Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-18
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an armi~ii"c I" IN" apparently
fawninp. Vet h\puclitlcal Germany,
81 lon- hs tn" German torres con
Time their barharouS I"'hodS ui
warfare. l. a"ruptabir 10 p"ic" luv-
ing fighting Americans is ac"lalm"u
in tn" public press without Il voi,'"
of dissent and that such denial
must com" vas certain: il was de
mand"d by American soldiers. Am
crica's allies. An' rican civilians 10y
civilization
when q nation. supposedly ciyiliz.
ed and cultured. rrverts To the most
barbarous practices of ancient his
tory in the nope of putting tn" fear
of her so much in the hearts OF III"
rest OF the world as TO acquire world
domination. and through the years
violates every treaty, every principle
Of honesty and d"ccncy. and so far
as she can actually brushes civilian
iiOn under her heel, there can be- no
armisticc no discussion of peace
no quarter. There ran be only the
application of that nations same
methods of fire and steel by those
are sought to crush. and in a greater
Icgrce. To insure absolutely her tie
-
Lord Northcliit". creates, of the
European Journalists, says that Ger
many was concerned for tn. safety
OF her army, and wanted only tim"
in which To reinforce IT, through tn"
eusc of p"ac" dicktr He is prob
ably right. As French officials say.
''Gcrmanv cannot h" trusted; tn"
world haa trusted her already 700
I,.,i
Only hy tr"mcnuus force "f arms.
that brings the enemy ri ,i,iliZniir
To humanity. can u real lasting dc
cent pcar" ever com" tn II war torn
world "
Will" il is true that Gcrmany
continued refusal to r.sprc, the
rights ri non -coInhatHit,' and u'I
trails. and her brutal treatment uf
civilian populations. brought great
america into he fight. that >u,h
things could ID" permanently stopped
II would seem "inin"ntlv unfair thai
tie power tina; started all this ruc,.>
s;,Culd b" alluw"u ~ rscapc SEQ! fr",.
fr IN amy material damae" to h.
own country When ihc tim" comes
nd il is no, far distant. that British.
French. American. serbian. italian.
AIDED Germany own soil. whrth,
any despoliHli0n j. accomplished OF
ct, then and then unly will Grrman
:ublic opinion realize that the jig is
ny. that the worm has turned. that
somebody elsc's OK is gorcd' and
then surrender and lrac. will com"
In Il hurry ~ II the Allies will die
tate all of the terms.
bn R.lpiun. f,,,rb In, -, -,
tile way to keep the invading h,rdry
of their own terrain; the French
peupl" fought best with their backs
to Paris AT the Marnr; the British
fought hest with their backs to the
North Sea when there was danger ut
their being destroyed; III" Americans
fought best after administering -
terrible revrrs" tu the enemy NJ cha
tCau Thi"rry. and then started tn"
hell-raising that has continued "v"l
since hut tn" German is - inherent
animal Given odds in his favor and
crushing a weaker force beneath him
in his advanc" he is u wonderfully
courageous and arrogant anima.
CIV, him an even break. blow for
G'ow and thrust for thrust. and he i,
as yellow as yellow ever was painted
just and even So. when German ter
iltOry is invaded, as il will he soon
wen see the German tail 40 up la
the air and in fear and trembling
the Who'll" cahoo,llr viii hnll.r kan
Prad."
No settlement short Of "hamcrad"
on every German lip will suffice d.
otherwise our grandchildren will
have to do the Who'll. business over
again