Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-01

! of an interesting eultoIlal III Ine
Manufacturers Record, of Baltimore
in their current issues. which is:
No greater blunder could be made by
the country than to place on the same
plane the motives which have inspired
| the nations of Europe in the mighty
war now raging.
On one side we have the aggressors
seeking to overturn and destrop other
rations as ruthless in its methods as
the worst barbarians whose acts ever
stained the annals of the human race.
On the other side we have group
OF nations fighting In self-defense
against these barbarian invaders who
are seeking to wreck civilization for
their own profit.
One group represents the interna-
tional robber and murderer. the other
represents the householder struggling
to save his family from death and
his property from the destroyer.
One side represents the burglar who
caught the householder unarmed and
who has been hoping to escape with
his booty and without paying the pen
atty OF his crime.
The other side represents the house.
holder who overpowered at first be-
cause unprepared. has called to his
aid his neighbors who were likewise
being threatened and who is now get
ting the mastery Of the situation, and
the burglars and murderers, seeing
their well-deserved doom, are now
scrambling for peace and protesting
that they are the injured ones. They
know that mo man who ever felt the
halter draw had good opinion of the
law" which sent him to his just pun
ishment. :.
If, through the desire for peace or
from other causes, our country,
through executive action OF through
the voice of the people, should indicate
that it does not appreciate the differ
ence between these contending forces
of good and evil and should seek to
urge the good to compromise with
evil, it would make the most fearful
blunder in our history, give honor
and honesty and civilization the
hardest blow ever struck against them
in all human history, except the blow
struck by Germany, the murderer Of
individuals and of nations. Then IN
deed would the American flag be
trampIed in the dust, and thing Of
dishonor instead of the symbol or
civilization and honor for which 1t
has ever stood An unwise or prenla-
ture peace now would be Infinitely
worse for all human progress than
continuation of the war, with all us
fearful loss of life. Death with hon.
or is better than peace with dishonor.
This country cannot afford to range
itself on the side of evil. 1t cannot
afford to make an instrument for
saving Germany, which secuted our
protests. which murdered our citizens
SO long as it felt it's powers was equal
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realizes that the halter is drawing
steadily tighter around its neck, ana
when its leaders in this monstrous
var realize that their doom is near.
we cannot, if we would be true to
Democracy and civilization itself, be
party in helping Germany to escape
it's well-deserved fate.
Peace now, unless absolutely on the
Allies terms, would be world dis
aster to be followed in the near fu-
ture bv still more terrific struggle
in which we would necessarily be
involved, for President Wilson lately
said we could never again be neutral
in world war.
1t is to be hoped that the Allies viii
not yield until they have made Ger
many pay unto the utmost for its aw-
full crime against civilization.
Unless Germany realizes that she is
beaten and is prepared to sue for
peace on any terms the Allies demand.
or unless the Allies are willing to
make the geratest blunder known to
history. there will be no peace at
present. Moreover, no greater disaster
could come to civilization and to hui
mainly for all time to come than
peace under present conditions. Ger
many chose to be the barbarian and
tc enter upon war of aggression.
She threw honor to the winds, she
trampled upon civilization. she wrote
her name indelibly upon history to
the end of time in blood and murder
and rapine such as stains no other ma
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