Excerpt from What Is the German Nation Dying For?
The entrance of America into the war filled Krause with intense joy, and he hailed it as the fulfillment of his prophecy that the world would not allow Prussian militarism to triumph. In a manifesto dated Geneva, June 28, 1918, and appearing in the Freie Zeitung of Berne, Switzerland, which he signed in behalf of all the democratic elements of Germany and which is the latest expression we have from him, he writes that the sole responsibility for the war rests upon the autocratic and military rulers of Germany and Austria, that they alone are answer-able for the prolongation of the war, that a republic must be established in Germany, and that the way to the overthrow of kaiserism can be paved only by a complete military defeat of Germany.
The manifesto concludes with the following:
"Thanks to the big-hearted, unselfish entry of the American nation into the war ... and thanks to President Wilson"s far-sighted policy, dictated by the most humane motives, our democratic war aims for Germany will be achieved. And if all signs do not deceive, the military defeat is nearer than seemed possible only a very short time ago."
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