The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-22
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Manufacturers Record: Aite,
four years OF the greatest criminal
record in human history Germany
begS, like the cringing coward or III,
defeated bully. honorable peace,
and there are intimationS in Amer-
lea that some people desire TO give
Germany peace without humilia.
ton and without punishment or
indcmniticS adequate to mcte out
justice to such nation.
1t is well to bear definitely in mind
and never to forget it, that this is
unlike any war OF which we have
any record. 1t is, indeed, not war
in the ordinary sense. 1t is a cam
paign OF murder and looting' under
taken by nation after years O.;
preparation. Through it, entire ed
ucatonal system, through its mil
itary lie as we'll as in its private life.
Germany had ior wears been plan
ming to bring on war Tor the
deinlate purpose OF looting the
world, absolutely without regard to
the millions who might be murdered
il the campaign.
Through its military teachings it
was Tor years proclaiming that
frightiuh.eSS must be a part OF war
in order to deter other nations from
daring to risk its vengeance. lr
this numbering, marauding eXpcdi-
ton Germany has wrought such
havoc as the world had never
known Milians have died, mil
lions have been manned, blinded,
derers and outragerS and unsCrpu-
mind, and hundreds OF millions have
suffered in agony as for four years
they have seen their loved ones
fighting against the forces OF hell
let loose on earth by Germany.
And shall we call such a struggle .
a war 1t is, indeed, not war as
we have known war. Our allies |
and our soldiers are engaged in an
effort to prevent nation OF muir
dererS and Outrages and unscrupu- /
lous scoundrelS, backed BY the en-
tire sentiment OF their countries,
IRON oyerrunning the world, de-
stroying civilization ad placing all .
under the domination and |
the damnation OF German kultur
for the personal and national en-
richment OF the German people.
II we do not punish these Grim
inals, when we should open wide
the foors OF every penitentiary and
Jail on earth and announce that no
no outrager ard no 9TH
er criminal shall ever again be pun
ished.
We should also require OF Ger
many full indemnity for every dol
lar expended by America and the
Allies in preventing that murderous
nation from destroying civilization.
Is it conceivable that after four
ears OF agony weashall permit Ger
many to 90 unpunished, and we and
,ur allies carry the tremendous lin
ncial burden which rests upon us;
Nhy should the people o. America
nd England and France and Italy
md Belgium and Serbia he iorCed
or wears to come TO carry shc eM-
rmouS taxation that would he re-
uired to meet the Indebtedness OF
bc war and leave Germany. tue
r'minal which brought on this war
or its own profit. to go practically
npunished. / we should permit
nch condition through any false
ense OF mercy, we would prove
ecreant to our responsibility TO
lie civilization of the centuries to
1me. as recreant indeed as would
he Judge and jury who, having
worn to uphold the law, out OF
ome sickly neurotic sentiment,
lrned loose without punishment
Ie worst criminals ever known.
1t is entirely possible to impose
pom Germany an indemnity suffi-
entity great to pay every dollar OF
debtedness incurred by America
I'd our allies, to pay an indemnity
the family of every soldier killed
Id to every soldier permanently
valided in the struggle for human
' ; safety. 1t might take Germany
any years to make these payments
It a prosperous Germany within
2 next fifty years would reflect