The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-08-30
EXCERPTS FROM A MASTER
PIECE

dorsing KuhImann's An Informal
Peace Conference and took a pot
shot at the pompous Dr. Chas. W. Ell.
lot of five foot" fame, for sowing the
same seed through the New York
Times some time during the latter
part of 1917. Mr. Smith has shown
an understanding of great questions
that are refreshing in their new light.
and in the Manufacturers Record for
August /, he says:
Germany has reached the apex Of
her military success and needs only
to confirm and perpetuate it BY dip
lomatic deviltry. The war party is
fairly inflated with triumph. The
fresh forces Of America are indeed
swarming in astern France. but
have not yet entered the battle in
telling numbers. Their oTerwkeln1-
ing weight is indeed beginning to be
felt and before long must work a
final tip in the balance. out not yet
Could there possibly be a moment
more propitious for German peace
offensive? All the circumstances OF
the case conspire to favor it.
"On the other hand, could ingenui.
ty find d situation more uneayoraale
for the Allies to enter into such q
pow-wow? Every advantage thus far
realized belongs to the Germans. ev.
cry disadvantage thus Tar realized be-
longs to the Entente; al the
threats Of the future are against
them, all its hopes oeckon to Us.
An informal peace parley could Ger,
tainly make these threats and these
hopes utterly vain. Germany could
not fail to issue from suca confer
ence the supreme ruler q the Euro
pean world This she knows perfectly
we'll; hence and hence only aer open
willingness, hsr secret eagerneas. to
have such peace smoke
"Hertling AM others pretend to
feel hurt at the distrucr o. the En-
tente and even really believe tae Ger.
think we must really believe the Ger
man government or at least give
them some opportunity to prove them.
selves true and cody. Far wiser
to remember the words Of Demos
themes that the Palladium Of Demo
cracy is Distrust When We know
that a man is liar q roboer and !
thief, is it nos the part OF prudence
or justice to afford mia opportunity
TO display his virtues? We know as
we'll as we can know anything OF the
kind that the German government is
atterly faithless and immoral Who
can point to single ingenious
word or deed OF theirs during this
war or for years before it? Have
they not adopted alike in theory ard
in practice the avowed MachiaTil.ism
of their deifed Frederic the doctrine
that a treaty is only scrap 4 pa.
per and that promises are to be kept
only so long as it is profitable TO
keep them By every means possible
they have renowned openly and IN.
reseryedly the moral law in all i5s
national bearings and have proclaim
ed as their one object Of worship tbs
trinity OF Force. Fa,sehood and
Fraud. Victory at any price
is the avowed goal Of the Germans.
even of the greatest and the best
All other considerations are thrown.
even ostentatiously thrown to the
winds"
To the claim Of the Germans that
they are the Nordices and the only
people on earth that are worth while,
Prof. Smith says:
But the Allies reject this theory
of the organic superiority OF the tall
blond long-head and regard the Ger
mans as q throng Of brutal and IN
scrupulous raegalomaniacs. with
whom it is not only idle gu. danger.
Gus to argue, with whom q prelimt-
nary parley would be foolish and per.
ilous in the last degree.
Let is then DC boldly and resoiute.
ly avowed that we do nos want peace
that what We want and what We are
determined 70 sin not at any price.
but every honorable means tba.
God and nature have places in our
hands, is Victory? There Is absolute
ly no way in the world for Us 10 win
a permanent and desirable peace ex
cept through a decisive and unmistak-
able triumph OF arms. There is no
language that the German infatuate
understands but the language o. ire,
siStble command. He can learn only