Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-31
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Sioux City Journal

lANH1 NtN 49, HaaNgesTf1
German imperialists are sleeping
the people of that country in he be-
lief that the allies are benton the de
strucion of the people and that the
defense of the fa%tllerland, as the Mill
~tarists phrase il, is to prevent the ex-
There is no danger OF such eXtermina-
ton. In the first place, the allies are
civilized peoples. not barbarians. No,
matter how great the ~provocation,
they will not debauch their honor by
; repeating in Germany what Germany
has done in Belgium. There win be
40 %outraging of women. no manning
of children, no shooting of the inno-
| cent to spread terror among the ul4
Fortunate, no enforced captivity of
the populations, no victims with
tilroats cut as they klelt in prayer at
the altar.
Should Germany not collapse before
tie allied armies cross her borders.
there will be no hesitancy in destroy
ing German cities and laying waste
the enemy country. These are legitis
mate policies of the Justified invader
But the civilian population Will not
tie wantonly slaughtered in the territory
which falls under the range of the vic
tors guns. The allies will wage war
/ only against armed forces and the ad-
innets OF such forces. German off
cials probably expect that the same
punishment inflicted by them upon their
victims Will be in turn melted out when
the tide OF victory is runninsg the other
way. A German captured in II oil
the towns which his comrades had
sacked and burned .swhen asked why he
was whimpering. replied it was not
because OF wtasa he had helped to do to
the smoking eifg then in ruins, but FOR
fear OF what the French would do when
they, got TO Germany.
Another reason for not destroying
!; Germany is that the people could NOT
be mixed with another race or nation,
No nation wants them. They are thu
~fshrnaelties Of the twentieth century,
~despised and snAraed of all men, ant
with every mans hand against them
Moreover, except in the great Ameri
c can melting pot. nations to be har
!, m~onious must be based on nationality
,3That is Why the Czecho- Slavs and thu
Jugo-Slavs wait separate nations baset
! upon nationality. II Is why Italy il
lighting 10 recover the countries il
which the Italian race is predominant
I, but which are Under. the rule of othel
governments. II lis why Aisace and Lor
raine ant To be restored to France.
There must he q German nation y
4 (which the Gsrnan race can be per
s mitled to dwell but such nation mus
t be responsive to The conditions i'm
y posed upon 1t bg tie other nations Q
i the earth. It's government must d
Representative of the peoples wish
e btu not iniinicaa toItle peace and safei,
II of the rest of tlia world. A guardian
ship must he created for the nation vi
y TIL 1T reaches such years Of discIetio
sss and iaiisssisiass sHeif msesired Judgmen
Y that II may safely be intrusted with IL
e Encouragement of It's eagr affairs: lie tlla
r requires twenty or fifty or more year:
the g~unTtatansfap must ID snaintaines
& Punishment for the crimes cornmi
ted naaas be. IMPOSED upon the Pc
Pic They may be requtrea 60 repay ]
3 sweat and agoIw The damages wrougl
BY the nation IS II now is But iii;
8 jpstIce Germany ~ changing III
fofnl Of government cen no more, 3