The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-10
Spirit of Militarism and Conquest
Is as Old as Germany
Itself.
SEEK CONTROL OF WORLD
Failure Due to Fact That II Did Not
Include a Reckoning With Hu.
mar Nature as God
Made IL.
(ey HAPsBURG LIEeE Of the Wig.
iIantes.)

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The average man Of those who
have kept up with current ever IS dur
Ing the last few years will tell You
that Germany's colossal plan is 40
years old. As n matter of fact. the
seeds of II were sOwn more han a
dozen times 40 years ago. The spirit
of militarism end conquest and might
Is-rlght is as old as the Teutonic wal
party, which Is as old as Germany IL
self. The majority Of the other nm
lions saw plenty of signs OF the mon
ster. for the war lords were brag-
CARTS, and they could not refrain from
Boosting Of their scheme. The won
der OF all is that these other nations,
the United States included, have not
been taking preparatory and defensive
measures for several decades.
The ultimate aim Of the plan was,
of course, the complete control and
kuIturizatiOn of the world. II was
born of brains rendered british
through the over and over ~intermarry-
ing of an autocracy that was barba-
rlan to begin with. A little like n
UlDbtl"NHll, IL WAS Ut the OuiStL, Dul llS
morally befuddled parents fostered II
until they actually believed 1t pos
sessed rare virtues; and they inocu-
lated the people with Its germs until
the people themselves fell for It.
Human Nature Left Out.
SO far this plan has failed. however
narrowly, for the simple reason that
II did not include a reckoning with
the human nature that God made. The
sOldlermen of other nations are in the
long run stronger han the cast-in-the'
mold iron soldiers OF Germany. 1t is
the thorough organization of the Ger.
man armies that has been the chief
difficulty OF the entente allies. Per,
haps the greatest strength OF the plan
: Itself, however, lay In the very stu
~pendousness of 1t. Few would be
IIeve that any one nation would dare
attempt to enslave the rest OF the
I world. Half the rest of the world does
: not realize It yet. 1t Is too big fol-
; their ~imaglnations. Their magma
; tons are, naturally, peace-time.
This is the main trouble with us
here in America. So many OF us vii
no see what we are facing or what
we are fighting for. II we did see, the
success OF the Liberty Loan and the
Red Cross drives, the food-saving and
the fuel-saving campaigns, would be
much greater. It's OF no use now u
: harp that our administration Leaders
should have seen the signs Of the times
several years ago II kills no German
10 blame our representatives at Wash
ington for having been in the past
{ not statesmen, but politicians serving
: their own instead of their country's In
= terests during those fat, sleepy year
: before Germany pried open the gate
, of He'll and loosed It's legions upol
earth. The one thing to do now Is Il
7 make stepping-stODes Of mistakes ant
work for Liberty
The Pregnant Truth.
. There is a great deal of truth whicl
: we must not let 60 by us. You are ap
e to push out your chest, / know, an
Il say: Impossible !" Let me remin'
YOU of the fact that the last thre
n wears have been crowded with achieve
q ments of the impossible! Here Is tina
d pregnant truth: II we let German
win over there, Germany will carr
the conquest over here. II is a par
r of her colossal plan. Else why thi
elaborate spy system in American Mar
70 Ii IA a more complete organization tina
our own government! II they com
70 Of course, we are willing to die for on
country, which Is noble and brave, bu
- what OF our w~omenfolk2 There lie
~ the reddest He'll of the war, brotheI
In Remember the unspeakable violatio
Of Belgium.
ir And remember it, we who hav
not gone to France, should do our par
TO plant such crops as we never be
fore planted, to support as we neve
% before supported such movements a
% the Liberty loan and the Red Cross
IS and to suppress German propaganda
Selah, and Amen. Go to 1t, Amel
ipan