The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
KAISER MUST
BE DEFEATED
ASSERTS TAFT
Former President Says In
conclusive Peace viii Not
Stop Prussianistn.

An inconclusi1e peace Is a great
danger which confronts the United
States and the allies. William How
ard Taft, former President Of the
United States, declared last night in
an address before the National Coun-
Gil of Women in the new National
Museum.
Germany, Mr.. Taft said, desires
peace only that she may have time
to reinforce herself and gain sufficient
strength to sweep through the world
and achieve her dream Of world do
mination.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo.
Lord Eustace Percy. Of the British
War Commission, and ieut.-Col. Ed
ourd de Billy, OF the French High
Commission, delivered addresses to
the delegates attending the biennial
convention of the council.
Must Defeat Getinany.
Ex-President Taft, president Of the
League to Enforce Peace. declared
that the United States is at present
In a league to enforce peace, but per-
manent peace could come only after
the great power of Germany was
broken. ror," he declared, "as long
as Germany retains that power, peace
permanent peace-is impossible
An inconclusive peace leaves war
within a very measurable distance
of US, for Germany, prepared as
never before. would seize an oppor-
tunity when it offered to carry out
the plan of spreading 'kultur'
throughout the world.
1T is foolish to say we are fight
ing the Kaiser; that we are not
fighting the German people. we are
fighting the German people. Ger
many has been Prussianized and the
people have been deathly loyal to a
false cause"
The steps in psychology that have
brought the Germans to believe so
strongly in their destiny to spread
"kultur" throughout the world were
pointed out.
Though Bismarck probably dreamed
of Germany as a great European1
power. Mr.. Taft said he did not be-
lieve he was ambitious of world domi-
nation, but declared that the present
ruler deceived himself and his sub
jects into thinking they could condier
the Sworld.
Blame for beginning the war was
ldlu cLL uOpl ny lIlt lOl
President in his address. Germany
was ready, he said. but waited her
opportunity to strike. and It was ridic-
ulous to say that Russia, England.
and France, urprepared as they were,
had cohspired to make war against
her.
His address was a scathing denun-
citation Of Germany and the Kaiser.
Belief in the divine right Of Rings,
carefully incuIcated and fostered in
the schools, academies, and colleges of
the country, played a large part In
Preparing Germany for the war.
1T can easily be seen how people
like the Germans came to believe
themselves the chosen people Of God
Even in their prayers we have an ex-
ample. One OF them begins. believe
. Thou, far above the skies, the
stars. and the Zeppellns.'
Armistice with Russia.
The Kaiser always is saying we
have gone forward with Cod But
early he believed in helping God by
having a good army. The German
people have been deluded and taught
a blind belief in their destiny.
You can argue with their psy-
cholpSy only Dy hlttlng them In the
head with a heavy club. When they
have been defeated and find them
selves not the chosen people Of God
to spread 'Kultur' through the world
ls they thought then they, win begin
to LOOK for a scapeEoat. Ana it will
be the Kaiser whom they viii take"
Denouncing those who advocated
peace. Mr.. Taft declared there are
still some who said they could not see
what harm the defeat Of France, the |