Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-13
MOTT TIL, END VET.


Tho war iS over That In what W"
hear on every side. Yet how few
have stopped TO think whether this
Is true or not7 The war is over vir-
tually. as far as fighting ir con
cerned. We have only our troops
in Siberia and those Rt Archangel
who may yet have 10 face death
from an enemy. Germany is 50 tied
up by the terms Of the armlstIce,
not 10 mention the diSorganlLation
Of her army and navy and the prov
nlence OF revolution OF home, that
any further military resistance on
her part would be sheer tolly-a
foolhardy bluff There Ia little
likelihood OF any serious trouble
from that quarter. and all her part
ners in crimo are already disposed
Of. From that point OF view, the
war Ia over.
But II In n mistake TO think that
our boys are through and will soon
come home. In tho first place, ~
their services were completed, It
would take n long time 10 demobll-
iEe a forco the size OF the one we
have thrown into Europe. Most OF
the boys could not he brought home
for many months II there were
nothing further for them TO do.
Those who are depending on seeing
their loved ones return quickly to
their firesides arc leaning on frag-
lie reed. II has taken great courage
and patriotic zeal to give them to
the service OF Uncle Sam while there
was n great object in view. Now. II
we consider that such object Is ac-
compllshed, II will take greater
courage to walt patiently until they
return,
II must he remembered that onfy
an armistlce has been signed. There
Is yet peace TO be effected, and to
demobilize the army now would he
InJudiciouA Then the terms OF ar
mlstice make It necessary that large
forces should remain for police and
guard duty in the recovered terri
tory. We must hold tho Huns to
their bafgnln and not trust them
to do az they promise. Our boys
must be there TO SEQ that they do 1t,
And again. there Is a strong prob
ability that the allies may yet have
r tog occupy the enomy's territory In
order to keep the peace among dis
cordant elements In Germany, who
may not be able NJ once to find
themselves after their sudden llber-
alton from the kaiaer's yoke. The
example OF Russia shows us what
may happen to people suddenly
confronted with the task OF govern
ing themselves.
Finally, and In any event, We are
pledged to tho restoration OF the de-
Vnstated lands and the rehahlltta-
ton OF those people who are now
returning to tho ruins Of what they
oncc called home There are the
starving to he fed, the naked to he
clothed. and the homeless to he
housed. Humanity. aside from any
other consideration, would not per
nit US TO desert these unfortunatcs
now. Just because the invader Is
driven off Neither are we going to
stand heartlrssly by and see the
German people. shorn OF mower and
deprived NJ their rulers, left toRun-
ger and distress For the leaders
we can have no mercy. The kaiser
ana his crowd are bunch OF crim-
mails Justice can hardly devise a
peuance severe enough for them. Rut
for tho millions whom they hlindly
led into disaster, who knew no bet
ter than 70 follow where their mas
tors led traternal instinct must in
jcct a word Of pity and plea for
help,
These are only a few OF the jobs
that yet remain to us after the fight.
ing has stopped. Belgium and north
ern France, the homes OF thousands
wrecked and the means OF susten-
ance denied to their people because
Of the vandalism of brutal enemy
present busy field for altruistic ac.
tivIty. And we went into this wal
for altruistic purposes. We pro,
poeed to make the world safe tor
l.-ocracy. not only by remoylnt