Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-12-06
THE DEBT SHALL M PAID.

The article below 10 from 8 paper
published in the English language in
Paris, France. Ii was sent to " b
Hoge OF Paris. Idaho. by bis brother.
+. j., who Ia In the lsSth Aero Squad
| ron and who, prior to the close Of the
war. was actively engaged in the good
work OF dropping bombs on the
Huns
No one can read without pity. nor, I
to use President Wilson's words. 4
without horror and burning heart. 4
the petition Of the mothers of Lille /
imploring the French government TO /
demand OF Germany the instant re-
turn of their children whom the Huns |
have carried of into captivity. The I
list OF those taken from Lille alone /
comprises a,O6s names Thirteen |
are children OF fourteen years OF age, !
I.i0s are fifteen. l.As7 are sixteen I
and 1899 are seventeen. We beg /
the government of the Republic
says the petition, to summon the (
German government TO restore to /
their mothers the children who have /
been carried of and are retained In
contempt OF law OF nations. We are /
tortured by the thought that they are |
being dragged along with the barbar- !
GUS hordee fleeing In disorder. that
they are at the mercy Of heartleas and
tpitiiess man. and that. enfeehied by
four years Of unheard-of prIvations.
they are exposed 10 all the dangers
and sufferings OF routed army.
At the present moment. when Ger
many TO eacape the punishment Of her
crimes is pretending to reform her
eel II AL IA
this pathetically terrible indictment
be given the fullest publicity. The
system certainly Ia monBtroua and In
need OF reform. But what about the
people7 The system ID the product Of
the nation: II faithfully reflects the
nature OF the most ahtect savagea
that ever disgraced the human race,
arrogant and mercileaa in victory,
groveiling and treacherous In defeat.
The efforts that have been and are be
ing made 10 distinguish between the
Huns and their masters. to white
wash the people and incr.minate only
the ruling caste" I'LL one " IN PITY
for the naivete or contempt for the
Guplic ty ~ tn o. making th efforts
III war ID the war .Uf the German
people. II III repudiated by the peo-
pie now only because the Germans
treacherous and bloody aggression on
civilization has failed, Did the Ger.
man people protest in 1914? Gloat-
ing over the prospect OF booty, of war
lndemnities, trade privileges and ter
ritorial acquisitions, the German peu-
Pile, like one man, hailed with Joy the
opening OF the long promised and i'm
patiently awaited fresh and fTolic-
some war" and rushed to participate
In II and the pillage.
Four times in a century the Ger
man hordea have deliberately drench.
ed Europe with blood. Four times
in century they have poured inte
France, numbering, burning. plum
dering the entire race. officer and pri
@ vate, shopkeeper and laborer, profes
BOr and peasant, welded into n solid
block by lust and envy and avarice
I'D Read the indignant protestation sen
by Lille scientists. Ora. CaIemette, Pa
s- ranty. Vita and othera, to the Acade
i, my OF Science, and read at the meet
Ing OF that eminent body last Monday
gu Some puTbltnd, or eallous, "paclfsta'
no urge that the people In not RESPONSE
nd BILE for the crimes of ita leaders.
a. But" protests the signers of thu
protestatlon, those who have wilt
messed. "a we have. the readiness AM
a. zeal displayed by all the troops
of young and old. In the execution o
m. their orders, must feel convinced o
. their completely: the Germans hear
~ is manifestly inaccessible TO elevated
ID indeed to simply human. sentiments
nd Proof of that. If further proof Wsr
needed. would be found In the hide
:. GUS razzia which has called forth tn
pitiful petition from Lille, q petitIo
tie signed by 5000 mothers robbed @
1La their children. For the nation gull
ng ty of such beatiailty, can any pun
"a iahment be too sevsre7 Can any cor
ditlonb to prevent further Hunnia
ar barbarity be sufficiently rigorons7
lii not the Kaiser and tho .rulin
iii caste" alone that muat be shaekled
i. Il il the entire brood of HavageH this
must be rendered powerisss for ey
An In the future. Amy weakness In dea
10 Ing with the enemy Of mankind. tn
German people In It's entirety, woal
e. be fatal NJ. clemenceaus Dowerf.
declaration IL dictated by ; spirit
1f strict Justice and by q sense of dur
oil to humanity: THE most terrible d
rIy count has been opened between PEI