The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-30
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Thy BY GRACE
Of ANDENBURc
Mhhansts In Absolute Control
Of the German Nation

UONDON-We still shrink from fac.
III the facts regarding Germany. w,
pfeteS comforting theories 10 disagree
abls setuziities. This Is convenient
bot II isn't war.
Through Dutch, Swiss and Seandins
Was channel, which serve a. filter,
(or the alleged new, Germany would
1he 10 have The world believe, we again
Mar the old familiar word crisis
. political "erisis"-s food "%cri,is"
end 20 forth.
In view Of ON inclination 10 make
the wish father TO our thoughts, let me
present In tabloid the elements. per
scnaI or otherwise q these crises"
Hisdsnburs Il Supreme. \
Hindenburg 10 supreme Dictator OF
Germany. Ludendorff Is the actual
eeneralissimo under Won Hipdenburp
whose popularity Is now so great that
practically ANYTHING can be sccom-
pli<hed by invoking H.
The kaiser has never been 10 much
IN the hands Of the military despotS
rs he Is today lie is emperor no
longer by divine Jight-but by grace
Of the Great God Hindenburg.
The crown prince Is a thick and thin
supporter OF Hindenburgism Chancel
Tor Hertling |, Hindenburg's political
manager.
Foreign Secretary Kuehlmann Is per
mitted 10 do only what IL ordered. His
Brest-L itoysk tactics, far from irritat-
iHs Hindenbufg. are dictated bv him
and are alterahle " and when Hinden-
burg decides Il Is necessary Kuehl
mann will go or stay according 10
Hindenburg's pleasure
The reichsiag TODAY Is precisely
What Bismarck founded forty seven
years ago-merely an imperial debat-
ing society. where the peoples repre-
sertatives blow of steam and can call
the government names without police
interference. It's only vedige Of power
Il In the voting OF funds, which duty
h has performed dutifully-
FOOD Situation Not Critical.
The only unframed independent so
elaIists number twentv.two, out OF a
total membership Of B1 in the reich
stag. and they are the only ones who
ever oppose wal credits.
The government hagglesS with the
reichstag party leaders merely for the
purpose OF saving itself trouble.
The food situation wa probably
never 80 bad-but il I, not critical to
the breaking Joint. Regularly near the
middle Of winter comes the "starva-
ton" story out Of Germany. The coal
shortage has undoubtedly been aggra-
waited, but the way the Germans have
stuck II out so far indicates they will
survive the present winter discomfort
The German army Is unquestionably |
var tired. The German nation IL war
weary-but this applies also to others
There Is probably no more popular
growing In Germany than here. MI
nitions trains continue to roll to the
vest. and Germany Is making air.
planes submarines and shells at a
sste hitherto unequaled Two or three
u1iiiion prisoners are all making muni-
lions IN n form or another.
40 10 the possibility Of a revolution,
Heine. the keenest student OF Prussian
PSYCHOLOGY, nee remarked that "revo-
Iuticns In Germany were impossible be-
Inuse verboten.'
Must Be Defeated.
This Is cynical-but il Is literally
The machine gun awaits every
German with revolution in his heart,
Liebknecht, the only Prussian who
would ever lead a revolution, is now
h penal servitude.
The Germans won't stop fighting
the United States makes them see
lhat militarism and war do not pay
Is, when we are able TO i'm
pose peace on a defeated German army
and navy.