Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-13


man and every German woman must.
in witnessing these incomparably he
role deeds Of our army and our navy,
struggling for existence. and that we
must make the utmost effort to defend
ourselves VIGOROUSLY. not only through
work but as regards the thoughts of
our people.
MANY among you have often asked
themselves during this long war: How
did such thing hapnen? Why did we
forty Years Of peaeeT i t thini d It Is
a question well worthy OF an answer.
s%% sn osr be anS for ns
grandchildren. | have thought long,
on the matter. and have come 10 the
following answer:
ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN
CAUSE OF CONFLICT
"Tn this world good clashes with
cvil.N That is how things have been
ordered from On HiSh-the yes and the
the yes Of the creative m!nd: the no
Of the pessmist against the yes OF the
optomst: the no of the unbelicver
faith: the yes of heaven against the
no of hell
You will acknowledge that am
right in describing this war as the
product of great negation. And do
you ask what negation it is? II is
the neEation Of the German peoples
right to existence. 1t is the neeation
achievements. OF all our work.
The German people was Industrious,
meditative. assiduous. imaginative In
all domains. They worked with body
and soul. But there were people who
did not wish TO work. but to rest on
their lGurels. Those were our enemies.
We got close to them through our
profitable work and development of our
industry, science and art: through our
popular education and social iesisla-
ton. Thereby our people throvc, and
then came envy.
DECLARES ENVY INDUCED
ATTACK UPON GERMANY
Envy induced our enemies to fight.
and war came upon U.S. And now.
hopes have been deceptive and how
our mighty generals. after whom your
new workshops are rightly, named. have
springs up. We only know the honest
wrath which deals the enemy tho blow.
but when he lies PROSTATE and bleed
ing we extend to him our hand and
sec TO his recovery.
Hatred manifests itself only among
peoples who feel themselves beaten.
IT, therefore. such terrible hatred exists
among our enemies 1t Dyes its origin
to the fact that their calculations have
been wrong. Every one who knows the
what it means to fight them-how te-
nacious they are. we do not know
when the struggle will end. hu, one
thing We do know. namely that we
must fight the battle through.
and now. my friends. let me draw
your attention to something more. You
have read what recently happened in
NJ oscow--the mighty conspiracy against
the present government. The parlia-
mentary- governed. democratic british
alton has endeavored to overthrow the
ultra democratic government which the
Russian people had begun TO construct.
because this government. considering
the interests OF it's fatherland. wishes
to maintain it's people in the peace for
which it clamors.
But tho .Anglo-S Saxon does not yet
desire peace. That ia how things are
1t is proof OF his feeling Of inferiority
that the Anglo-SaHon has recourse to
such criminal means.
Everything now depends on our final
eHert!ons Everything is at stake and
because our enemies know II, because
they have tho greatest respect for the
German army. because they see they
cannot overcome our army and navy.
they are trying TO overcome US by
means OF internal disintegration and
to weaken us by false rumors.
These do not emanate from the Ger
man people. They are artificial pro-
auctions. But whoever hearkens TO
such rumors whoever passes on unsuh-
stantiated news In the railway work
shop or elsewhere, sins against the
20 severe punishment. no matter
whether he be n count or n workman.
Il know very we'll every one OF you
will acknowledge that / am right in
this matter. Believe me, II is not easy
for me TO bear every day the anxiety
and the responsibility for nation OF
7o.ooo.ooo: and for more than four
culties and increasing distress OF the
people"