The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-08-23

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~ world ssps the Gated States eat
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naay existed years before thu ,saafsss
y Karope YRS begua
\ has k~~n shewn that G*rsesay.
fss ysasH had hs~a Piessinx wsshia esr
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escaus~ citis@na end 81 shs sasns time
ss9sala falthfsi 10 the KAISER. she
nalsd cur tard with sgses and ae~1ss
q dasnrsanisatiaa xA~A h al out.
wsrd appearances reasuens ees~eea
America and u~~uaAay, we're os the
nsst friendly sharsetes. e.
Frm ~vsdenes saepis~d by she Ger
mAns thsMesaycA 4 has he@a sho~a
that tseraany's aeetTtns that u,isa'
sloae Ia right wcald na~0ace the very
iadersadencs II the united States Just
~ surety ~ II dessros~d that Ut Ser
haa ana Belxaan. iass - sssaa a. der
many felt hsrs~lt ssrens enough to
make v formal a,t&ck, tleraAn lust
1t conquest knew 40 bounds
Eyen,s II the last gear have rrev~s
that Germany. having SPLIT the world
Ia half BY her creation al Mittslsa.
ropa, extending from the Baltic alnnst
90 the perMaa gulf. was plsnnias 70
dsvcar the halves separately. The fact
tina, our hall at the world Was hsias
rsssry~d for dessert wss all the Hass
rsssoa Why We should eater the vat
while a part. at least. of the ether half
vas sstii mating r~xsssxne~. '''@'' ="
Finally. when the collapse Of Ras~ss
revealed the fact that Germany was
nghtsng, not = war Of self pfsserva-
ton. but one Of conquest purv aud
sisnr.s, and that the freedom If the
sn,irs wsrld was nsehhced. any aues
lion Of why we are nxhunx seeined
sap%rfuou1
The military party In Germany start
ID the var h~<was~ II believed the Ht1s
-sps for caaquest.
proos that anbition. and not consid
GRAFTON Of ita own safety. prompted
Germany TO bexsn tbs war II given b.
the fact that Serbia and Belgium. TIVE
helpless little nauona. we're the IRE
attacked
Germany had under no cempuls1on
signed Z solemn treaty to protect th'
neutrality et g"lsiuia- When she
branded this treaty - scrap OF parer
she gave proof that ali her treaties
would he IN considered when her In
ssres,s demanded. In ether words
Germany's Invasion Of Belgium neani
the tearing ~ u every treaty whict
existed between Germany aud athcf
nations n vas ample Justification fol
America going 10 war al that momens
This did not spur Americs al this
time Eus' t,srmssy's ftruesyiss til 7ss~s I
GUM SURPRISING anything ever hefors
known la modern history. gave further
svidsnec that the weird was not saft
m long a. such = government exisss<
In IT,
Then came ucrmany's conduct ~ |
the sea. With her hastleacet crsvenl,
seeking -sei,sr behind the drfenEes q, |
the kiM canal, Germany sent cut hea |
Submarines and began war On IN
armed merchantmen. Women and chill
dren we're her vtetit3A American citi
aens by the score went down 10 death |
on the Lusl,ania. The United States
made a protest, and Germany promised
to in~nd her ways This she agt, fns
q tims. until she could build q n~et ri
bigger and better Submarines. and thea
Der rsrsi~ ssa warfare broke eus with
frs~h yiror. How could We keep out
~ Val ~hsa Germany. sftvr futisfsssiy |
killinx our cfsiEsns. DELIBERATELY siosed
the sra 10 nsf
German p'ossers ana spies under
the direct leadership Of the GermAn
ambassador to this country. worked
almost openly, blowing Sr industrial
rlantA sinking xhlps In our hartora
and menacinr railroads and eeaaia
Germany, spur~d BY sac~ess~A
openly began 10 announce plans scs
discipl,n!ng the United States. shs
scoHed n the Mouroe doctrine. and
tried 10 create q German ssnts In
Brasil which. In time would he strons
enough to bssnw atous 4 revolution ard
overthrow democratic gov~rpsne0a
there.
by hes knss armam~cta her ilsre
esrd Of treaties. aEd her evtdens ~
hanrs % :orce aaene. Germany ~ss
f.rtsiy makias the world an unsafe
place Ia which to iirs, fescins oil 9th.
n nations to sa~rs shs military sy&
tern. or ~ ut Der snercy.
The 6esrnaa ambition 10 ferc~ Ger
nan ku,trf On the remainder NJ The
World vas well exrsost~d- Kas,rr, 70
tn G~-msa sand. wss NOT What eui.
tsrs 10 10 ~ Mvss the Whole G~r.
nan systsn. u government. es sar,-
rasrctslisn saA II H{e There IVES {
~ place fcf democracy In . world