The Washington times., 1918-11-17
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tree autumn The man who was to rule the world and
make his family greater than all others combined is
wanderer this is written seeking shelter where he is
not wanted in danger of his e His title is changed from
Kaiser to count
More than four years of fighting has ended the menace
Of autocracy from the throne. :,
Now what about autocracy from the gutter? s
It is disease called insanity that attacks the brain
The Kaiser represented that disease at the top of the social
structure. For the moment it is cured. i&!fs
There is another disease-bood poisoning often
starts in the feet. It causes death.
- Russia is suffering from blood poisoning hs foot of
the social body at this moment In some of the other
nations Europe the unthinkng mistake the symptoms of
blood poisoning for freedom ~. j -
How far is the blood poisoning to spread?
What viii the doctors Of democracy do to meet that
danger? ~ -
The is ended, and in each victorious country
donbtedy some great monument win be erected We invent
flying machines submarines wireless teegaphs but do
not change inside our skulls.
As the savages raised the great rocks at stonehenge
three by three, to show that they worshiped the sum-
had conquered their enemies so mpderns when we have
done ANYTHING or wish to adore anything raise stones
What would you writ on that monumentsof hegreat-
est war i it were high wide ysn Of granite and
Every father and mother stimulate useful thought
IN the family circle by asking the children and themselves
what they would write on such monument
First of all it that republican government many
times tested, comes out triumphant.
It is the victory of two great republics primarily that
is celebrated The highest honor stays with France She
held the German army within gunsho Of Paris poured out
her blood her money in the most magnificent courageous
effort that the world has even seen. "a
The Republic of France held German autocracy for
nearly three years Is
And then the German drive went on and the world
told to prepare for loss of the Channel ports the Repub
bic of America entered the eldad from that moment the
war was settled. e I
third nation, England actually republic though in
monarchy held the of the world while France
fought and held autOcracy on the land
And with all possible ra2idity and with absolute devo
on and disregard of their lives the English poured in their
help the French and held their part of the line as
rapidly as it could be done t..
It another victory for democracy For England is
democracy, keeping royal family and throne
Venience.
And Lloyd George stands out as the great democrat of
the age.
Another republic with King in name is Italy. This
King by radical successful revolutonsts in Italy
has proved himself real leader of the people And the
people grateful will doubtless continue his and his
The proof Italy democracy found in the fact
that she went into the not led personally by her King
but by writer and poet D'Annunzo While France held
back Prussia in the north Italy held Austria and Hungary
in the SOUTH protecting the southeastern frontier of France
keeping closed the great military roads that Napoleon built
permitting France to concentrate her energies of defense at
first and of attack later upon the armies of the Kaiser in
the northeast.
-Four great nations-the two great republics of the
world and two kingdoms that really repubics-divde
the honor the victory and peace announced six days
And there is ffth-Belgium. She faced with deter
mined resistance overwhelming power regardless of certain
defeat And that courage gave France few days pre-
pare for the unexpected attack.
Viewed historically the and the victory represent
the triumph Of the republican idea in government.
It would have been said that great military empire
preparing for forty years. and then with another great
empire its ally suddenly striking the blow would surely
unprepared divided nations without central auto
cratic authority.
~ With mind ruling the German side and with
many advisers and leaders the allies side it did look
dangerous and uncertain for weary months and years
But the democratic nations also knew enough to work
under one leader
England Italy, and America accepted French repub
Ican Foch They gave him voluntarily all the power the
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