Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-17

scrvient Europe, as they dictated
and tyrannized over a subservient
Germany.
might" Policy Taught.
"In order to attain their ends they
used every channel through which
to educate their own subjects in the
doctrine that might was right ii,
international affairs. They nevc.
ceased to expand German arma-
n,crts by land and sea and to propa
gate the falsehood that it was neces-
sary because Germany's neighbors
were jealous of her prosperity and
power.
"She sought to SOW hostility and
susicion, instead of friendship, be-
tween nations. The Germans de-
veloped system of espionage and
intrigue through which they were
enabled to stir up international re-
bellion and even to make secret Of
fensive preparations within the ter
ritory of their neighbors, whereby
they might, when the moment came
strike them down with greater GER
tainty and ease. They kept Europe
in ferment by threats of violence
and when they found that their
neighbors were resolved to resist
their arrogant will, they determined
to assert their predominance in Eu-
rope by force.
GAS soon as their preparations
were complete, they encouraged a
subservient ally to declare war on
Serbia on 48 hours notice, war
involving the control of the Balkans
which they knew could not be local
lied and which was bound to un-
chain a general war.
Refused Conciliatory Efforts.
"In order to make doubly sure
they refused any attempt at concili-
alton and conference, until it was
too late and the world war was in
evitable for which they had plotted
and for which, alone among the ma
tions, they were adequately equipped
and prepared.
"Germany's responsibility, how
ever, is not confined to having
planned and started the war She
is no less responsible for the savage
and inhuman manner in which it was
conducted. Though Germany was
herself the guaranty of Belgium
Germany violated the rules after a
solemn promise to respect tht nett
trality of this unoffending people
mot content with this, they de-
liberately carried out series~"of
promiscuous shooting and burnings
with the sole object of terrifying the
inhabitants into submission by the
very frightfulness of their action.
They were the first to use poison
Gus gas, notwithstanding the appal-
ling suffering it entailed They be-
gan the bombing and long distance
shelling of towns. for no military
object, but solely for the purpose of
reducing the morale of their oppo-
nents by striking at their women
and children.
Began Submarine Campaign.
"They commenced the submarine
campaign, with its piratical chal-
lenge to international law and its
destruction of great numbers of in
nocent passengers and sailors ir
nld-ocean, far from succor, at the
mercy of the winds and the waves
and the more ruthless submarine
crews. They drove thousands of
women and children with brutal
savagery into slavery in foreign
lands; they allowed barbarities to
be practiced against their prisoners
of war, from which the most ur.-
civilized people would have recoiled.
THE conduct of Germany is al
most unexampled in human history.
The terrible responsibility which lies
at her doors can be seen by the fact
that not less than 100000 dead lie
buried in Europe, while more than
20,000,000 others carry upon them
the evidence of wounds and suffer-
ing, because Germany saw fit 10
CRAFTY her lust for tyranny by resort
to war.
THE allied and associated powers
believe that they will be false tc
those who have given their all TO
save the freedom of the world If
they consent to treat this war on any
other basis than as a crime against
humanity and right
Attitude Made Quite Clear.
"This attitude of the allied ard
associated powers was made per-
fectly clear to Germany during the
war by their principal statesmen. 1t
was defined by President Wilson in
his speech of April 6, 1918, an ey-
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