The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-13
KAISER MAKES PEACE
SPEECH TO WORKMEN
(Continued From Page u

Jeers, mockery and contempt COM
posed the answer
He up above knows my sense OF
responsibility. Repeatedly during
the past months the responsible
leaders of the imperial government
have unambiguously given 10 under
stand to every one who wished to
understand that we are ready at all
times to offer the hand OF peace
The emperor declared the answer
OF Germany's enemy was the out
spoken will to destruction, the disin-
tegration, the crushing OF Germany.
To make peace" he added, two
are necessary. ii either is unwill-
ing, the other cannot. presuming
that he does not overthrow the
other. Thus, we are confronted
with the enemy's absolute will to
destruction. And against this abso-
lutte will TO destruction we must
place our absolute will 10 preserve
our existence.
Our brave army out there has
shown you this will and deed. When
ever in assault or withdrawal or
trench fighting, the only thing that
matters is the enemy should lose as
much as possible. That has occurred
and continues 10 occur.
Boasts of His Navy.
Our death-defying navy also has
proved that. 1t beat the enemy at
the Skagerrak, despite his great su-
periority. Our U-boats, like con-
suming worm, gnaw al the vitals
more than our enemies will admit.
Even though, in the opinion OF
many among you, it is lasting TOO
long, every German man and every
German woman must, in Witnessing
these incompatible heroic deeds OF
our army and our navy. be aware
that we are fighting and struggling
for existence, and that We must
make the utmost effort to defend
ourselves VIGOROUSLY, not only
through the work, but as regards
the thoughts OF our people.
Many among you have often
asked yourselves during this long
war: How did such a thing hap
pen? Why did we have to undergo
such a thing after 40 years OF peace ?
/ think it 4 question well worthy OF
an answer and which must be AN
swered for the future-for our chill
dlen and our grand children.
Philosophical Buncombe.
81 have thought long on the mat
ter and have come to the following
answer:
In this world God clashes with ,
evil. That is how things have been
ordered from on high-the yes and |
the no; the no Of the doubling
mind against the yes OF the creative
mind: the no of the pessimist !
against the yes OF the optimist; the
no OF the unbeliever against the yes
Of the champion of faith; the yes OF
Heaven against the no OF he'll.
You will acknowledge that ! am
right in describing this war as~the
product OF a great negation. And do |
YOU ask what negation it is? 1t is |
the negaton of the German peoples |
right to existence. 1t is the negation
Of all our continual war. q negation
Of achievements, 4 negation OF all !
our work.
Says World Jealous of Germany.
The German people was indus
.rious. mediatative, assiduous. imag-.
native in all domans. 1t worked
with body and soul. But there were
people who did not wish to work.
Jut 10 rest on their laurels. Those
were our enmies. We got close to
hem through our profitable work
md the development OF our indus
.ry, science and art: through our
popular education and social legis-
alton. Thereby, our people throve,
md then came the enemy.
The enemy induced other ene-
nies TO fight and war came upon us
md now tina: our opponents see
hat their hopes have been decep-
i've, and how our mighty generals,
lfter whom your new workshop: