The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-10

ton of the authorities, who re
lines is calculated to give offe
words have been altered. In c
plays, "The Iron TOOTH" in prai
tors. the sentence, "Our noble
all its lieges,'" has been altered
henzollerns seek the true libert
The "Arbeiter Zeitung'' of Vienna,
the only Germanic juornal that neither
Kaiser Wilhelm nor Kaiser Karl can
kill, publishes an article on the real
causes of the world war which must
be double distilled gall, and worm
wood, to the fireeaters of Hunland:-
That Troublesome "Abeiter Zeitung."
ut is a fatal mistake to suppose
that it was commercial envy that
caused England to place herself in
opposition to Germany. Indeed. Eng
land at first tried most theoretically
to conclude a compact with Germany.
at was only when Germany coldly
declined all English approaches, when
Germany constantly added to her gil
gantic fleet, when a wild nationalism
was infaming German civilians into
a hatred of England and plunging
them into the most extravagant
dreams of expansion, when, further,
the unfortunate Morocco policy
aroused the suspicion that Germany
intended an onslaught on France.
that in England a profound mistrust
of Germany manifested itself.
This was rendered more acute when
German refused the repeated efforts
to secure a mutual diminution Of
fleets and the formation of courts of
arbitration. The Balkan crisis, how
ever. brought England again closer
to the side of the Central Powers.
and even shortly before the outbreak
of the world war we beheld England
once more making the greatest exer-
tons to bring about a peaceable and
friendly understanding.
at is a very late hour, it is true, to
recapitulate these undoubtedly his
torfcal facts, now that we are all
immersed in this fearful welter OF
blood. Yet, If they can possibly now
be driven home to the German mind,
who knows but that the approach Of
peace may not be accelerated by many
months?"
At a mass meeting of Loyal and
Patriotic Women" in Berlin, con-
vened to protest against unrest in
labor circles and 1.-The revolutionary
spirit and to affirm their loyalty to
Kaiser and Empire, an iminent Ber-
lin preacher, Pastor Boyer, delivered
a remarkable address, some passages
from which are worth quoting
A Hun Pastors Praise OF HIS Kaiser.
The woefuI shortage of your food
and high prices must be deeply felt
by you, but you must oppose every
effort made by unpatriotic agitators
to use your necessities for their own
political purposes What have been
the results of the recent strike? The
production of munitions has been de-
1ayed; the enemy has been permitted
to overtake US; his courage has been
swollen: revolutionary sentiments have
ben carried into the masses of the peo-
pie and filed the heads of our i'm
mature young men and women
your patriotic women should re-
member that there is no excuse for
this. We must have order. Who is
the preeerver of order? He in whose
name right and justice is decreed in
the land-the Kaiser, appointed by
God, ruling by Divine Right. Order
is Gods will; it must be submitted to;
disorder is the DEVILS work. There
must be no tampering with the mon.
archica1 principle in this State. Fol
us a monarchy is Gods will. From the
point of view the citizen of this WORLD
we recognize in our Kaiser the rep
resentative of God on earth We rally
round him We will not leave him il
the lurch. In spite of all politica
false doctrine and demagogic agita
ton we stand fast by the Kaiser. Rails
your right hands and swear ,unalter
able fidelity to our Kaiser" We ART
told that Pastor Boyer and the thous
ands Of women raised their righ'
hand and swore, and that the en-
thusiasm was tremendous.
Pastor Boyer went on
cit Is as Gods representative tina
the Kaiser for US is sacred. 1t
for him that we gladly perform gu
duty. His high office calls forth GU
generation. love and obedience, GU
personal devotion and self-seacrifice
rot the devotion of a slave TO a ~
rant, but of one who voluntarily sub
mite to the divine order and appoint
'ment.
II Macmillan Harden commando
y larger public than that which hi
weekly review, the "Zukunft" cal
ever hope to appeal to, there Nigh
yet be hope for the German peopl'
however little still remains for tn
Hohenzollerns, who can never a:
pire again to raise their heads befoI
any civilised community.
Harden is by turn sarcastic. crush
ing. logical, and remorseless. but hi
is a voice crying out in. the wilder
ness, and the average Hun, be
soldier or civilian, is not only deaf I
it, but is constitutionally unable
appreciate it's cadences
Here is a characteristic utteren,
from the new number Of the "Zul
unfit
The Command Of The Hour.
after all. what special justifc
ton is there for the Pan-Germal
and the indianapolis mouth h