Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
GERMANY CANNOT
Be DEFEATED SAYS
LEARNEDLECTURER
If Peace Could Have Endured
Two Years More There Would
Have Been No Terrible
Struggle In Europe.

New Yor. Special: eff peace had
lasted until 1916 such q war as is now
devastating Europe could not have
happened" declared Prof. Ernest
Richard. lecturer on history on German
civilization, at Columbia university.
There would have come to pass such
an understanding between Germany
and England and. by virtue OF Eng
lands and by virtue of %lngland,s in
stence, France. that these powers
would have been united on a peace
basis which could not have been vio-
lated.
"Bu that would have meant failure
for many of the plans and ambitions
Of Russia and Russia saw her chance
to precipitate war with Germany be-
fore the civilized nations of Europe
were SO banded together that her m
billions would have been thwarted. 1t
was Russia's policy to precipitate war
and she did SO when the opportunity
presented ITSELF
many is defeated, Professor Richard
said:
But why such representations?
Why try to picture the impossibleI
Germans defeat is impossible. In
England, France. Russia, Belgium
there are carpers and critics. There
are such citizens in all those countries
men of high s~tation-who are not In
accord with the governmental policy.
But not in Germany. 1 leave consid-
GRAFTON OF armed strength alone for
the instant. If the highest ethical
ideas and the value of mankind raised
to his highest capacity morally, ethi-
cally n intellectually is considered,
Germany cannot lost-nu, not pos
sibly.
Kaiser Won't Surrender.
The idea that Germany could be
defeated vanished from me when first
i received news of the ethical strength
woman or child-and now all class
lines are abolished-in the fatherland
who believes that there is the Slight
est possibility that Germany can
lose. And Germany cannot lose.
Germany will never surrender a foot
of land nor an army. Every German
might be killed and yet Germany will
not be defeated.
The German nation was and is for
peace. And when 1 speak of the Ger
man nation I speak of the German
people. But the war is upon us
possible that such a solidarity in a geo
pie could exist. Those people see thai
their all is at stake 1t does not mean
for them that the administration may
be defeated M that Germany shall
then proceed with nothing more pain
81 Ivy.
But what is the use. I cannot de-
scribe he German heart. War came.
Isefe was no h~esitating; no question
ing of the right or wrong: no bubble
about ethics. The German people ac-
copied a challenge to mortal combat.
They will die-die gladly-but never
will they be defeated. With such a
! spirit it is impossible to lose.
"If such things as truth and SINGER
ity IN a people exist. that people cannot
be defeated. I recall the words of Won
Buelow-'We will win because we must
win'-and there you are.
If Germany should be defeated?
Horrible, impossible. unthinkable. The
march of civilization will be halted and
IT'S andard dragged in the mire of
the armament race must go on-must
go on at a pace many times it's past
speed-because then England must
prepare for war with Russia.
Accuses Allies Of Lying.
Consider the official news which
has come out of the European capitals.
England, France and Russia nave lied
prove that Germany has sent forth I'M
true reports: 1t has come to a struggle
between the powers of mendacity and
the powers of truth
Germany is not engaged in a war
of conquest. Germany wants to be re-
AAAS " ~ % III lIllo
unwelcome war and her demands may
not be small.
Il believe they will demand certain
colonies for coaling stations. They
will demand free trade and settlement
for anybody Inc everybody. They will
demand freedom for all oppressed peo-
ple-Poland, Finland and ireland for
example.
I'm official utterances on the other
side we hear that Germany is to be
annihilated; crushed; torn asunder and
brought to her knees. They say this war
will not end until the kaiser is humbled
and so shorn that he cannot again
menace h peace of the world.
Germany's Idea Of Peace.
But from Germany you heal no such
threats against any of her enemies.
Germany has started to fight and will
guarantee Of her own safety and of her
right to pursue her own fate is as
sured her. When peace comes it will be
Ia peace of and for the people and not
simply to please generals and diplo-
mats.
But Germany's plans for peace
would mean nothing If they did not
carry with them the demand for the
diminution of ornaments. The re-
moVal of this excessive expense for de-
tense has chafed Germany for "A years.
But Germany knew that sooner or later
she would have to fight for existence.
The great difficulty seems to be to
make the people understand that peace
must be made on a basis that will
guarantee a continuation of peace.
Germany has no desire to rulc or to
~subjugate another people. But Ger
many wants all obstacles to her own
peaceful development removed.
"Feaceful Overtures from persons in
America cannot be entertained by Ger
many when the persons Offering the
olive branch are speaking of the kaiser