Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31
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under all conditions stand by the land of his adoption, because he left his Fatheriand to improve his life in a country which affirKns in the Declara- ton of Independence: We would hold these truths to be self-eyident that all men are born equal
 Tt is this chance of equal opposr tunity because of affirmed equal birth that draws not only the German, but people of other nations to these shores.
 Another reason is or has been, has revolt against enforced and despotie militarism of Pr1ssianism on the ether side. Transplanted into new soil, adopted by new people-one with citizenship and kiHship of ambition and willingness to work to attain suc- cess it would be unnatural for a man or woman to throw overheard, as bal last, the memories of the Fatheriand, or feeling of attachment for it. No person of whatever nationality would CT could respect such a transplanted ilgrate. True patriotism, a readi- ness to defend right against wrong, has always been the attitude of the Justs minded American citizen born in Germany. as history diseloses. Amer ica has ilarbored dreams of becoming the country to bring to other coun- tries state of lasting peace; but be- hind this dream has lain the deter imitation to fight to the finish against wrongs imposed on humanity. This time is here!
 Tt seems a cruel fatalism that, en- gulfed in war with Germany, tte American citizen, born in Germany, united with the interests of this country, yet torn assunder as was the Northerner and Southerner in the Civil War, brother oft against broth er,. must take up arms against those of the country of his birth.
 ''We say that blood is thicker than water, but we are also convinced that right must prevail over lsinship when a point in the worlds history is reach ed where no one people, no one nation shall act upon the time worn adage, l all is fair in love and war. Human itarianism steps in to check such an antiGhated acceptance.
 War is, and war. for one reason or another fear, always will be. Nature itself is at war for the recon struction and good of the Cosmos. I Death turks in renewal. To live and l to die for the cause of justice is the 1 question that confYonts the ATneri-
 can citizen of today, born in Ger
 many, and he will and must enter the
 ranks to fight against the method of
 warfare invented and practiced by the
 German Government, the like of which has never, in the annals of history been employed by any people, let alone
 3 nation protesting the Christian re- l l:gion.
 "Bern with a sense of justice tc
 which my community will testify, il 1 is difficult for me to believe thal
 krutals acts, immoral conduct, crue 1 force are perpetrlted only by the
 Germans. It is conceded that wal 1 through it's demoralizing lust of des-
 truction is apt, temporarily. to make i beasts out of some men. But this
 unfortunate allowance f6r spontan-
 e6us acts of cruelty is only one side
 of war conditions and more's the pity When nation stoops to conquer by
 means of it's highly developed intel.
 leet, invents and applies scientific methods of slaughter, does not spare innocent women and children on its road of demoniacal devastation, as w are told by eye-witnesses from these slaughter fields, it behooFes ever!
 citizen of whatever nationality, every
 man, woman and child receiving tn, protection of this country, to gfv, 1 time, work and life, if need be. fol