The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-17
3 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1918.
WHO WILL DARE TO MAKE PEACE?

Austria-Hungary, the catspaw of Germany in
starting this war, is the catspaw of Germany in
trying to end it, now that Germany realizes
that defeat is inevitable.
For many months after Germany had severed
all connections with civilization, Austria-H Hun
gary contrived to maintain a hypocrtical pre-
tense of responsibility which deceived the al
lies to some extent. Mr. Lloyd George and
President Wilson apparently had some confidence
in Austrias good faith for they both stated
that the Acknowledgement of Austria was out
side the scope of the aims of those nations at
war against Germany. Later, both the British
and United States governments had reason to
regret that they had entertained the idea of
separating Austria from Germany
The Hapsburg government has been corrupt
for centuries, but it has not been serve tool
OF Germany until comparatively recently. Bis
1narck humbled the Hapsburgs, and William II
has treated them as the hirelngs they are. The
two bolshevik traitors, Lenine and Trotzky, vile
as they are, can at least claim company with
Emperor Carl of Austria, who has sold his
honor and his natio4, to the same syndicate that
purchased Lenne and Trotzky.
A peace overture from Austria-Hungary is a
Belgium and France It is an invitation to
civilization to clasp the foul and blood-stained
hand that betrayed and assassinated Serbia.
Roumania and Russia, set fire to America s
factories and bridges, torpedoed the Lusitania,
sJrewed bombs upon women and children in
London and Paris, and with fendish malice de-
stroyed farms, orchards, villages, and roads in
France.
What a eat for the fiends, what laughter
there would be in the confines of hell if civil
zation should be deceived into taking the hand
OF its assassin
The world will not be deceived There will
be no peace by negotiation with assassins
Germany, possessing force and inspired by
greed, deliberately started this war. 1t has not
gone to suit Germany. Civilization, almost
overwhelmed, has rallied and is now about to
shake off and STAY its assailant And the muir
derer asks for parley
Germany started this war. Civilization will
finish it,
No one seemed to see clearly in 1914 that the
could not end until mankind was liberated
from all systems which deny the principle OF
government with the consent of the governed
Mankind itself did not know that it was to be
shocked ana bayonetted into universal alarm
and wrath, to eliminate in universal uprising
for liberty. Many minds are still dark. They
fail to understand that this is war for uni
yersal liberty, and not misunderstanding that
can be patched up by few diplomats appointed
by Germany and the allies.
The objective of mankind is liberty, not
peace. 1t is humiliation of the systems that
control mems liberties not the humiliation Of
the German people OF the expansion of allied
territory. It is not a territorial or materia
war. It is purely struggle of spirit trying t.
attain its object by using the hammer of force
Battles are not fought for themselves, but fol
an object that is in the realm of the spirit
Men fight, not because they are dragged by
chains into battle, but because they are inspir
ed with desire, something not pertaining t.