"WE HELD OUR PEACE"
The United States Government's Committeo on Public 'Information has published "The Issues of the War at a Glance." In Bulletin No. 2 the following official announcement appears:— The, Origin. All the world is at war with Germany. Since Germany makes war on all the worldGermany defies all the world. Germany would master the world; Germany would eack the whole world. Germany so declares. Germany provoked war— We held our peace. Germany invaded Belgium— .- M r e held our peace. Germany dealt in friglitfuliiess— Wβ held our pencu. Germany exulted mthlessness— • Wo held our peace. I Germany slew women and children— We held our peace. Germany promoted massacre— We held our peace. Germany enslaved captives— We held our peace. Germany sank tho Lusitania— Wo held our peace. Germany set spies among us— Wo held our peace. Germany plotted within our gates— We held our peace. Germany intrigued against us— We held our pence. / Germany fomented ctrifn among us— We studied forbearance. Germany destroyed our goods— |. We swallowed our indignation. Germany ifmrdeml our cilizeiis— We choked down our wrathGermany broke solemn promises— We clung to shattered faith. Germany— At lei.?tli loosed war on us and on all neutrals. Then we saw
The only way out was to go through. Beset by wai — the United States fights for world peace. Our Stale is founded on the consent of ti'o provfruwlGermaiiy makes war on that. Our Government is established on the people's will— " Germany makes war on Hint. Our Civilisation is seated in equal rightsGermany makes war on I hat. Our Life is shaped lo the way (if freedom-
Germany make* war on that. "There is only one law in Oonnany and Hint is my will."—Kaiser 'Wilhelm.
"ITpncpforlh nothing in America shall be done without me."—Kaiser Wilhelm.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 245, 4 July 1918, Page 6
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