Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 204, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1917 — Justification. [ARTICLE]

Justification.

A former Berlin correspondent was talking about Admiral Holweg’s book in justification of the submarine war. “The Germans, with their queer, blind souls, can justify anything—anything, I mean, that they do themselves,” he said. “The Germans are like the lady who had a costly string of pearls sent home. “ ‘You ought to be ashamed to buy those pearls,’ said her husband, bitterly, ‘considering how I’m situated.’ “ ‘Why, George;’ said she, ‘that’s just it. Do yofi think I want everybody to know what a hole you’re in?’ ”