The Dolores star., 1917-06-22

eAeh VI IKE DiOOu ana IruIne rs
themselves, for whom governments ex-
listed and In whom governments had
their life. They have regarded them
merely as serviceable organizations
which they could by force or intrigue
bend or corrupt to their own purpose.
Tney have regarded the smaller states.
In particular. and the peoples who
could be overwhelmed by force. as
their natural tools and instruments Of
domination. Their purpose has long
been avowed.
military Masters Dominate Germany.
Their plan was to throw a broad belt
OF German military power and political
control across the very center Of Eu
rope and beyond the Mediterranean in
to the heart Of Asia and Austria Hun
gary was to be as much their tool and
pawn as Serbia or Bulgaria or Turkey
or the ponderous states OF the East.
The dream had Its heart ut Berlin. 1t
could have had heart nowhere else
II rejected the idea of solidarity Of
race entirely. The choice Of peoples
played no part In II at all. They mr.
IDENTITY desired to direct their own af-
fairs. would be satisfied only by undis-
puted independence. They could he
kept quiet only by the presence or the
constant threat Of armed men. The
fii'hh military statesmen had recR-
oheu win all that ana were ready 10
"e"' win II III their own way.
peeeitfui Cry for Peace.
Is 1t not easy to understand the Gag
10 ha h.. nj
Tested from Berlin ever since the snare
was set and sprung? Peace, peace,
peace has been the talk of her foreign
office for now year and more: not
peace upon her own initiative. but up
on the initiative Of the nations over
| which she now deems herself to hold
the advantage. Through all sorts OF
channels 1t has come to me, and in all
| sorts of guises. but never with the
terms disclosed which the German gov
eminent would be willing to accept.
That government still holds valuable
part of France, though with slowly re-
Taxing grasp. and practically the whole
of Belgium. 1t cannot go further; II
dare not go back. 1t wishes to close
Its bargain before II is too late
The military masters under whom
Germany is bleeding see very clearly
to what point Fate has brought them.
II they fall back or are forced bnck
an inch. their power both abroad and
at home will fall to pieces like
house OF cards. If they can Sc
cure peace now with the immense nd
vantages still In their hands which
they have up to this point apparently
gained, they Will have Justified them
selves before the German people; they
Will have gained 9y force what they
promised to gain by 1t: an Immense
expansion OF German power, an I'M
mense enlargement Of German Indus
trial and commercial opportunities. II
they fall. their people Will thrust them
aside; government accountable to
the people themselves Will be set up
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In the united states, In France anu
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