In a world of evil, we stand for
love, and God is with us."
And, finally, this older and memorable saying of their great philosopher
Hegel: "The destiny of the German race is to supply the sustaining
pillars of Christian teaching."
FOOTNOTES:
[31] Speaking of honour, it is as well to recall here the reply made by
a German officer to the schoolmaster at Chanteheux. The schoolmaster
quite simply pledged his word of honour that no inhabitant had fired:
"You French pig," the brute shouted, "don't talk of honour--you have
none."
APPEAL BY BELGIAN WORKMEN
800,000 copies of this pamphlet had already been sent out when the world
rang with the tragic appeal of the Belgian workmen to their brother
workers in other lands. This appeal ought to be fixed on the door of
every factory and workshop. Every worker, every citizen, should study
it. We regret that we cannot reprint it here in full, but the following
extracts will at least give an idea of this new crime committed by
Germany:--
"Workers,--In the name of the international bonds that
unite all workmen, the working classes of
Belgium--threatened, without exception, with slavery,
deportation, and forced labour for the enemy's
gain--send to the working classes in other lands a
supreme appeal.
"Germany, as you know, attacked and terrorised Belgium
in 1914 for having defended her right to neutrality and
her faith and honour.
"Germany has been martyrizing Belgium.
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