too insignificant to notice.

After this incident Gerard called upon von Jagow again and demanded the
immediate suppression of the third number of _Light and Truth_. Before
von Jagow consented Mrs. Neumann-Hofer turned upon her former
propagandists and confessed. I believe her confession is in the State
Department, but this is what she told me:

"Marten is a German and has never been called to the army because the
General Staff has delegated him to direct this anti-American
propaganda. [We were talking at the Embassy the day before the
Ambassador left.] Marten is supported by some very high officials. He
has letters of congratulations from the Chancellor, General von
Falkenhayn, Count Zeppelin and others for one of his propaganda books
entitled 'German Barbarians.' I think the Crown Prince is one of his
backers, but I have never been able to prove it."

On July 4th, 1915, the League of Truth issued what it called "A New
Declaration of Independence." This was circulated in German and
English throughout the country. It was as follows:

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A NEW DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Seven score years have elapsed since those great words were forged that
welded us into a nation upon many fiery battlefields.

In that day the strong voices of strong men rang across the world,
their molten words flamed with light and their arms broke the visible
chains of an intolerable bondage.

But now in the red reflex of the glare cast from the battlefields of
Europe, the invisible manacles that have been cunningly laid upon our
freedom have become shamefully apparent. They rattle in the ears of
the world.

Our liberty has vanished once again. Yet our ancient enemy remains
enthroned in high places within our land and in insolent ships before
our gates. We have not only become Colonials once again, but
subjects,--for true subjects are known by the measure of their willing
subjection.

We Americans in the heart of this heroic nation now struggling for all
that we ourselves hold dear, but against odds such as we were never
forced to face, perceive this truth with a disheartening but unclouded
vision.

Far from home we would to-day celebrate, as usual, the birthday of our
land. But with heavy hearts we see that this would now seem like a
hollow mockery of something solemn and immemorial. It were more in
keeping with reality that we burnt incense upon the altars of the
Britis