The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-10
GERMAN DEFEAT
SHOULD Be ONLY
ALLIED THOUGHT
SimOndS Sees RuSe for Re-
.I4 spite in Princes Note,
BY Frank II. Simonds.

" 10 NaANlllldl lbl WIG AAlllNal lAall INNl'N
10 recognize that they are in the pres
cnce OF a peace offensive launched Tor
military purposes This offensive Is
designed to benefit the military Situa-
ion of the Germans by saving the Ger
man army from the immediate grave re-
suits OF recent defeats and from the
later disastrous consequences to the
mili,aristic hierarchy, if the army sut-
iers wholly decisive defeat, A few
months ago German leaders were
working in the full expectation Of
military victory. Then the press and
the public statements Of the leaders
alike solemnly rccapltulatcd Germanys
peace terms, which included the annex
alton OF Belgium northern France,
eastern Italy, Serbia, and the perpetu'
alton OF German control in Rumanla
and Ru,,la. Now. since there have
been change, ru the military situation,
Germany resigns this program OF profit
and seeks peace which shall not involve
the loss OF any ot her own property
however acquired II she can't profit
Gcruany IS resolved not 10 pay for tins
world tragcdy
Dissension Sought.
. In addressing her peace appeal 10
the president OF the United States, and
in putting into that appeal lip serv-
ice OF acceptance OF Mr.. Wilson's peace
program. Germany has sought obyi-
ously and patiently to open a breach be
tween America and our European al
i
terms which shall destroy allied SoIi-
darity She hopes the president will
say that the United States does not
support French claims to Alsace Lor-
Taine or Italian claims to Trieste and
the Trcnlino. and that on the strength
Of some such ui,crances, the alliance OF
western nations will iall apart.
Germany wants peace. YES, but she
wants lnod,nc peace on her own terms
having failed 90 impress victorious
peace ON hcr own terms. She IS a very
Great distance from accepting peace on
our terms. she ls mot m the least con
inced that she will have TO accept our
terms. Her statesmen arc now ma.
neuycring to disrupt our alliance and
at the same time to get the sentiment
OF the German people behind them
again. by establishing the fact that the
enemy demand that Germany shall pay
the price of her crimes and meet the
demands Tor restoration, restitution
rcpara,iuu These demands arc just a.
unweic1mc 90 the peasant as the lunkcr
and neither is Vet ready to accept them
Deeds DO Not CompoGt.
There is only one standard OF meas
urement for German words, and that !
supplied by German deeds We hav
had Germany talking IN the languag
oi barbarism for the same period an
u,Ycr were German deeds more cNpre'
Siye OF the spirit OF the Hun than !
the present hour What do we ~
what can We care about German Woro
when German deeds arc precisely
ihe same character as IN the time
l.ouvain or the Lusltania'
We have Won a great and deci'W
campaign. We have deprived the Ger
man,of all chance OF victory, ana W
are daily dcprlyiug him OF more q
French and Belgian soil which NJ
shamclc,sN describes as "pawnS &c
peace negotiations. But we have II,
deprived him OF his determination
Village pundcr. murder 10 destroy u
future oi the countries occupied by sy'
temalic and orderly annlhllalon ot II
machinery ui industry lie IS Slll GU
ting down the fruit trees and burni
the factories, that Germany may pro
per without competition when pea'
comes. ..,
We shall deprive ourselves OF all Il
hard won fruits ot Tour years ol sa
tiiice If we negotiate with Iermil
sill occupying Belgium ur lrcnn
soil. still IN Champagne OF even ~ n
SAGE Lorraine
Germans Not Tanned.
We have pot yet civilized on '"m
the German Each days new, demo
Nra,es that in retreat IN 1913 he IS d
inc precisely the same things he d
when advancing IN lqll II we do u
br,ak this barbarian spirit wc sh'
hive TO fight this war over again
no distant date. bu, We can break u
,nirit now II We are permitted, 1t
permit our army and the allied arm
Ia continue IN the logical eNploia'l
II victories already won
Germany GOES not now want peat
lhe wants immunity Her army Is q
conquered, It only needs respite.
Then il can begin again and VI
brighter hopes the work which It i
ieyer laid aside the work wnl'n
been fully illustrated over the m
beautiful regions IN western Euro
We shall never have done with
German military menace until we VA
won a decisive victory over the Germ
army, until we have achieved a WAT
loo or a Sedan. German military Il
hition and authority will survive
tlse
In Homer the gods and goodies
were accustomed 10 wrap their law
lies in accommodating thick clou
whenever they were IN danger OF
ing beaten in a fight The kaiser a
Ais associates are now endeayorng
wrap their soldiers in the same sort
cloud. for the sole purpose OF enabli
Ahem 10 fight again Victory does
mean primarily territory or indemn
n does not mean provinces or ransC
IA means breaking the Prwsian arr
which is no, yet broken; il means de
pnstrating BY a defeat as complete
ne Napoleonie defeat, that the VIII
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