Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
ship accords with the false philosophy
Of tho state and German destiny with
which they have been indoctrinated

ship Accord0 with the false philosophy
Of tho state and German destiny with
which they have been indoctranated
and poisoned. A defeat OF the military
machine must open their eyes to the
hidious futil!ty Of their political course.
The German government will then be
changed as its people will have 1t
changed, to avoid the recurrence Of
such tragedy as they have deliber-
ately prepared for themselves.
Why W. Must Help.
But now we are at danger point.
England and France and Russia since
1914 have been fighting the battle of
the world and fighting for us in Ameri-
ca. The three years or more Of war
drained their vitality, strained their
credit, exhausted their man power,
subjected many Of their non combat
ants to suffering and destruction, and
they have the war WEAKNESS which
dulls the earlier eager enthusiasm for
the principles at stake. Now specious
proposals for peace are likely to be
most allurng to the faint hearted, and
most powerful in the hands Of the
traitors.
""We have. for the first time in the
history of our republic, begun a war
right. We have begun with con-
scription law which requires service
from men of certain age from every
walk Of life. 1t is democratic in prin-
ciple, and yet it offers to the govern
ment the means OF selecting so that
those who shall be sent to the front
No hn
nation there and those best able to
do the work in field and factory es~
sential to our winning at the front,
may be retained. We have adopted
q merit system of selecting from the
intelligent and educated youth Of the
country, the company officers OF an
army OFT million and half or two
million that we are now preparing.
THE lessons Of the three years Of
the war are being learned and applied
in our war equipment and in neutra
lizing, by new construction. the sub
marine destruction Of commercial
transports. Food conservation is pro-
vided for. But. of course, it takes time
for hundred million OF peace lovers
and non -militarists to get ready, how
ever APT, HONcNel pdlllotiS, hoNSNSA
determined. 1t is in the period Of the
year before the United States can be-
gin to fight that the strain is to come
in Europe. But Germany is stopped
on the western and Italian ffronts.
The winter is harder on her than on the
allies.
Will Be Heard on Peace Terms.
when the war is won the United
States will wish to be heard as to
peace terms. The United States will
terial conquest. II. is moral victory
the world should win. I think I do not
mistake the current Of public senti-
ment turnout our entire country IN
saying that our people will favor an
international agreement by which the
peace brought about thru such blood
and suffering and destruction and
enormous sacrifice shall be preserved
by the joint power Of the world.
Meantime, let US hope and pray that
all the allies will reject proposals for
settlement and compromise Of every
nature; that they will adhere rigidly
and religiously to the principle that
until a victorious result gives secur:
ty that the world shall not again be
drenched in blood thru the insanely
selfish policy Of a military caste ruling
a deluded people intoxicated with ma
terial success and power, there will be
no peace"