The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-07-25

to the worlds ships and merchandise
was prejudicially affecting the inter-
e>t> Of the British themselves Ger
irany. during the last four years. has
Sh"Mi by her practices. how small is
her respect for the formula She cir
cIlateS. Her demand for the freedom
of the seas. is the last word in cyliic
ism. She has not been satisfied with
ports. she has closed Whole
seas and endangered an SEA routes
Not satisfied with attacking and sink
ing the merchant ships of belil@cIen.
countries, she has attacked and sunk
h" SAius vi every neutral country,
ma hey ATTACKS have been carried o',
With Il ferocity that has turned agiu>
h"r the moral feelings Of the soafasels
al every hclliee!unt and neutral na,
}.on outside :he alliance q the Ccaa}
Powers. 2Aat is why t. Ugi.ain a,
p.g pie be.i,1e IAyt lie freedom al tat
IS can o.iv T., insie.3 ~ titc def
Germany.
To-day tat 5lt,i,l people ar vi Sir
- III az a'vul d at $lg0G10 e.
Il ! - per cent interest tie anne
c arga ON i'1is VII le nearly s. ao-
..aaoo and al lea> an equal ;,ddi;:aa
al suns VIII De necessary 10 meet i'm
ordinary national expenditure. inc!al-
ing. a. ii does. pensions. 10 the 1nUtiiat-
ed and to the old ana celril.u.i',s 10
national sickness and uMolnpuGu. II,
benefits. No democracy would h" like
lv lo continue a war which ,lreaien@a
tn add to these stupendruS burdens uil-
less compelled to do 50 by sheer nrce>-
sity.
Beyond the material and financial
difficulties are the moral ones. and cen
turtles of experience made the demo
cracy of Britain feel that sooner or
later this moral burden would also fall
upon their shoulders: that ultimately
everything would depend upon their
tenacity and resolution.
Just as they were relunctant to COM
mencc war. 50 have they been reluct
ant to continue it. but the indefinite
ness of Germanys attitude in respect
to peace has left them no option.
Germany is under no compulsion to
fight. Her eXiStance is not in danger.
No one desires or expects that she
shall be utterly destroyed. No one
would even question her right to main
tain a military autocracy; to contri-
butte her money and her sons towards
the maintenance of militariSm if these
were necessary to her eXistance and
were used only inside her own borders
for the defense of her own interests.
The only thing that the Allies seek to
military power for external purposes.
destroy is the Prussian autocracys
| This is what the Allied demucracieS
stand for. The right Of theinvaded ter
ritOries to restoration and liberty. The
right and the power of the world act
lined by President Wilson. to say to
Germany: You shall not transgrcss.
You shall not outrage. You shall not
burn and ravage and Destroy No
democracy can object to this attitude.
The three great democracies Of the
world-America, Britain and France.
the freest, the best educated of all peo-
pies. could not. because the souls Of
their peoples would not permit, COLI
tinue an alliance and war for purely
aggressive and predatory purposes. 1t
is uncomfortable that the democracies
of America. France and Britain. them
selves enjoying freedom. and the demo-
cracy Of Russia which is struggling to-
wards freedom. should accept, while
life remains. the terms that areincvit-
able if German autocracy succeeds.
In the absence Of any definite com
municatiun from the government Of the
Central Powers. and in prf sence of the
impotence of the demOcracieS of the
Central Powers. the free democracies
must continues the struggle until their
present and future security is secured
George WilkilSun editrr OF the
North Dakota Democrat opposing
Stephen j. Doyle for the nomination
for Governor on the democratic ticket
and being defeated. has taken
stand that should meet with the APP
prevail and be sanctioned by every 10y
al democrat and republican in the
state. Mr.. Wilkinson has taken his
defeat like Il noble warrior. 1t was
clean fight and he says the best fit
ted man Won, and he is going to give
his champion full support personally
and editOrially. We are really glad
to hear this, but this is no more than
we expected, and if every democrat
Of the state pulls for Doyle the next
governor of North Dakota will be
found backing up the Administration
to the best Of his ability. The people
Of North Dakota are going to cut out
politics next fall and elect man that