The Dermott news., 1918-04-11

, that they did so only to assure them
selves of a free hand in Russia and
the east?
There purpose is undoubtedly to
make all the Slavic people, all the free
and ambitious nation of the Baltic pc
ninsula, all the lands that Turkey has
dominated and misrrLed and build
upon that dominion an empire or
force, upon which they fancy that they
can then exert an empire of gain and
commercial supremacy-an empire as
hostile to the Americas as to the Eu-
rope which it will overawe-an en-
pire which will ultimately master Per
STA, India, and the people OF the FAR
east. In such programme our ideals,
the ideals of justice and humanity and
liberty, the principles OF the free self
determination of nations upon which
all the modern world insists, can play
no part They are rejected for the
ideals of power, for the principle that
the strong must rule the weak that
trade may follow the flag. whether to
or not: that the people Of the world are
to be made subject to the patronage
and overlordship of those who have
The power to enforce II.
THAT programme once carried out.
America and all who care or dare to
stand with her must arm and prepare
themselves to contest the mastery of
the world a mastery in which the
rights of common men, the rights Of
women and OF all who are weak. must
for tho time being be troddep under
foot and dsregarded, and the old. age
long struggle for freedom and right
begin again at its beginning Every
thing that America has lived for and
loved and grown great to vindcate
and bring TO glorious realization
will have fallen into utter ruin and the
gates ef mercy once more pitlessly
shut upon mankind
judge Germans BY Their Acts.
The tning is preposterous and I'M
possible: and yet is not that what the
whole course and action of the Ger
man armies has meant wherever they
have moved" | do not wish. even in
this moment Of utter djsillusionmen;.
to JUDGE harshly or unrighteously. I
Judge only what the German arms has
accomplished with Implying thorough
ness throughout every fair region they
have touched
What. then. are We 10 do For my
sell IN ready. ready stlll, ready even
nov. 20 discuss fair and lust and
honest peace II any time that it is
sincerely proposed a peace ii which
the strong and the weak SHALL fare
alike Eut the answer. when propos-
I'd such Il peace came from the Ger
man commander in Russia and can
not mistake the meaning of the an
swer
i accept the challenge I kneW that
YOU accept IL All the world shall know
thai you accept il. 1t shall appear in
the utter sacrifice aud self-fergotful-
noss with which No shall give all that
We love and all that we have 70 re-
deem the world md make Il fl for
free men like ourselves To liye in
This now IS the meaning OF all that We
do Let everything that We say. my
fellow eountrymen. everything that No
hencefor1 plan and accomplish. ring
true 10 this response till the majesty
and might of oue concerted power
shall fill the thought and utterly de
folt he torcc of these who tiout aud
mjsprtze what we honor and hold
dear Germany has once more said
that force. and force alone shall de
ellie whether Justice and peace shall
gettn#lH# The affairs Of men. whether
right as America concCiycs It or do
nuion a. she canceUcS it shall de
'orWH1T he dr~unios Of mankind
There Is. therefore aut one response
possible from Us. torcr force to the
ut4ast. force without clint or limit
nm righteous and triumphant force.
Which shall MAXI risAt the law OF fh"
Vorla and cast etery selfish dominion
f..a II EHp duef