The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-06-25

fayt reaching a crisis in the work as
signed to it. Perhaps within a day
Of two the final act of signing the
treaty will be made. Already It is
veil understood that the treaty with
ont any further changes is to be exc
eiited on the part Of the Germans as
well sas the allies. The order Of sign
ME III also arranged so that the posi-
ten and. order of signing Of each
itifion is known, President Wilson
svflI prObably lbe the first delegate to
aian his name. This great document
Hi certainly become. a historical In
1trpHaant and the actors In the dS1nAa
have certainly procured for them.
selves a. prominent place in history.
iWhile it rs easy to describe the steps
which have been taken leading up to
the execution of the treaty, it is be.
yond the ability of Q historian to de-
scribe the disappointment and shat.
tered hopes of those who are classed
a. the defeated in the contest. 1t
was but few months ago that Ger.
many Other selfishness and haughti-
ness looked forward to the time when
she would be debating peace of her
own kind to the world Little did she
then dream that the fortunes of war
would shift SO that she herself would
he vanquished and compelled to sign
the treaty of peace that carries with
It the disappointment and humiliation
and the condemnation OF the world.
This war was useless and uncalled
fer and there were no chain of cir
eumstances leading up to it that would
Justify a declaration Of war on the
mart OF any country. History now
demonstrates that Germany was re-
Sponsibfe for the war and it Is Ger
many on which the censure OF the
world will continue to rest until she
can demonstrate by proper actions
evidence of repentance that Will re-
lease her from the censure that now
rests upon her. Up to date there
seems little evidence that she is dis.
posed to profit by the experience
through which she is going. WheFev-
ersjthe opportunity is offered we dis.
cover the same arrogance and big0try
which has characterized her course
from the beginning OF the war. She
started out upon the assumption that
Germany represented a higher type OF
humanity than any other nation and
while this spirit exists she must ex.
rect that she will he accorded the 4
treatment which the other, nations
seem inclined Ito visit upon her: In |
stead of ACCEPTING the fortunes Of war
as inevitable she still denounces the
allies, and insists on debating what is
10 he done. This spirit will have to be
changed of Germany will find herself
without any friends among the nations |
Of the earth. We hope, for her own
take, that she viii adopt the course |
that will enable her own. people to
prosper and in time recover from the
ravages of the war.
The real estate business has now
reached stage where the boom rs
working overtime The demand for /
high priced land has become so great
that one is afraid to fix price for his |
land for fear his offer will be inlmedi-
ately accepted. In tact we hear OF I
instances where farmers have raised
the price of their land to, a, point be /
yond which they have little dreamed
that there would be any danger of an
acceptance of the price they fixed up
ON the land and yet when the price lis +
announced it is Immediately accepted
and the farmer is compelled to take
his land off the market or sell it. Even
clerks and employees of various kinds
are now in the market buying real
estate where they can beg or borrow j
the money to make the first payment,
IN the hope that before the next pay
ment comes due some one will pur-
chase the property SO that they can
realize profit. This is approaching
the mad stage of the business and it
should he a warning to all conserve
tive people that a crisis is approach i
ihk in the real estate business and i
that when the explosion comes some.