The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-24

we'll informed and moderate paper
that does not believe the United
states will ever be in peril from Ger
many. It says:
If Germany Should Triumph
As the war in Europe drags itself
agonizlngly along, the notion is be-
ginning to wane that German success.
would imply danger to the peace Of
the United States.
Unbiased observers and readers are
beginning to take in the idea that the
German people, INCLUDING the Empror
were not bent on war. They foolish1y
plunged into war while laboring un-.
| der the halIucination that trap had
been laid for them by other nations
resolved to crush them. Germany
acted with amazing stupidity. but fras.
and is without the heart fatally bent
on mischief ITO mankind generally
Imputed to her. The Germans have
suffered frightfully from the lack of
sense of hun1or, otherwise they
would not have dreamed that the
world was in conspiracy to destroy
their empire. but they are not ns.-
tion crazed with lust oil world con-
quest, as they are made, out to BIZ
by some of their own philosophers
and literary men. A pathetic phase.
Of the war is che preserving and des-
perate endeavor of the Germans to
disabuse the minds Of other peoples
of the belief that the arrogance and
egotism OF the Bernhard school are
representative OF Eheir national feel
| ing. The Germans are sure that they
began and are fighting defensive
war against relentless foes that sur
round them
If Germany shoilld emerge from
bhe conquest triumphant there is no
reason to believe tha- she would un-
dertake the conquest of countries IN
South America or North america
but even If that were her design, she
could not attempt t.o carry it out
We're the war to end tomorrow, all
the powers would have had enough or
| fighting to satisfy them for many a
long year ] fthey Should discontinue
to fight to the last point OF exhaus-
tion among themselves and bts 50 de-
n1oralized as to be unable Il, patch
up a mutual peace they would BE
100 weak to send exlenditionsry for
res far from home. Not for fifty
years probably Woult any European
nation imagine itself strong enough
to. make war against the lusty colon
les or republics four tlr five thousand
miles distant "A taHinmphafr. Ger
many might destroy Canadian ports
Il and land an Invading army and still
that would no be to l;ubdue the ca
madam people. The ti5ermans sare III
any rate sane enough not to enter
upon that kiniT Of enterprise. Were
they to take f rom Grtat Britain her
!. West Indian p ossessios S. German o.
c,tpsation Of th.sm won probably not
lthreaten the ileaoe Of the Unite
| states. We have no right to leap "a
Pie conclusion in this country thai
the Germans a, e a nato on of naameal
!. however, they lie the victims in irepui
iation abroad OF a group of their Owl
J philosophers who. with all theII
tileverness and euIture, are asses.
People of thA UniteiI States ma.
veil bear in mind, too, that one d
The Iegacies OF this war will he .
s. lasting ennaitv hfsfween ssarrnar1r and
J Japan. In no event will our reapub-
J lie lose the SYMPATHY OF Great Eyrit.
. ain in an issue that may arise be
tween her and Japan yVestern Can
ada being a perpetual guaranty d
British friendliI ess with the Unid5et
States even to abandonment, in eri
sis Of the British-Japanes alliance
but the German japanese feud woult
: be additional protection to the Unit
! ed States.
t The outlook is that the war vii
) end with the European powers 81
: weary and sick that no thought o
foreign infasion will be dreamed o
| by any of them for many years. As
Stunning that the United States vii
t not be drawn into conflict, its po
/, sition when the belligerents will no
: make peace will be relatively impreg
! nable no matter what power or pow