The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-12-07
Saturday, December 7, 1918.
DECENTRALIZATION FOR
PEACE.


Our war-machine IS now OPP
Grating backward, SO that even il
il had no brakes. as a paragraph
err once remarked, il seems at least
to have a reverse lever The PEG
pie who complained that we were
"not getting into the war fast
enough" are now beginning Ia
say that we are too SLOW in get
ting out. But they are reminded
by various editors that the task
of putting four million soldiers
back into civil life aud replacing
the nation 5 business on q peace
instead Of war basis is not
simple. The fact that our men
were just beginning to fight
makes orr problem easier in one
way than that OF our Allies, Mr..
Charles III Grasty writes from
Paris 70 the New York Times.
-Four years OF war, he observes,
have transformed Ercnehmen,
Italians and Englishmen into sol
diers "our adaptable men have
taken hold Of war enthusiastically
and efficiently, but nine out Of
ten oil lheA are still essentially
unchanged and viii 90 back as
eagerly 10 work as before the
war
How soon viii the hoys come
back" la "A question which IL being
eagerly and anNiously nut by paranis
and friends OF the men who haze gone
overseas our military authorities
have answered that the men viii be
returned as soon as possible. But that
a rs explained does not mean nj
once. The Crande Rapids Herald re-
calls that between the last battle or
aflnistice and final disqualification ~
troops there elapsed IN the Russo
japanese War thirteen monthes In the
Boer WAR ten inonths In the span
ish Alncscan War sixteen months
in the Turco- Russian War eighteen
months; in the Franco -l'rnssian War.
twenty eight months IN oar own civil
War. seventeen months The Michi-
ga,s editor comments
In none ~ these other strug-
gics were there any such post-w
policing probIems as confront Us
today; and in none OF these wars
was there any such tremendous
bulk OF men involved az so great
q distance from the homeland.
Offsetting these contcmplatlons 70
the fact that our Government has
learned the art Of working human
miracles since year age last
April. Our Government Is con
stasly accomplishing the seeming
~ .mposs. BILE. Nevertheless, sanity
corlpcia IA 10 look probabilities ~
the face; and these probabilities
warn Us that u our whole Army
is demobilxed m twelve months
Il will be comparative record
surpasaing anything IN tine story
OF mankind"
oi she 220N00O American soldiers IA
Europe. II Is generally estimated that
haH ~li be needed Tor accupNtiuu
dut, 81 Germany ana elsewhere. The
omfwafsl movement 81 the others mas
alfcady begun. Construction in France
has been stopped and contracts tor
army supplies cancelled The actual
homcWard shipment oi the men win be
DELAYED d, she necessity Tor using both
che French railroads ANA The ntHii
ahie merchant marine tor the ship
nent 81 food and other supflies a.
those $40 need lf whit. Great Britain
viii won't nrl oNn ships tor sending
home her colonial armies The FIRST
men 90 come home win be- the sich and
the poilNaie~ccut wounded tnen wli
come moons in various auxiliary ser
ices such as aViators gas and sauk
ttDups aud replacement units The
combat troops VIII follow either Boa pl
aef of certainty OF employment nt
home o. on a geographical basis iu|
ans event says General March, the
wil not "sneak into the country By.
hpiing, some press writers mink else
whole United States Army eNcept the
Scoops needed Tor police duty in Eu-
rope VIII be on the waS home
Tin amy Of occupation many OF our
editors iieiicNe. Win hc ln Europe fur
months perpapH for year The
Charleston as va Mail rcmnus us
that the war Is not YET ovef' and
Germany must De forced 10 accept the
peace termH This paper thinks that
the Wurk OF occupation ~ gefmaut
should hr done niainla hy he United
States wnlci has had fewer losses
thaa amy other nation Tho New
Nork fN.uinp sun similarly demands
lhal $40 Should DO our tun share ol
yise poface daty Ne leli mos, 81 lbe
N.nk 81 sHrlne ihe worlds ,ivllizH
sspa " Oslvts Il ssSs, let as nor