Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-30
A LONG ROAD YET

A LONG ROAD YET
The developments of the campaign on the west ,r,n+
are in every way gratifying the Allies Everywhere
aons the-ine where the fighting most active
te efnans are retreating They losing every day
vast quantities OF material which they compelled to
abandon on the field in prisoners alone
exceed the total losses Of the since the Allies as
sumed the offensive July They have lost more
than twothrds of the territory which they IN
tner great drive of the early spring. there is at
ent no Indication of where be able to form new
lines which they for any length Of time Vet
VIII not do for US to assume that Of this the
war Is over that the sight, The chances are
snat we have yet a long and hard road ahead Of us
is not within the bounds Of suppose that
sne GERMAN authorltes now expect military victory
II germany ever had chance to win it spring
when she had entire available strength on
the west 'front.' before troops from the United States
began to appear on the battle line apprecabe num-
bers If at that time Germany could have fought her
way through to the channel operation separating
the British from the French armies utterly demor
azng the BOTH by attacking first
sac and then the other she might have damage
on the Allies which could have been repaired by
aocessons from this side Of the She made the
attempr and faed/ She made other attempts and they
la'ieo linen came the turn of the tide, and Germany
S no" on the defensive and there is
lieve that she is permanently the defensive What
she could not do when her power was at its highest
as against the adversaries then field she
now 40 when her strentgh diminishing and that
OF ner opponents is increasing by leaps and bounds
Assuming that the German government realizes that
mtary defeat inevitable. what may we expect
it to pursue? are open The Germans
admit defeat lay down their arms and ask for terms
o ney may continue to fight in hoIe that their
Versares themselves weaying Of the stop short
OF complete victory and consent to negotiated peace
II the first course is chosen the German government
will have to deal, with the embatted democ
racy OF the world determined bring arch criminals
OF all the ages to stern accounting their own
people Let the German confess to the Ger
man people that it has mised them lied to them fed
them on false hopes slaughtered men in the field
nome in order to prosecute adventure rapine
ptlage, and how long would that government endure?
The very philosophy which the German people have
been led would make them all the ready to turn
and rend their leaders moment they realized that
they had been led pfa instead of into the pleas
ant pastures which as the fruit OF the
promised victory.
There appears to be escape from the conclusion
that the only hope of the German government. lies in
proongtng the war; matter cost in the hope
that at some time before the point annihilation is
reached, the Allies themselves through sheer
will be willing to make terms Hence while the Allied
armies are fighting their to German ter
r1tory while the Germans holding them back build
ing new defenses retiring to Them leaving for 9TH
ers and so taking their toll lives all the way
along the peace propaganda Of Germany worked
IN every Allied country to the limit Full use will be
made OF Socialism, internatonalisrn and W. w-ism
to spread the doctrine that war has gone on long
enough and should be ended. Everywhere agents will
be at work to fan into flames the Of discomfort
wherever they burn. Appeals will made to humani-
taraan sennent And out of it all, on
guard whl~grow the sentiment that the Germans will
seek to create that the that attained only
through victory is too costly that something less
must serve in order that lives NAV be saved and
human suffering ended.
That is the logical course for the German rovern
ment to pursue That the there is every
full effect to its propaganda will be necessary for II
TO make the war drag The Allies must be ready.
They must be prepared, not only throw themselves
Into the fight with enthusiasm to continue in It with
nfalterng resolution and there be kept before rs
at all times the essential peace is made with
Germany any other basis than that of complete
and unquestioned Allied victory, sacrifices and the
sunerngs OF these past four will wasted
and the monster who is responsible all will be left
Scared and bruised 1t is true. but yet strong and re-
sourcefu and with his bloody yet in his hands
MICHIGAN'S o PPORTUNITY
IN the election which viii be held th,. ,a,,
the people ofthe state Of Michigan will have an oppor