The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-13
THIS WAR Is ONE or SELF.
PRESERVATION.

il'its buyo fDUtuHs was
Kaiserdom seeking world domination
and perilously near encompasslng
I II unless the world united to repel
him" Thus the radical land reformer
sees the issue. Is there any one still
blind to Il?
But we're we In America directly
threatened? We Uere. and zoe ara
threatened. A German book published
in the United states In 1914, and
called Truth About Germany" sought
to infame us against England and,
France, and to persuade us that Amer-l
lea and Germany had common ideals.
characteristics. and methods. (Mayl
God save us!) II argued smoothly |
Two nations united by such common
inclinations and ideals bo!dness OF en-l
terprise. farsightedness, quickness OIL
decision. admiration for intellectual
achievements. can not help being ex-l
ceedingly congenial to each other"
Pleasant words-but a lying tongue.
Would Germany, once master OF Eu-
rope. remember our "congenlality,"
and be good neiOhbor 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 It's coat cut ac-
cording TO German measure. aGd as
far as our swords fash and German
bloods flows. the circle of the earth
shall come under the tutelage of Ger
man activity" "a sturdy German
egolsm 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
bad time of IT," A nice, congenial
neighbori
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 ie
only 1t can In time strike out new
course and definitely break with An.
glo-American methods OF government,
and with the statedestroying 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
apip0 Of Har,nanIcp," aaaL.
ing TO found a Greater Germany in
other continents. we must seek to
create a Greater Germany in Central
Europe" I'VE must see to
Il that the outcome OF our next suc.
cessful war must be the acquisition
OF colonies" "We must make room
for an empire Of Germanic race which
shall number 100.000.000 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 secret
that Germany, while We were still
unprepared-were neutral-and while
Germany still ostensibly sought our
friendship. secretly planned. when vic
torlous In Europe, to pick a quarrel
with us and wiring from as part OF the
costs OF her European war,
II the American easy chair is
still too comfortable for serious
thought OF what Germany means to
do TO as. then America deserves the
fate in store for her. This is tho
material side OF our peril. but there
is another and deeper side.
This war is our war. to secure our
purposes in national and in interna-
tional development. If Germany should
lein, her principles must triumph and
force alone must rule the world, with
the strong exploiting the earth. IL
the war ends in drdi0n battle, with
Germany unchanged In ideals and purs
poses, all that is left OF the world
will be compelled to engage In tho
race of military preparedness, and tho
world will be forced to adopt Ger.
many's methods-now so hateful to us.
A Germany undefeated would force
us to destroy the very basis Of our
government. our policy our social and
Industrial life-to devote ourselves.
capital and labor. persons and prop
erty, to one object-a mighty mill
tarism. Unless We win this war the
mightest, most upsetting, mos, far
reaching change this nation has ever
known Is upon us. We are fightlng
for liberty to continue In our accus-
toned line of progress. "a
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