he has become eitlrrn Of
hH adopted country.
lD plain words this law. and the sr-
rllea,ion OF Il. mean just this
A German goes into court In this
eountry and soi-ynniy foresw~sr NJ
lsgtsnce Co the kaiser aud pledges
his word-~the temptation was to say.
"cf heaor" that he will become 10y
nj citirea Of the United States Thea
he slips around 10 the German consul
and says:
"You know I didn't mean that. 1T
al. Those Americans are easy marks
and they fvll for that stun right oil,
Rut yon juss pm, u,e down on rear list
- good. loyal German, and II the
i..n~ ever comes when can prove IT,
you ran count % me-"
SO the German consul pets bis name
down In the little card index OF which
the Germans are 10 fond, and this
,nsn. --%;ssss creature wha s~sArx nj
lssiercs TO the country which gves
him an opportunity to make real Nv
ing and 20 become somebody In this
world snsf a, the same time s~esrx
secretly to ~ true 10 i.rmany~-ls
turned loose to work his will while
Americans go earslsssly shout their
business and refuse 10 sse the danger
tn the arrangement.
Long before the passage OF the Tses'
hruek lsw. there was formed the W.
ruin fur das psstEhtum i'm Auslsnd--
yh@ Union for Gerynsn.srn Ia rorcsgn
lands This organization. ofhdsiiy
fostercd In Germany issued . quarter.
" magazine, which. In It's very nrI -
sue, outlined tn aims ss followr;
The purpose Of This union II ths
rreserrNt,on aud promotion Of ID.
x,ermanssn AZ. oyet aaoso roo people
A. German hlaod dwelling outside the
GArrnsn empire" All II aims 20 do,
yca see. 10 TO keep Germans who come
10 .Als country from becoming Amer
cans
Au~y back In 80, the Aild%ctschss
yerhard. or the rsn-tiermaa league,
rss formed I, new consists OF Jos
T.
rhspteyy Of which $50 nGs sre--"f 81
least we're immediately before the war
tn the rulted States, one In New
York and one In San Francisco, To
quote from The Alldeu'sche Batter iss
official pnSstcstion. "the Psn-f'eTTnan
y~s que, Il fosn8@i .nr promoting Ger
naa Ss'i,psl interests. both In Ger
rnaay and IN f"rvign lands
A tew ,hinking Americans knew
on The tine uhas Was eomlng--whst
muw couae. Ru' America. Is q whole,
wat alnnx In tina, car~lssxness and
Indifference with which II treats ell
things tsrriesrsnt, snt allowed th's
Gerrnsa war % our mrs; sacred insu.
,utiens 10 coas.aee Undecided
Sn Gerrny stssis today. With eas
tfco. ~ proGrsse Belgium and the 9th.
or "a the rect az poor telai~d Rns-
STA. with q haycsst plan'ej In the
heart q s~rtra. and the poins NJ its
vvo~i al the threat es Raoms ala.
wail~ II looks oEs over the vassal
States Of fsgirsrfa and Turksy TO Ia
dis and the o-isrt. Ana ~ II stAsAs
Qua Il cries to IL fees co the west.
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