New-York tribune., 1918-04-19
Booklet Of Hate Issued
To Help America Win
Choice Expressions From Teutonic Minds Quoted Fire
Hearts and Steel Souls of Americans Against
blond Beast of Prussianism

A booklet of hate, to fire the heart
and steel the soul of democracy against
the "blond beast" of Prussianism, was
issued yesterday for nationwide cir
culation by the Patriotic Educational
Committee. Elmer Ellsworth Ritten-
house, author of the pamphlet, bids
Americans everywhere to know and
recognize their enemy wherever he is
found, and get mad-fghting mad.
The patriotic committee, with head
quarters, at the historic Fraunces's
Tavern, Broad and Pearl streets, whose
purpose is indorsed by the Sons of the
Revolution, states that America has not
yet viewed with understanding eyes
the dread mark of the beast.
"Read and learn and get yourself
ready to meet and crush this predatory
Prussian thing that is trying to master
the world" is the appeal of Mr.. Rit-
tenhouse.
"Our indictment relates not to Amer
icanized Or humanized Germans any
where" Mr.. Rittenhouse says, "but to
our present enemies among Prussian-
lied Germans everywhere. 1t is no
time to talk of the virtues of an
assassin. while he is clutching at your
throat to strangle YOU"
German Mind Explained
Mr.. Rittenhouse had sonc to the
German himself to explain the anach-
ronism of blood let loose. In his
pamphlet he has collected choice senti-
ments from Teutonic minds and let
them be self-revealing. The following
bits are gathered at random:
"The Prussians are cruel by nature;
civilization will make them ferocious" !"
Goethe.
"The Prussians. Nature has
made them stupid, science has made
them wicked."-Heine.
20 Germany, hate now! Arm thy
bayonet the heart of every foe; no
prisoners! Lock all their lips in
silence; turn our neighbors' lands into
deserts. ."-Vierordt
Woe and death to all those who
shall oppose my will. Woe and death
to those who do not believe in nv
mission. Wilhelm, 1914.
War must leave nothing to the van
quIshed but their eyes to weep with. .
Tannenberg, 1911.
1t is better to let hundred women
and children belonging to the enemy
die of hunger than to let single Ger
man soldier suffer. Won der Goltz.
No Regard for Human Life
"Germany is destined to rule the
world, or at least a great part of it.
:, The lives of human beings are
70 TO be conserved only if it makes for
the states advancement, their lives are
TO be sacrificed if it were the states
adyantage. e."-General Won Kries, 1916.
use your weapons in such wav
that for thousand years no Chinese
shall dare look upon a German askance
BE as terrible as Attila's Huns. THE
halser TO his troops going to China.
Whoevcr cannot prevail upon him
self to approve from the bottom of his
heart the sinking of the Lusitania-
whoever cannot conquer his sense of
the. gigantic cruelty to unnumbered
perfectly innocent victims and
give himself up to honest delight at
TINS victorious exploit of the German
defensive power-him we Judge to be
no true German. Pastor Baumgarten.
Perpetual peace is a dream, and It
is not even a beautiful dream. War
is part Of the eternal order instituted
by God" Won Moltke.
War is the most august and sacred
OF hpman activities. Won Gottberp.
I'VE must not look for permanent
peace as a result of this war. Heaven
6efend Germany from that!"-O. A. Fl.
Schmidt -
Remember that you are the chosen
people. The spirit of the Lord has de-.
scended upon me because am the En-
peror of the Germans. 1 am the feht-
ing instrument Of the Almighty. am
His sword, His agent."-The Kaiser.
German Purpose Apparent
"Wily German statesmen have set
people to talking Of peace form formulas las
and parleys," says Mi. Rittenhouse
but the real peace purpose Of Ger.
many is only too apparent. After three
and a half years of war the enemv de-
mands the peace of conqueror~or
none. 10 you, the soldiers, sailors and
civilians Of America, has come the on-
portunity, for the honor, the glory. the
unspeakablc JOY of saving representa-
tive democracy from the twin monsters