The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-07
THE KAISER'S PEACE.

THE KAISER'S PEACE.
No state in the Union has paid more heavily in
this war than North Dakota; none would greet
with greater enthusiasm prospects of real peace
There is hardly any little community of 2OO
souls in North Dakota which has not at least one
gold star in it's service flag. The North Dakota
bows were fit and ready; they went in the tight
early; they have fought bravely, and they have
paid.
But the spirit in North Dakota today is un-
changed. There has BEEN no wavering in deter
mination that this. war must be won and won
right, and for all time III order that the sacrifices
of those scores of North Dakota boys who sleep
in France may not have been in vain.
North Dakota believes that unconditional sur
render on the part of Germany must be the first
preliminary to real peace. North Dakota can
not have much confidence in any peace dictated
or engineered or even suggested by Germany.
Germany's peace with Russia is too fresh in the
minds of our people, German duplicity is too well
known.
Germany must be punished it must be COM
PEELED to make complete restoration, insofar as is
now permitted, for the havoc it has wrought; it
must pay for the insults which it has heaped not
alone upOn it's victims and it's enemies but upon
the whole civilized world. Whether Germany is
now SO chastened that it will approach peace
table in mood to concede these demands is very,
very doubtful. ~ n
Germany has been losing steadily for several
he four 1T strenuous
in which month after month has passed without
the promised victorious ending of the struggle,
Germany, at home is in no position to sustain
tinued reverses Perhaps, knowing this, and real
izng that revolution at home at this time means
not only utter defeat on the west front but for the
house of Hohenzollern, the loss Of its empire exile
perhaps the hangman's moose, Prince Max of
Baden, the new imperial chancellor, may have been
selected to make this bid for peace in an effort to
save such remnants of imperial dignity as still
accrue to Emperor Wilhelm.
But there must be unconditional surrender
FIRST.
The kaiser sees his allies crumbng and with
drawing from him. He realizes that Germany
soon will stand alone deserted by it's exhausted
confederates. The kaiser must know that when
100000 veteran Italian soldiers are released by
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freed by peace with Turkey and Bulgaria, an over
whelming force will be arrayed against him on
the west 'front.' and that disastrous defeat if not
the complete humiliation of his dissipated forces
before Christmas will loom as an imminent posi-
bility.
We find most typical Hunnish attitude again
exemplifed in the closing statement of Emperor
Wilhelm's proclamation of Saturday to the army
and navy:
II have decided in accord with my allies to again
OFFER peace, but IT WILL BE ONLY AN
HONORABLE PEACE FOR WHICH WE EX-
TEND OUR HAND"
Does the kaisers honorable peace contemplate
absolute freedom of the seas, elimination of
economic barriers among all nations associated to
peace, guarantees Of armament reduc-
ton to the lowest point consistent with domestic
safety adjustment of all colonial claims impair
tally; EVACUATION OF RUSSIA, WITH COM
PLETE FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA TO SHAPE
HER OWN GOVERNMENT AND DESTINY AS
SHE WISHES; evacuation and RESTORATION
Of BELGIUM, with her complete sovereignty
evacuation Of French territory and
he rightfng of the wrong done when Germany
,eized Alsace-I Lorraine in 1871; readjustment Of
he Austrian frontier on clear basis Of the
ines of nationality; free opportunity for the
develo lent Of the various nationali-
les Of -Hungsry evacuation and restora.l