El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

the officials making the proposal whom they represent and
what they expect to give gain in the negotiations II
the German war lords had expected the presidential reply
furnish them with campaign maternal Tor use at
they are mistaken for president Wilson asked nothing tna
nation truly desiring peace cannot well afford to answer
It believed that the German population at nome 1ealy
desires peace Of COURSE every German feels that his coun
try should have get; every German feels tnat MS
nation is ordained Of God lead the world, but ney nave
suffered so terribly Tat they are most willing TO
admit that the "savages" composing the world at war
with them yet ready to be assm1ateo Iny WOulu
be glad to escape with much as they started Wtn
or even less have peace agan-ony to start warning
again at the first opportunity.
While tired Of the war and admitting in their own
hearts their defeat the German people hardly ready IoI
permanent peace L cannot be argued and be accepted
By the rest of the world that the Germans are as
people better than their army The German army has not
committed the atrocities Of which 1t has been convicted
merely at the behest Of kaiser and his immediate official
household The rank and file of the German army, repre-
sentative of the German people, has committed these out
RACES not always by the orders OF those hgner up e
When men can commit crimes, It IS hardly logical
to say that their people Of different type The Ger
mans nation have proved themselves through their
army be cruel heartess, terrible They must be made
to feel the heavy hand Of before they are changed
They going be changed permanently until the
allied armies have their country and they have
felt what It to be area batted upon ana wrecked
THEY MUST BE MADE TO ABHOR WAR THROUGH
FEAR OF WAR Allow them to quit now, when their
country been ouShed by the hand Of war and they
would believe themselves cOnquerors foT no matter what
the peace terms Germany would escape, If the war was
ended now with less material damage than any Of the
countries at with her.
It must be war to finish It must be carried onto
German soil onto German SOIL before Il is settled,
either through the victorious advance Of the allied armies
in battle by their occupation Of German territory as
cOnqueTOr Germany gets peace she must surrender her
army and her navy TO the enemy she must fight until
they her army and her navy and her cities This she
must be made to understand.
may have been the opportune time for president
Wilson say this; probably his reply showed better judg
ment In fact most people viii say it did, at this time,
but later Germany must be made to understand Just what
she must do to get peace, and SHE MUST BE TOLD IT
IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS.
The people of the United States would not approve any
terms Of peace president Wilson might make with Ger
many that did not surrender Of the German army
and the occupation Of German territory by the allied
mics during the peace negotiations The people Of the al
lied nations would accept other peace.
Victory Is IN sight Germany cannot hold out. She
every day and the world to and must give her
lesson She cannot be permitted merely to withdraw from
occupied territory, retain her armament and 90
Menace to the world SHE MUST BE HUMBLED AND
TAUGHT A LESSON, NOT ONLY FOR HER RULERS,
BUT FOR HER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN APPROVAL
TO WHAT THEIR RULERS HAVE DONE.
When We have a peace It must be lasting peace TO
HAVE TO DO WITH IT IS TO ACCEPT WHAT HER
CONQUERORS TELL HER SHE SHALL ACCEPT Ger
many threw Il world into this for territorial az
grandzement Tor the purpose Of making herself the
ter Of the world Like every other bully Germany must
be taught its lesson No murderer thief assassin is
allowed to sit in judgment upon his acts Society
ees out the punishment he shall receive and prescrbes
GERMANY MUST ACCEPT THE VERDICT OF THE
REST OF THE WORLD This must be done for the fu-
peace Of the world, else the millions who have died
that autocracy might be crushed viii have died in vain