The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-07-25

nouncement of danger of war on July
81. The ultimatum TO Russia. &C.
rard's futile efforts TO avoid the war.
The order to mobilize. The address
of the Kaiser on August 4th. The
rape of Belgium. The taking over
of the British embassy by Gerard.
The exodus of Americans. The Kai-
sers explanation of the war, so diff
ferent from that of Won Bethmann
Hollweg. The scene before the Japa-
nese Embassy. The cruel treatment
of prisoners in camps. The attacks
of the press on America. The sink
ing of the Lusitania. President Will
sons notes. The unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare. The deportation of
Belgian women and children. The
Kaiser's threat that he would stand
no nonsense from America after the
war. The Fryatt shooting. The Ro-
ger Easement incident. The dinner
to the Ambassador so soon to be fol-
lowed by the break of relations be-
tween America and Germany. Mr.
Gerard's detention as virtual pris-
oner. His return and Americas an
swer to the Kaiser in the troops 60
ing over the top and the armies over
there.
To understand incidents in Ger
many which led up to our present
war with that nation, it is necessary
only to see unrolled act after act of
MY Four Years in Germany which
makes one realize that no nation with
a sense of honor and a knowledge of
its own power could long tolerate the
scorn and ignominy which the Kai-
ser and the military leaders of Ger
many poured out upon America.
One may see the inside workings
of the autocratic and efficient mill
tary machine that has embroiled the
world in one gigantic orgy of des-
truction, with the tense realism of
life. One sees the German display of
clumsiness, haughtiness and suspi-
cion toward the representative of
powerful neutral country and the
consistent effort of America to avoid
the conflict until it became an impos-
sibility. Reviewing its first showing
in Seattle, the Times of that cit.
said, THE audience sat literally on
the edge of the chairs, absorbed in
the unfolding of this diplomatic dra-
ma Interest was so intense that ey-
en- applause was checked. One man
said: Amy one, no race or creed bar.
red, who could view this picture and
not be thrilled to the core, is not fit
to live. l feel as If / did not even
have right to the clothes ] am wear
ing
Few diplomats have been so privi-
legged as was Gerard, and none has
borne himself with greater credit.
1T has been my desire to see this
picture produced for the same rea-
son that / wrote the book" said &C.
rard, because / want to bring home
to our people the gravity of the sit
uation, and for that reason | have
watched it carefully during its pro-
duction so that it will present a clear
picture to the mind of every Ameri-
can of what America faces in Ger
man autocracy. We are in this war
because we were forced into it; be-
cause Germany not only murdered
our citizens on the high seas, but al
so filled our country with spies and
sought to incite our people to civil
war 1t is because in the dark. cold
northern plains of Germany there ex-
lists an autocracy. deceiving a great
people, poisoning their minds from
generation to generation, and preach
ing the virtue and necessity of war;
and until that autocracy is either
wiped out or made powerless, there
can be no peace on earth"