The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-18
WATCH THE ENEMY.


peace with Germany? Are they sure that the wild beas
is tanned well as shackled? The proposition to fee
Germany because Germany appears to be reformed ant
harmless, is certainly startling There should be sons
more convincing evidence of Germanys reformation be
fore the people of the United States begin to expen
their sympathy upon the people who but lately wer
celebrating the slaughter of women and children.
The Russians are natural friends Of Americans,
the Russisn people by millions facing death b!
starvation. Where is the agOnizing wall for theml
Where is the Dr. Sol who appeals frantcaly for foa(
for the Russians? Russia was one of the allies anC
despite the devlish schemes Of the Germans and ho
bolshevik Russia is still at heart friendly to America
and determined to find the road to ordered liberty Yet
in Russia there war; and American soldiers may
be in that country for many months before peace is
finally attained If the Germans are successful in
of their plans, the Russian bOlshevk viii make Russia
cauldron of hellbroth for years to The allied
troops there to aid the Russians to extrcate them
selves from the net of the Germans But the boshevk
are such stubborn combination of stupidity maevo.
ence and treason, and the opportunities for German in
trigue that the allies badly handi-
capped in their work of reconstruction in Russia
Who is so confident of the genuineness of German
reform that he that the Germans have ceased
their propaganda in Russia? Who can show that the
Germans actually in good faith preparing to move
of Russia bag and baggage? For one piece of
fetal evidence indicating that the Germans are reconced
to the loss of Russia there be brought dozen pieces
of absolute proof that powerful German interests are
this moment hurriedIy extending their grasp in Russia
with no visible intention of complying with the terms of
the amistice, in letter in spirit Under the disguise
of individual action under financial transactions appar
emily innocent the Germans are rapidly absorbing all
that is worth while in Russia.
Before jumping to the conclusion that the present ar
mistce necessarily immediate satisfactory peace
with the enemy, it should be borne in mind that during
the last four every official act of the persons rep
resentng Germany in any capacity has been an act of
fraud evasion, falsehood and crime Germany has built
up standard of consistent dshonor that cannot be de-
'troyed in moment. The world has paid a terrible
price in life and property for the lesson it was forced
IF word deed. Is that lesson now to be forgotten
merely because the Germans take on the appearance of
free people and send out frantic appeals for food?
How free they and how comes it that they are
Why are they hungry? If they should see chance to
iea treacherous blow would the change of govern
stop hem If they could rob other peoples of food
would they not do it? Their appeal itself has in it
ruthless seshness that gives heed to the greater
uferings of other nations that they lately ravaged
Bolshevism may work havoc in Germany. One of the
arguments advanced in favor of granting succor to the
Germans is that it will them from boshevsm and
hus enable them to establish ordered government and 90
head with the work of repayng their debt to nations they
outraged. That is plausible argument-so plausible,
indeed, that it may have been made in Germany Ger
ainly the Germans will not be slow to utilize it. and
perhaps at this moment the dumb show of anarchy and
red guards in Germany staged to frghten the allies
nto ready release of food cargoes
The Germans capable of any kind of treachery
They will turn bolshevists if it suits their purpose or
hey will squech the red guards within an hour if there
something to be gained at the expense of other coun
res In the meantime it is only prudent to scrutinize
everything emanating from Germany and to resolve all
oubts in favor of the allies and against the Germans
the German people suffer because of this attitude of
kepticism, they have only themselves to blame Thew
he wild beast that called itself GermanyWa
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