Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-10-10
REwARE OF GERMAN PEACE


To the Editor Of z LedErf-
You who loSk for a close TO this
w~orid-eouflict must remember: If we
were TO talk peace with Germany's
rulers, whatever peace pact was sign
"a would amount to nothing. Ger
many regards all treaties and COM
pacts as mere scraps of paper TO be
torn up and discarded when it suits
her purpose. Germany has re such
words as honor, truth, righteousness,
morality. justice, kindness, pity and
love: she has cut them all out.
Today Germany is a pirate nation.
Those she permits 10 live she will
make her slaves. What Germany has
done to Russia after signing a treaty
Of peace with her, which she never
intended to keep and has not kept,
she viii do with all nations. As long
as the Kaiser's army is victorious
his people will stay with him.
If Germany is defeated, German
militarism viii collapse and the Ger
man people viii come to their senses,
will dethrone their imperial exploit
ers and launch a republic. Any peace
that is brought about except by the
crushing of Germany's military pow
er will not last long. A negotiated
peace would simply be q Prussian
trap. Germany has lapsed into saw
agery; we cannot make peace with a
people whose god is force. who be-
lieve they are a superior a who is
t. subjugate and rule the world. We
must remember il Germany reaches
India, the British Empire Tor rather
commonwealth Of English speaking
rationsl goes, and If they 90. we go
too. Don't forget that though many
do not realize II, this is a war OF
Germany's part for the annihilatior
Of the English-speaking races, for j
IS they more than other nations thai
Germany fears. because they more
than other nations, represent thu
idea Of freedom, liberty and democ
racy.
Remember, America is the determ
lining factor in this world conflict
and much depends on the attitude dis
closed by the American people il
subscribing to the Fourth Libert.
! Loan. If the people show indiffer
ence in this respect, and fail to sub
: scribe, it will hearten the Germa
people to prolong the war, and it wi
cost US a larger army in France,
latger toll of dead and wounded
heavier wal taxes and a larger wa
debt. The victory thus far has bee
at the sacrifice of many lives of GU
brave soldiers. VIII any Of you VIII
are Americans, who enjoy the con
fcrts of home fail to do your utmo:
to sustain our heroes on the bait
front, to shorten the war for then
= fof country and for humanity
: Are any of you base enough to shin
u your duty by failing to subscribe
Il the Liberty Bonds to the limit
your ability? Buy all you can-f'
u cash, if you have it, or on the install
; ment plan, if you have no ready cas-
but can save and pay. If a fifty-do
Z lar Liberty Bond is beyond yol
means, buy War Savings Stamps
, the limit, even if it does cost "
u some sacrifice. What is your saci
:" flee compared to that Of the m;
D who lives in the mud of the trench
and goes 'over the top" in the ia
III Of poison gas bombs and Germ
machine guns?
q" If right will not protect itself fro
wrong, liberty from despotism, fro
dom from slavery. democracy frC
autocraey, then you are only fit to
- a slave Of Prussian conquero
Choose ye this day whether you "
serve and live. Under the domir
ticn Of your Prussian master and
a slave to the Beast Of Berlin, OF {
JOY freedom and liberty under I
Stars and Stripes with your good
Uncle Sam.
Yours, for the Fourth Liberty Loi
81 ELLA S. WILLIS