Arizona republican., 1918-04-07
THIS WAR IS ONE OF SELF.
 PRESERVATION

Here, says Everyman, twas al kaiserdom seeking world domination and perilously near encompassing 1t unless the world united to rcpel him. Thus the radical land reformer sees the issue. Is there any one still blind to it.
 But were we in America directly threatened? We were, and we are threatened A German book published in the United States in 1914, and called Truth About Germany" sought to inflame us against England and France, and to persuade us that Amer ica and Germany had common ideals, characteristics, and methods. (May God save us,) It argued smoothly: Two nations united by such common inclinations and ideals. boldness of en- terprise, far -sightedness, quickness of decision, admiration for intellectual achievements, can not help being eX- ceedingly congenial to each other" Pleasant words--but a lying tongue, Would Germany, once master of Eu- rope, remember our -'congeniality," and be good neighbor in the Amer icas?
 The Germans when writing for home consumption hold a different language about world relations and "neighbors." Formerly German thought was shut up in her German corner, but now the world shall have its coat cut ac- cording to German measure, and as far as our swords flash and German blood flows, the circle of the earth shall come under the tute:age or Ger man activity "A sturdy German egoism must characterize all political action. The first principle of our policy. both at home and abroad, must be that in everything that hap pens the Germans should come off best, and the others should have a bad time of it. A nice, congenial neighbor.
 But Germany. when honest, directly avows her purpose, ultimately, against America. We must wake up," or we will be the easy next step in her ambitions. Germany may in less than two centuries succeed in dominating the whole globe if only it can in time strike out a new | course and definitely break with An glo-American methods of government, and with the State- destroying ideals of the Revolution" She is trying out her new course now. One thing | alone can profit the German people, the acquisition of new territory, <. that alone can really promote the diffusion, the growth, and the deep ening of Germanism.' Before seek | ing to found a Greater Germany in l other continents, we must seek to create a Greater Germany in Central Europe We must see to it that the outcome of our next sue cessful war must be the acquisition l of colonies We must make room | for an empire of Germanic race which shall number 100,000.0 900 inhabitants in order that we may hold our own against masses such as those of Russia and the United States"
 Still further, it is no longer a secret that Germany, while we were still unprepared-were neutral--and while Germany still ostensibly sought our | friendship, secretly planned. when vic torious in Europe, to pick a quarrel with us and wiring from us part of the costs of her European war.
 If the American easy chair is stil too comfortable for serious thought o1 what Germany means to do to us then America deserves the fate in store for her This is the material side ol our peril, but there is another and l deeper side.
 This war is our war. to secure oul purposes in national and in interna- tional development. If Germany should win, her principles must triumph anc force alone must rule the world, witt the strong exploiting the earth. | I the war ends in a drawn battle. witt Germany unchanged in ideals and pur- poses. all that is left of the world will be compelled to engage in ths race of military preparedness, and tn, world will be forced to adopt Ger manys methods--now so hateful to us
 A Germany undefeated would force Ii to destroy the very basis of our gov
 ernment, our policy. our social and in dustral life-to devote ourselves, capi tai and labor, persons and property. t one object-a mighty militarism. Un
 less we win this war the mightesi
 most upsetting, most far-reachinl change this nation has ever known i
 upon us. We are fighting for libert. to continue in our accustomed line o progress.
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