Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-10
DEMOCRACY MAY SOON TRIUMPH
OVER PLUTOCRACY.


The end of the war may be nearer
than most people expect There are
good rasons for believing that democ-
racy will triumph over plutocracy be-
foro the return of another spring
time. Every day from now until the
end of the war Germany's chances
for a favorable peace will continue
to decrease Waterloo was Napoleon's
sunset, and the kaiser's desire for
world domination was drowned in the
blood of half a million Germans on
the sloping hill sides which encircle
verdun. Here are some of the reasons
for believing that the war is nearing
its end:
LIST The German armies on the
western front have been fighting a
losing defensive for the past several
months. Their artillery is outclassed
and inferior to that of the allies and
there are indications of decentralization
in their rank and file. They sur
render by the thousands every time
the allies launch an attack.
End. Notwithstanding all OF the dire
reports from Russia, it is quite prob
able that the free Russia of today
is a far greater menace to the Kaiser
than the Czar-ridden Russia of year
ago. the Russia that was full OF Ger
man spies and Russian traitors in high
as we'll as low positions. The new
Russian republic is beginning to find
itself And every Russian is a trained
soldier. 1t will not take long to forge
the Russians into great fighting
force after they have settled their po-
litical problems, and according to last
accounts all parties in Russia had
practically concluded to settle their
differences after they had disposed OF
the German peril.
srd. The United States will soon
be able to bring it's titanic forces in
to the struggle on the side OF the al
lies. THIS country is now constructing
with impetuous speed, 1900 ships, TO-
900 aeroplanes and war equipment and
munitions in unprecedented quanti-
ties. The ocean is already flecked
with ships carrying our soldiers to the
battle fields of France and Belgium,
where the Germans are now unable to
hold their own.
4th. It is we'll known that Austria !
desires peace Free Russia is no long
err a menace to Austria, and the
Austrians have now no reason for con-
tinuing the war, except to secure a
settlement of differences with Italy
Every day the war is prolonged the
Austrian throne becomes more inse-
cure. The Austrian armies are being
beaten by the Italians, and the longer
peace is deferred the harder it would
be for Austria to settle with Italy.
5th. Greece has reorganized its
army and is about ready to reinforce
the allied armies in the Balkans.
9Th. The submarine menace is be-
coming less and less as the weeks
20 by. The transports conveying our
armies to Europe pass back and forth
through the zones where they operate
and as yet their attacks have not so
much as harmed single American
soldier.
7th. And greatest of all reasons for
believing that peace is near at hand is
the embargo on food stuffs, not alone
to Germany, but to all neutral coun-
tries through which food products
might reach Germany. Many believe
that the German people can not live
through another winter if the present
embargo is rigidly maintained. While
the Kaiser may want to hold on to his
throne, like drowning man to
straw, will not the German people in
sst upon accepting the generous peace
proposals submitted by President Will
son? They must know that the Kais-
er's sun has set in a sea Of German
blood. That they should set him aside
and commence to rebuild their coun-,
try's shattered fortunes along the
pathways of peace Is it not reasons
able to believe that they will do SO?
1000 TO / IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT.
(From the Oelwein Iowan.)