such as they are, run through the Fatherland and murder 

 the defenseless people in their homes. That's the way with 

 the Germans ; first their Fatherland, then their family. Can 

 you beat it? 



The cry from the people in this country is : Germany 

 did wrong by going into Belgium, but the people don't say 

 anything about the French already having gone into Bel- 

 gium where they had joined the Belgium army with the in- 

 tention to strike at Germany from the Belgium frontier. 



France and Belgium violated the neutrality law long 

 before Germany set foot on Belgium soil. When Germany 

 asked the Belgiums to let her go through that country 

 she was answered with guns. So Germany was forced to 

 fight in self-defense. Let me illustrate Germany's position : 

 If you were living on a ranch surrounded by four other 

 ranches and supposing they had plotted together to get you 

 out of that place, and that you knew they were coming, and 

 as they were closing in on you, you would surely strike at 

 the one most dangerous and not wait until they could all 

 poke you with the point of a bayonet, that would be a cow- 

 ardly act and it would make it extremely uncomfortable for 

 those that depended on you. Such was the condition of 

 Germany at the beginning of the war, surrounded by four 

 enemies, and had Germany not known when and where to 

 strike, she would have been at the mercy of her enemies, 

 and would have been wiped off the map. It was only 

 through Germany's quick thought and action that she pre- 

 vented the enemies in entering far into Germany. We 

 are always reminded of the poor Belgians and for the Ger- 

 mans to take their country, etc. Let me tell you, it was the 

 Belgiums' own fault. In proof of it, before the Germans 

 came to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, Germany offered 

 to make peace with them and pay for all the damage done, 

 but Belgium did not listen to Germany's warning, but de- 

 pended on the promise of England. Why should not Eng- 

 land restore that country for them and in all take care of 



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