Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-07
WHAT GERMAN VICTORY WOULD
MEAN.

-(Contrihutcd by ARTHUR TRAIN
tGfiic National SccarilE Leagues calnn-
paign of Patriotism Through: Educa-
tion.)
i German victury--OT an inconciu-
sive pe#cc-world Hic"n The ultimate
realization OF the German idea that
Germany fOr the Zoos! o; tile wcrl'i
must rule the world. THIS h"S heeh
taught in her universities as lli.oso'
phy and in her rutr!;a rs relig'uh.
The German nalioa ;.i:IIcSiion;n%!y
accents II AMI i@:cln.S - force Tic rest
of the world TO accept il. Iii@ they
call "kultur," whiri' they claim IS
above morality, rc:.St'l. ana Sc!crcc
liultur teaches that there Is oniy
one sort of r;g:i!-!iiat uf tGc stronger
II argues with *ncri2Us pI":andiiy
tEIt in The relations OF nations with
one another there can il" II" such iHinS
rs truth or honor. Frederick the Ire;it
Taught tl!at The Grrn!:i.S NUS; make It
their study to deceive ct!ie"$ III or
der 10 gct the better ~ thcia.'' Fred
crick Wl!!ian " 10 ycar$ ago said
:haf ali written constitutions were
ONLY scraps o! ,m9e", and Beth
mann-lIol!wcg i'll III! referred IN Tie
Hague convention in he Identical
words. The scrap of paper idea IS
an cid one in Ggrinai diplomacy
The Germans believe themselves TO
he nation Of SUpcrmcn and tie Nils
er the wax parIner-nnt OF the Cod OF
humanity. but the "9utcr alter hoti
of The Pagan North-tlG War God
who rcvcls in the ShriekS OF women
and the torture of children. IN blood
shed and cruelty. II am his sword
his agentr declares William hohcn-
zolern. LET all the enemies OF the
German people perish: God demands
their dcstructOn-God, VINO ny my
mouth bids you do his will
ITO accomplish this "divinc' VII! the
German military authorities hriieve
that any means are Justlisab!c--ilie
moving down Of crowds of helpless
civilians with machine guns. the cut-
ding off OF the breasts OF women, lie
batrerjng in OF the skulls OF the
wounded with rifle butts. re rs Ter
ribIe as Attilla's Huns. ordered the
E,ise-w at is better TO let hun.
bred women belonging to the enemy
die of hunger than TO let single Ger
moao soldier suffer- "All prisoners
are to be put TO death ordered zen
eral Stenger in Belgium Writes Il
Bavarian private: During the battle
of BudonwIller l did away win f"hf
women and seven young girls IN 1--WE
minutes. The captain had told me TO
shoot these French snws but pre-
ferred to run my bay"nef through
them.''
This IS the concrete result OF wha
the Germans call "The Relsion o.
yalor" and 1.-THE Gospel Of hate.
Saws one Of their Spokesman Must
Kultur build its cathedrals on Nils or
corpses. seas of tears and the death
rattle OF the vanquishcd? Yes. II
mus..'n'
If Germany wins the war the Unit
ed States will either be paving tribute
TO the Kaiser or German soldiers VII!
be bayonettins American girls ana wo-
men in Jersey City rather than lake
the trouble to shoot them
# Germany wins all our locals or
truth. Justice ana humanity-wnich
we call Christian-will be troddeh
down into bloody mire under the IRON
heel of the Kaiser's- armies. and the
coming generation will be taught 'hat
there is no God but the nerciless GOO
OF Battle. who speaks through Ger
many's trescherous tongue and 0g. her
brutal swoSI
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