The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-01

fore the war was carried on with the object of impresslng upon the minds of the Germans the treacherOus nature of the peoples against whom the mill tanE Headers were anxious to wage war. Not only were the GermaTs grad ually led to believe that 1t was neces- sary to fight defensive war against interruptions foes, but also that these foes would violate every precept of hu- manity, and consequently must be crushed without mercy as measure of self-defense. The fruits of this campaign of suspicion and hatred be- came evident when almost at the out break of the war many Germans be- came possessed with the belief that the whole population of Belgium, the first country to be invaded, had Vio- lated every rule of honorable warfare, that the francs-tireurs, (guerrillaS) were everywhere. present doing their deadly work In secrecy or under the cover of darkness; that women and even children were mutllating and kill Ing the wounded or helpless prisoners.
 Extract from q letter written by a German soldier to hls brother. (This letter, now Ill the possession Of the United States government, was obtain ed for this pamphlet from Mir. J. c. Grew, formerly secretary to the United States embassy at Berlin.)
 November 4. 1914.
 "The battles are everywhere ex- tremely tenacious and bloody. The Englishmen we hate most and We want to get even with them for once. While one now and then sees French prison CTS, one hardly ever beholds French black troops or Englishmen. These good people are not overlooked by our Infantrymen; that sort of people Is moved down without mercy. The losses of the EnglislImen must be enor- nous. There is desire to wipe them out, root and all."
 Urged to XII Without Pity.
 Extract from another letter to brother:
 Schleswig, 25, 8 IA (Ang. 25, 1914).
 Dear Brother, You Will shortly go to Brussels with your regi- ment, as you know. Take care to pro- tect yourself against these civilians, especially In the villages. Do not let anyone come too near. They are very clever, cunning fellows, these Bel gians; even the women and children are armed and fire their guns. Never go inside house, especially alone. If you take anything to drink make the inhabitants drink first, and keep at a distance from them. The newspa- perS relate numerous cases in which they have fired on our soldiers whilst they were drinking. You soldiers must spread around so much fear of your selves that no civilian will venture to come near you. Remain always In the company of others. l hope that you have read the newspapers and that you know how to behave. Above all have no compassion for these cut throatS. Make for them without pity with the butt-end of your rife and the bayonet.
 "Your brother WILL.
 The emperor gave his sanction to the reports of the brutal acts of the Belgians in a telegram to President Wilson.
 Berlin, via Copenhagen, Sept. ', 1914.
 "I feel 1t my duty, MT. President, to inform you as the most prominent representative of principles of human Ity, that after taking the French fort ress of Longwy, my troops discovered there thousands of dumdum cartridges made by special government machin- cry. The same kind of ammunition was found on killed and wounded troops and prisoners, also on the Brit lsh troops. You know what terrible wounds and suffering these bullets h. flict and that their use is strictly for bidden by the established rules of h. ternational law. I therefore address a solemn protest to you against this kind of warfare, which. owing to the methods of our adyersarieS, has be- come one of the most barbarous known In history. Not only have they em- ployed these atrOcious weapons, but, the Belgian government has openly en- couraged and long since carefully pre- pared the participation of the Belgian ci.u nonulatiOn n the fghting. The