The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
DEFEATED AND
ASHAMED
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prevent Germany from renewing nos
Utilities. The war, therefore, may pc
regarded as definitely over.
There remains now the great prob
lens Of the peace conference and the
gigantic work of returning the f0nt-
ers to their home lands.
As to the first, Geneva and srus-
sells are mentioned as the most
likely point for the peace ne0oSia-
tions and as for the second, the gen.
leraI staff already has completed us
! plans for rehabilitation.
Throughout the nation celebrations
were held. President Wilson, aroused
from his bed at an early nour, was
told the news and prepared state
rnent for the country. From the white
house to every corner of the land
there was rejoicing. Thousands OF
kilograms poured into Washington,
rejecting the great relief that the
struggle was over and the anxiety OF
| relatives for news of when their boys
might return.
America, free from the rayaqes of
war, unseathed by the destructive
hand of the Hun horoes, looked
across the seas to find the battiefieids
Of France and Belgium silent for the
first time in four years. Where, for
fifty-one months, giant guns, poison
gases and bursting bombs had
wrought destruction, there was quiet
today.
At the close of the unprecedented
strife Germany stood alone, before
the wrath of twenty-five civilized ma
tons Those twenty-five were in
arms, five others had severed reIa-
tons with her government, and two
others-Russia and Rumania-she
had embittered by enforcement Of 4
vicious peace. Her enemies had cali
ed to the coiors over %, 900 900 men
during the conflict. determined to
crush forever the power that had up
set the peace Of the world.
Her allies, Bulgaria, Turkey and
Austria-Hungary, had left her when
her strength began to weaken and
finally her own people, seeing at last
the disaster their treacherous en-
peror and war lord had brought upon
them, overthrow his reign and he
/ has fled the country.
In the Kaleidoscope events of the
four years Of war twenty-four great
nations participated in the sghtins.
Over thirty-three million me, were
under arms. More than six-e.1 nil
lion men were killed, wounded or
Gassed. More than one hundred bill
lion dollars was consumed in the
struggle.
1t resulted In revolutions In Rus
STA, Austria-Huneary and Germany.
Five monarchs and heirs were
/ driven from the throne. The mill
tary dynasties Of the Romanoffs of
| Russia, the HohenzoIIerns of Ger
many, the Hapsburgs Of Austria and
| King Ferdinand and his son Of Bull
/ paria, tottered and fell. The pro-
German king Constantine Of Greece,
fled before the wrath Of his people.
Emperor Charles of Austria-Hunoary,
sees his dual empire heap of ruins
and Germany revolving, is proclaim
ing republics within its borders.
| II was Americas privilege to turn
the tide Of war. Her entrance as a
i beliiserent in April, 1917, has been
followed by the shipment of over two
million Yank fighters to Europe, loan
ing of over $500, ooo, COO to her asso-
eiates in the war and expenditure Of
over $40, 600 600 900 during her nine
teen months In the fight.
Hers, also, was the unique dIp!om-
acy directed at the Teuton miIitarism,
which brought on the conflict
and which today has been swept from
power by enlightened peoples. IL
likewise has fallen to her lot to es-
tabIish, through President Wilson,
the basic peace principles upon which
an end of the struggle was founded
and which will now be threshed out
at the peace table. That President
Wilson will attend the conference,
xaSk,> = k.IL
tion Of his friends here today. The
war department. proposed today to an
nounce its plan concerning draft
operations That Il would halt fur
ther drafting at once was the strong
intimation in war department circles.
Shipments of troops as division
units ceased recently, and while the
department was not relaxing It's war
work, the recent shipments were only
of replacement troops and service Of
supply men.
The exact nature of plans for the
return of soldiers now over there has
been concealed, but IL is known, in
general, that the department pro-
poses to return first those longest
overseas and those most needed in
1 industries here. However, il now
appear that there will be BIG police
Job in Europe for some time to come
and hence il Is likely that big per.
centage Of the forces now over there
Ire booked to remain some time.
: In addition there Is the difficulty
, of providing tonnage for return
transport quickly, besides the danger
Of dumping too many men suddenly
i. on the labor market
II Is considered likely that the
policing of Russia, as the Germans
eyacuate, will be tremendous task
and that America and the allies will
share together in proporiorment in
troops for that purpose.
Further, IL may be necessary for
the troops to do some police duty in
Austria and Germany.
: Hence II now seems unlikely that
, the bulk Of the men will be back in
, their homes short of year and the
: last not Until nearly two years.