The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-05
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
Ending Of the War.

Just now our country is feeling very
happy oyer the marvellous deliyerance
we have had from the scourge of war.
The war lords have been manacled. The
most deceitful and hypocritical nation
in existence; the nation that claimed to
be acting in self defense. when her
object was to establish mighty king
dom; that was waging a war of con-
quest and ACKNOWLEDGMENT has been
visited with just retribution.
She would have brought the world to
her feet, now she is suppliant at the
feet of the world powers. She has been
the great highway robber among ma
tions, the arch hypocrite of all history.
She prated about the war being thrust
upon her, of her unwiIlingness to en-
gage in aggressive measures; about the
necessity of defending her country
against the determination of enemies to
ruin her. About the sacrifice she was
making to preserve her national terri
torial integrity, She claimed she had
no dream of world dominion and had no
designs upon the autonomy of her
neighbors. Not they!! Only military
necessity compelled her to invade Bel
GUM as defensive measure. The only
mutilated non combatants; killed women
and children of England from the air
because London was military base.
Last July the Reichstag declared
against indemnities or lamentations.
Yet when Russia admitted defeat and
sued for peace, Germany proposed to
seige all Russian territory worth hav-
ing and imposed indemnity to the
amount of four billion dollars upon the
people of that part of Russia that was
not worth having. Had she succeeded
in crushing Europe she would have in
vaded America. But the Lord rules and
non can stay His hand and to Him we
are indebted for our deliverance.
The brutal mutilation and base en-
slaying Of women and children are over
The deportation, misery. horror and
maltreatment of prisoners are a thing
of the past. Even after the armlstice
was signed the heartless Williams turn
ed out prisoners i'll fed and half clothed
to find their way to the lines of the
allies to suffer and perish by the scores.
England had to put stop to it which
she did instanter. Goethe was right
when he said. The Prussian was born
brute and education makes him a
savage. r" The Kaiser and his gang were
the instruments of precipitating this
most stupendous war of history. The
world failed to recognize the eternal
verities of truth, right and justice.
Kings claimed to hold their power by
divine right hence defied law and law.
They set out to rule the world but have
brought down upon their own heads the
fearful penalty of breaking the laws of
the universe. Rulers and people alike
ignore the eternal verities. defied God
and set at nought His authority. So He
allowed them to attempt to run the
universe though it has resulted in signal
and humiliating failure. The penalty
for misrule from Noah to the present
hour, has been inflicted with unfailing
certainty. Selfish and self willed peo-
pie would not heed the voice of God, so
destruction has come upon them.
A nation that ignores the principles
of righteousness and justice brings its
own destruction. Imperialism is the
ban of civilization and works it's own
downfall. In 1914 the Kaiser said they
were the chosen people. The spirit of
God has descended upon me, for l am
emperor of Germany. l am the in
strument of the most high. l am HIS
sword and spokesman. Misery and
death to all those who oppose my will,
and who do not believe in my mission.
Misery and death to towards. All
enemies of the German people shall be
annihilated. God has decreed their de-
struction. God commands you through
my mouth to carry out His will. But
the worlds greatest criminal has been
halted in his infamous career of blood
shed and oppression. He consigned to
the limbos of ignomy and shame and is
despised by every liberty loving, honest
and patriotic citizen of all countries.
He is sad spectacle. His power is
withered as was his arm. He is the de-
tested man of civilization. The tomb
that misguided men have erected to his
memory will be spat upon by the child
rem and friends of those whose skulls
grin at his infamy. He is kicked out,
There is not semblance of glory in his
passing NOT even likeness of mock
heroic in his departure. 1t was as sor-
did as the dismissal of dishonest ser
want. He is thrown overheard by his
subjects, as the national Jonah, and is
now-this man chosen of odl!-suffer-
ing punishment more bitter than death
or exile, that is if he is capable of feel
ing. He left debt on his country of
which civilization demands payment in
full. But let GERMANY nav for her