The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-12
THE RETURN OF PEACE.

RoUNDLESS JOY and riotous exuberanoy marked the
announcement Of the signing OF the armstice, 1t is
fitting that such dngs should be hailed with tempesuous
enthusiasm The worlds greatest tragedy ended there must
inevitably return mighty surge of gladness And the
worlds greatest victory has been The enemies of
humanity are completely overwhelmed, their leaders fled
and their armies forced accept such the vicors
dictate Less severe than Hun commander might have
fixed those terms at least guarantee that Germany
again resume the struggle, were Germany so disposed
which unlikely after the events OF the past four months
Democracy has stood the severcst test Of ali times and
proved its right to live Starting unprepared INST a
military machine made perfect by forty years of metholc
preparations the free peoples wthstood the terrific
Slaught with heads bloody, but dnbowed" The long
dark days when barbarism held the vantage were borne
with undaunted heroism with thought OF yielding
Then America TO the relief Of those who had borne
50 much their high morale gayanizing energy the
weary but unbeaen force OF our gallant allies The tide
turned and victory complete and glorious potion.
Amid the noisy celebration and glad acclaim, even the
for those who fell along that bloody front from the
North Sea to Mesopoamia socned by the sure know
edge that they did not die in vain lmmorazed in heroic
sacrifice the great price they paid has for humanity
life in sane safer world All that they and their
comrades endured of the suffering and veissudes of bat
tie, was faced unfnchngy that all which humanity holds
dear might be saved from the devastation ruthless mon
arch ooSed against the world While time shall last their
fame is assured and their example prove help to
who live on and those who come after to prove worthy
OF the heritage they leave.
Everything America fought for was won as President
Wilson told the public yesterday Indeed all for which the
allies struggled long gained far it lies in the
power OF attain it, There remains an enormous
work OF reconstruction and readustment to which we must
turn hands and hearts with the same spirit OF
determination which bore through the war II is per
haps for America spared than begerenn from
the waste Of war to give most for this unfinished task
SO complex and widespread is this future task that can
be only touched upon in this article but il includes the
restoration Of France Belgium, Serbia and other regions
by the Huns It bringing order Of the
chaos in Russia and the enemy countries 1t giving
the soldiers who made this victory possible every comfort
AID consideration, until rehabilitation restores them 10
their accustomed places For diplomacy is all the com.
plicasd work OF adjustment OF boundaries and govern
men to safeguard the world against recurrence Of similar
suffering
Thus the return Of peace while arousing a spirit Of
gratitude and hilarious rejoicing, gives also nspra
ton for earnest future endeavor Our own readustment
is less difficult felt the strain OF war in lesser
measure, but is We must shift from
peace in such manner as to work least hardship in
labor circles and cause the least strain on commerce
finance and industry. It for make this greatest