APPEAL TO GERMAN LABOUR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 306, 14 September 1918, Page 7

APPEAL TO GERMAN LABOUR

KAISER ADDRESSES KRUPP'S EMPLOYEES' --- GERMANY COMPELLED TO FIGHT ALL PEACE OFFERS REJECTED ' (Rec. September 12, 7.45 p.m.) Amsterdam, September 12. >.l-ho Kaiser, addressing the , employ- • eerof Krupp's works af Essen, 'declared that lie had loft no 1 stone iliiturned tCi shorten the war. ''.''Tlie'eiiemyliad jeeringly an.d contemptuously rejected tlio unambiguous peace, olfcr lie presented in December, 1916, and had similarly treated repeated responsible suggestions that had since been made., Germiiny was always ready to offer' tliH hand of peace, hut the enemy had compelled Germany' to fight for her existence- After ' lauding the Army and reiterating the claim that the Brit-/ ish had been defeated-at Skager Rak, ho eulogised -the'; U-boats, which Ikv said were like consuming . worms gnawing, at the enemy's vitals. , \ -.- "War Due to Enemy Envy. , ' He proceeded to argue that the war was really due to enemy envy of German industry and, "kultur. , , . The envy ivas now replaced by. hatred, ■ owing to enemy miscalculations. Every- , one knowing the Anglo-Saxon character knew what it meant to fight with them >■—how tenacious they were. He accused Britain of criminally attempting to overthrow the ultra-democratic , Rus-> si.'in Government, and warned his hearers against rumour-mongers. Tho enemy tried to weaken the moral of tho German people by spreading false '' rumours. Whoever hearkened to those rumours was'a- traitor- to the Fatherland. ' Promise to Hold Out to the Last, Ho proceeded to quote Scriptural passages showing that' tho Almighty would sustain his own. However, if they were going to build upon God's assistance, they must have faith, because to doubt was ingratitude to God; •Moreover, had they really ground for doubt? Had they not won peace with Russia and Rumania, and finished Serbia and Montenegro? Was God'at the last moment going to abandon them in the West? Only, the fainthearted would think so. But the Germans must weld themselves into a solid block of resistance to the" enemy. Now, he said: "Promise me, on behalf of entire. German, labour,•that you intend to fight and to hold out to the last, so help us God. Whoever intends to do so, let him answer 'Yes. , "■ > The assembly- answered' with a loud "Yes." V. : ." :.;....; . v.: "Now You Must Banish Doubt." The Kaiser replied]: "I thank you. Now you must banish doubt. Ouil watchword now is: German swordsraised, hearts strong,'muscles taut. On to battle _ against •■ everything that stands against us. -So help us God. Amen. Farewell I"—Reuter. ■