Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-03
GERMAN PEOPLE
MUST BE LICKED
Citizenry Believes in Kaiser
Will Fight as Long as the
Emperor Says Fight.
OMEK X. BENEDICT.

(World's Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON Sept. -Continu-
ously asked and never satisfactory
answered is the question, "When will
the war end ?" 1t is as difficult OF
proper answer as "How old is Ann =
1t might be answered thus: When
Germany is whipped, the kaiser oc-
throned and democracy OF the wuriu
made safe.
Upon one question all official WASH
ington, as well as all allies are agreed
and that is that there can be no peace
from the kaiser The allies and the
United States know too well what his
word means-they remember too well
the scrap of paper" of Belgium ai-
all too well the ruthlessness of the
submarines.
Kaiser Fears for Crown.
At the beginning of this war the
kaiser no doubt was warring for the
German empire; but it has passed
that stage He is now warning for the
insurance that he will retain mis-
he shall be deposed. The people of
Germany are the pawns. The kaiser
knows If he loses this war his own
people will dethrone him, and ne
knows fully as well that the allies viii
dethrone him before he can hope for
any sort of peace.
For that reason the kaiser must be
whipped, and in whipping him the al
lies will have to whip the Germans
and her allies There is only one
goal for the allies in this war, and that
is the dethronement OF the kaiser ana
forever end the HohenZollern reign.
Therefore, the kaiser can see only
dethronement in defeat whether 1t
comes before or after negotiations for
peace; and for that reason he Will
fight to the death-to the last Ger
man, to the last Austrian, to the last
Turk, to the last man, woman and
child-if they will continue to fight
Thus, according TO the theory that
no peace can come while Wilhelm
rules, and accepting the fact that he
will fight to the death, there can be
no peace until Germany is whipped.
Therefore, the question is "how long
can Germany hold out?" And it Is
now a question of Germany, not fight
ing an offensive war, but holding
OUT
Slipping I'm the West
On the western front Germany has
not recorded a victory this year. She
fensive battle; she has lost a half mil
lion killed, and since April 0 has lost
$4,000 prisoners; she has lost miles
and miles of territory, and thousands
of big guns, and to n certain extent
her morale has been shattered.
She has failed to consummate her
intrigues in Russia, failed to bring
England to her knees by the subma-
rine, failed in everything of a win
ming nature In the past year.
She is gradually but surely weaken
y ing in foods, feeds, especiallyq fats;
she is shy on munition materials, and
is outclassed in the air. In fact and
in truth, France and England are
whipping her at every stage of the
game, and have been all this year
IL England and France can do that.
what will happen next year, beginning
early in the spring, with the United
States sending over million soldiers,
billions of dollars, thousands Of air.
planes. thousands of ships of food and
feeds, encouraging the morale of the
allies and demolishing the allies of
Germany.
. Can the United States, France and
Great Britain drive the Germans to
Berlin before winter sets in next year
The one who can answer that ques-
tioN can answer when will the war
end ?"