The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-12
Ry Thomas W. GREGORY.

Adc activities OF a few sgitatorS who,
led by good or bad motives. seek tc
hamper our work in the war justify nc
as the chief Law officer OF the eNecu-
tive branch OF the government in call
ing attention to th6Nlutics, moral ami
legal. Of all persons owing temporary
or permanent allegiance 10 the United
States
The German government began tbs
war hy a contemptuouS breach ot IL,
formally pli0hted faith, made IN sol
emn treaty. and from the beginning I'm
III now has more than made good this
ominous earnest OF its intention and
temper. The president has shown Il,
how, one by one, as opportunity otter
cd, the safeguards which civilization
has been able during the centuries To
throw around neutraS and the non
Aghting people OF warring nations
we're ruthlessb torn down; how pa
tient and long suffering remonStrance
and request were met by fair words,
and iarcr promises made only 10 be
broken
Fult VI blOOu anu iluhs
We all know as but sober fact, PLAIN
Nv stated. that the imperial govern
ment has allowed no rule OF war, ~
principle OF civilization, no considcri
ton OF humanity no teaching of Chris.
t'anity to stand between il and the
working our OF its illegal purposes.
For hall century That government
has schcmcd aud prepared 10 dominate
the world by "blood and iron For
bali a century the officials Of the I'M
perial government from the kaiser
down. including even the teachers at
their children, have prostituted the
minds Of their youth until the whole
people has been led TO a toleration, il
not approval, OF the hideous outrages
and barbarities practiced by that gov
ernment IN this Wat While yet ,wc
we're neutral, struggling To- keep free
from the conflict, the representatives OF
That government in this country plan
ned 10 destroy Our factories and our
railroads forged Our public papers, de-
ccived us when convenient, violated our
hospitality and our sovereignty, while
they plotted against our territorial IN.
ttgrity they deliberately and with NAL.
iee and affronInG iorewarning drown.
ell our helpless women and babes and
declared public holiday that their own
innocent children might celebrate the
aiurder.
Reign Of Terror.
They have bombarded unturtilicd
towns and bombed the unprotected
homes OF their foes. taking their toll
OF Wounded and dead 'rom the aged
and infirm. the Young and hdplrss.
They have made barren desert OF the
garden spots OF the earth; they have
heedltssly pillaged and williully burned
towns; they have reduced to slavery
men, women and children: they have
wrecked and torn aSunder families with
a system diabollcal in its efficiency
they have wantonly dci,ed and de-
stroyed the temples Of God: they
nave done all Of these things that they
might strike terror into the hearts of
men, so as more easily TO conquer and
rule them
As the war goes on the Ultimate
ain of The imperial German government
mas become more and more clear
Drunk with the sense Of its own power
and rs asserted superiority, il has pro-
posed 10 secure a dominating position
Tor itself and tor Us system over the
'ntirc world. Nowhere yielding to The
people their righiiul powers, and every.
where seeking 10 uphold autocracy and
lespotism, II has shown lis intention "a
'erpetuate absolute government; OF
which II admittedly is phe head and
'ront It's "kultut" is av6wed 10 be the
'cme OF human goodness and endeayor
md IS to boast the rulership OF the
world, gained by force and arms.
Kings Against Peoples.
he world must tight 10 preserve IT,
eli Or this there can he mo- doubt
heretofore, save IN rare cases. wa
AZ hecn a light be'xetn armies. bul
ms war because OF the initial prcpara.
on for u hy Am morracy which
'ro'lllulrd q whole mighty nation TO IL,
'u'poSe'. Is a clnte,, h,.Nctn reopl,,
themselves II is corr,rond,nply IN
en'e and rclrn,c,, The march o
vents shows tina, It Is n.y war 70
Fstems king, against peoples II on
neny wln King, will dominate th
'prld because mo- democracy fight
9Th or Tot them The pru,,ian auto
rst and the brutal Turk viii impo,
ipon Us lhelt wills. tell II, il, hat We ma
10, what We may not du aud the horror
md atrocities OF Belgium and Armeni
cave no doubt what Il means, "Co,
Ument OF the people D, the peopl
ID for the people will perish from n
Mul In this sense lhi, Is truly
ar ot absolute aud complete, EXTERN
lt,on, not ct peoples, but oi system
vi 80 far as human sight can pief
e future the life OF the ono system
We other waits on the result
Thus our own very lie cam, 10
'1nnd up in the outcome of TIM, ~
ing before We entered II. and c,.
ears before the war broke 10 4
nan Of vision II is clear as SunliV
hat the aim aud the plan of the it
Hfiai government was and is TO co
i luer the world. nation by nation
vss nrst 10 defeat France and Russ
lext - dominate Great Britain. a
~ Europe q M feet to turn
Amvies -Kuhur- and the Germ
vpr6 were TO rule around The wor
W have been thus forced BY thc inn
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