Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09


In effect, all this would mean the
absolute surrender Of Germany. and
the allies would be in Il position to die
tate and enforce any peace arrange
,npntS they saw fit to make. Ii is the
intention of the allied governments,
and lh" ardent desire Of the allied
armies and peoples. that nothing less
than this shall be demanded of Ger
MANY. Whether the Huns have yet
been brought to Il condition where
they will accept such terms was Il queS-
ton. Many military authorities be-
lieve they will elect to fight for a
while longer before submitting SO alb
iec.ly, and millions Of the soldiers and
civilians of the allied nations fcrvent-
~ hope this will be the case. 9th
prwi>e, they feel, Germany would es-
cape too easily from suffering some of
those horrors of war which her armed
forces have ruthleSsly inflicted on 9th
cr> and over which her people have
-',;a.ed with savage glee. OF course
no such deliberate inhunanitieS as the
German soldiers have practiced could
or would he practiced by the troops of
The allies. but the German cities and
towns could be made to feel the ter
rible llaId>nip> that accompany Occu-
latinn by an invading enemy. and the
inhabitants could be taught lesson
that would 60 far toward deterring
them from ever supporting a war Of
aggression, even if their rulers wee
left with the power to start Suci, Il
conflict. The allies are not vindictive.
but they intend that stern justice shall
be meted out to Germany; and in this
the American soldiers who have seen
what has been done to Belgium and
northern France are, if possible, more
determined than the soldiers of any
other nation. They. and all rightmind
ed Americans ut home. feel that
sloppy sentimentality of the forgive
y"ur-enerly" order has no place in
dealings with the Huns.
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If Germany accepts the terms of the
;l:lnistice and begins to carry them
ont in apparent good faith, the great
war may he considered as virtually
ended. This. however. does not mean
that yeace will be negotiated with the
present government of Germany.
Prince Max the chancellor, sought
again last week to re;iSSure President
Wilson as to the genuineness of the
German reforms by which the people
are supposed to have come into con-
troll of the government. But Mr. Will
son. as well as the governments Of
Great Britain and France, is more
than >keptical. 1t is true that the COM
mon people Of Germany are being al
lowed 10 speak and even to act as
never before, but it is far from GER
tain that the powers Of government
apparently granted to them cannot be
wiped out in Il moment by the kaiser
and his masters, the iunkerS, when
they have attained thei: ends. The
whole matter of German governmental
i..NS and methods is too complicated
COR discussion in these columns but it
will repay careful study by those who
wish I" keep abreast of the current of
events.
Despite repeated demands, in the
press and public speeches, that he alb
t!ic;tlr. the kaiser refuses to sacrifice
himself for the good Of his country.
~ is reported to have said he would
ne Willin" To become the hereditary
PRESIDENT of Germany, and also that
when he considers the right moment
las come. he will step down from his
throne. The Socialist papers. especial
~. have been denouncing him and his
:is>'"i;teS bitterly, and the fact that
his has gone unpublished. shows that
'lle antocracy is losing ground fast.
The resignation of Gen. Erich Lu-
d.Edorff. first quartermaster general
and considered the brains of ue
German army, had Il marked effec: in
Germany. being taken to signify the
i'NiiittIl VI HlliltiIiSiH. I1H uGSt, IL
was supposed, because the control Of
military matters was put in the hands
"f the civil authorities. 1t Wa report
ed that Won IIindenhurg wHa!d order
the courl-iarti.il of LlldenG:,rff Who
Will later or.lc: the couri-martial Of
"lilndy was not stated
a.
Germany now stands abandoned by
her allies, for Austria-Hungary was
Hrgin" quick action on her plea for Il
separate armistice and peace. The
dlSintegration Of Austria Hungary.
noted last week. made rapid progress.
The Croatian parliament ut Agram de
creed the total separation Of Croatia.
.~';Tcnia and Dalmatia from Hungary.
IN" tZecho-SlOvaks got into action
ana cut the railroad between Berlin
;'hd Vienna near Boslenbach, so that