The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-29
That Is What Every American
Must Do in Order That War
Shall Be Won
DEMOCRACY BEING TESTED
Victory Over Teuton Despotism a Mat
ter of Money and Each Patriot
VIII Deny Himself All but Me-
cessities That 1t May Be
Achieved. =
BY HERBERT QUICK.

often read that 1t takes a despotism
to do things
The Germans believed that they
could win this war and conquer the
world for two reasons; first, because,
in spite of some things which look
democratic, the German empire is a
despotism; and, second. because it is
the first despotism in the history of
the world which has reached a very
high point in general physical and
mental development. They and many
people in the democratic countries be-
lieved that they could win against the
democracies of the world
Democracy, they said, would be the
anvil; despotism the hammer.
Democracy would be the whale;
despotism would be the swordfish.
Democracy would be the target;
| despotism the gun.
Democracy would be the deer: des-
| potism the wolf
Democracy the huge, unwieldy graz
ing animal; despotism the flesh eater
with fangs and claws
Surprises for Despotsm.
The splendid resistance of Belgium
and France, the magnificent rallying
! Of Great Britain to the trumpet call,
and the intrepid decision of Italy to
join in resistance to the German at
Tack, were the greatest surprises which
up to that time had ever been encoun-
| tered by despot. Before the war had
been going on for six months some
Of the wisest of the cold and cruel
minds of Germany began to wonder
whether after all the democracies of
the world were not too strong to be
overcome.
And then came the biggest surprise
Of the war. The greatest democracy
CT the world-the United States-slow.
~ began to realize that the whole
cause of freedom for the common man,
not only in Europe and in Asia, but
here in America, were at stake in this
var. Slowly the idea began to pene-
rate the American mind that the
Vaccinations of Germany constitute
a greater peril to this country than did
the Issue fought out in the American
revolution or the decisive strife Of our
own war between the states.
America saw at last that IL Germany
wins this war democracy viii have
: failed; not only the democracy of Eu
ropean countries, but the democracy o.
the world. There would be nothing
: left for us through all the future blu
: q losing fight against the most crue
, and efficient despotism of all time
y And finally, in spite of our owl
peaceful history, in spite of our owl
6 love of peace, in spite of German lie
: and German propaganda, and Thu
damnable plots of German spies, tn
United States acted.
) The nation reached slowly for tn
a sword, drew it, and plunged with al
her mighty power into this dreadfu
i fray.
h And so, on some of the bloodiest bat
n tlefelds that ever desolated the so
d of any country our splendid America
i soldiers are bearing the Stars an
, Stripes to victory.
DEMOCRACY IS PROVING ITSEL
; EFFICIENT.
n They carry the Stars and Stripes t
victory alongside the flags of Grea
Britain, France, Italy and a score {
other nations, because they know ths
they are fighting the old battle {
right against wrong, of democrat
against despotism, and that if the
lose, the whole history of the Unite
States becomes at once as If it neve
I, had been.
Democracy is Proving Efficient.
That is the thing which must strii
terror to the hearts of the poisoner
: violators and baby killers of Berlin.
We have met and vanquished IL
submarine. We are now placing
the field in Europe our second milliC
of men, and back of that second m
lion there is third million, a four
million, fifth million and still 9th
millions of men.
y We have shown ourselves efficie
in production. We have more tn;
made good our promise to send fo'
is to our allies. We have organized O.
Mt industries for war.
IS, We have firmly resolved that havil
er drawn the sword we will throw aw
=" The scabbard and never sheath tn
81. sword except in victory.
mt Victory Matter of Money.
W But this war is a progressive thir
1t cannot be won through things :
have done, but must be carried on
w. victory through things which we mi
do in the future. On one side we s
that splendid host of young men c.
4 rying our banners in the BATTLEFIELD
of France and Flanders. On the otf
side we must remember that war, a
this war more than any other "
a which was ever waged, is matter
food. of shelter, of clothing. of mu
:. tons, of weapons. of roads, of /
n gines. or cars, of ships, Of hospita
cs medicines, and of everything VIII
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