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TO PLAY KAISERS GAME AFTER WAR WARIf If the Federal Government proves its case against Dr Edward A Itumely vicepresident of the Mail and Express Company Americans will have a clear understanding of German plots to subsidize and control certain newspapers The Mail has been loyal enough since we entered the war aiid it is now In the hands of men whose patriotism is un ¬ questioned There are other newspapers whose lip service is not above suspicion The kaiser still lias use for men and newspapers in this country While the war lasts they will keep quiet but when the hour comes to discuss terms of peace the kaisers secret servants will try to create sentiment in favor of easy terms for the buns We shall then hear much about letting the German people choose their own form of government governmentThe The German people have no chance to throw off the yoke of autocracy It Is riveted on their necks and is there to stay as long as autocracy and Prus ¬ sian militarism survive They are not free agents Prussianism will survive this war as it lived through other conflicts Any uprising of the people would he crushed as was that of 1S4S If America comes to the kaisers rescue on the plea of selfdetermina ¬ tion for Germany when the people have no chance to make a free choice this war will have been fought in vain vainWith With this object in view Germany will continue to spend money to secure the support of newspapers printed in America Those who do not need money will receive social favors for the kaiser knows how to estimate a mans price and is willing to pay it ProGermans and papers controlled by them will come to the front to help their paymaster as soon as they can be of some service to him and that will bo when peace negotiations begin Watcli the crocodile tears they will shed over the alleged hard terms our allies will seek to impose when the time conies The leopard cannot change its spots New York Commercial
