The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-24
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY
WILL SUFFRAGE DO 1T?

being deprived of suffrage rights:
Writers are saying that England
France and Russia are determined no.
to stop the present war until the great
masses of the common people of Ger
many are permitted to use the ballot
and have voice in the making %
their laws. Could it be true that it is
for suffrage for the common people
of Germany that the adjoining ma
lions now living under independent
forms of government are fighting?
n Professor Michael Dempsey OF Ok
ford University, England, was more
than interesting speaker on two diff
ferent occasions in the churches on
Cordele the past week and on both
occasions he stressed the determine
ton of the Allies to down militarism
and German "kultur" These are the
Ills imposed on the common people Of
Germany by the upper classes and
the re'gning militarists.
One of the things never yet explain
e6 is the wonderful control the nobility
and the moderately wealthy class have
over the masses in Germany. These
two classes dominate and dictate the
policies Of government and Hle great
common masses never seem to get
tired. AS professor Dempsey ex-
plains it, although the extremely rich
and the moderately rich are very few
in number. they always CONTROL for
they are often combined as against
the porer classes. Each Of the three
classes holds one unit'of political pow
er and the moderately rich and the
extremely rich, representing two
thirds of the governmental power, join
interests and direct the affairs of gov
eminent.
Against this Prussianism the com
mon people of Germany fought over
half a century ago and lost. The
strength OF miiitarism in Germany has
been increasing ever since. France
has assailed it with great vigor the
present war. England was not su
much bent ON setting right internal
governmental irregularities in Germa-
nv as she was determined not to per
NIT the destruction of smaller ma
ton whose integrity had been guar
anteed In treaties which Germany dis
regarded all together. But now Rus
STA, France and England are agreed
that they are not going to let up until
the suffrage in Germany is given TO
the masses of the people. States
men of England are beginning to de-
clare that if the common people OF
Germany had the ballot, Germany
could not wage such a war as is III
progress at this time. One of the un-
DERIVING aims of the entente allies
is to give to the people Of Germany a
republican form OF government or
more properly. a form of government
shaped and directed by the masses.
The addresses OF the English pro
lessor in Cordele brought to us the
many side lights and little things that
do not come in the war news and ac-
counts OF what the diplomats are do
ing. If the things he tells are true,
it is not time for peace. II the af-
fairs Of government are to go into the
hands ol he people of Germany, mill
tarism must be wiped out The war
will serve its good purpose if this is
accomplished. The mistake OF the
century would be a peace now with
out this thing carried to its fullest re-
alization.
The present national integrity the
kaiser should be brought to willing
ness to pass the affairs of government
into the hands of the masses. Then
militarism and "kultur." the menace
of the Old World, will be obliterated
and all European government VIII De
directed through the masses. Such
war as is now in progress cannot
then be started over night.