The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-13
NO PEACE WITH WAR LORDS.

NO PEACE WITH WAR LORDS.
Ever since the start of the present
great world war, brought on by Ger
man determination to rule the world,
the German manufacturers Of public
opinion have been busy trying to un-
load their blood guilt
No lie has, been too patent. Elk
posed in one plea, they rapidly shift
to another. ~
But the revelations of the past few
weeks leave the German kaiser and
the German government in a bad, bad
light, indeed. NO wonder the presi-
dent, having inside information, said
the word of Germany's present rulers
could not be taken in any peace agree
ment.
The president not only knew-What
all of us know-that to the German
rulers treaties are mere scraps OF
paper, but he must have known the
depths of duplicity to which lust for
"weltmacht had driven the Prussian
overlords.
Former Ambassador Gerard has
proved by the l1aiser's cable to the
president that Germany's published
statements concerning the necessity
for invading Belgium were plain lies.
And fast upon the heels of this come
the revelations of the secret archives
of the deposed Car Nicholas-poor,
spineless weakling putty in the
hands of stronger men-in constant
correspondence by telegraph with Kai-
ser Wilhelm, who increasingly worked
for a condition in Europe making 1t
safe for him to attack England.
The kilograms show the kaiser, TAX
ing advantage of the Russo-Japanese
war, brought pressure to bear upon
the car to drop all friendly under
standing with England and, instead,
bring about a rapprochement with
Germany.
Then he wanted France brought in
to a sort of triple alliance. AS France
had an alliance with Russia and was
Pussia's creditor for enormous sums,
the kaiser thought 1t easy to force
France to drop her entente cordiale
with England and come into the Ger
man camp.
At the same time, the kaiser was
cynically avowing his purpose, in case
of war with England, to seize tiny
Denmark - impudently and brutally
ayowing that German necessity knows
no laws, no national rights II Ger
many wants to. attack England and
France-invade Belgium. II Germany
wants to use the Baltic against Eng
lnad-invade Denmark
Now see what these kilograms re-
veal. The kaiser planned to isolate
England. He figured it would then
be an easy thing to settle accounts
with her. That done, he could polish
Of either France or Russia, as suited
his purpose. He would then be undis-
| puted master of Europe and ready for
his arrogant challenge to America and
it's Monroe Doctrine
The kilograms reveal another thing.
The Germans have pretended all along
that they hated England only because
she took up arms for democracy in
the war against autocracy. The fact
is, Germany has hated England for
years, just as she has hated America
for years.
German rulers hate any country
richer than theirs, and whose govern.
ment is more democratic So long as
there are great, rich, democracies like
America, England and France, the
war lords of Germany do not sit abso-
lutely secure.
There is always the chance that
the German Michael will say to HIM
SELF what is good for the Yankees
should be good for me. They rule.
Why should not l and my kind rule
Germany"
1t was eminently wise for our pres
ident to announce he did not desire
to talk peace with German war lords.
We are begini'' ng to know them.