American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-05

action, they count.
How stands IL, then. with our boys
over e a and those to follow? Which
means. how stands IL with our people
as a natione Which means. how stands
n with the stars and stripes and all
they have meant to a free peopley
Which means. how stands II with Eng
land. proud mistress OF the sea? Which
means. how stands Il with France and
other nations in the conflict? Which
means. how stands it with world civil
izatiOn? Shall its future be built In
the arts Of peace, swayed by love In
the heart, resting It's hopes In fertile
valleys. humming industry, peaceful
aresides. or shall It wear helmet and
spur riding the steed Of hatred, push
ing is way with the thrust Of the bay
onet?
How II stands with these depends
largely on how Il stands with Ameri-
ans al home.
Our people must understand the
enemy they have 20 fight; they must
understand, too, the strength OF our
allies, and that which We must supply
20 make the winning sure.
The great conflict centers In The
western front. there RACES the strug-
gle OF peoples who love the arts OF
peace against a people who would
rule BY the sword.
Ia 1909. when Napoleon Bonapart'
Was having things very much his owl
way In Europe. he whipped Prussia
took a large portion OF Prussian ter
ritory and about half Of Prussian sub
iects away from the Prusslan SOY
erelm. and. finding the rulers stu
very much inclined toward militarism
prescribed limits TO their army, q
which Prussia agreed because she hat
10.
The agreement a that Prussil
should not have an army Of over a.
600 men. Prussia lived up 10 tina
agreement TO the letter. but
Even Ia that early day she shove
her ability 10 wriggle out OF an agree
ment that was distaateful 10 her, an
she did not live up 10 the spirit Of !
She aid not maintain an army
more than 4 1000 men at any one tim
that is an active army but she keI
men In until they were we'll trained
then they went out and others went
for training, and SO II was until a ver
large portion Of the male pOpulatio
was drilled and ready for action shouI
necessity arise.
The military policy Instituted the
has been maintained 10 this day, as h'
tho policy Of the rulers OF bendir
their morals 10 their personal desire
and. taking the other half OF the ste
violating agreements la letter as we
. as IN spirit.
That Prussian military spirit did M
subside or even lie dormant. Wh'
others thought they had Il paralyze
, ID atill thrived. In iS4S, II had b
come 80 strong that many Germal
themselves rebelled against Il, and le
the country rather than submit TO
advocates. Hundreds OF thousands
, others left later.
In 1871 Il was even stronger, and
was then hat Germany reaped u
greatest harvest of its policy, wres
ing Alsace aud Lorraine from Franc
And 4 is this same military spii
that the world faces today.
Stronger. more arrogant, grown 50
\ nsh. cold and brutal. m%ilitarism Is tr
= ing 10 fasten itself ou the remand
= Of the world. to the profit OF n n
y ton that became AZ armed camp.
d. n is tho fruit Of this militarism tn
\ one secs everywhere along the hghtil
= front in Europe, the m%ilitarism tn
= menaces America today as II menac
every European country that h
" fought and rs nghting TO prevent
spread
no understand fully all that this W
!, means to us and the problems Ameri
haa 70 face serious problems, mo
\ serious than many of us have realit
We must consider the situation
four important phases. They are.
4 What ls it going 90 take thorough
!, 10 whip Germany
81 How much OF Il a and Will I'm