The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-13

period of the dark ages 10 tlnd similar
efTrOntery-to Alaric and the rest who |
claimed, as William of Prussia claims |
In all his published fluctuations to his |
| armies. that they were doing the Will |
of the Almighty, that they were march
| ing Onward with God"
It must be peculiar mentality that,
In this day and generation, could have
| the arrogance to advance such q
claim-and q queer, very queer, peo-
pie that has the mentality and docllity
to accept such rot-and actually be-
| lleve II.
| We Americans freely admit that we
cannot follow the mental processes
| that would evolve such claim or
would use such methods In war; and
vet there are those of Us who persist
In Judging what the PruSSianS Will 90
to us, II they win this war, by what we
will do to them If we win It Which
necessarily must mean that as soon as
the PrusSian has won he Will expert
ence a change Of heart abandon his
savage methods, and be converted TO
our terms Of peace-that victorious he
will forego the Prussian fruits Of VIC
tory; will cease to march onward
with his God; :" will put his God aside
and be converted to the God of civil
. ization, the God of the Golden Rule
and the sermon on the Mount, the fol-
lower Of the meek and lowly Jesus,
him of the manager. Of Gethsemane, OF
Calvary.
! And these Americans have so mucn
, (?) on which to base their trust, so
! much to Justify their belief that
3 America has nothing to fear from Ger
2 many, because Germany has nothing
to fear from her.
r Dates Back TO Ancient Rulers.
: Go back to the Prussian national
! hero, Frederick the Great, "Old
0 Fritz" as they fondly call him-as
: contemplate bully and snenk ana
e blackboard and liar as ever liveC.
O Would he have turned back from an
I avowed purpose to make America
u pay the cost of this war If he were
L. victorious7 Did he ever turn aside
Y from any purpose If he could effect II
bv force, by chicanery, by lies, bJ
n bluff, by dishonor. By any crfme2 HIS
# tory-at least Prussian history-gives
q him the title of "Great," but In TIT
'e civilized sense there Is nothing grea
;; about him except meanness Of charac
lie ter and Of action He was when com
IS pared with his contemporaries, sue
II cessful warrior, but he. Ike the pres
emf Hohenzollern, had for that time
T. marvellous army which was prepares
sk to strike and struck. Magnanimity o
ut any other Of the attributes Of great
Id ness he had not at all, even the trad
It. tionai kingly honor. which Is assume
m to be the heritage OF throne, was u
er terly wanting to him: and his chic
y claim to live In history Is based on tn
re fact that he robbed woman; tha
~ without cause he made war on hell
ng less queen, Maria Theresa, and d'
At spoiled her of province, and Gym
NJ cally boosted to all the world that n
let has caught her helpless and so stol
us what ne desired. Moreover. he gloue
in the infamy.
Bismarck. who ruled while hts ST
H.. pid sovereign reigned. deliberate
-, forged-altered as he put it-a tel
IN gram Of that king. and so force
no France into war and robbed her
III billions Of money and two province
ns And William the Infamous wns sir
D'' ply running true to form and trying
outdo the shameful examples OF h
predecessors, when. absolutely read
he forced the present war. Have
me forgot that the toast for years at eve
Ne Prussian officers mess drunk star
vi! ing and with cheers. was: ITO t
hu. day" meaning the day that Pruss
Oh would rule the world and the 9th
hol nations were but her vassals-
- ~ Admit They Have No Honor.
the One may wei ask these trusti
nut Americans how they can lull the
hat selves into the fatuous security
the trusting Prussia's intentions q
and honor, when Prussia herself 81
ure frankly she has 20 honor, no int
use tons but the exigency Of the NONE
war and the purpose Of her governme
asis that solemn treaties made have
and binding effect on her, are made o.
FIJI for the moment, are but q blind, uni
18th. cover Of which she can mobilize
Ugh forces-a ruse de guerre-and to
ing scrapped when the moment Is ripe
1rce action.
will Would America, think you, be 81
and a bastard?
sian Yet your trusting American s
persists In his foolish notion I
zone Prussia, In its dealing with Amer
they will be actuated by American ideal
tely that Prussia thinks as a Prussian
rus Europe but as an American In An
lea.
and Gold help us IL the actual testing
for this supreme folly ever be brought
the these shores.
HON Some years ago, on his first visit
I'M this country, a Prussian Of high,
has high. military rank sailed up :
, or York harbor In a dense fog. S
are denly the fog lifted and the tower
the buildings Of the mighty city b'
who upon him. For moment ne
SOL speechless-and when he spoke 1t
long softly, with the covetness OF antic