South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

clude a Poland which reached the Baltic at Danzic
and comprehended Posen as well as western Galicia In
the fashion have accepted the view that
JugOSavs shall occupy all Adratic Iittoral
for the portions which belong rightfully
have determined that Asace- Lorraine shall return 70
France and we have resolved that Germany shall pay
dollar for dollar and brick for brick for the terrible
devastations of her Belgium France
MUST RENOUNCF
DREAMS OF YEARS.
All of this means but thing. II means that the
Germany which emerges from this war will be weak
ened other nation will be weakened IL
that the Germans will TO lay aside all the
dreams which they have cherished half century.
dreams of world power accept conditions growing
out Of their conduct OF the which genera
ton leave Germany crippled think there is
single one Of the conditions which have sketched
above which is not consonant with the
the sense of justice of civilization do think
of them is non-essential making Of a safe
peace and an honorable peace peace which shall
guarantee the world against another tragedy grant
ed all this the German military situation so bad
that Germany will accept such terms?.
do not believe this is the n contrary
the German armies despite great reverses are
numerous powerful capable Of sustained resista nee
They have before them whole winter for recuperaton
after few weeks Of fighting and they have be-
hind them admirable lines resistance far
side Of German territory If the Ger
mans will halt at the line of Antwerp
Metz. the he present campalsn We may see
them standing the shorter and stronger line
Of Antwerp, Brussels, Namur- NIezeres-NIetz in the
spring or even at the line of the Meuse from to1and
to the front north Of Verdun. line is
the line of the Ardennes. there is the line
of the Rhine. strong as know and certain TO
be strengthened in the months
Is it not conceivable that German general staff
will calculate that break the force of allied
attack between the Schedt and the German frontier
py the enu OF one more campaign and that
hausted world will, last to peace by ne
gotation, which will save for Germany, her con
quests of 1914191S her position of August 4 14
her position she on her great and tragic
adventure? As it stands peace such terms as are
conceivable means the surrender Of all Germany's as
pirations, ambitions a actual assets
MILITARY SITUATION
NOT WORST POSSIBLE.
he mi nofC bo5
not yet sufficiently bad to rulers and lead
be had from the Napoleon better terms
than William II can now obtain in between
Lepsc and Fonainebleau the result ruin but the
alternative was the sacrifice Of his dreams European
domination For many months Napoleon believed that
he could wear out his foes that he separate them
by playing their rivaIries> he believed
that France would against invader in 1914 as
it did in 1892. His calculations were wrong hut the
German general staff is not likely to accur-
atey.
1t that the decision Of the 6orld of the
allied world, with respect Germany s so clear so
definite and SO fatal to German hopes German flu
ture' that those who rule Germany bound fight
on. because between the which are now OBTAIN
able and those which obtana bic after military
defeat complete defeat there is no great margin of
difference and there is still, them the chance re-
mote but real that they may escape decisive defeat
and endure until WEAKNESS domestic unrest
in allied countries make peace by negotiation in
eVlaoe And peace by negotiation means the salvage
for Germany Of much of very much. from the wreck
As see it. the situation is this The German general
stan expects 10 escape decisive defeat
10 stand with its mass of armies still un,roken
strong defensive system when bad weather
closes the campaign of 1918 Despite losses of men,
material and territory, will then claim has de-
feated the allied effort decision and that mas
demonstrated that decision possible that the
war must so on indefinitely at a terrible unless
Is ended Oy negotiation. Then will begin o
reorganization by the German the next
campaign and the fertilization of lines on the
basis of the lessons of the present campaign.