Show I I Blinding the Pe Peo People le F Y FE Y E of our people who arc cognizant of conditions in Germany expect to reach the German Gentian mind mild b by 3 any other road than that of the thc f fire re of war He lie who nho lIa has not seen the thc light ht cannot strive e toward it because he knows nothing of it it His acts must be in in line Jine with the tho enlightenment under which he hc live In view view of these facts we could not expect the German people to see see lights which have hac not penetrated the darkness in which they Ji live The German press condemns bitterly the statement of war aims made by br Premier Llo Lloyd d George which is just what we expected The German press is S but the mouthpiece o of the militar military powers power Its existence depends on their good favor and hence it must bow to the thc will of f the autocrats or suspend The military power is the thc supreme authority in Germany rumors of strikes strike and riots notwithstanding Opposition to this power invites ites death Hence the people cannot attain the light so soon long on as this cloud hangs s over oer them 1 The German Gennan people have c before them information entirely different to the time facts which have been submitted submitted sub sub- mittel to the ei civilized world With the information in their possession they pursue the only course open to a loyal oal people They believe they fight for tho the existence stence of Germany and kno know nothing nothing- of the real aims aims of The poisoned press of Germany conceals f fhe he lie facts and the issues on direct and specific instructions lions Hons from the military authorities The German people cannot throw off this thi curse because because be be- cause cause they have ha not seen the chains cham that bind them When Lloyd d George says says the military power of Germany German Germany Ger Ger- many man must be forever forcer destroyed the thc press tells the German people that he means the destruction of Geran Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's an s power The reason renson is plain The powers of know that the thc establishment of p peace ace inthe in inthe the world means mean the end of war and their only power over civet tr their people and weak nations Th Their ir only hope lies in jn their ability to make their people fight for a hidden cause Militarism stands between the German people and the thc light j ht of civilization We Ve have hac made our distinctions dear clear but hut life Ure e German people do not know it The harrier barrier must be removed before we can hope to reveal to the German people the deceptions of their rulers Only by battering down this barrier can we carry the light to to a n people who have given gi th their ir lifes life's blood bloo that he power of a ft v w autocrats might be perpetuated and strengthened in the world word War ar i is the only road to he the peace he pe cc which will come when the light r reaches the German mind |