Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-26
An Answer TO some L.eters

have had many splendid letters
from The Journal readers, and since
America has entered the war my read
ers have nobly endorsed my efforts to
arouse the country people TO further
realization OF their BART in this mighty
struggle. I shall never be able to an
swer these letters personally, but 1
want TO say Il thank you through this
medium Of communication.
ON the other hand, there is never a
week that some one does not write TO
me about the sinfulness of war and the
awful suffering of the women and chill
dren whose protectors have been draft
ed Some l have sifted thoroughly AMI
found that their linen folks" were not
making a living when here. One woman
wrote me that as a Christian 1 ought
TO get some one to talk TO the kaiser or
send him some good literature and make
him see the error of his way. Just about
as well TO talk to buzz saw. He would
listen Just about as much as Mahomet
when he got the idea that he was
to make all the world see things his
way. 1 have more respect for Alexande-
the Great and Napoleon. They did not
steal the livery of heaven to serve the
devil in. satan wants nothing better
than to get a man fired with conceI.
and personal ambition and whisper to
him that he is a later representative
of God. Do you recall this extract from
one of the kaiser's speeches: Il am the
instrument of the Almighty. l am HIS
sword His agent of woe and death To
all those who shall oppose my will. Woe
and death to all the towards" A cele-
brated German said to his listeners:
we are waging war because of our
solid conviction that Germany has the
right to demand and obtain more room
on the earth and broader sphere of
action. Let US drop our pitiable enorts
TO excuse Germany's action. CThe ruina'
ton of Belgium). Not against our
own will were we thrown into the Si-
gantic adventure. 1t vas not forced
upon US by surprise. We wllled 1t. We
were bound TO will it, Our force will
create a new law in Europe. 1t is Ger
many that strikes" Won Tannenburg
SAYS: "A policy of sentiment is folly.
Enthusiasm for humanity is idiocy.
Right and wrong are notions needed In
civil life only. The German people is
always right"
OF course you read the article on last
Fridays editorial page and the horrors
that woman relates are daily recorded
in the diaries of German soldiers. In
a letter taken from captured soldier
was this. 4 have also bayoneted
EOOu NUMBER Oh "Of1SH anu seven 81 -
in five minutes The captain had told
me to shoot them, but 1 preferred to
run my bayonet through them" Some
of the great correspondents over there
are my personal friends, some of the
Red Cross and the Y. NJ. c A. workers
are men and women that l have worked
with, and when they tell of these aw-
full things / feel sure that the half
has rot been told Anybody who wants
to may fool themselves into selfish
ness uneoualed by saying ITS not my
war, let them fight il out" may sit in
shameful ease, but their accountability
is still before God. Cain asked if he
was his brothers keeper, but the ques-
ton did not excuse him. Germany has
had her eyes on America. Just as she
had her agents buy land and erect
foundations for her big guns to use,
many years before they were needed
She has been acquiring harbor facilities
and supply depots over here. Today
there are thousands of men and women
in America receiving Germany's pay
for going among the people and creating
dissatisfaction The cooks in Decatur,
Ga. are being advised. by a stranger,
TO Quit work unless they receive 50
A week This section Of the country
IS being visited by agents and the
ignorant class told to let the canning
work alone. Do you believe that such
people are using their own money to
pay their expresses?
The Bible tells rs 10 feed and help
all that need US. 1t also tells US TO be.
ware OF wolves in Sleeps clothing, s.