The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-16


deeds the civilized nations stand
aghast. started into definite being less
than thirty years ago
with it and from it there came
a national forward movement almost
unequAled IN history The world looked
in in admiration. Germany was con
querine the world by peaceful pene-
tratiou.
And no one stood in IDS way. II had
free access TO all the seas ana ali tne
lends.
But with the new course there eantc
upon the German people whole train
OF new and baneful influences and jn1-
pulses oyerweening arroganee. an inn
patient contempt for the rights Of the
weak. mania for world dominion.
There came also fixed and ira
tionai djstrust Of the intentions of
other nations. for the evil which had
creht into their souls made them see
evil m others.
Tempted-nnd Fell.
And nnaNy the Tempter took the
Prussianized rulers up into q high
mountain and showed them the capitals
of the earth teeming with peaceful
y -
New YORK snd told them Use your
power ruthlessly and they are yours
And those rulers said Go ahead.
Satan. and We viii follow thee
To deceive the German people the
Prussian rulers have kept reanrming
with disgusting hypocricy that theirs
defensive war. forced upon them
by wicked and envtous neighbors. =
defensive war. indeed.
7 know something from actual and
personal experience Of the plotting Il
he prussien war party.
L. =. MenRce6 in 1911.
II know Of my personal knowledge
that the stage was set six or seven
years ago in connection with the Aga
cir episode / know that the Pan-Ger-
mans meant to have a footing in South
america. and, once there, had prepared
plans 10 threaten this country of ours
4 know that Austria in 1913. meant
tn conquer Serbia, and SO informed her
then ally. Italy.
Austria did not believe that its
ultimatum to Serbia would bring on d
serious war.
II know 1T because I saw a letter
from gentleman closely connected
with the Austrian foreign office, N
y hich. writing under date T. about
July 20, 1919. said.
We are passing through
nerve-vrearins time because>of our
difficulty with Serbia. but by the
time this letter reaches YOU ev~
erything viii be all right again.
The Se~bians have been intriguing
against US these many Years. and
this time they must he settled
with for good for an we shall
take Belgrade, but in ar much as
We have given assurance u Russia
that we shall not permanently in
terfere with the independence II
Serbia. and inasmuch as neither
Russia ror her allies are ready to
fight. the whole thing viii be
military promenade and have no
serious consequence
Years before the war Nietzche. than
whom no man had greater influence
in shaping German thought. wrote:
'- You shall love peace as a
means 20 prepare for new wars.
You say that a good cause may
baiIow even war. bat I say TO you
that II is good war which hallows
every cause,
ION Jr.y ~, 1914, the Well informed
German newspaper Vorwaerte declared.
The camarilla of war lords
Is working with absolute unscrgp-
ulous means TO carry out their
fearful designs To- precipitate
world war
Harden Exposes sham.
In October. 1919. MsNimilliau Har-
den. one OF the most influential Of Ger
man publicists. wrote
Let us renounce those miser-
able efforts to excuse actions Of
Germany IN declaring war. The war
has not been imposed on b.
. others. We have wilied the war
IT was our duty TO VIII it,
1t was worth mentioning that since
then Macmillan Harden has seen a
new light
A number OF influential men in Ger.
many like hin. have undergone a
change Of heart.
Ii ever nation entered a war az
ter having maintained Infinite forbear-
auce i'm the face of the most intoIler-