The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-17
WHY THEY QUIZ,

WHY THEY QUIT
From the emperor down to the humble
peasant the Germans had unbounded
faith in their army, trained to the minute
and always ready to cross the border at
either side Of the empire at moments
notice. Heretofore when they have
talked Of peace they have invariably held
up the sword as an alternative. "How
are the mighty fallen!" After more than
four years Of warfare, during which for
tune favored the Germans the greater
share OF the time, the army has met it
Waterloo, is fleeing before the triumph
ant allies and the dream of the emperor
is over. 1t has been apparent for some
time that the once powerful Hun military
machine was being broken by General
och, and the New York Evening Post
comments as follows upon the spectacle
presented: ss. ~ss
I'VE cannot understand how acute is
the chill of fear which military defeat
has cast around the heart of the German
people without recalling the relation of
the German army to the German people.
Kaiser metaphysics has exalted the
state" The idea of the state as SUPER
OF che German mind to the progress of
civilization. But too often when Ger
mans have said the state they have meant
the army. With his army Frederick the
Great built the greatness Of Prussia.
With his army Bismarck built the Ger
man empire. The army has openly and
boastfully been characterized as the de-
tense and cement of German greatness.
In his own thoughts and in the popular
view, William II has been first the war
lord and only secondarily the emperor. In
the army the genius Of the German peo-
pie has been described as attaining its
richest fruiti0n. In the army there fond
self expression all those admirable quail
ties which German m0desty has been so
fond Of -m0nop0lizing loyalty, discipline
laboriousness, forethought, education. By
their own confession the Germans have
put into their army the best Of them
selves now the German army has
been defeated. ST.
Others besides the Germans and their
military chie3tains thought the army Of
the empire invincible, and it is related
that former President Roosevelt, who
once witnessed review in company with
1.-THE emperor, expressed the opinion that
with such an army he could click" the
world, which the kaiser has since tried to
do. AS matter Of fact the German ar.
my IL inferior in every way. Its success
at the beginning was due to long prepar-
alton. Yet it failed to capture Paris
when only few miles distant and il
could not destroy the "c0ntemptible little
army" Of the British. Man for man the
Germans have never been so good as the
French and English, the latter including
the Scotch, Irish, Welshmen, Canadians,
Australians and New Zealanders, while
It Is not necessary to state that the Huns
have never seen the backs of American
Soldiers. The German army myth has
been exploded by General Foch and great
is the establishment Of the Berlin govern
rnent and the people throughout the
length and breadth of the country which
was supposed to have developed race
of super man. This conceit having been
taken out Of them, the Germans will no
longer be inclined to swagger and throw
out their chests when their army is men,
toned. Their day of exultation and idle
boasting is over, their army has been
whipped and they must begin life a,.iew
at the foot Of the ladder They have no
friends anywhere upon the surface of
the earth and they can no longer bluff
the weaker states into compliance with
their demands. Their army was fairly
good while it lasted, but it failed when
the acid test came.-Salt Lake Tribune.