El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-17
IN GERMANY, AS EVERYWHERE ELSE,
RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL YET TRIUMPH

HOW wonderful are changes world affairs within
the past few mOnths Two months ago the German
offensive which had been crushing its way further into
France apparently at its peak and the crisis was
reached at the second battle Of the Name
Since then the allies have taken the initiative Fochs
triumphant armies have victory after victory killed
muIudes the enemy captured Germans to the number
Of hundreds of thousands seized military stores in vast
amounts liberated many miles of soil from the invader and
forced tremendous withdrawal Of the German army
Gen Anenby's victorious army has redeemed Palestine,
Mesopoama and syria and has crushed four Turkish az
mics big allied offensive in Macedonia has put Bull
garia Of the AustraHungary, long in desper-
situation and without hope Of relief is almost in the
throes Of revolution.
and Germany has been brought to the point sending
out peace eelers stronger than before The pTes
dent Of the United States has refused to consider
sce while Germany continues atrooous acts on land and
and refuses also to make peace with the authors OF
GeTmany's crimes
The question IS has there any change of heart in
Germany? Has there been any real change in sentiment
fell in the church Of St Gervais and killed its worhppers
chzuncey Depew called attention to this in recent
speech in the following words:
ct only the day before yesterday, and apparently
after this offer, that the kaiser said in speech to his
army: we viii fight until have shed every drop of
blood before we surrender Alsaoe and Lorraine
at only yesterday that the cable brought the
news Of the barbara and savage ootng villages
and the carrying off in Belgian towns Of young men and
to slavery.
This is not change of heart These not acts of
repentance"
There can be peace without complete military sur
render Gmany part expressed by the evacuation OF
every foot Of invaded territory the yielding Of German
strong points guarantees Of good faith and the demob
Hzation of the German army
Any aristice granted terms less stringent would
merely allow Germznys military machine time for repairs
time to get ready for of this infamous of
conquest The allies have the upper hand They must
push their advantage until Germany is completely van
qushenot for any advantage the allies, but for the
future peace and security Of the world.
Nothing viii be considered evidence of change of heart
the part Of the German people short Of the overthrow Of
the HoheHzoen dynasty the formation of popular gov
succession to the present autocracy the de-
nunoaton by that government of Germanys crimes and
many does that the world VIII be willing consider that
the Hun has been changed into a human being
That such event entirely possible indicated BY
the grave dssenson IN Germany the LIBERAL humane ele
ment struggling against the Prussan spirit of panGer
manism Than this turmoil in Germany only thing is
allied countries and especially in the United States.
This has not been true Of previous wars In the
reFoluSas the people badly divided those
who favored the Of England proud Of the title
Of Tory In the Of 1872 the opposition so great
that the New England states threatened to secede There
The civil war bitter conflict between Americans
with different ideals and in the with Spain there
also some division Of sentiment.
There IS now. One hundred million people are
unit back Of the government IN the prosecution Of the
They firmly united more enthusiastic than On the
Every day also the gradual disntegraton of Ger
morale. The abdication Of emperor William is ~
nored. The news may not be true-yet But the time
comes when It viii be true to the extent that Wilhelm will
ose his power. Right viii yet triumph in Germany as
everywhere else