Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-11-15
Lest We Forget.


In the midst II the worldwide re.
i0icing and general natural ebnllitiOn
II long pent.up spirits, let us not per.
nit the elIeryescenf foam Of jnbllation
to obscure our vision and dim our
perspective Of the huge tasks that con.
front the nation and the world tasks
which must he accomplished before We
and cur European allies can return 70
Ioinal lie.
An armistlce has been signed. the
kaiser and crown prince the king ~
Bavaria and Emperor Charles have
ahdicated Turkey, Austria and Bulgar.
"a have surrendered But--the ariais
tice Il for thirty days, peace has not
heen declared. and Germany. although
practically junkef as a military mach.
Inc when she accepted the armlstice,
has not finally surrendered. And, after
the final peace treaty Is signed, there
remain the arranging adoption and, pos.
sihly. enforcing Of a permanent Euro
pean and Aslat'c peace with unalter.
able definition Of relations that shah
In future prevail among and between
nations which have always heretofore
either been at war or In a state Of
armed quiescence
Germany Is today In revolt; armed
rebels control many Of her cities; her
Socialist party has always been 50
strong that Il was able to make Itself
felt In governmental circles because Of
Its sane conservatism. but there is grave
danger today that radicals. anarchists
aud nlhllIsts. hocking together under
the Socialist flag. will overthrow and
crush the conservative element. This IL
certain II. as dispatches indicate, the
BOlsheviki are already participating In
German uprlslngs
The best informed. most sapient Euro.
pean statesmen are unable TO predict
future developments In Russia there
Is nothing on which to predict a pro.
phesy. a. the world Is In absolute
ignorance Of actual, existing conditions.
Hungary, within whose territorial
limits there are thlrty-seven tribal.
racial. divisions has always wanted her
Independence and resented her yassal.
age TO Germany through Austrian dom.
nation. Bosnia and Herzegovina have
never abandoned their claims 10 rec0g
milton as separate national entities
and have been particularly emblttered
by the forclbly assumed and retained
control Of their affairs by Austria.
Hungary. Roumania, Serbia, Bulgaria,
Albania Montenegro, Armenia. Abys'
sinia. MesopOtamla, Turkey-in-EurOpe;
Poland. Palestine and Finland are to-
lay merely names Of problems. but
problems OF portentOus complexity the
'olutlon OF which, now and forever, Is
Indispensable There must he no more
Balkan Question"
China Is In receipt OF recently
communicated note that demands un-
aquivocal and Immediate explanation to
The Allies Of her failure 10 live mp to her
treaties: she is charged with lassltude
nd moral turpitude 80 unquestionable
as TO be tantamount 10 direct assist.
ance 10 Germany against the Allis.
II addition to satisfying these demands,
China mast agree to final settlement
Il the Manchurian and japanese qucs-
lions. Also. Japan must enter into the
peace parleys, and her future relations
nth the world must be established.
Consequently, Il Is easy TO see that
return Of our armies and demobIIiza-
lion Of troops Is still long way of
and that, ad inter, We must possess
our souls In patience and. by every act,
END our entire strength TO our govern
ment, that the final results attained
hall he fully worthy Of the magnih-
cent victory already won BY our aght.
ing forces.
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