Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-29
russian Armies We're Not De-
!. feated on Battlefield but
I Spirit Was Undermined.
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or allies ON the western front Is
u hing but what might have been
expected In the fact ~ such , chow
of strength As che Germans arc max
ira The concentration OF artlier,
fr. along the lire Of attack is so
urtlIy that Il would have been folIy
I. the English general staff t. have
decided not 10 Yield ground The
operations IN this battle are no dif-
i.rcng except IN MAGNITUDE from
those ~ previous cAmpaigtgs. but
stIi there has been sufficient. $50 far
90 give the enemy great hopes and
flushed with the anticipation NJ im-
mediate victory, the star or the kai.
o.. now stands at It's zenith
H.i the victory of the German. II
hrf Do" wins IN this great war will
aHt Doc decided In any one battle
This IS a contest OF prop cF. and that
side viii he NanuulShed Whubc moral
FLOOR is first broken The kaiser
Knows this, and his drive is not 50
much AZ the forts OF Paris. as u is
Of The heart Of the allies II he cau
srnf mortal terror to the souls OF
Che English, French. Italians and
Am"rl'7ns the war Ia won for him,
amt not until then Tho Russian
or .." W .'' ll'N itNAAalN.A Nll lIlf NhI
tn.Uid hut II was only when the
sp.rt ot the nation was undermined
to- the Hun tore down the barri-
rados ~ the holy empire
Nud Wilhelm has no moro cffcc.
utc weapon IN his psychological
drive for world dominion than tRr
Cr,uln sympathizer In the land Of
The tJlser's enemy who, Just al this
ua. when the fate Of the world is
hH.lug In the air like a feather 10
be ."wn by the rrst wind that Ftirs.
IS spreading his poisonous propa-
Endu. lust now Is the time su-
W'uy for him To get in his deadly
uuf. When every man, who owes
his ic and liberty To th&sprotcctlon
Of ftls heneficirnt government
should be making new resolves TO
irAer aid, In whatever way he can,
he prosecution OF the war, these
tyil birds 20 about croaking into the
ear OF every one who Wlll.listen. that
he cause OF freedom Is lost that we
had no buBiness In this war In the
irst place: that II Is a war 10 pro-
tea, the interests OF the rich and the
poor must pay tho price Anything,
Ucry thing TO poison the loyalty and
he heart OF the patriot. lie casts
vague inslnuations against the mo-
lives of those In high places and
sometimes We even hear calumnies
flung at our noblo president. But
aeyer q word do We hear him speak
i the despoiled women Of Belgium
never do We hear this man refer to
the crucified Canadians. He is also
silent about the deeds OF baby XIII /
lug Zeppollns and tho outlaw sub
marine
This wolf within our fold Is the
most cowardly OF all those who are
serving the kaiser Whatever else
may he said OF them. we must ad-
nue the personal CouraEe OF tho
men who man the submarines and ]
,ar'y on the ghastly work In their J
, f0d damp cells beneath tho waves; q,
ni we cannot but say that those /
Eho fly hundreds Of miles across the /
yea to launch their engines Of death, |
wen upon the heads " helpless ba-
9les nre possessed nf some kind OF
gdacity, But what say you OF this I
hing Ia human form who has come .
% this free country OF ours to es
APE the tyranny of his own despotic /
government. which regards not the /
tghts Of the individual, and when .
be has enjoyed all the protection OF /
our humane laws and the benefits
N our public Institutions the same
~ II he we're 20 the manner born, and I
cow, when that beast from which I
be escaped makes war upon us, at
snce becomes his most efficient ally |
This so called man runs no risks of
widcn death Ike bis brother under
me sea nor like his kinsman above
al. l.. . la. .sFtF "a .,f -
heart and his beloved daughters |
IUud IN no danger uf the fate OF the |
Women of Belgium, he knows that
bis property ~ AZ much protected as
hat OF the most loyal citizen, Yet. |
Hsr at this hour when the insttu- |
tons which are protecting him are |
IN danger OF being crushed by the |
inrmer master NJ this slave his heart /
Ellhin him leaps with joy and he can I
20 longer Withhold from expression /
he hopes he has for the victory of
biz old taNmaster lie yearnB once /
more for the flesh pots of autocracF /
klr the mama Of freedom IS stale I'm Z
Ills mouth. True, he proclaims his
patriotism In general terms Yes, 7
tIt examine. II you will, the details !
" his practical patriotism. You viii !
Ind he owns no liberty bonds, or
, few as he thinks h safe 20 be
bound with; that his subscription to |
lte Red Cross and the Y VI e. \.
ire II anything the minimum no
tuubt this hypoCritiCal l'rHh Hcep
, cooking TO the time when his mas
Ter will set foot upon the sacred soil
2t this fair republic and substitute
hultur for the bill of rights. when
brely he will receive his reward
us hopes rise as he scans the bul
huH boards and reads Of the advance
n the armies Of Hindenburg IN
France. He discounts reports ~ the
leIrihle casualties inflicted upon the
Huns and eNuERerateH all accounts
" German victory. He says anything
10 hortlfy the minds OF the weak and
tering--that is, everything ne
tlres TO say, and IN some Communi-
lies. where fun grown he-patrioN
ire few. his daring Is limited only h}
b. Imagination
Future generations will comment
'p0n the long g-suffcrlng patience OF
ilH American people at this trying
lmr or will they call Il "lpng-suf-
ltrng patience 20 Rather viii thcS
brand us fools for allowing this in-
i1 1,ous propaganda to go unchecked
tEht under our very eyes. Our gov
'Hment ~ maintained only hy con
icnt and support OF tho people, and
We allow the morale OF our ma
VHu tu be deyitllizcd by these har-
l'rrrs OF autorTacy we are but tao
or. eOusenting 20 the undoing uf our
W. hard-wcn freedom. Let uE In