The Coconino sun., 1918-03-29

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 mortal combat against might, and that the cause which the allies were defending was our cause, because it was the cause of peace, humanity, justice, and liberty.
 There are some of you, probably, , who will still find it hard to believe that the Germany you knew can be guilty of the crimes which have made | it an outlaw among the nations. But do you know modern Germany? Un- less you have been there within the last twenty-five years, not once or twice, but at regular intervals; unless you have looked below the glittering surface of the marvellous material progress and achievement and seen how the soul of Germany was being eaten away by the virulent poison of Prussianism; unless you have watched and followed the appalling trans formation of German mentality and morality under the nefarious and puissant influence of the priesthood of power worship, you do not know the Germany of this day and genera tion. ...
 The Germany which brought the world the immeasurable disaster of this war, and at whose monstrous deeds and doctrines the civilized na- tions of the earth stand aghast, start ed into definite being less than thirty years ago. can almost lay my finger upon the date and circumstances of its ill-omened advent.
 Less than thirty years ago a "new course" was flamboyantly proclaimed by those in authority, and the term "new course" became the order of the day.
 There came upon the German peo- pie whole train of new and baneful influences and impulses, formidably stimulating as a powerful drug There came, amongst other evils, material ism and covetousness and irreligion; over-weening arrogance, an impatient contempt for the rights of the weak, mania for world dominion, and a veritabe lunacy of power worship. There came also fixed and irration- al distrust of the intentions of other nations, for the evil which had crept into their own souls made them see eNh III oIiiSIs, anu thdt uislIusI Was nurtured carefully and deliberately by those in authority.
 And, finally, there came "the day" in which the "new course" fatally and inevitably was bound to culmin- ate. There came the old temptation, as old as humanity itself. The tempter took the Prussian and Prussianized rulers up a high mountain and show ed them all the riches and power of the world. Showed them the great countries and capitals of the earth teeming with peaceful labor-Brus- sells, Paris, London, aye, and New York, and told them: Look at these. Use your power ruthlessly and they are yours.' And those rulers did not say: Get thee behind me Satan" but they said: Lead on, Satan, and we shall follow thee" And follow him they did, and brought upon the green earth the red ruin of hell.
 As that great American of German birth, Carl Schurz, and many other brave and high minded Germans-my own father, l am proud to say, among them---in 1S4S stood in arms against Prussian oppression, for liberal ideas and right and truth and freedom, so do we stand now. In fighting for the cause of America, as loyal Amecicans. we are fighting at the same time for the deliverance of the country of our birth from those unrighteous powers which hold it enthralled and feed upon its soul.
 And when-heaven grant it may be soon!-the soul of the German people will have freed itself from the sinister powers that now keep it in ban and bondage, when it will have found again the high impulses and aims of it's former self, when it will once moro understand and speak the universal language of humanity and right, then, in Gods own time there will be peace