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REVOLUTION
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The German empire was the last OF
the great autocracicS whose fall marks
the real significance Vi the war. In
Russia. AUSTRIA Hungary and finally in
Germany. irresponsible power gave
way before the irresistible forces OF
democracy. Germany. holding on TO
the last. kept up the hopeless struggle
until Fi"lh Marshal Won Hndenburg's
prophetic words. early in the war, came
true. The side with the strongest
r-rves' said h. would win" 1t was
the crumbling OF IN" home front which
made it impossibl" for Germany. not
withstandns her great armies in the
field. to carry on any longer.
The collapse ot Germany brings the
eclipse of tho German idea Of the state,
as opposed to the doctrine OF individ-
ual rights to which the nation clung
with hardly dissenting voice until
recently. Under this regime there was
developed a nation OF which miittar-
ISM was the embodiment. which muir
dcrad and piurdercd. was Needless Of
n" rights Of the Individual and made
terrorism matter Of studied policy.
This terrorism WAS directed against
not only Individuals hu; against ma
tons. against not only hostile nations
but those with which Germany was
officially at peace. Its systems Of
espionage. corruption and violence ex-
tended over the world. II was exem
plfied by the plots carried out in this
country under direction Of the govern
mNNt for the destruction Of mun!tion
plants and ships before the United
States entered the war. and by the eff
fort OF the German government 70 en-
brnil this country. then neutral in war
Tn M cani.nl -
Europe was free from German secret
agents in the years preceding the war.
and the nations lived in growing dread
of the huge military machine which
Germany was building up. to the nc
complis.lmcnt Of tho euperors boast
ings OF the shining sword and Ger
man toasts to Der Tag" in voces
which echoed around Inc world.
The virtual ending of this greatest
of conflict has come with dramatic
swiftness. Four months ago to-day
the German military power apparently
was NJ its height. The unchecked
forces nf tho enemy had battered their
w. through ttn French ara Rr; h
t!1's '!.ui .' "aS In danger and the
: British were fighting with th"tr backs
to the wall e. proven, themselves froIT
/ being forced To tho sea-. Late in July
Of an allied ""unt"r-attack between tho
AiSne and tho Marnr. The Germans
were hurled back along tho whole Soc
tn" and since that day the v!ctoriou1
! progress nf tho allies has been main
! tanned.
Various causes have contributed to
! this reversal. TIL" entrance of America
; into tho struggle. win her vast rs-
| sources Of men and materials. Is con-
i ,ndnd by the allies 10 have turned the
! scale. One IF :he most important Of
. fec>s of this country's act was the
! heartening TO an enormous extent nf
/ the w"aried allied nations and cor
! responding da;criora ion Of Germa n
| morals Exhaustion of German raw ma
/ tnriais and years Of scml-starvation
! ASSISTED IN the process of heating down
! ,Ee e.Iemy 10 a submissive frame OF
md Il Is also significant that the
q establishment OF Unqu"stoned allied
supremacy IN the field almost srnchro-
.lI2sd with :l.e uniftcetioa of military
: ":,nrroi aud The appointment Of general
:,v Marshal Foch 10 the pos, OF SUI
I creme command. Military "oE'm"ntH-
t.:s WITHOUT exception lay stress upon
! =. I,tport3rce Of single leadership and
tie eu,.iuy Of Foch in Streaming and
Graz turning the ',ae. Among the
| ItfG:v.iiuaI l>ntrrs. aside from F"ch
wllrsa rarlc. .:and "r' most pr"mi-
n"n:Ir. arc Mas Ial 1"ffre. who saved
! Fr1rr" IN her darkest days "t ~" Sun;
! ,n,r 81 1874: F'..'h Marshal iiag. tho
E,ri.i"h >'o..' nc ~: General l"ih!n. NJ
~, :,s,I .: go. !'-r,:rh forces: G"n"r'I
! p:a- $50 a." III" u ;'!.,n i''h' h'h'
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