The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-16
AMERICANS MUST
KILL SECT|ONAL|SM
NEW WORLD TO EMERGE
FROM WAR, SAYS ASSIST
ANT TO McADOO.


United States is to maintain the po-
sition of spiritual leadership ac-
quircd during the war and take its
rightful place in League OF Ma
tions, it must stamp out sectional
intolerance and race prejudice, said
DR.. Leo s. Rowe of Philadelphia.
in an address here before the win
the War for Permanent Peace con
vention. DR.. Rome, who is assist
ant secretary of the treasury and a
member OF the executive committee
of the League to Enforce Peace.
added:
The problem confronting US is
not merely to win 4 victory but 10
assist-yes, to lead-in creating a
world situation which will make il
impossible for the political philos-
ophy which underlies the German
plan to dictate or in any way doml-
nate the final outcome. 1t has now
become Americas mission to see to
it that the peace whichfollows this
struggle shall be theSpcace that
makes further democratic develop
ment possible and thus enables Am
erica to make her greatest contribu-
ton to civilization.
NO one would, for moment,
place any faith in the balance OF
power doctrine. We now see, as
never before, that the normal de-
yelopmcnt of American institutions
will be broken, their spirit radi-
cally changed, and we will be led,
as matter OF self-preservation,
into form OF political and military
organization which will mean that
the promise of our 18Th and 10Th
century development will not reach
lruition.
Points to Slav Tragedy.
"Gcrmany's treatment OF Russla
and Rumania has made strikinely
clear the nature OF the menace with
which we are confronted.
1T is clear that out OF this
struggle a new world will emerge,
but the type OF world will depend
largely on America unselhshncss
and on the steadfaStness OF her
faith in international right and JUS
tice
american ideals, elevated by the
war asserted Doctor Rowe, can
not attain their full development
unless We become an integral part
OF an international organization de-
termined at all costs to eliminate
AGGRESSION from world affairs, to
protect the rights OF small and largs
and TO place ourselves
in the service of higher standards
of international justice and fair
dealing"
The collapse OF civilization in the
next war, which he said must surely
come if Germany is not conclusiveiy
defeated in this war, was pictured
by DR.. Franklin II. Giddings OF New
York. professor of sociology and the
History OF Civilization i'll Columbia
University.
III the central European powers
shall obtain a substantial advantage
bv means OF the war which they
began in 1914 he said, Justice and
democracy will have thenceforth tor
generations no safe abiding place IN
the world. If the entente allies lose
the defensive war which they no"
are waging, a greater war Will tolIo"
in which civilization will collapse.
This is the monstrous peril that the
civilized world faces today.
Reasons for Prediction.
In the fewest possible words }
shall put before you two substantial
reasons for the prediction.
The first is thrust upon US by
the notorious history aud present
character of Teutonism. ii the I'M
perial German government and lts
bandit accompliceS are victorious
they will begin the next war de-
after systematic prepara-
ton. and with intent 10 bring the
whole world under their heel. Or
forewarncd and awake to peril, the
nations not already conquered VIII
begin a war OF revolt and rebellion.
The second reason why civiliza-
tion will go down in the next war II
the Teuton is not conquered Is tina;
science and invention have placed IN
his hands means of outreach and
transportation. and means OF de-
struction which are adequate TO the
task of annihilating all that man has
created since he began to chip iiint.
Picture then, ii you can. a world
laid waste by Prussian diabolism IN
the next great war. The enemy l.
a Prussianized Mittel-Europa. Lon
don and New York. Paris, Chicago.
and san Francisco, like Nineveh
and Babylon. are names OF things
that were.
Universities and schools are
closed. Men and boys are bearing
arms or toiling under the lash.
Women and girls are slaves. There
are no more parliaments, but only
dictators. Only the Teuton is glad,