Potosi journal., 1917-06-20

tiGAs % peOplea. men. w0nsa, ano
children Of like blood aud frame ~
themselves. for whom governmcuts e.
listed and Ia whom governments had
their life. They have recnrded them
merely AZ serviceable organizations
which they could by force or Intrigue
bend or corrupt to the!r own purpose.
They have regarded the smaller states.
In particular. and the peoples who
could be- overwhelmed by force. ~
their natural tools Anl Instruments OF
domination. Their purpose has long
been avOwed.
Military Masters Dominate Germany.
Their plan was to throw broad belt
Of German military power and political
control across the very ccs::c. ~ Eu-
rope and beyond the Mediterranean In
To the heart Of Asin md Austria Hun.
gary was to be- as much their tool and
pawn ns Serbia or Bulgaria or Turkey
or the p"nticrous states Of the East.
The dream had It's henrt nt Berlin. 1t
could have had q hpurt nowhere else
II rejected the idea of solidarity OF
race entirely. The choice OF peoples
played no part in 1t at all. They ar-
IDENTITY desired To direct their own at
fairs, would be 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 1t In their own way.
Deeeitfui Cry for Peace.
Is It not easy to understand the Gag
erness for peace that has been mani
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 or
channels IL has come 10 me, ana In AL
sorts OF Euises. but never with the
terms disclosed which the German gov
ern,nent would br willing 10 accept.
Tha, government still holds II valuable
part Of France though with slowly re-
lnxing grasp, and practically N" whole
~ Belgium. II cunnot go further; II
dare not so back. II wishes to close
its bargain before It is too late
The military masters under whom
Germany is bleeding see very clearly
To what point Fate has brought them
II they fan back or ARE forced back
an inch, their power both abroad and
at horne will fall 10 pieces IKE
house Of cards. II they can Sc
cure peace now with the immense al
van,ayeS still In their hands Wilc'
J they have up Ia this point arparenfl!
gained, they win have justified them
! selves before I'll" German people; the!
/ will hoyc gained by force what The!
promised To- gain by ii. nm i'nr'ehs'
evanston of German power, an I'm
mems, enlargement, of German INDUS
s trial and commercial opportunities. /
/ they fan. ,h.lr people viii thrust then
aside: II government accountant" u
III, u.o;lc themselves will lr s't W
4 Ia Germany n~ Il has been ~ Eha'"h''
In n. United States. In Frhhce, hh'
IN NIL the great countries "' IN" mo"
rru time except Germany. II they sue
coed they urr safe and Germany ant
the world nrr unhon"; " they fall Ger
uuuy /. sa,rd and the world viii u"
r,acr. II they succeed, We ana NJ
the rest ~ the world must rrnhi'
armed. as they viii r"mnln. nnd mus
max, ready for the next step "f ae
erosion; IL they fail. the world ma,
unit. tor peace. and Germany may b.
nt the ,ini"n,
practiccd Campaign Of Deceit
Thr rr"s"n, particular aim az IN
masters uf Germany ts to dr'ti'" III
these who throughout the wnr!h s'nn
for III. rights II peoples nnd III" sell
government al nations; for r'"E 50
wha, immense strength the f"r'"s
Justice and uf liberalism are eaih"rlh
out uf This war.
I'll. sinister in,risu" IS h"n; u" les
actlv.l, conducted in this country ina