The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-05-24
THIS WAR IS ONE OF SELF
PRESERVATION.

1ISIC3 cay AHNOlJ Abobt "NS
Kaiserdom seeking world domination
and perilously near encompassing 1t
unless the world united to repel him."
Thus the radical land reformer sees
the issue. Is there anyone still blind
to il?
But were we ia America directly
threatened? WE WERE, AND WE ARE
THREATENED. A German book pub
lished 10 the United States in 1914.
and called Truth About Germany"
sought to inflame US against England
and France, and TO persuade us that
America and Germony had common
ideals, characteristics, and methods.
MAY God save usD 1t argued
smoothly: 1.-TWO nations united by
such common incllnatlons and ideals,
boldness of enterprise, far-sighted-
ness, quickness of decision, admiration
for intellectual achievements, can not
help being exceedingly congenial to
each other" Pleasant words-but
lying tongue. Would Germany, once
master of Europe, remember our
''congeniality," and be good
neighbor IN the Americas?
The Germans when writing for
home consumption hold a different
language about world relations and
"neighbors." Formerly German
thought was shut up 10 her German
| corner, but now the world shall have
( its coat cut toGermAn measure, and as
far as our swords fash and German
blood flows. the circle of the earth shall
come under the tutelage of German
activity" IA sturdy German egoism
must characterize all political action.
-. The first principle of our policy,
at home and abroad, must be that in
everything that happens the Germans
should come off best, and the others
should have bad time of it," A
nice, congenlal neighbor!
But Germany, when honest.
directly avows her purpose, ultimately,
against America. We must awake
up" or we will be the easy "next
step' in her ambitions. Germany
may in less than two centuries
succeed In dominating the whole
globe If only it can 10 time strike !
out a new course and definitely |
break with Anglo-American methods
OF government, and with the state
destroying ideals or the Revolution"
She is trying out her "new coursen
now. zone thing alone can profit |
the German people: the acquisition of
new territory, -. that alone can |
really promote the diffusion, the
growth, and the deepening of Ger
manism." Before seeking to found
Greater Germany in other CONT.
nents, we must seek to create
Greater Germany in Central Europe"
I'VE must -. see TO it that the
outcome OF our next successful war
must be the acquisition of colonies.
1--WE must make room for an empire
or Germanic race which shall number
100000 900 inhabitants, 10 order that
we may hold our own against masses
such as those of Russia and the
United States.n
otill further, it is no longer secret
that Germany, while we were still
unprepared-were neutral-and while
Germany still ostensibly sought our
friendship, secretly planned, when
victorious in Europe, to pick a
quarrel with US and wiring from us
part Of the costs of the Euronean war
IL Inc American 'easy chair" is
SUili loo comfortable for serious
thought of what Germany means to
40 10 US, then America deserves the
rate 10 store for her. This is the
material side of our peril, but there IS
another and deeper side.
This war is OUR war, to secure opr !
purposes In national and information
ii development. If Germany should
WIN, her principles must triumph and
lorce alone must rule the world, with
Inc strong exploiting the earth. II
inc war ends in drawn battle. with