The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-05
WILSON'S VICTORY.
BY M. M. Fakes

/ breaking up OF vast empires, and the
disintegration of Heterogeneous states
And in most marvellsus fashion it
comes remnant of kings who have
! taught people that their rule was by
I right divine, submits itself to the dis
cipine of world democracy.
Hungary becomes republic over
night, withdrawing from an empire
Of many years standing: an Austrian
council forms a Germanic State" and
the chosen chancellor of the Empire
gives it formal recognition Slays
and Czechs from Independent sover-
ignties and are promptly recognized
by imperial mandate Verify young
Emaeror Karl stands alone in his
imperial glory,--a ruler without sub
jects; Prince without a people.
In Bulgaria the throne Is abandon
ed in quick succession first by father
and them by son. A democracy is pro-
claimed Turkey, a once all power
full Sultan has been forced to an alb
solute surrender, important in facing
the wrath of a people whom he has
deluded and deceived. Murder, rapine
and brigandage, possess a once order
ly empire In Russia the dabacle is
complete, and Imperial Germany the
| dynasty Of the IIohenzollern toters
70 its certain fall.
To find the real efficient and pro-
-ducing cause Of these revolutionary
coupe d 'etat we would probably search
among the doctrines and diserts
| tons of statesmen and philosophers
of tie days of the American Revolu-
ton. The seed of republicanism and
modern democracy was planted then.
Its wisdom end verify has been PROV
cd and eXpmplified in the growth of
the great American Republic
But without question or doubt, the
sudden overwhelming trend toward
democracy among the peoples Of Eu-
rope is Immediately occasioned by the
| incessant and reiterative teaching of
! Woodrow Wilson, 1t does not detract
from the glorjes and ACHIEVEMENTS of
the armies Of the Allies and Ameri~
ca under Foch, Faig, Allenby and
Pershing, to day that the victory
which is about to be accomplished is
due, in very full sense to the saga
cious uttterances and marvellous poll
teal acumen of Woodrow Wilson, the
greatest living democrat.
In his war message, which even
the envious and ambitious Roosevelt
called great state paper" he sum-
med up the philosophy of his thought
and his labors in saying "The world
must be made safe for democracy"
Again. in the Flag Day address, and
in his reply to the Pope of Rome. he
| denounced the military masters of
Germany, while evincing the utmost
concern for the subject people of the
Central Empires.
Likewise, in his address of Janu-
airy Sth., now so much talked of, he
proposed certain conditions preced-
ent to peace which contain nothing
inimical to the real interest of the
enemy peoples, but carry certain ruin
to the military autorcracy which has
been so long dominant over them, And
his subsequent addresses have breath
ed the same spirit and zeal for de
mocraey, and for the common rights
of humanity. Such a peace he terms
peace of justice" as distinguished
from peace of victory, whereby the
will of a conQueror is imposed upon
! an enemy vanquished.
In fact, with Mr.. Wilson the prin.
ciple of democracy is not mere
political theory or passing eXpedient
but a sort Of quiet and consuming pas
sion. 1t is the philosophy of his life
At Arlington on June 4th, before the
present war was thought of. he said:
The people of a democracy are not re
lated to their rulers as subjects are
related TO government. They are
themselves the sovereign authority
Again at PittSburg on October -, 1914