The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-24

erything. There is no such thing as freedom in
that country and the world will never be safe
until the backbone of the Prussian beast has
been broken.
sWhen was there you could not go from one
village to another without a permit from The
authorities. If you wanted to go and visit mem
bers of your family in another town you had to
get leave 20 do so from some bloated official
who inquired into the reason you had for max
ing the trip and if he gave you permit to go you
did not dare to go foot farther than that per-
allowed, nor did not dare to stay day longer
than you were given permission to. The people
worked like slaves and the industrial and militia
ry autocrats lived off the fat of the land.
eff Germany wins this it will lead the
world about by chain, as one would lead dog.
If / were not as old as / am I would like moth
ing better than to 60 across and take a few shots
at that damnable system, under which my people
and have suffered so much.
81 came to this country, America, poor man,
but I given equal chance with others,
was given the right of citizenship, was given
freedom and liberty to an extent that 1 did not
dream existed anywhere upon the globe. For
the first time in my life felt that l was really
man among men. Handicapped as to the Ian
guage and knowing nothing Of the ways of this
country noH about the work that 1 must do, 1
pitched in and did the best could and my efforts
have been awarded in measure that leaves
nothing to be complained about
81 hope that Germany will be licked as no cou-l-
try was ever licked before, and l am glad to
know that have boy who is helping to do this
job. You who have not lived under the iron heel
j.
of the things that the common people have to
put up with. l tell you Prussia must be licked
else no one is safe anywhere. They will drive the
people of any conquered country into slavery
and there is such thing as conscience about
the high handed bosses Of Berlin.
"Don't tell me that l don't know what 1 am
talking about. I have been there. 1 was born
there, l have lived there l have suffered there,
Cod got away from there. l love
America, it has been good to me, it is my country
and l more proud of my citizenship in it
than can tell.
81 have had to work hard ever since I came
here but I have had liberty, opportunity, priv
ileges and rights that have made life worth liv-
ing When the bullets of the French were picking
off my comrades to the right and to the left of
me, back there in 1870, I prayed to God to help
me and save me from a like fate. Now 1 pray
that God may save the world from the grasp of
tyrants for whose greed, lust and selfishness
was once forced to fight
This is, in substance, what Mr.. Swidzi:1ski told
US and we wish that our readers could have seen
This honest old gentleman and heard him pour out
his heart over the outrages that he and his peo-
pie have suffered
In him spoke the spirit of the noble Pole, the
spirit of people, who have suffered long and
much-a people who can appreciate freedom by
knowing what it is not to have enjoyed it.
This man has lived on a farm near Minnesota
for very many years. EVERYBODY here knows him
and everybody respects him. He had no idea
that we would print single word of what he
said. He was just telling his experiences and his
convictions bu. they so well and forcibly
put that we felt that it was but right to pass
hem on.
1t is an indictment, from the lips of COM
mon man, that adds but another Exhibits" in
the overwhelming chain of testimony against the
beast tina. we are fighting.