Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-05
GIRL EXPOSES
Il HUN DESIGNS
AMERICAS SOLDIERS SHOWN
KIND OF FOE THEY ARE
FIGHTING.

Eruetlant was utfet NNNeN'
ed than in the letter Of a German
school girl which has been reprinted
widely in Europe. This truly re-
maykable evidence Of Hun desire foi
world domination has been given to
thousands OF American soldiers, so
that they may see just what sort OF
foe they are fighting
In a letter to his parents Lieut..
Arthur r. Knott. Princeton 1T sends
home a copy.
The letter was turned over 10 the
university and published in the wal
records committee Of Princeton Alum
vi Weekly.
The letter and introduction pub
Iished by the Princeton paper fol
lows:
, 1.-The following letter written by
Prussian school girl to a friend in
Switzerland is published for the in.
formation Of those inclined to think
that Germany was forced in the war
The girls father Is a public official
and she, although young, is only re-
fiecting the opinion Of her elders.
at Is well to keep al the evidence
like this Of Germany's guilt in mind
at all times in order that our sympa.
th,cs may not be wasted on the Grim
inal. baked al his crimes and now
yelling for mercy.
Frankfort-on-o Oder.
goth July 1915.
"'afy dear I.ouise-The contents
Of your last letter would have hurt
me had not known that your
thoughts Of our glorious war result
ed from sheer ignorance.
"'You are in a country rendered
effeminate by the influences Of old
fashioned ideas Of liberty. a country
which is at least two centuries be
hind ours. You are in need Of a
cool dose Of Prussian culture.
set is evident that you. Swiss
R.rl. with your French sympathies
cannot understand how my heart, the
heart Of a young German girl, pas
sionrtely desired this war. Speaking
Of il some years ago my father
said 60 Us; Children. Germany is
g,iisr- too tmall FOR US We shall
have 70 &, 10 France again in orde'
20 fnI more room" Is Il our fault
II Frpnre viii not understand that
more money and land is necessary
for US?
And you reproach US that ouI
soldiers have been very cruel to the
Belgian rabble. and you speak also Of
the destruction Of Rheims and Of the
burning Of villages and towns Well
this is war. As in every other under
taking. we are past master Of war
"'You have great deal TO learn
before you can come up 20 our stand
ards. and ! can assure you that what
has been done so far is n mere baga-
telle compared with what will follow
AS matter Of fact there is but
one race worthy Of ruling the world
and which has really attained the
highest degree Of civilization. That
race Is ours. the Prussians; for al
though we Germans in general arc
lords Of the world. the Prussians are
undoubtedly the lords par exeelfence
among the Germans.
"'All other nations, and among
them, unfortunately. the Swiss are
degenerate and Of inferior worth
That is why | have always been 80
proud Of being a true Prussian.
Yesterday, again, our pastor ex
planned TO Us eonyineingly that oui
hrst parents. Adam and Eve. wer,
also Prussians. That is quite easy te
understand. because the Bible tell
Us that the German God created nj
all after his own image. II. then, al
men are descended from Adam ane
his wife, Il follows that only Prus
SLAMS. or at least Germans. ought &c
exist In the world. and that all who
push on and prosper ought TO belong
10 US. You may admit that that /,
icg.c. and that is why our motto |,
"God with US. Germany above every,
thing"
"'You know now why we wishes
this war Is Il not shameful that 9th
er nations, who have no right TO ex
istenee on the earth. wish TO domin
ish our heritagel We are the divine
fruit and the others are only weeds
That is why our great emperor hal
decided to put an end TO all these In
justices and 10 extirpate the weeds
DO you understand that nowl re.
main your school friend,
"'KATIE HAMEL.'
Daughter Of the STATE Councillor Of