Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-03
CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED"

While the statement that the German chancellor would
make another offer of peace today has been denied by
the Berlin press of it. everybody has been await
ing the day with considerable interest London already
dscountng any offer that might be made though it is
partly conceded that should Germany offer to abandon
all the territory she has TAKEN restore Belgium and
Serbia and give up her desire for way to the ndias
through the Balkans and Turkey the offer might be at
least given consideration If the offer is made it must
to gain any attention from the allies contain the prOvS
ions enumerated English diplomats point out that Ger
many could make an offer of peace that ostensby would
seem to the uninfOmed fair by restoring Belgium and
abandoning all territory gained by her during the war
yet by retaining what she has gained in the east be really
victor Apparently thing is necessary before any
peace terms will be considered and that is such change in
the German government as to deprive the military
element of the power of making Unless this is done
the sacrifices made by all the allies have been made III
vain If Prussan miitarism is left in the saddle sooner
later the will have to be fought again 1t
never be settled until it is settled right and it will
ne settled right until the of the worlds peace is
forever removed
This can only be done by curtaing the power of the
kaiser and the military element that has controlled the
German empire for the past forty years more This
concession will not be made by the German rulers for
they drunken with power and will refuse to be shon
Of any of it long there any chance of retaining
The military element controls noW and any concession of
this kind would take all their power and prestige away
from them They know that the German people get
the power, will not be again lightly entered into. 1t
is thing to order millions of the people into
the shambs to be slaughtered and another for the peo
pie to deliberately seek such conditions. The German
farmers and their French neghb0rS had nothing against
each other and certainly would not have flown at each
others Threats because crazy fanatic killed princelet
OF that not the real for the war; only
an excuse for it. Back of this the dream of world
power perhaps f0sered and heightened by the invention
of the Zeppelin and the estimating Of its Importance
No doubt the military arstOcacy Of Prussia thought with
The aid of these great ashps they could fly over the
world and conquer it, because they could rule the air and
nation and country would be beyond their reach or
able to defend itself against these mechanical vutures
1t is this menace to the world that must be removed
Under certain conditions it will cost much in blood and
treasure to do part to eliminate this world danger
but it must be done we do not help it will be UP toll
us to make the struggle by ourselves against victorious
Germany that will make the present war seem small.
Once Germany conQuers the allies she would not be salts
lied until she had conquered the United States and then
made conquest of the world We are not in this war to
fight the battles of the allies but own and those of an
endangered civilization. We will be traitors to all our
flag stands for if hesitate stop until the world is
made safe for peaceful people to live in We had better
perish nation and go down fighting the battles of
human liberty than consent to any peace that does not
mean q permanent world peace We have impressed on
The world lofty ideals have taught other peoples to
believe in them We have from small handful of liberty
loving men and women grown into great nation We
have seen the spirit of democracy spread the civil
lzed world until the greater part of stands for the same
high principles as we have done and do Prussan mtar
ism Is the last enemy of these principles, and it must
perish from the earth that every nation and every
country may adopt the golden rule as it's guide and
answer with an emphatic yes the question: "Am | nv
brothers keeper?"