Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
DEATH TOO GOOD FOR KAISER.
Dynasty Of HohenzoIIerns Forever
Ended, With hapsburos 70 Follow.

Washington. Nov. Ill rhe King Is
dead"--But there are no c-:es of Long
lived the king" The world has done
the news Of his abdl,at:cn las evoked
n the nations capital no word o. sym
pathy for fallen greatness.
Nor hos 1t caVsel uiinixed rcJoic-
ing, for t',e"e follows In its train the
threat Of anarchy AMI civil war In
and out of administration circles.
however. there is sober and profound
satisfaction at the passing from auto.
cratic p,war OF the last human OBJ
| stacle to world pearN.
1T is the fall Of anti Christ and
the wreck OF absolute monarchies, "
said a high civil functionary this
evening. upon the hands and heart
and head OF this man rests RESPONSE
bility for the slaughter OF more than
four millions of his fellow men and
the Gripping of perhaps twice as
many more.
HE has Invested himself of the
symbols of power. but he cannot, so
long as ne lives, shrive his soul of
the crimes he has committed against
humanity. From this day henceforth
he is parioh. and all those who
carry the faint OF his blood will be
social outcasts.
His punishment is immeasura BILE.
Those who cry out for his trial an:
condemnation and death are really
pleading for mercy for him. for
death would be sweet release to any
mortal in his position.
For the sake Of all humanity the
kaiser that was should be permitted to
live and suffer. He is mankind's hor-
rible example of the results of abuse
of power. Some of US will say that so
long as he lives he will be a menace.
! do not believe it.
His rule has not endearcd him even
to those nearest to him, and his sons
without exception are as heartily hated
and .distrusted. The military party
has fallen with him. and the junkers
to save themselves and their properties
will out radical the radicals.
The German people. having been
freed from ar incubus and having
tasted the elixi. Of liberty, will never
again submit TO autocratic power The
Hohenzollern dynasty is ended. the
then we shall have come to the end
and Cars. Peace that will be endur-
ing is shining through the bloody
mists that have lowered over Europe
for nearly four and one-half years"
Senator Ashurst OF Arizona said:
The kaiser sheylu not be Jet off
with mere abdication He and Won
Hindenburg Lpdendorr and Won Tir-
pitt should he sent to 81. Helena for
life The Prussian autocracy should
be reduced to such condition of feeble=
ness that it would be immaterA
whether they kept tie peace or not.
Senator McCumber or North Dakota
said:
Il certainly hope the report Of the
adbication is true / hope that it
means not only the kaiser, but the
entire royal family"
The abdication OF the kaiser will
hasten the coming of peace and am
very glad th1t the kaiser has at last
decided to quit
Must Be Punished.
Senator John Sharp Williams said:
The emperor of Germany has VOL
ated in the most 'frightfur way the
essential laws of humanity and civili-
cation and of necessity he must be
punished. We need not call in thu
mob and rend him limo from limb. But
before the high tribunal of interna-
tonal justice he, should be solemnly
to appear and stand trial.
The evidence should be heard, the
facts should be weighed, the verdict
should be rendered with dignity and
decision and this arch enemy of civill
cation should be punished before the
world as the magnitude Of his crimes
against the world demand"