The evening herald., 1917-12-28

were an admirable. "a wonderful pco-
pie. but led by HIS military ambition
they became the cOnuuerlng enemies
Of mankind. II was his wars tna,
imposed militarism on .Gcrmany. II Is
his tradition that now aniates tho
Prussian imperial buzazrd. Useless
TO talk OF terms of peace with this
new Napoieonism. Useless to plead
the virtues OF the German people.
They have become the outlaws cf
civilization, surroundod by posse OF
nations and fighting desperately At
the mouth of their cave. There can
De no enduring peace tin they have
deposed the,r robDer chleftain and re-
nounced their creed OF blood and iron.
The United states has been COM
PEELED 20 JON the posse. AFTER nnaur-
ing outrages with a patience that cx-
hspcrgted mankind. We have enrolled
In the league OF peace against DER
many Our navy Is nghting IN EurO-
pean waters TO protcct our own
shores. Our army Is gOins TO tnc
trenches In france that we may not
have TO dig trvn. hes IN America. Ne
have organized for war BECAUSE We
nave Oeen denied peace. We have
accepted conscription againsi con
-cription Ne have given our gov q
crnment the powers of a military uie-
tator TO save ourselves from the mill
tary Dictatorship of the Most high ot
potsdam. We have surrendered all
our peaceful liberties IN order 10 Or-
ganizc our country Tor purposes OF
war, because war can be efrcien,,y
wascd an no o5hcr way. Oniy witn
blood aud iron can we save ourselves
from the dcvotccs OF blood and IRON.
" hon death comes into dispdte there
Is no answer to II but death.
Now that the Gormau war lord sec =
the sword at his throat he Is willing
TO use another argument. He Offers
10 talk OF peace without punish
ment He Is willing To forget our
dead. 10 forgive our wounds, TO over
look our injuries to bowl W out of his
fortress and repair his defenses, ana
fit "A new blade to his old hilt. HIS
agents assure us that our allies are
not our friends. that this war Is not
our war. thar We should never have
thrust ourselves intc II 80 Unexpected.
They observe with sorrow that We
have renounce on the battle field, and
under fire. our inalienable right to
life liberty, and the pursuit Of happi-
ness They express a pious fear that
Ia volunteering fOi war To make the
world safe for democracy We may
/ have surrendered ourselves to a milf
tary autocracy no better than their
own. Like the wolf brought to bay by
the sheep dogs, they are afraid that
We may forge, our interest in our
flocks II we stay away from them too
long "Ah," says the wolf, "le, W
no longer be ferocious. Why should
we XIII one another? II Is too stupid.
Let us aranpse scnsibly the terms on
which you may pasture your flocks'
. side by side. without quarrciing. There
is room tor us all In this beautiful
world will not detain you any
longer Let NJ all go away from here.
Yes?"
When the wolf becomes pitiful. the
wisc dog grows deaf We are new to
this hunt We have been without a
wolf go long on our continent that
We forget he can not repent and be-
come good collie. Let him go back
to his den as meekly as YOU please,
he will bc out again. hungry, as soon
A. his wounds are healed. The sheep
dogs must make the world safe for
the sheep dog. II will never be safe