The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
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atonement that she is paying indirectly be- cause of the thirst for power that held sway over her leaders. All over the world, that IS at war with Germany, there is decided move ment on foot to put everything that is Ger man, or originated in Germany, out of exist ence or at least out of the scheme of exist ence.
 In the schools the teaching of the German language is being dropped and German music is not being used. Histories that treated of German deeds and successful crimes of the past with the gloss of responsibility are be- ing abandoned for later works that tell the tales of history as they really were. In this way the insidious German propaganda is be ing rooted out of the United States.
 But this course of action is open to cer- tain criticism. It should not be carried to the extent of breeding an intense hatred of every thing that is German, simply because it is German without regard to its merit, for then that would be a signal victory for Ger many. All through this war Germany has been actuated by hatred, intense and vindctive hatred, that caused the most horrible warfare ol all ages. In Germany everything that pertained to England or anything British has been treated with the utmost scorn and ill., will. The entire nation seemed to be filled with such violent hatred against anything British that it amounted to a veritable pas sion, the ruling passion of the whole country. If this same sort of spirit becomes ruling passion of Americans, won't that amount to an overwhelming victory for Prussianism? :? Won't Germany have accomplished what she set out to do, namely, to Germanize the world?
 Righteous anger is all right and perfectly justified, but when it passes beyond the bounds of reason and become unadulterated hatred of the malicious, vindictive sort, it is an earmark of Prussianism and constitutes victory for Germany in a way that matters most nightly.
 The greatest Americans have been those who stood for federation and moderation Abraham Lincoln, man who waged just war for righteous cause, declared himself in his second inaugural address as dedicated to the principles of tolerance and charity for all.
 "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the na- tion's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and for his orphan-to do all which may achieve and cherish just and lasting peace among our selves and with all nations"
 Our own great leader, Woodrow Wilson, has striven to keep the nation from entering upon course of hatred He has declared that we have no fight with the German people but with the war-crazed leaders of the German nation. He has tried to steer the middle course and follow in the footsteps of those great Americans of times gone by, who preached the doctrine of federation and charity His fourteen peace terms which have been made the basis for permanent peace are just and charitable, just to the victors and charitable to the conquered.
 And now in this time of crisis when all future actions of the allied nations rests on his decisions, he is still striving to take the middle course and steer clear of the rocks of hatred and intolerance He is trying to live up to the greatest and highest of Ameri- can ideals. His is the responsibility, and he is showing his true greatness in his handling of it. While he is trying to steer the ship of state through the middle course and follow the path blazed by the leaders of American thought for generations, the people of the na- tion must bear with him, and not raise any clamor that will embarrass and hamper his consideration of the problem.
 America has no love for Germany or things German, but she must strive to hit the middle course and not go to the other ex' treme in the matter for we do not want a Prussianized nation in the end.
 The just and proper abandonment of all things that savor of German propaganda and qualification of Germany's past should be promptly and effectively accomplished. We have no place for them and no desire to keep them as part oi our life in any way. But