The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-13
THE RESOLVE OF HUMANITY.

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the hope Of breaking through the British or French
mics or both Up to this hour the mightest armies that
Germany could ASSEMBLE have met with failure in trying
to disable the forces of civilization Still further ef-
forts viii be made some Of them perhaps formidable
as that which began on March 81 But we steadfasty
believe that the German power eliminated in March, and
that every succeeding battle will beray the dwindling
strength of the enemy. Yet he will fight for he has
other recourse except to for peace the allies terms
That must be the end of this warpeace on the terms
laid down by civilization Those terms must provide fol-
the permanent disarmament of the German empire, if
should remain an empire The world cannot trust the
German empire in any peace promises, guarantees
pledges The only safe for liberty pursue is
dsam its enemy and this must be pursued to the
end, no matter how great the time effort required
Nothing is so necessary to his liberty He can
afford to pay any price necessary to obtain and establish
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The idea persists that this must end in compro-
mise under which Germany will return substantially to
the position she occupied just before the outbreak How
there be such outcome when the real issue stake
considered? Is humanity to make compromise where
by it will be half free and half threatened with Ger
man mastershp? Is there condition in which nation
may be half slave and half free? The United States
answered that question so years ago.
outward evidence Of world revolution that cannot stop
until its purpose has been fulfilled That purpose is the
ed of what motives inspired it. The essential fact is
that part of humanity stripping itself of all response
bity to God and man, and arming itself with modern
powers on tremendous SCALE attacked the remainder
of humanity for the purpose Of making subject in all
respects to one wil-to ensIave it.
Contemporary humanity has not yet recovered from its
supefacton in trying to comprehend the astounding fact
that leading nation in the twentieth century, should
in twnkng cast off all pretense of civilization and
stand forth stark barbarian bent upon the slaughter
nations until they have all been either killed ensaved
There explanation, and in due time the whole story
will be unfolded and understood There is not time fol-
that now
Assailed and dazed humanity has risen superbly to its
defense The greatest nations in the world link
ed together comrades in compact that will not enc
this side of DEATH They supported by all other
tons without regard to race color forms Of govern
ment Mankind is beginning to understand that it is
fight which must end either with the death of the
or the death of human freedom Seeing that fact
clearly every day. the free of hits world sharpen
ing their swords filling their wallets and gathering to
gether for a finish fight. They will remain free. Blu
more than hat glorious than that, hey will make
their brethren free.
Before this ends there will not be human being
who is robbed of his right to share in governing himself
The rule that any born of shall have the rgh
to snuff out the lives of millions of his fellows for thu
sake of extending his own power the wOrld-thi
rule is in process Of extinction Tens Of millions of
conquerabe souls yes hundreds of millions of free pirt
have resolved that that rule shall be exguished from thu
book of mankind They have resolved that the worship
ers of that rule shall surrender be put DEATH They
have resolved that all shall be given power that is
long overdue the power to determine their
ment and name their own governors.
When these deeps inthe soul of mankind are sounded
it needs prophet to forete the end of William Hohen
zollern and those of his followers who persist in the
project of shackeling humanity He and they will b.
swept away in the blast and the sands of the desert vii
be easier to indemnity than the bones Of Hehenzolern
Washington Past.
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