The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-05

man He can not stop and resolve
ilto mere memory. II j. out of the
question for the civilized nations TO
annihilate him For their own sakes
they can not be as sewage as he plan
ned 10 be. However many may be
killed in this war there will still be
many millions left t. propagate.
What manher OF future awaits tho e
millions, What will they do? What
will be their status in the world How
Will they prosper
Already many thiaking people are
considering the matter Of German
trade, German industry, German debt
paying The nation itself is making
active prepara;ions for the after IN
war campaign.
When this war i ended Germany
viii find herself har iicapped with
double load The debts she mas in
CURED through The financing Of the
war. and the rehabilitation OF de-
wasted countries. In order 80 Fay
other bill she must be able 10 manu-
facture ana sell She must have mar
kets and supply them
In order 10 secure markets she mus
first establish confidence IN her wares
and in her busines methods She mus
sain 4 certain. and very decided,
amount Of friendly Re gard of The rival
selesmen, the rival manufactures, will
hold too great an advantage. She can
only hope 10 be a scavenger other
wise, for the other nations sill leave
her only that which they do not wisn
To handle
How is she going 10 acquire the
necessary standing the confidence Of
buying nations, to give her these mar
kets? Once he would have sent her
thousands Of emigranis 10 colonize
with rigid instructions 70 demand
German good and hereby create a
condition that woulG force imporla-
lions. That day is pist. if the nations
are wise. for in all such cases Ger
mans colonial idea carried with II The
control of politics through colony bal
lot. II Is inconcoiyable that any ma
lion should ever again cater TO the
German vote or ALLOW II TO be III CON
irol OF even fraction OF national ac-
tiyitieS
With an nations on guard against
Germanising Influences. that plan
must be abandoned If Germany. IN
her stupid disregard Of all rights and
prejudces. should attempt 10 again
get control OF any part OF the ma
tlonal affairs Of America or Canada or
Brazil for instance. it Will probably
lead to the barring oe intercourse with
her definitely
II is difficult 10 ascertain whore she
can first gain a focthold With her
reputation blackened by her own acts
her rotten methods thoroughly eN-
posed, il win be a hazardous thing for
any nation to attempt TO deal with
k,r
1t is a matter that calls FOR the
sober calm study Of master minds.
the consideration of all nations OPP
posed to Germanic IDEAS and the au
tocratic domination OF Germany. II
must be made a matter of the most
careful consideration. for upon the
policS adopted by he nations viii
depend must OF thcir own welfare.
There must be limit set for Teu
tonic activity. a bound beyond which
they dare not go or ii will be only
question of time until the world will
again have 10 take up the task OF
beating Hun devilishucss.
Il is time for the nations and their
ieepest thinkers to begin TO plan and
consider. for it will not he long now
lstil the Hun will b. wanted TO em {
crate from lIunIand TO escape the
BURDENS he hac helped 10 create he
must not be allowed 10 shirk his task I
ie must be the one TO pick up the
burden and stagger along under IT,
ie must not be allowed to shift il 10
'ther shoulders, in part or in entirety
The forces of many nations have
,een harneSsed in the effort TO ham
ner some reasonable degree of sense
nto the Hunnish head. Next will come
he prodigious effort 10 hold him to
is work and force him TO walk the
traight and narrow path. 1t is TO be
lmost as hard task as fighting him
nto submission, if the way he Is pre-
airing for commercial campaign is
ny criterion.
Unless he is so hedged about by
igid inflexible guards that he can dc
My the right thing, he will soon be
DING the wrong one. II is folly TO
hink that getting whipping will
hange the Hun nature \ cracked
rown will not ensure a rejlwenation
r any degree of reformation. He will
c no more spiritually redeemed than /