The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-08-08
The Pious
Devil
BY KATE JORDAN
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had been preparing for fifty years, w
have had him described. quoted. pho
tographed by the highest men OF many
eountrles-inen OF honor, whose wort
cannot be questioned.
. His vanity Is coloseal-somethin "a
Eibe at. Raymond Hitchcock described
Il when, as a reason for his having
made the war, he explained that the
kaiser was all dressed up With no.
whore TO CO." He IL always dressed
Dp," either ps an hussar, On admiral,
N this, or that, and lately. even as a
Turk, Yes, William HohenEollern is
~crazy about himself" He likes the
way he "cnrries the duds."
With vanity there Is always nrro-
gance; and he Is arrogant. His mus
tnche ends alone are damning evil
dence OF that. The points point up at
him. II is evident, too, In his addic-
tion 10 posing ON horse--he cnn look
down, and ride over anything on foot
With vanity and arrogance. trcach.
cry makes a good third. In his own
mind, the first two traits set him apart.
glorhed unit. law unto himself.
What is, therefore, Just common de-
cency 20 other men has no meaning for
one who Is law. Because Of this he
can break his word. lie, cheat, steal,
murder Mt every turn OF the game--as
he has done from the first moment.
These three traits could not exist
without breeding cruelty. The German
insensibllity TO suffering In others
looms large In the ''all.hlghest." In
sheer savngery he has outdone the
most barbarous Turk that ever lived.
He has directed the slaughter OF mil.
lions OF men. And not only Of his ene-
mies-make no mistake OF that He
has directed the slaughter OF his own
peasant and artisan armies with ms
untremhllng finger. II might be
well Tor The Germans In this country
who secretly yenrn over the father.
land 20 think Of this: The German
knleer does not spare his people. He
murders his own--as n cat cnts its own
when the idea seems good for aristo-
cratic and Hohenzolletn reasons.
Vanity. arrogance. treachery and
cruelty Surely these are enough OF
hell 90 exist In one man. Hut there 10
another, and II reeks from the brew
this II hypocrisy.
Yes. this man OF lies and torn
whose armies were directed |
TO treat the betrayed Belginns as hy-
snas treat the graves they pull 20 ,
pieces for bones this killer OF babes |
this murderer OF the wounded--ls
plousl II one we're 60 believe him.
zach Of his horrors has had Gods au-
llting.
During this last year lac has grown
very old and white OF hair. Some late
Of him that have reached
this country show no arrogance at all.
No. he IL now markedly sanctlmonlous
Ind very. very sad. No wonder. He
land GOd--haye not had the easy
lime that he expected.
You see he had the restaurant pick
ID cut aud the date set for his tri.
lmphal dinner In Paris around Christ.
mas. 1914. There was reason for his
ceiling 20 sure. When he started
lcross Belgium. killing aud burning
m In his path, he was most hldeously
prepared for the light he knew he
would meet In France.
Perhaps Il II not generally known
lust how prepared he was In one
Aded infnmy. From sure authority
have recenlly read OF the tons OF
'arbed wire, ~ years In the making.
hat went with Those first troops
hat every German soldier as he took
lis FIRST step over the Belgian frontier
With Paris " his goal, had In his kit
nbes 0f liquid gus and perfectly
gas mask, also years and
tears In the making. when the kaiser
animated ON the liquid gus that was
o come as a surprise upon his de-
enseless enemies while his own men
iere supermen, Immune. Is IL any
Wonder that the points OF his mustache
vaggled In sweet. slow smilef Any
Wonder that he saw himself In Paris
y Christmas, eating suuerkraut pre-
AIRED by French chefY
Well, In spite of All that he has
ronght TO make solid his loathsome
he Is not in Paris lie Is in
ierlln, or near Il. and glad 10 stay
here.
lie hadn't counted ON England-and I
highlands navy bottled up his ports /
er millions poured over the channel q
fter him. Z
He was sure Italy would hold 10 a q
,eble sort of promise to back him up 8
he We're good Italy thought him
,tren bad and 81 she went after him. 4
He wasn't afraid of America. Amer n
a was too busy making money, too I,
Apply in selfishneSs. and luxury, aud q
dolence. America would never hight. b
he was like an overfed cat asleep ia
Ie sun. hut from the time he sank {
e Lusitania America has really been G
war with him IN spirit as she Is
Nv In reality. When she did wake up /,
Il put her head under the pump and 5
q cold water made her vision 50 q
EAR she could see nothing but the
Iiser--and a gun. d
And 50, In spite OF vanity aud arrO- n
nee. and treachery aud cruelty, aud