The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-02
NATIONAL EDITORIAL Sc

Revelations Com,rg from Prince
LirtnowSkT and tho" just appearing
from tn" dairy OF Or. Muhl"u cmrha-
siz" again the cxt":; and character Ut
German rrupa ganGa. Shall y" irater-
ntzr with such an enemy and cIrcuihl':
his nutrivinrs'
1t was frf,t"rni&inE with TcutonlSm
which destroyed Russia. and hospitality
70 German propaganda in IN" ItNI!ih
army has subjected 'he fair lands q;
northern Italy to Tho uIisp->akahlc h"r-
rors nf invasion and occupation ny tN"
central powers. Even i'll America w
arr not safe from the Incnare OF studied
and financed deception.
Shall we talk with enemies rs though
ih"v wcrH friends "r listen 10 aSSerNit-
lions - bcnrvnh.uC" from these WHO
eusIarr. turtur" and murder civIiHi
and soldier alike"
This Is no MGR" idle question: Road
tn" statements nf Won Il"rlinE. rhan
crllor OF tho German "nlpi"", ~ olrru-
lated in tn. United states and now
reaching hundreds -; thousands a.
Americans. Her" IS IN extract. Al 'hA'
spar" permits
'..rn,. leaders nr tn" "utcntc IN Eng
lanu, Franc" :lnL lraly I'm /" T." IN
,irrl,. diSncln"h :" listen I" he '"'""
OF reason and humanity. for unllk' :h'
central powers. tn" entente h;tS from
the beginning pursued aims "f con-
quest. They are lbgh:inE for IN" sur
render OF Alsare- .urr;iin" To France. !
have nothing to add 20 what hay" sad
before on this subject. There Is no
Alsacc- lorraine question in an ini"rnH-
tinaal sense, If there is any such uuns-
ton II is 4 purely German question. tn"
entente is hEh;inE for tho acquisition ~
parts Of Austro-Hungarian territory hy
Italy England has hcr eyes
directed especially toward the Turkish
territory. She has suddenly discovered
sympathy for Tho Arabs. and hopes by
using tho Arabs as stalking horses. ami
perhaps by creating n buffer state under
English stzrrainty 10 annex new tcrri-
tories to the British empire.
BY a system OF los Gnd calunny they
9TH. ententc) arc constantly "nlrhvor'
ing 10 stir up their own people and ais"
neutral nations against the central
powers. especially frightening the nru-
trail nations with the spec'er OF VIC
lation Of neutrality on the part Of Ger
many
Such literature. consisting ri directly
stated untruths and falsrhnods. implied
IS circulated by American racilsts who
would have us. too. fratcrnize. rs did
Russia and certain Italian soldiers.
Under ~ Ieagur OF Nations. Vol. !.
No. 3" thc world peace foundation s
busy sending such enemy literature
through the mails or an indu!S"rt ma
ton with the subtitle, War Aims ~
BelliSercnts rs ELECTED by Russia'S A.
tennis 10 Secure General Peace.
Documents you will want 70 preserve
for future reference"
The people oc the United States are
thus directly subjected to the current
T-utonlc peace offensive. German. Aus
trian. Turkish and Russian misrNrr"-
scntations respecting war aims and con-
d!tions arc spread abroad and the policy
Of this nation. as enacted Into law by
act Of congress through declaration
of war. Is to DO hailed before court
Of public opinion deluded by enemy I'M
truths and there nullihed.
The world 6eace foundation Ia ono .:
those strange institutions Wherein the
posscssors 81 millions nhSeSs"d BY ~
carries Q. mind. have devoted their
ho-dcs To political propaganda. They
! cannot personally CONTINUES TO nc' for
! untold years but trustees must hold TO-
Sether the estates. and pay for nropa-
Eanda work and for perpetual and sys'
tcrnatIcally subsidized assaults upon
! legislatures. congress. executives. ad-