Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14

To the Editor Of the Epening Public Ledger !:
Sir--The unspeakable Hun is still trying
TO spread his despicabe propaganda through
out the United States He is begging for a
softening OF the terms OF the armlstice Let
him beg
Let no one be deceived into believing that
the Huns of today are one bit more human
or humane than they were before the sur
render. Let no one be foolish enough to
soften in feeling or sentiment toward the
brutes who eventually would have swarmed
into the United States. II only America had
oblgingly slept a little longer TO loot. nur-
der, torture, Starve, mutilate and outrage
here as elsewhere.
The Huns. from the wretched Wilhelm Ho-
henzollern down TO the poorest male fe-
male of the species, prate nosely about what
Germany has endured: never q word, OF
course about what Belgium. France. Great
Britain, Poland, Serbia and other lands have
endured because of German greed. lawess-
ness and lust As usual, in German eyes.
only Germany is to be sympathized with {;
other lands should merely be grateful that
the heels of the Huns did not tramplc them
into the earth forever and ever.
The Hun squeals-let him squeal! II the
Huns had had their way, they would be
lording It over all men today. Liberty would
soon perish from the face Of the earth for
anything more than his own comfort and
convenience in his colonies. He is merely a
slave-driver.
The Hun has equaled or even outdone all
conceptions the average person may have
held of the devil himself The Hun has
ground the bones of babies into the dust of
Poland; cut the throats OF wounded men as
they lie in Red Cross hospitals; outraged
women before the eyes OF their helpless fam
uies: cut off the heads and gouged out the
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and DESTROYED many a fair city as the bar.
baric hordes passed through All these were
the deeds of the Huns. and they were guilty
of thousands of other brutalties, uncalled
Cor and inexcusable. Now they want the
Allies. and the Americans in particular, TO
soften, and are trying to awaken pity in
the hearts Of those whom they have grossly
wronged
aro the Same as those of yesterday There
has not come any great and genuine change
either in heart or mind thus far They
have vet to learn the meaning OF repentance
and Of the desire to atone. They do not
want to "pay the piper" that is all and
will use every argument they can trump up
to try and soften the terms Of the entirely
inst arm!stice. Let no one be deceived We
should never lose sight of what the world has
suffered because of the Huns
Germany has not one ounce of reverence
Cor ANYTHING high or low ; not one lot OF
love or mercy for mankind. Germany has
| even gone so far as to advocate Secondary
| marriages within her borders. The Turk OF
| today is beginning to embrace the idea OF
| monogamy, while Germany would gladly con-
| slider any sort of marriage" which would
| repopulate her land quickly and raise more
| cannon fodder" for the future This means
| children who would be a savage and mercI
| less as were the gray demons who overrar
| the fair fields Of Europe.
| The Hun squeals-et him squeal Let nc
| one be deceived into believing that he is any
| better today than he was a few weeks ago
| II is only Just that those who caused mil
| lions of decent and innocent people to sur
| fer the most crushing griefs and woes shoult
| be handled firmly and without any more con
sideration than strict justice demands.
EMILY L. BOOTH.
Merchantviiie, N. j.. January 8.