Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-18
NO PEACE WITH
GERMANY NOW, SAYS
SECRETARY DANIELS
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learn, has shown the resourcefulness
of the American youths. New ships
are put in commission every week,
with the number multiplying steadily,
and it is gratifying that men of ambi-
ton are fitting themselves for the
hard duty of command. The intensive
course at Annapolis, plus practical
experience on the ships and teaching
by experienced officers, is giving a
high type OF officers from civil life
who are sure TO make good. Never
again let US doubt that American
youths can learn whatever they need
TO know. The stimulating war needs
have quickened the brains of men in
the Navy, and many young men with
brief apprenticeship have acquired
knowledge which in times of peace
would require years to obtain" Sec
rotary Daniels. in contrasting the
ideals and the spirit of the German
militarism and American passion for
liberty, said in part:
1.-THE attention of the world, in the
past few days, has been centered upon
four things: /. The victories of the
allied forces, eliminating in Perish
ing's advance and capture of prison
ers; 2. The scream of the Kaiser at
Essen; 8. Germany's offer of a treaty
of peace with Belgium; 4. Austria's
suggestions of a conference of all
the belligerent nations for purpose of
exchanging views. These four Incl
dents are not separate, but are close
ly related. The last three were in.
spired by the first If the allied forces
had not won military victories, no
such remarkable speech as Wilhelm's
made to the workers in Krupps would
have been delivered, the tender to
Belgium would not have been made,
and the Austrian feeler for talk-fest
would not have been put forth. There
Is a lesson for US today in the Sc
quence of these events Military sue
cess is the only argument that Ger
man militarists can now understand.
When appeals are made to the solem-
nifty of the plighted word, pleas for
OlAE1Cns al OAhCnIo
against spirits of conquest present
ed-these fall upon ears that have
been trained to deafness. The German
war-lords never understood the ut
terances of the President when he
declared for the rights of small ma
tions. protested against the barbarity
OF the submarine slaughter of women
and children, and demanded the free
dom of the seas as the JUS right of
all nations, great and small.
That sent CONSERVATION to those
who want a peace made in Germany
and was a trumpet call to those who
have highly resolved that the peace
which the world needs can only come
with abandonment of conquest and
acceptance of the rights alike of the
weak and the powerful The German
war lords will not accept that peace
now because they prefer the death
of millions of their subjects, who had
no will in bringing on the war and
have no voice in their government,
than an acceptance of the rights of
tic pcOplC W tACh OWh
lives and the character of their Gov
eminent. Their spirit was expressed
by their Count in Belgium who said
to Brand Whitlock: Freedom, it's
not our way; and as for democracy
we want none of it,. When the Ger
man ruler and people are ready to
rtire into their own territory and
recognize that not foot of land or
a dollar of booty can be retained by
that moment arrives
hey will accept the just and moder-
ate terms of President Wilson, ap-
proved by the allies. Then peace,
lasting peace. will smile upon the
world. Nothing short of that will
assure the goal for which we are
lighting that the next generation will
be freed from the scourge of war or
he alternative of submission to the