The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-06-21

In particular, and the peoples who
could be overwhelmed by force, MS
their natural tools and Instruments Of
domination. Their purpose has long
been avowed.
The demands made by Austria upon
Serbia We're mere single step In a
plan which comprised Europe and
Asia, from Berlin to Bagdad. They
hoped those demands might not arouse
Europe, but they meant to press them
whether they did or not for they
thought themselves ready for the final
issue of arms.
Vast Empire Planned.
Their plan wns to throw a brond belt
Of German military power and political
control across the very center of Eu-
rope and beyond the Mediterranean In
to the heart of Asia and Austria-Hun-
gnry was to be rs much their tool ana
pawn rs Serbia or Bulgaria or Turkey
or the ponderous stntes of the East.
The dream hnd Its heart at Berlin. 1t
could have had heart nowhere else I!
1t rejected the idea OF solidarity OF
race entirely. The choice of peoples
played no part in II ut all. They ar
IDENTIFY desired to direct their own nf-
fairs would be satisfied only by undis-
puted independence. They could he
kept quiet only by the presence or the
constant threat of armed men. The
German military statesmen had reck-
oned with all that and We're ready TO
deal with 1t In their own way.
And they have actually carried the
greater part of that amazing plan into
Austria is at their mercy. 1t has acted.
not upon It's own initiative or upon the
choice of It's own people, but ut Ber-
Inns dictation ever since the war be-
gan. Its people now desire pence, but
cannot have II until leave Is granted
from Berlin. The so-called central
powers are In fnct but n single power.
Serbia is at Its mercy, should Its hands
be but for moment freed. From
Hamburg to the Persian gulf the net
is spread.
Why Berlin Seeks Peace.
erness for peace that has been mani
tested from Berlin ever since the snare
was set md sprung? Peace, pence.
peace has been the talk OF her foreign
Office for now n year and more; not
peace upon her own initiative, but up
on the initiative Of the nations over
which she now deems herself to hold
the advantage. Through all sorts Of
channels 1t has come to me, and in all
sorts of guises, but never with the
terms disclosed which the German gov
eminent would be willing to accept.
That government still holds n valuable
part Of France. though with slowly re-
taxing grasp. and practically the whole
Of Belgium. 1t cannot go further; 1t
dare not go back. II wishes to close
Its bargain before It is too late and 1t
has little left to offer for the pound Of
flesh It will demand.
The military masters under whom
Germany Is bleeding see very clearly
to what point Fate has brought them.
II they fall back or are forced back
an inch. their power both abroad and
Mt home will fall to pieces like a
house of cards. II they can &C.
cure peace now with the immense ad-
vantages still i'm their hands which
they have up to this point apparently
gained, they will have justified them
selves before the German people; they
will have gained by force what they
promised to gnin by 1t: an immense
expansion Of German power, an i'm
mense enlargement OF German indus.
trial and commercial opportunities. II
they fail, their people will thrust them
aside; n government accountable to
the people themselves will be set M
in Germany us II has been In England
in the United States, In France, md
in nll the great countries OF the mod
ern time except Germany. II they sue
coed they nre safe and Germany and
the world nre undOnc; II they fail Ger
many Is saved and the world will be n,
pence. II they succeed, we and NIL
the rest Of the world must rcmnir
armed as they will remain, md must
mike rendy for the next step OF ng
gression; II they fail. the world may
unite for pence, and Germany may be-
OF the union.
Seek to Deceive World.
The present particular min Of tho
masters Of Germany IL TO deceive MI
those who throughout the world stand
for the rights Of peoples md the self
government of nations for they see
whit immense strength the forces OF
justice md Of liberalism nre gathering
out Of this war.
The sinister intrigue Is being no less
actively conducted In this country than
In ltussin md In every country In Eu
rope to which the agents md dupcs OF
the imperial German government Gun
get ncccss.
United States In War for Freedom.
The grent fnct Tint stands out nbov'
all the rest Is that this Is II People,
wnr. II wnr for freedom md Justice nnt
lf-govcrnmcnt amongst MI the mn
items Of the world. n wnr to make tn,
world snfc for the peoples who live II
II and hive mndc II their own. th'
Gcr1nan people themselves included
nj hut 20 al, .