Why Is German People Comrades?

German people Comrades!

Seven years is a short time, the fraction of a single human normal life - barely one second in the life of a people. And yet behind us seven years seem to be longer than many of the past decades. In them, resonates together a great historical experience: the resurrection of a world threatened by the destruction of the nation. An infinite eventful time, we were allowed us not only experience, but make part, sometimes seems to be hardly be surveyed.

Today we talk often of democratic ideals; that is not in Germany, but in the other world is talking of it. For we in Germany have indeed once met this democratic ideal to satisfy; if the other world so again today praises this ideal, so we can only say to that first, that
England's experience in the proclamation of war aims, as it has done most of the wars in the world. There are wonderful war aims, which will be announced today. It will establish a new Europe. This Europe is to be met then of justice, and justice makes this general yes, then armor obsolete, it should be disarmed. By this disarmament to begin the economic prosperity, trade and commerce should work then, mainly trade, much trade, free trade! And under this trade since then to blossom the culture, and not only the culture but also religion should again thrive. In a word, it is now finally the golden age to come. This golden age was only us unfortunately something like that illustrated a few times, and not once from past generations, but by the same people who describe it again today. There are quite old, abgeleierte plates. And it can do a gentlemen really sorry, have not found any new thoughts by means of which one might be a great people again can lure, because that one has in general been promised in 1918; the former war aim of the English was also the "new Europe", the "new justice", this new justice, which should eliminate the self-determination of peoples as the most
In a single case has only then asked the nations, whether they would agree with because the measures you had in mind for them. It has old, has become historic body - not only government body, but also economic body - dissolved; you could take their place provide nothing better than what had been formed over the centuries, was probably already been the better per se - no way people could sit something better, the already faced throughout European history with extreme arrogance. So one has hacked without regard to the self-determination of the peoples of Europe, Europe torn, broken, large states, made nations without rights, by first defenseless made , and then finally made a division, the left was from the outset winners and losers in this world. You then also no longer spoke of disarmament, but on the contrary, were arming further. For we have not even started about, now to clean up the conflicts peacefully, but on the contrary, the armed states fought wars just like before. Only the disarmed were no longer able to tolerate the violence of armed men, or even to keep at bay. Parallel with this, of course, was not the economic welfare, but on the contrary, an insane system of reparations led to economic impoverishment not only the so-called vanquished, but also the winner himself. The consequences of this economic impoverishment has a people felt as the German.