Republican farmer., 1918-11-08
THE AUSTRIAN ARMIsTICE

HE NEWS from Europe has been since July IS inspir
 alton to the American people. As the months progress cd the news increasingly raised in the hearts of the nation the emotions that attend the successful employment of armed power Within the past few weeks the results of American in ervention have approached the climatic stage Each day. and sometimes each hour, has brought it's cheering, its um- phant dings.
 Bulgaria the autocraic power to uccumb key made unconditional surrender Austria broke into ag ments The Czechs took Prague and named of it's chef streets Wilson street. The ugoSavs seized the Aus ran fleet excepting the first baeship which the a ans recently destroyed Wilson Jugo-Savs offer the Austrian fleet for service in the naves of the Allied powers On the western front at the portion where the Italians stand guard the Italian armies with few Americans and Brit lsh participating, routed the Austrian hosts took 100000 p oners and vast materials of war.
 The Austrans demanding armsce have received it., terms that the equivalent unconditional Germany threatened at every point her frontiers trust herself to the American terms every jo and title The Kaiser not yet removed from his throne shall be- Por tions of the Kaiser subjects canor for tribunal which shall try him. and his lords for the high crimes and misde by which millions of German have sacri- feed ard German trade and German industry all but ob erated
 America entered black Encouragement brooded over the Allied camps Gloom the haban of Allied council chambers Germany driving toward Paris with energy that seemed irresistible
 Nor could America enter into such situation without giving The country vast its endless But the Americans people of peace The military tradition had almost ceased among them. The young been taught for of years that the world the the great the young believed for the most part that
 
 gone folly.
 There in the hearts of most Americans belief democracy that superior in initiative and in moral pow the belief to its trial in the fire experi and hearts fearful
 The experience is triumph No people before made such America makes History does not describe great a victory gained by exeron tring, when measured against the forces in OppOstiOn With losses insignificant compared with the numbers involved America brought auocracy to its knees and the breed of emperors
 This happy conclusion of democratic has not been accomplished by aone but much by the spirit of democracy Germany cracked and pleaded long the German military power crushed. Austria crumbed because its armies beaen its beaten Austria has crumbed The crmbng of Austria is the result of internal exposiOn Austria is by the energy subjects who, inspired by Mr. Wilson's fourteen points and desiring to be eemen tore down the empire set up free governments, each people its
 The Rameses Cyrus Xerxes Alexander Caesar Frederick the Great and Napoleon fought for Empire fought right to govern, will n the greatest possible number human beings.
 Among commanders in chief of gigantic military establish men Wilson alone conceived the ideal of and fought not to rule other but for the right men to rule themselves fought the triumph armed power but for the triumph of intending peace
 This is glorious day for America and for the This is joyful day for America and for mankind The Grand Army of the World the most splendid youth of the ages vii soon return again to home and country.