The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-21

hey have regarded the smaller states.
In particular, and the peoples who
could be overwhelmed by force. a.
their natural tools and instruments Of
domination. Their purpose has long
been avowed.
The demands made by Austria upon
Serbia were a mere single step In a
plan which comprised Europe and
Asia, from Berlin to Bagdad. They
hoped those demands might not arouse
Europe, but they meant to press them
whether they did or not, for they
thought themselves ready for the ina'
issue OF arms.
Vast Empire Planned.
Their plan vas to throw n broad belt
of German military power and politicai
control across the very center Of Eu-
o p and beyond the Mediterranean In
to the heart Of Asia and Austria-Hun
gary was To be as much their tool ana
pawn as Serbia or Bulgaria or Turkey
ar the ponderous states Of the East.
The dream had Its heart mt Berlin, II
could have had n heart nowhere else
II rejected the idea Of solidarity of
race entirely. The choice of peoples
played no part In II Mt oil. They mr.
IDENTIFY desired to direct their own af-
fairs. would he satisfied only by undis-
puted independence. They could be
kept quiet only by the presence or the
constant threat of armed men. The
German military statesmen had reck-
oned with all that and were ready to
deal with II In their own way.
And they have actually carried the
greater part of that amazing plan into
execution! Look how things stand.
Austria Is ut their mercy. 1t has acted.
not upon It's own initiative or upon the
choice of It's own people. hut at Der
Inns dictation ever since the war be-
gan. Its people now desire peace, hut
cannot have II until leave Is granted
from Berlin. The s0-called central
powers are In fact hut n single power.
Serbia IL ut It's mercy, should Its hands
be but for II moment freed. From
Hamburg To the Persian gulf the net
Is spread.
Why Berlin Seeks Peace.
Is II not easy to understand the Gag
erness for peace that has been mani
tested from Berlin yer since the snare
WINS set and sprung? Peace. peace,
peace has been the talk OF her foreign
office for now n 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 I'LL sorts OF
channels It has come to me. and In al
sorts Of gulses. but never with thu
terms disclosed which the German gov
eminent would be willing to accept
That government still holds a valuable
part of France. though with slowly re
Taxing grasp, and practically the whole
of Belgium. II cannot go further; l
dare not go back. 1t wishes tn clos
Its bargain before II Is too late and
has little left to offer for the pound o
. flesh 1t will demand.
The military masters under whor
Germany is bleeding see very clearl
to what point Fate has brought then
If they fall back or are forced bac
an inch, their power both abroad an
D ut home will fall to pieces like
? house of cards. II they can sc
cure peace now with the immense nd
J vantages still In their hands whic
they have up to this point APPARENT
gained, they will have justified then
selves before the German people; the
will have gained by force what the
promised to gain by It: an immens
expansion Of German power, an In
mense enlargement OF German indu'
y trial and commercial opportunities.
u they fail, their people will thrust the
Z aside; a government accountable
y the peOple themselves will be set u
In Germany al It has been In Englan
In the United States, In France, m
y I'm all the great countries Of the mo
l. crn time except Germany. II they su
coed they are safe and Germany ar
p the world are undone; II they fail &c
l. many Is saved and the world will be
u pence. II they succeed, we and q
the rest of the world must rema
N armed, az they will remain, and mu
Is make ready for the next step OF a
u gression; II they fail, the world mi
" unite for peace. and Germany may
III of the union.
he Seek to Deceive World.
IT The present particular aim Of q
masters Of Germany Is to deceive
RS those who throughout the world stal
ir for the rights of peoples and the se
RI government Of nations; for they s
N what immense strength the forces
Justice and of liberalism are gatheri
rs out of this war.
IN The sinister intrigue Is being no Il
"a actively conducted in this country tn
~ In Russia and In every country In i
We rope to which the agents and dupes
the imperial German government c
get access.
}. United States In Mar for Freedom
LA -. 4.A III.