Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-25
NO PEACE FOR KAISERISM

TINE persistence of peace talk is at once
ominous and heartening. 1t is omi-
nous because much of it originates in
sources unfriendly to democracy and Is
devised to strengthen the hands Of paci'
fists and inveigle American public opinion
into demanding cessation Of the enor'
NOUS expenditure and preparation now
under way.
The prodigious machinery Of American |
ism is being brought into play with mar
velous rapidity. 1t was not dreamed IN |
Germany that this nation would do any
thing more than conduct passive warfare.
Teutonic secret agents were unanimous
An reportins that American public opin'
ION would never permit conscripuon'
would never countenance transporta'
ton OF an army to France, would
never indorse huge loans to foreign
nations, would neve., in fact, allow any
thing more than a pretense OF belhger-
encv. For our honors sake we would
appear to fight, but for our pockets
sake we would do nothing to hasten the
Termination of the conflict and the dis
continuance Of the enormous prohts re-
sulting from war business. That was
the German view and it is view Still
held by a very large part Of the German
public.
The German Government, on the
other hand, is fully informed and has
begun to realize the colossal blunder COM
mitted by forcing this country into the
war. II is disconnected by the tremen-
dous influence OF President wilson III
Russia, an influence which has unques'
tionably saved tho new Republic and given
hope of it's power to ride the STORM 1t
Is amazed too, by the very apparent
effect of the Wilson notes on the German
mind II requires no rigorous analysis to
show that the growth of independence
throughout Germany has been narAeu
and progressive for the last six months
More depressing still TO the junKers Is
the increasing disaffection OF Austria
And the enormous prestige Of America
throughout the Balkans is factor Oh
really great importance. To be arrayeu
AGAINST the fabulously rich Giant OF the
vUast holder of that Garden Of Hesperides
whence so many immigrants returned
with tales of wealth and gold to prove
them. was something more than hun
earian or Bulgarian had oargaineu io'
when fighting the Kaiser's battles
Add 10 these moral factors, at last so
,,.u appreciated by the junker mind the
snpaIling prodigality of American prepa'
ration and it is easy to understand lhe
narvousness of Berlin and the frantic
efforts of the military class to avoid the
approaching hurricane. 1t was all very
well TO belittle this country and laugh
at its military power, but our armies
have grown magically, with all the eApe
rience of France England and Italy avail
sh,e as an aid in training, and there Is
no more efficient body of troops in the
world than Pershing's force in France
.rhe British army is now invinciole'
declares Lloyd George. That is beinS
proyed every day. But there was virtu
ally no British army three years ago
rrhere was no American army a year ago
but there is one now and others are ol
the way. The American navy has takel
half the terror out of the submarine cam
paign, not because it is more efiicien
than other navies, but it added number
10 efficiency. We are about to give tn
allies complete dominance Of the air. S
IN the three arms, aerial, naval and mil
tny, we supply decisive power, and W
hack II by a moral asceL lancy that II
creases day by day. week by week, an
is evidenced in the accession Of natio
after nation TO the common cause.
II all comes down TO this: The KaisC
Is whipped and he knows It, His dynast
* IN danger. his autocratic dreams al
without further body his despotism
on the edge of ruin, an imperial German
~ no longer possibility and the who
structure Of destructive domination of Il
sorld Is about to tOpple over, The me
aee Of peace is the menace OF pea
before these desirable and blood-bougl
results have been accomplished. v
1|t1| o,rsr never have entered the W
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