The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-11

In the process of CVen which up great crisis it is difficult to tell which event is the most important Sometimes facts in their cort perspective not until long after the crisis The crisis being it often s only the in escapabe consequence of antecednt happenings often ly symbol for the things that were controlling.
 But the crisis the accomplished event. being that which all see that which celebrated in the day and time of it. and in the time to come. The broke the Teuonc Empire had been long preparation both within and without the ruled by the two Empeors There the forces of democracy among the Allied peoples which thing; the forces of democracy within the Teuonic lands thing; long moudeng they sprang into confagraton the armies of America approached
 The Kaiser and the Grown prince symbols of past and beaten system abandoned the German throne and became ug lives in Holland
 Their destiny is not difficult to appraise Their lives forfeited mankind whom they have outraged Whether they shall be tried tribunal of the German people, turned the tribunals of the Allies point which the future must determine.
 of ancient empires will spring up the bos of better things The Europe of the future will be better happier Europe for plain and live in.
 Calm may not immediately to that stricken land
 When old orders change and give place to the process is too often explosive volcanic caacymic in operation and ef feet Much turmoil may lie just ahead before order is restored before the systems have their sway firmly established and before the life of the nations flow through the channels, in peace and joy.
 system within country questions that may be bitterly contested than any questions that gone before Pretty generally the order among the Te tonic peoples appears to be sociasc with democratic eral elements next in numbers and authority
 The wisdom of r Wilson makes Americas part in the fjusment of the European problems most simple
 America through it's great President has laid the doc Urine of free determnaon of the peoples To this doctrine the Allies have fully consented The part the Allied armies 10 play in the period of reconsuton is merely that process Of self determination carried orderly way that the real of the may be asserted in unmistakab and such other aid may be necessary
 The fortunate condon under which every nation agreed that its N it's economic system, its political ideals laid upon other by force hasten Ameri youth may be freed from foreign duty return their own land and their families.
 Immediately did the signing of the armsce reflect itself in American fe most immediately ioyfulv perhaps in the order of the President canceng all existing to the draft.
 Some time elapse the American armies can be returned to America if only for lack of shipping took time to transport than two millions of men to France If will take time to bring them home.
 Transports will be needed for many things and especially to bring food from Australia and the Argentine.
 Problems are laid upon America difficult if not as grave as those which Europe must deal with The process demob zaton is task which will employ the highest skill The army Tn the field and the in the factory be returned to the ordinary duties of life without the of any panic and without bringing poverty suffering, undue justice to any group
 are met For little time the government must keep it's con tro industry and it's authority direct the movement labor Many great war contracts must be and h must be done not to work hardship uDon hosn @ prepared for the work and labor shall moi find it self suddenly unemployed.
 To some extent will be necessary use public funds il this compensatory way The benefit of stable industry an the increased happiness and prosperity of the people will ustf the cost There is other safe way. The demobiaton the army and the demobzaon of contracts and of war Ia bor conditions of the character What it costs make the transition proper part of the the war Sue charges will be part of the waste which follow the wal Vhereare materials worth billions of dollars which have serve her se and which will be scrapped Do not figure this opere ton loss
 IS to be regarded as salvage from the conduct of va manufacturing operation. Mankind engaged in the manufa ure liberty The enterprise has been successful it has bee profitable The liberty thus manufactured thus gained mns as permanent plant productive equipment which fc untold will swell the values of society The I ery plant will have vast output of material goods arising fro the freer employment of the genius humanity This lber plant will have yet vaser output of valuable goods the sp itual sort which the true riches the world Men will happier more joyful humane, generous and mol just terror has been lifted souls burden from bodin and gloom from minds
 It is good live in this of Our on Nov fl i9I Let us be supremely grateful o those whose fe and sacrifice these good things obtained Let us be grat full because America had for its greatest of all finn