The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-07
THE SCALES OF BRUTE STRENGTH.

Glorious deeds have been accomplished by the valO
of American lads in manto-man conflicts with the fines
troops in Europe. The progress Of the French BIRTHS
and American troops in their counter offensive i amal
man sOdiery have been hurled back in disorder or dis
patched the spot Nothing that technical skin. lon
experience, unquegtiOned bravery could bring fort
was sufficient to enable the German army to stand agans
the onslaught Of the allied troops.
The world will never forget the achievements Of tn
last three weeks second Marine attack, even NOR
threatening than the FIRST has been changed into de
csve defeat which may have tremendous consequence
its full adverse influence is developed in enemy conn
tries. The Germans have not only been proved to b
inferior to equal number of allied troops but thei
defeat sounds throughout their empires like the trumpe
of doom, announcing the approach Of the victorou
powers.
| The measure Of Germsnys military strength has beer
taken. 1t is inferior to the strength that has beer
amassed by the civilized powers That is the proved fac
of the last three weeks.
But this fact does not permit any one in allied nations
to presume upon victory soOn or without tremendous
exertOns. If superiority in brute strength mean
victory, Germany could have defeated the allies in 1914
1915, 1915, 1917 and 1918 Why has not German,
beaten the allies when she stronger? EVIDENT,
there other factor that is as important as brut,
strength.
That factor is will-pOwer. So long as Germany wills
to fight will require all the strength all the persever
ance and all the intelligence Of all the allies to defeat
her. All of Germany's strength, perseverance and in
tegence have not achieved victory for her. Now tht
allies must excel Gemany's record
Misfortune in battle is wonderful solvent It disin
tegraes the will and softens the steel in armies Some
times it unOcks the doors of nation and invites the
victor to come in and take the spos But misfortune
does not always destroy the spirit Witness France
Witness Serbia, Belgium, Roumania and Italy! We con-
scientiousy believe that the German people will not e
hib this ndomitable spirit in misfortune for the
that they not sustained by the sense of right and
justice and inspired by the knowledge that they are fight
ing for liberty.
There is nothing yet developed however, to establish
this belief fact The Germans have sustained their
emperor thus far. The people of Germany unquestiOn
ably substantially unit in opinion and action They
have been ong-suffering devoted and brave The quail
tiles that compel admiration have been exhibited by the
German people in support Of an abomnable and helsh
cause Will the Germans now lose heart as their cause
fails to make Roadway? viii their devotion cease when
they their armies fall back upon German SOIL fight
ing hopeless fight against the world in arms?
The stupendous drama discOses one scene after an
other, accommodating the events upon which the inevitable
catastrophe must be based From the the drama
began, the world was stupefed by the magnitude and
mystery of the acts. There presidents for this
war, standards by which it may be measured, no
landmarks which cannot be passed obterated and
certainty that any institution established by man will
remain untouched Unheard-of traits of nations and
peoples have been revealed The most amazing of all
the revelation that the German nation in fact
materialst nation, relying upon machinery and men
trained machines to stamp the life out Of neghborng
peoples effectively and remorselessy chariot
wheel destroys an ant village
Up to this hour the German people have given in
dcaon that they not absolutely devoted to the
gon Of force and rapine They apparently devOut
wOrshpers of their god and seemingly they will not turn
away from him. Nevertheless the civilized world be-
ieves that the Germans obsessed and will recover
their under the hammerstrokes of defeat and
death they do not gain wisdom by adversely if their
viii is shaken then the god Of their idOlatry must be
smashed to bits in the midst of them by the avengng
spirit Of liberty Washington Post
We can't always tell whether voice the, sentiment
Of cur people not in what have to say in these
columns We are not underwriting to ease everybody