Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-27

many must be taken under allied
military control for ~ lcnst year,
and all tho marhIncry, farm equip.
mcnt household utensils and works
Oi art looted from the other cOun-
tries should be searched out and re-
turned, and ali the destroyed works
of art ana learning should be. as far
az possible, replaced from the Ger
man store Certainty the greatest
step toward true repentance IL TO
mako good the theft Meanwhile,
every member ~ the German mill.
ttry machine. from the private up,
should be compelled. under military
guard, 10 give his own service In tn"
devastated countries, for a term in
crcHslng progressively with his mil
itary rank. TO tho work OF recon
Firucllun and every German male
thereafter hc compelled to give
portion ~ his time each year for
twenty years to completing as far ~
possible m" restoration until the cost
~ Gcrmauys war lust has. been re-
paid 10 the world. Finally ana
most Important. every German Chiid
from 3 10 - years should bo rdu-
Gated abroad, out ~ the atmosphere
Of kultur, away from tho lair Of tho
Boast, HO that he may have n chance
IN grow up human. The cost of do
ing II would be far less than the cost
of another war. or the price oTaCted
by tho fostcrcd hate OF growing
nation
Tho only possible prelude 10 such
n program Il that the allies insist on
IA" absolute and unconditional sur
render and complete disarmament ~
Germany To the assurance Of such
program with its lesson 10 the
world we would gladly give our
money. our service and our lives.
with any make shift peace at pres
ont, our Liberty bonds are likely TO
bo rcpudIntod by our Hun conquer
crs before thcy mature and fortu.
nato shall We be II we die first and
die childlcss We must finish the
fight and keep the faith now, or God
help the coming generations
Read these editorials and this ar
rny Of the Huns own hoasting con
fosslOns Think OF tho colossal theft
Of all private property, even tho
carting away OF the fertile top soil
to leave tho very land worthless,
Think of the deliberate, tho wanton
destruction Of all private and public
property which the Beast could not
stcal. Think Of the painstaklnEly
planned and officially authorized
wholesale brutality, kidnapping into
slavery, torture, starvation. manning
Of children, idle murder and rape OF
women in Belgium, France. Italy.
Serbia. ItumaniH, Poland and Rus
sln. And then. as you love your
country, your children, your mother,
your Wlfs and yOur God consider no
make shift peace. Rcpublish these
Enclosures in your paper, use any Of
this letter you care 10 as your own
editorial comment 0t's yours). or
quote me II YOU don't realize it your
self--but publish these things, and
tpuhllsh them again and yet again.
and ask your readers to cut the arti-
cles and mark them and send them
TO friends. to congressman, to sena-
tors, to cabinet secretaries, to the
president. to the ministers Of God,
that they may teach It from the pull
pit, until every man and woman OF
influence throughout the land Is
brought to realize the leerlng. faith
less THING that we are fighting,
the obedience and worship of which
has been drilled into the daily habit.
the ambition and the creed Of every
German man. woman and child for
two generations. The absolute un-
conditional surrender and finally
! the regeneration OF this THING the
| Hohenzollerns have created as a
soulless abortion OF mankind are vi
tai to the welfare OF our children
and our chlldren's children--vital to
the very spiritual development OF
the human raCe