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GERMANYS CRIMES HARD TO FORGET German atrocities will make it hard for the German people after the war says a Canadian writer The stories of the crimes perpetrated 01 the high seas and on land have been served up to the German people by the Wolff Itureau in such a way as to make them believe they were acts of legitimate warfare The Irussiau Junkers long ago systematically set about the task of taking advan ¬ tage of the psychological makeup of the i eople to their own ends And they have succeeded The icsult is this The German people appear ready to accept anything the German government does as right and legitimate and calculated to end the war in a victory for the Teutonic allies Some day the great awakening will come and the destiny of the Junkers can be left with the German people peopleHut Hut in the meantime enmity toward the German people has become deeprooted So many homes have been made houses of mourning so many family breadwinners have lost their lives through Germanys crimes that this deeprooted feeling will naturally persist long after the war warThe The men who go down to the sea in ships not only to withstand the rigors of the elements but to take chances with the treacherous sea pi ¬ rates have made great sacrifices The merchant seamen have borne the brunt of the submarine campaign So many of their comrades sleep in the deep that their memories rise up as monuments to German infamy This perhaps is why the liritish seamen have made a vow It has been printed and spread broadcast It is stamped on millions of let ¬ ters that leave England It is the stamp of the Seamens Union and reads as follows followsA A people who can glory in the destruction of merchant ships and the drowning of their crews and passengers is in my opinion beyond the pale and I for one so long as I live shall not knowingly consort with Germans or buy German goods goodsIn In the face of such a pledge the allied gov ¬ ernments are confronted with a big task The human family must live together if peace is to come and last How can this be done Much will depend upon the peace terms If those who are directly responsible for these crimes are brought to the bar of justice and the German people when they know the real facts are ready to make re ¬ tribution for the wrongs their leaders committed then will there be a chance of the Allied people individually forgetting what has transpired The monuments that will rise to the victims of German bloodlust will be sufficient to tell the whole world that such things must not happen again
