The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-13

IL
ITS MILITARIsM LOST FOREVER
1t with much satisfaction that American people learn
that the great German general abolished by the Peace
treaty and that the reduced to hundred thousand
including four thousand officers These two
which Germany submit would alone suffice to tell the
story of the limitation of military strength imposed by the Wet
the great Germany will not be able to disturb the
peace of Europe tme and perhaps again With
her people released from the burden Of taxation to keep
great and navy her military system shattered her mill
deprived Of it's arrogant and dispersed Ger
statesmen indulge more in dreams Of empire The
old order has passed. the order will be devoted
and industry for great costs have to be paid and
Germany must qualify by good works and sedscpne to
the family of nations and their respect again
IN 1872 the Of the M the
Guiding officers and officials 9S9Sooo made follows
ooo trained Landstrum ooo year volunteers $4,000
officers peace establishment 900; total
$4,000 unframed Esatz and Landrum $685.
1o9 @ the @ s
commissioned officers and and 36088 officers The great
the which the used in democratic countries
Under the constitution of 1871 able
orders the Emperor who had the to The
Treaty Of d by stroke a Of the fT the
organized and trained and put into the field during the
900
1894 and l9145 AS far back 1909 the
of $1O5 900 spent the An of 100
ooo be used for police duty and patrol the frontier will
make comparatively small figure in the budget The
that to the consisted of twenty-five deadnaugs and
twenty predreadnaugh batteshp four armored cruisers
tywo protected cruisers 1874 desoyers and large ola
of submarines that rapidly Increased during the conflict
will consist under the terms of the Peace Treaty. of six small
batteshps light cruisers twelve destroyes and suba
rnes whatever This little fleet will have of any
kind ships It will have less than the present
Greek In the Immediately preceding the Ger
many expended about $27100oOO0 her and navy
most Of this be saved and applied the of
The will upOnh her
There will be opportunity for the German government
to create large by stealth and trckery Inter-
allied commissions Of CONTROL with authority establish head
quarters at Berlin will be constantly the watch for the
facure of munitions in quantities sufficient the small
land and service permitted the importation all
material is Forbidden Germany manufacture
munitions for foreign Governments she to have drigbe
and aplanes except 100 machines to be retained until Oct
to search for bmarne mnes finally CONSUMPTION is abo
will be mpotent to make the smallest nations contiguous
to her territory She has been stricken from the list of land and
sea powers and poweres to resist the sentence
her. There nothing ahead of Germany but hard work. self
denial and rigid be regarded punishment
for her mdeed but her submission should prove blessing
Disguise
the other less handsome, Charles Cheney
the Minneapolis Journal might apologize
Senator P H. McGarry c. NJ Babcock highway
missioner for article which The Journal Sunday
telling of the wonderful plans for the Babcock
highway commissioners picture and under Babcocks likeness
the of genial Pat But they hand
in submitting to the people of Minnesota constitutional
amendment the trunk highway SYSTEM which is such
great benefit to the entire state what's the difference
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