Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-02

Lorraine and Schleswig- Holstein. and
may he compelled to restore German
Poland to the new Polish republic.
Unless the German people unload the
kaiser and all his following they must
be ready to accept the worst possible
terms the allies can impose.
The larger map shows the countries
held by German oppression and the
countries invaded by Germany in her
attempt to bring middle Europe under
her domination Today new map of
Europe is fast making, but not as the
German war lords planned. When
finished by the allies it will show these
small countries so long oppressed
again enjoying self governing power
and to the Germans only the things
tina. are German. ~ III. ..
A!sace, the italian irredenta. Poland
Bohemia will have realized the hopes
and dreams of their Inhabitants and
the liberty loving peoples OF all the
world in return to the protection OF
their native governments. That Is
what the fight for liberty and demo-
cracy means to the thousand of brave
soldier patriots Of various lands and
tongues that are now fighting on the
soil of France and Belgium, in south
ern Europe, in Russia and in Palestine
Instead of more than doubling her
area and power as Germany had
hoped to do she finds herself shorn OF
her power and branded by the civil
lied nations Of the world as cruel, bar
barous and treacherous and unworthy
seat in the councils of nations and
not to be trusted in their given word.
A few short months has found her
changed from the arrogant claimant
Of victory to an artful, lodging sup
plant Of the quarter she did not give.
And while she is contemplating the
near approach of utter defeat of her
armies on all fronts she views the dis
Indignation Of the. German empire. as
the various peoples she has so long
oppressed make ready to set up their
own form Of Independent government
or join their former governments.
Germany rcaps that which she has
sown. Far to the north lies Schleswig-
Holstein, wrested from Denmark in
1864 when Germany tore up the scrap
of paper" that represented her solemn
treaty obligations with the Danes.
On the west is Belgium invaded and
devastated when the Germans tore up
the scrap of paper" guaranteeing her
neutrality.
Below Belgium lies Luxembourg. over
run by Germany in this war.
Below Luxembourg lies the Alsace.
wrested from France in 1870 because
Germany coveted her rich iron mines.
To the far east lies Poland, once
powerful nation. parttioned many
times, and now long since under the
domination of Germany and Russia.
Below Poland lies Bohemia, Slavonia
and Ruthenia, the home of the Czecho-
Slovaks. For years almost without
number these peoples have been UNI
der the domination of the Austro-G Ger
manic powers. First recognized and
championed by Italy they are now
throwing off the yoke of their OPP
pressors
To the north, northeast and cast of
the present boundary of Italy lies the
Italy Irredepta, or unredeemed PROV
inces of Italy. The Irredenta is divided
into three parts: (a) the Trentino,
bounded on the west by Switzerland, on
the north by the Bremen Alps and on
the east >by the present boundary Of
Italy. Trentino is purely Italian
province, it having successfully resisted
every attempt to Germanize it as has
the Alsace. It is as much Italian to-
day as when first taken by conquest
from Italy. (b) The Istrian Peninsula,
which is geographically known as
Venezia Giulia, is purely Italian. Co
The Dalmntian coast lying along the
eastern coast of the Adriatic. While
under Austrian domination for many
years it is so purely Italian that the
official language is Italian. and the
members of the Austrian reichstng
from this section are authorized to
sneak in that body In Italian. Steadily
all these years have the peoples of the
and their fellow countrymen
in Italy worked and dreamed and
planned for the day when they might
be returned with honor to the protec-
ton of their beloved native land.
Italy is coming back into her own.
And be It remembered that 1t was italy
who, when Paris was menaced and
much of France was overrun by the
enemy, turned the tide Of battle by
tne Wd1 anu heepths tHS iui sot
part of the Austrian army from going |
to the aid Of her Prussian ally.
The next move appears to be up TO
Germany. If internal conditions are
rot as critical as the outside world
has been led to believe, and the war
party is still supreme. Germany may |
reject the allied terms and elect to
fight lopger-with more drastic terms
following a devastating invasion OF
German soil by the allied armies, Late
,ews dispatches indicate that the Ger.
nan armies are being. withdrawn to
Apparently this = not = peaceful move