El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11

b be- ' permitted to attend with their
husbands
dations for the present state Of Ger
many were laid
And then for years the empire
rested consolidating by peace the 80
. gains 10 had made by war, until a1ou-
the middle Of the last century an
other hold stroke was made In col
I1sboraffno with Austria, SchlesWig- I
Holstein was conquered. and rev
months later Germany had pushed .
even Austria out Of the newly con-
ouered provinces ConQuests -
made on the north. and the area OF lHe
empfre more than doubled Lnen a
few wears later under Bismarck sAit-
full management the empire was ap.o
to spur the French into a hasty war
for which they had no preparaLloil'
and to exact as a penalty Alsace-Lot-
rafne. and an enormous indemnify
Wakes Fat by Conquest
Thus the German nation mas grown
and waxed fat bv war, until its rulers /
have come to believe that only IN va
does the nation exercise ITS supreme
functions In the history OF the ma
-jo1 fba lesson is inferred that war is
the means by which the nation gains
its ends, and peace IS state merely
for the preparation OF war 20 lhiuul-
has the German government neC-llsg
with this idea that II prom " sateu IL
down 10 the finest and smallest ue-
tails. and the people were trained
I for war. no less than was the army
No HOhenEOllern Ever Humane.
and il is this formidable organs
zation and diabOlical system lnal tne
I American people and their allies have
to conquer before peace can come
I IL is not the kaiser alone that IS 70
! be conquered, although he comes OF a
race that has never produced a kindly
D or generous soul Even before the var
] I taught that fact in my classes, cold
I ~ and dispassionately as an absolute
l fact. There has never been Honen-
zollern that displayed the TRAITS or
heart and soul that mark the truly
! great man.
Junkers. Mobiles, Behind Kaiser
But behind the kaiser and control
/ ing MIN 10 the extent that they can
/ shake his power, are the utular no.
bflftv Of Germany. Owning vast 4anu-
ed estates. and controlling the peas
I ants and their tenants, these rulers OF
ermany are the class behind the war
. They. represent the sole surviving IN
stance Of medieval feudalism- And
what is strange TO me is that the rev
olutfous which have come with clFl---
zation and machinery. when III an
other countries have caused the COM
plete triumph OF democracy, N -
many have been met only with com
promise by the aristocrauc feuqa-
mobiles. II is one Of the remar ka1le
things OF the age But II IS tlese
men who have bowed down the GER
man peoples ideals. and corrupted
their trend Of thought, until the pres
ent condition Of the German people
resulted
Perpetrnte Most DamnabIe Outrage
and il IS these mobiles, headed by
their leader. the kaiser. what have
|uer-etrated what seems TO me 70 De
Of ann 2 : "a f.
the war. even passing in lncreulplll+
the slaughter Of inuOcents and other
terrible tragedies OF the war. That Us
the systematic and complete qlspolla-
.i-n Of nation, typified by the COM
plete ransacking Of Belgium Ger
man records in our hands show that
the resources Of stricken Belgium
have been systematically exploited
and all material. machinery and prop
ertv OF every description have been
carted out Of Belgium into Germany
Even furniture and household GOODS
have been taken even 20 the last nap
kin and stair rod That is one OF the
greatest atrocities Of this war
Must Loosen Mobiles Hold.
and before victory in this war is
won. the allies must loosen the hold
OF the nobility and upper classes or
Germany on the masses. by loosening
their hold on this plumber II Ger
many is allowed to emerge from this
war with even the shadow OF an ad-
vantage thar she can hold up 70 her
people. and point to as having been
won by war. then the next so years
viii merely be a repetition OF the last
so. and we shall again have war 10
the teeth with autocracy."
Prof Ford described in detail the
work OF the department Of informa-
tion I'm it's work OF disseminating
patriotic fervor throughout the coun-
try. The various agencies through
which the department accomplishes
this result. including the speaking
bureau. pamphlet activity. and other
bureaus.
Working Democracy Efficient.
George Chandler, representing the
National Council Of Defence. eN-
planned the problem OF the American
people today as being "the making
OF efficient democracy"
The most efficient form OF gov
eminent is autocratic." said Mr.. chan
der. Democracy cannot be highly
efficient. because all its functions
cannot be centralized IN one head,
which would destroy the democracy
The only solution OF the problem is
the selection OF special boards and I
commissions. who are given highly .
centralized authority. thus making for
the goal Of efficiency.
"Autocracv has the advantage OF
democracy. however I'm that IL can
look ahead. Democracy changes so !
often that il is impossible to look very F.
far ahead. while autocracy is un-
changing and can lay its plans hun
dreds OF years into the future
Community Councils Necessary.
ct is a herculean task to make
America efficient in this war One Of