Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-03-08
FRIDAY, MAR. 8, 1918.
THE GERMAN MENACE

TT HE more we hear and read and learn of the
big German program for world dominion and
Germanization, the alarming and more re-
pusive their egotism and arrogance becomes; and
the more apparent that it is by means a
day dream or mere fantacism with them, but a
cunning and carefully worked out program from
start to finish. Nor is this dream Of the Kaiser
and few war lords" merely, we have been
trying to pursuade ourselves, but is shared and
cherished by majority of the German people,
both at home and distributed through many of the
other nations they have hoped to inoculate and
include in their gigantic scheme of world power
and universal German Culture"
AS the facts become better known the magni-
tude of the task before this nation of breaking the
power of Germany and SCATTERING her dreams of
world supremacy, grows immensely larger. OF a
surity we have mans size' job our hands.
Germany Is no where near beaten as yet; In
fact, the present situation is in all probability
quite reassuring for the execution of their
dacious program. Russia, of the largest of
her antagonists in point of numbers and terri
tory is vanquished and from now on will be
German aid and vassal, furnishing food stuffs from
her immense area of tillable land for the support
of the German people and the German army. Eng
land and France and Belgium and Servia, are all
in great measure exhausted by the four years
struggle through which they have passed; Japan
is taking little stock in the present war; aside from
jealousy watching and safeguarding her own
strategic and commercial interests in the far east
Germany has practically taken over number of
the smaller countries included in her program of
conquest and domination and spurred on with an
ambition so strong and sustained by system so
through as she employs it is going to be Her.
culean task to thwart and defeat her. England
has lost heavily of her shipping interests on which
she is absolutely independent for her position in
the world and unless the spirit and aspirations of
Germany are absolutely broken she is destined to
become a little insignificant island province cut
off from the rest of the world and practically for
gotten We Americans, if the great German pro-
gram succeeds after paying the lions share of the
expense of the war may be permitted to retain
our country and in a measure govern ourselves,
under German direction provided learn to
speak the German language and adopt German
culture"
Such in brief, is known to be the aspirations of
Germany, and bit by bit the details of their well
laid plans have become known. The present great
war must be fight to the finish for if it ends in
any sort of a compromise, Germany will goright
on with her Infamous plans, supported by cunning
lies, intrigue, innoculation and propaganda until
at some time in the future she will be in position
to complete her great scheme for the Cermaniza-
ton of the world.
Christian people, at least could scarcely endure
the supremacy Of Germany in the world. Their
utter disregard for human life and human liberty
their disregard for all those precious principles
which the meek and owly Savior introduced into
the world, and which the Germans sneer at, would
make their supremacy intolerabe. Their lack of
honor and trustworthiness, notwithstanding the
perfection attained in many lines of civilization
would make their success calamity to all the
world. There must be no peace talk at this time
there must be no weakening vascatng on our
part. The struggle we are in will mean sacrifice
and very poignant sacrifice, but until this menace
to the liberty of the world is disposed of and eraced
from the earth nothing else is worth while. What
use is there in large business trying to entrench
itself and build itself up. so long as this great
calamity menaces it; what use for Americans
relying upon the sacred promise of their beloved
Constitution, to sit idly by and boast their right