Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-18
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1s, 1918.
WE Musr FIGHT no THE END. wHYg

Ii America stands behind President Wilson his de-
IA olsion that America must fight on, Till Germany is
defeated utterly tin the Hohenzoen autocracy is over
thrown impotent
But lest those arise who cry I'VE have fought enough
our enemy peacer-lest those arise to confuse
must examine the and know in our own minds,
why have NOT fought enough.
No matter what the Germans say, matter what
the Hohenzolerns promise. we have NOT YET made
the world safe for democracy Not safe for human
beings TO live in.
There Will be more wars but If to make them
harder TO happen II 10 make them impossible at
the nod OF autocrat only must the auocrats be
made poweress but the nation which sought to conquer
the world autocracy must be rendered incapable Of
making another such attempt.
We cannot trust the ohenzollerns-everybody agrees
to that.
But what we must also realize is this: WE CANNOT
TRUST THE GERMAN NATION
And So with thought Of punishment but solely for
The safety of the world must night on until the Ger
man nation unable tight longer shall throw down Its
arms and give Itself up completely to contemplation of
the uselessness Of war and conquest.
Before we can deal justice TO the German nation we
must be deadly that the German nation is ready to
receive justice hands. There can be no bargaining
with the Gemans-society does not bargain win us
criminals neither # punish them unduy But before
criminals get justice they must be tried; and must
Germany be tried in the court OF the naonsnot while
she is worldcrimna beaten and seeking to escape but
after she Is a worldprisoner. defeated and mpotent.
But the Kaiser not the German people, responsible
for the HUNnsh crimesw Such the latest specious
plea for peace-at-theleast price.
II is not true.
The German people rational beings, who cannot
blame their rulers entirely for German crimes
The soldiers who murdered Edith Cavell, the officers
who raped Belgian girls the Uboa who sank the
Lusitana the vandals who laid waste to northern France
the gunners who fred from behind the crucifx the men
who used captive women Shields the tricky beings who
rose crying "Kamerad" while companions sighted ma
chine guns from between their legshese were not Ger
nan Kaisers; these were GERMAN PEOPLE.
And the world cannot believe that the reform OF such
as these would be accomplished by the downfall Of
their leader.
The lesson must sink deeper
The German people, shorn Of their Prussan Arrogance
s realize 30 the utermos that warfare does not pay
Until they do there are guarantees the world can
accent that will safeguard future generations from another
such disaster.
When the Hohenzoerns dethroned or their power
s gone when Germany PROSTATE and her armies as
banded-then we viii know that the world can De MADE
as safe for humanity as for democracy
These consequences Germany are not revenge Ihey
are the reasonable rational conclusion OF that wch we
started out to do We entered this war to defeat Ger
many absolutely. The slogan ION to Berlin was the
popular definition Of purpose To do anything less
than that would job half done, Carrying with IL all
the we-known results Of inenectiyeness
AND THAT IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY.
The twin duties Of the Americans is to float
the Fourth Liberty Loan and to keep lighting.