St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-05-11
WHAT GERMAN VICTORY WOULD
MEAN.

(Conts4buted By ARTHUR TRAIN
to the National Security Leagues cam
paign Of Patriotism Through Educa-
u0n.)
A German victory-or an inconclu-
ave peace-would mean the ultimato
realization Of the German idea that
Germany for the good Of the world
must rule the world This has been
taught in her universities - sphiloso-
ply and IN her ,pplpits - religion.
The German nation unquestioninely
accepts it and intends to force the rest
Of the world to accept 1t. This they
call 'Kultur," which they claim IL
''above morality, reason and sciaAce. ~
Kultur teaches that there 10 only
one sort Of right-that Of the stronger
It argues with spedous profunditv
that In the relations Of nations with
one another there can be no such thing
90 truth or honor Frederick the Great
taught that the Germans must make Il
their study to deceive others In or.
der to get the better Of them."' Fred
erick William ". 20 years ago said
that all written constitutions were
only SCRAPS Of paper,"' and Beth
mann-Hollweg In 1914 referred to The
Hague convention in the Identical
words. The ''scrap Of paper" idea ID
IN old one in German diplomacy.
The Germans believe themselves to
be nation Of supermen and the Kais-
er the war partner-not Of the God Of
humanity, but the gutter alter Colt"
of the Pagan North-the War Cod
who revels In the shrieks of women
and the torture of children, In blood.
shed and cruelty. II am his sword.
his agentl" declares William Hohen-
xollern. LET all the enemies Of the
German people perish God demands
their destruction-God, who by my
mouth bids you do his will +"
To accomplish this "divins" will the
German military authorities believe
that any means are justifiable-the
moving down of crowds Of helpless
civilians with machine guns. the cut
ting off Of the breasts Of women, the
battering in Of the skulls Of the
wounded With rife butts. BE a. ter
yible a. AttiHa'S Hansl ordered the
Kaiser" ut IL bsttsr to lot a hun.
Ared women belonging to the enemy
die Of hvn9er than to let q single Ger
man soldier suffer- All prisoners
are to b put to DEATH" ordered Cen
sral Stengsr in Belgium Writes .
Bavarian private: During the battle
Of Budonwiller I did away with four
women and seven young girls in hve
minutes. The captain had told me to
shoot these French sow1, but pre-
ferred to run my bayonet through
them.'~
This IL the concrete result Of what
the Germans call ''The Religion Of
valor'' and 1.-THE Gospel Of Hate."
says one Of their spokesmen; Must
Kultur build it, cathedralA on hills Of
corpses, seas OF tears and the death
rattle Of the vanquished1 Yes, 1t
must" ~
II Germany wins the war the Unit
ed States will either b paying tribute
to the Kaiser or German soldiers will
be bayonettins American girls and wo-
men In Jerssy City rather than take
the trouble to shoot them.
II Germany wins all our ideals OF
truth, Justice and humanity-which
we call Christian-will be trodden
down into bloody mirs under the iron
heel of the Kaiser's armies, and the
coming generation will be taught that
there IL no God but the merciless God
Of Battle, who speaks through Ger.
many's treacherous tongue and by her
brutal sword.