The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-13
By ]. S. Mullen.

| regard the following as some
Of the results OF the war, provided
a.That we are strong enough and
Germany and her allies are sub
jected to the weakness of permitting
us to impose our own terms oi
peace. b, That the war ends be-
fore |, we lose, as result thereof
hundreds of thousands and perhaps
millions OF men thereby gripping
our efficiency and operating to de
press us psychologically; z, That
our resources are not greatly I'M
paired such as a depletion OF our
forests. the destruction of our ships,
reduction OF our oil fields. zinc and
copper mines, and other important
minerals. and that our cities are not
destroyed; And 3,That VIC do not
become enormously in debt, say for
forty or sixty billions of dollars,
thereby destroying initiative and the
inherent desire to carry on great en-
terprises OF the country by reason
/ OF excessive tdNdtIOll W i"NNi t''N"N
debts.
|. The working man and the trade
union will be to the iron. and e%-
ercise greater power
?, The powers OF the government
will be greatly increased. The
ownership OF public utilities such as
the railroads, the telegraphs and
telephones. price fixing, and the ar
btrary control OF corporations en-
gagged in private enterprise Will be
supervised more rigidly.
g. The government will permit
the creation OF huge combinations
of capital, closely superintended by
the government, with which better
TO meet like combinations that Will
be erected and tolerated i'll other
be erected and with which to seize
our share OF the worlds trade.
4. The price of the necessities Of
life will not be at their former levels
for gene. alton. All farm products,
while not at the present abnormal
figure, will remain high. There will
be constant clashes between labor
and capital as to the wage scale to
meet he costs OF living.
5. There will be no more wars
for the reason that this cataclysm
has modified the human viewpoint,
Arbitration will determine interna-
tional disputes Moreover, the ma
tions OF the world will be so deeply |
in debt and s, busy shaping Their ]
future they will have no time in
the next three generations to keep
up standing armies and large navieS.
6. Unless the strong arm OF the
is interposed, there viii
be more anarchy, more |. W. w.
ism. more socialism than We ever
dreamed of.
7. This war will serve to make
woman more self-aSsertlve, more
more inclined to share
equally with the male in everything
that goes to make up life.
8, There will not be only national
but world wide prohibition.
Q. The returning soldiers will
come back strong in health, strong
in mind. strong in love OF country;
solitude. introspection, the serious
ness of the hours that has passed, the
discipline imposed-all will cause
lim to come back wiser and ADLER
man. so that he will be better
citizen.
10. The mercha marine, assuming
hat it will not be greatly destroyed
" the submarines, will be the most
powerful possessed by any nation IN
he world. Our flag will truly fly
III the seven sets. Our commerce
sill 60 to the uttermost parts OF
he earth. This will make us tre-
powerful.
II, We are going to have trouble
With Mexico. This southern neigh
,or of ours in our hour of eXter-
nitv has not acted friendly and we
IRE remembering it. When our
lavv and army return from their
low important task, lets give old
nan Carranza twenty-four hours !