Repository: UIHistories Project: War Publications - WWI Compilation 1923 - Article 25 [PAGE 23]

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used the gains of every war and every diplomatic struggle ^the basis for future aggression. She has permitted nothing as be done in world politics for twenty years without insisting on having her "share," whether she had an interest in the particular matter or not. She shook her mailed fist at Morocco and rattled her sword at Manila, She has insidiously tried to destroy the industrial and commercial plants of other countries, and undermine their economic and social organization. She has stirred up internal dissensions by bribery and the dissemination of falsehoods, and has even gone so far as to stir was their friend. German its sinister designs across the path of the world's progress, but methods of carrying out its purposes kindli ness and righteousness. r mill German army went into Belgium and northern le avowed purpose of so terrorizing the inhabiworld would be afraid to oppose the Germans. :heir part that such was human nature not only on on their good sense, but makes one wonder themselves are the kind of people they thought the rest of us were. they international their They men every moral ter y , murder and rape. Neither age, sex nor condition has ^een a protection against their violence. Old men, women babes in arms—it made It would have march teen bad enough if such conduct had gone only so far as it *ould be defended reasonably on military grounds, if ever military grounds require such conduct; but no shadow of excuse that will stand the test of a moment's thought can be brought forward that will justify the treatment of Belgium and of northern France. The evidence is abundant and unimpeach28