The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-06

until the Hateful day. when the kaiser
and his followers url.ooscd the spirit of
cvil upon the world. shc ranked among
the greatest and most honorel people
of the world Todey Germany IS not
only hated. but she IL regarded with a
most supreme contempt and lothing by
every upright thinking man on earth
Even the Chinannsfn has cast his lot
with the allies.
Germany. the c;icc. rich and progres.
sive country. H. todsy staggering un.
dey the load Of Indebtedness which bids
fair 10 wrecl, and uin Che government
ana the people Of the land and Aus
tria ss well From 4. country OF
civnizntion. Grnray bag, become II ma
tf.. ef tniinrisrn; from n lnud OF
uros pcrf, She has become n land of
the most abjcct poverty. Millions Of
EeT best men are dead and us many
more arc maimed and tlisfigured for
life. Her rich have become poor, and
her poo- starving. Every family
wiihin its borders has felt the loss OF
their dear ones ara their wealth. and
has and is nov at this momen; sufis1
Ing the agcny OF despair. Just ms Lloyd !
George said n few dn.s ago in the
House of Commons. ave do do not I,
know and rithcr of the people in Ger
many how near We are 10 the goal. |
The very flower OF he life. the men !
whose abilities would have carried her !
to greater world pfc-orIinence in com |
mercc aad Industry have, with their
bodies. fattcncd the fields OF Belgium. (
France and other Countries
Blacklist stains ON History.
II was left 20 Germany tn write the
llaokost stains on the pages OF history
that ever stained the history Of man.
kind. IL WAS left 10 Germany to make
the submarine. liquid fire. aal poison
gas. a crime unspeakablc in it's ntrocity
before the world II was left 70 Ger
many TO lead the world in murder ON
the high seas. In the murder of women
md children.
Hundreds of millions of people in the
sDied cfrlntiies. and neutrals as well.
SIN look upon the crimes committed
" German soldiers with loathins which
10 human words can express
From its high estate Of esteem and
Germany has fallen 10 the
owest depths Of human degradation.
And for what? In order that Kaiser
Wilhelm ard his followers. the military
pirit Of evil which surrounds him.
night destroy democracy and on its
,ravn build world domination OF auto
racy.
In all the history of mankind. there :
; nothing with which to compare the
ecord of GermaHy's descent from civil
zatiop into bsrhirisn from prosperity I,
nto woe and want: from the abounding
of its people to the awful
oil of death and suffering and sadness.
which like a pall Of darkenss spreads
ver the land: from its high place in
he worlds esteem. to the loathng with
fhich is regarded 10y all the world.
IN all the pages Of human history
here has been nothing to match the d
earful crimes on behalf OF Prussian J
lilitarism and Germany, like all others Q
uilty of unrepented sin. shall yet learn
hat its sins win find it out and 1t shall /
ct pay the fearful penalty of the un- b
peaNiblt crimes which have stained its G
ouTse beyond tho combined countries i
+ the ages. You and all humanity may '
e staggered by the horrors of Europe's
'ar, but civilization viii not be destroy
a Millions Of men ana millions Of 4
rcasure may be lost iD the devilish
'ork thrones may tutter and new maps
{ Europe may be necessary before the
nd is reached. hut mankind, on the
-rrek of these rains. will build bet
,r CiViiHltion--One in which the peo-
le and not few unscrupulous men,
'ho felt that they have been divinely
ppOinted, viii rule.
Despite all the power for evil which
eiTnany has been able To- muster. we
ave I'm abiding faith IN the over-ruling
rovidence of Almighty God that Ger
ANY shall be conquered and made 70 !
ay. as well as | is humanity possible
,r human beings TO atone for sin. for
] the fearful crimes, all the death and
4 the sorrow and all the money loss
the last three years. Indeed civiiiza-
on would be rank failure if this
iould not prove to be the case.
While we must admit that from a
tint Of efficiency in every branch of
industrial and military light