Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-13
ALTER WELLMAM


Amettesnn leadership Of 4 deeply stirred werld ii
shout 10 strip the whole body of complex war conten-
tons sdewne 10 this naked, simple truth. After the allies
SNEAK NO doubt @Reed. exist anywhere a. to what the
world iss AGhtipg for
America and her eepartnerss In this ahigh mission OF
aprogress win proclaim that fun sueeess can crown their
Efforts only II. the Teutente group pAs brought wiHtn the
They will bluntiy }daeiAsa the truth that this group
is now outlaw, defying a ciyllaatien Of which their people
profess ardent desire tosbasa part In full fallewshtp,
!. The German people will be asked whether they wahv
10 join their neighbora In establishing the new society
upon I. basis Of the common good and safety. or whether
they prefer to continue outlaw. enemies Of ali, mankind.
denied recognition az equals denied intercourse social
Or commercial treated as criminals, compelling the re-
over their heads the swerd OF restraint az over savagss
who have not learned. the ways OF civilized law or order.
For the first time the TIeptonic peoples are to be
told with brutal plainness OF speech where they now
stand, what they must do If they wish to change their
lot. how. narrow is the choice before them, how they
must, conform to the fat Of c~ivtltzation or remain with
out the. pale.
The German people must abandon forever their
dream OF world conquest and the nilitaristlc -au~toeratic
governing system out Of which such dreams leap into
savage action.
They must join in an organization OF the world
community which will make like dreams and savagery
impossible In future.
They must pay just penance for soma OF thu lniur-
les the crimes of their masters have recently Indicted
upon %neighbors,
They must And some way to give satisfactory proof
that their compliance ia q change OF heart and not a
ruse.l that y rests upon the honor and sincerity OF sne
German people. themaelves.. sane again, with power in
their hands 70 make good their pledged faith. and that
It is not q trick OF their masters to escape punishment
for their crimes ana gain time for the Matching OF an
other adventure In International highwaynanry.
s.S.tta%E4 ESS I@ =
! have taken palnsi In giving these details Of the sub
stance OF The forthcoming dealeraton because that liz to
be IAN event of the hrst magnitudes q turning point in
the war. and in history.
Hitherto the aims, Of the nations with whom we
are now in copartRership have net been wholly ~satisfac-
tory to American opinion. Everyone has seen that Il was
necessary to crush the Prusssns scheme Of military DOM
inattcn OF a agoodly part Of the worid-how large a part
would satisfy their ever swelling ambition time alone
could tsll--before any nation could feel safe. TIL now
this has, been assigned az the ehief reason why America
ia In the war
hut nany have ut the sasas time spereeived that
for one nilitarism "a suppress another and take ats
place, leaving the sysssrn intact and liable at any mo
Ement TO hrsaksforth7in q ne wsp spot, falls far short Of
solving the problem, II is not a great step forward In
civilization IL does not relieve America or any other
peaca-icvinE people. OF the STERN necessity to practice a
militarisra which IL repugnaR. ~to>then,