The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-14

statesmen had reckoned with all that and
were ready TO deal with II In their own
way.
Greater Part Executed.
And they have actually carried the
greater part OF that amazing plan Into
execution, Look how things stand
Austria is al their mercy II has acted,
not upon It's own Initiative or upon the
choice of It's own people, nut AT RcrlinS
dictatiou ever sinoe the war began. It,
people now desire peace, but cannot
have Il until leave is granted from Brr-
In Tho so-called central powers are,
In fact, hu, single power Serbia f.
AT ~ mercy should Its hands Dee but
moment freed Bulgaria has consented
10 its will and Eumanio liz oycrrun The
Turkish armies which Germans trained,
are tervlnR Germany, certainly not
Warships lying In the harhor at CON
ttHutInopic remind Turkish statesmen
every day that they have n, choice but
o. take their orders from Berlin From
Hamburg to the Persian gull the net
Is spread
IT is not easy TO understand the
cagerness for peace that has been mani.
tested from Berlin ever since the suarcs
were set ana sprung Peace, peace.
peace has been the tax u her foreign
Oflice Tor now "A year and more not
peace upon her own initiative. but upon
the initiative ~ the nations over which
sN" now deems herself 20 hold the ad
vantage \ bit ~ the talk has .een
public. bat most uf II is private All
sorts of guisos have como 10 me. hgt
never with The terms disclosed which
the German government viii accept
bihrr valuable lhwus are In It's hands,
besides those ! have mentioned. II stl
holds q valuable part of France. though
with slowly relaxing grasp, and prac-
ii,alV the whole II belgium It's armies
press c,os" upon Russia and oy"rrun
Poland ~ their Will. 1t cannot go far
'hcr.1ti' dr." not ~ back. II wishes TO
and (, has little lcr ia offer for the
pound ~ hosh II will demand
Home Power Trembling.
The military mustrrS under whom
Germany g. bleeding seem clear TO the
point That fate has brought them II
urN, their power hnth abroad arl at
home viii flll 10 pierce like q hous" OF
cards II rs their power Ht h0m. they
az" thinking about now more than their
power abroad II is that power which ig
trembling under their very feet. and
deep fear hns entered their hearts The,
uANo hut on" chance 10 pcrpctunir their
military power or even their controlling
political Influence n they rau scrur,
peace urW with the 'mmcu0" advantages
s'II lu their h"udg which they have up
"a hrs point apparently gained. thry VIII
ulu people they VIII have gained by
fore" NNT' they pIuri .,l 10 gain ny It.
ru Immense ,Npausiun NJ German power.
ZOO Immense enlargement OF German iu-
iustlUl and commercial opportunities ~
they failed Their people VIII thrust them
aside. o government accountable ~ the
people themselves win he sc' up iu Ger
many ua n has been don" I'm England.
ln the United states. iu Franc, and In
1II the great Countries of the modern
4 - 4
tho arc s7fc and Germany nnd'thc world
nrr undOnc; n they fall Germany rs
saved and the world win be az peace II
they succeed America win IAN within
Oh" menace" We and nll the rest ~ the
world must remain armed. AS they win
ana must make ready for the next step
In their aggression, n they 'ui M" world
may unite for peace ard Gcrwnuy may
bee of the anlon
Aim to Deceive Al.
"Uo you now understand tho new An
trlgk. m" intrigue for peace, and why
m" masters Of Germany do not hesitate
10 uFc any agency that promises tu Of
fcc' their purposes the deceit OF the ma
ilOr#' Their present particular aim is
10 deceive NIL those who throughout the
world stand Tor rights ~ peoples nui the
gclf-go' eminent ~ nn'ions FOR they SEQ
what immcrHr strength the forces ~
Justice and liberalism are gathering out
erals In their enterprise They urr using
men, In Germany and without. ns thelt
9pokesmcu whom they have hitherto de-
piscd and oppressed using them for
their own d"structtNn. socialists. the
leaders ot labor. tho thinkers they have
hitherto sought to silence l"t them
once succeed. and the men now their
. tools Will be ground 70 powder beneath
the weight oi the greet military empire
thcy win nave set up. the reyou,onista
! ln FuHsin viii he cut of from ~ sucror
uf cooperation IN western Europe and
/ q counter revolution fos'ercd nnd sup
| ported; Germany herself viii lose hor
chance or freedom, md an Europe Will
arm for the next. the final struggle
The sinister Intrigue Is being no less
actively conducted In this country than
q, Russia md IN every country in
Europe 10 which the agents and dupcs
~ the imperial German government can
set access. That government has many
spokesmen here, In places high and low
They have learned discretion. They
keep Within 'h" law II is opinion they
u't"r now, NOT scdtIon They proclaim
'Nu liberal rurposcs NJ their masters.