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OUR ANSWER TO GERMANY To counteract the effect of the new German peace offensive Martin A Ryersou Illinois state director of tlie War Savings campaign issued the following statement statementWhen When the German military offensive threatened Paris our arms helped stop it Now that German militarism is failing the Genual peace offensive against Washington begins It must be checked in America The enemy is trying to confuse the minds of tlie allies He will not succeed tor we remember Bel Sium and the treaty of BrestLitovsk Itut he may for the moment weaken our will to victory He would like nothing better than to delude the Ameri ¬ can people into the belief that they need not buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps because tlie of the war is near A little relaxation on our part will give him tlie chance to reorganized his shattered forces forcesGerman German peace tricks should not deceive buyers of War Savings Stamps much less War Savings work ¬ ers Instead of relaxing their eforts they should redouble them Discussion of peaee should come wiily when Germany has proved its sincerity by its deeds deedsWhen When the Prussian machine after half a cen ¬ tury of preparation started out to conquer the world a treaty was only a scrap of paper AVhen it could rob a demoralized Russia it ignored the reichstag vote for no annexation and no indeiri nity1 Now with Us back against the wall this machine cries for new agreements and new dis ¬ cussions of pence terms We xhall not be caught igniii igniiiVlio Vlio dares trust the German government again againWhen When a boxer has Ills opiKineut xrogKy he does not stop to discuss tlie championship He puts htm out Until Germany is in a position where she is unable to trick and abuse us our only answer to proposals for peace must be more shells and bul ¬ lets on the front and more purchases of Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps at Jionie
