The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-02

change very quickly. In the throes Of
her defeat Germany may seem-will
undoubtedly deem herself-disenchan
ed with the fruits of her national
ambition. But what man experienced
in the workings of the human mind
would venture to risk the possibilities
Of another war like this one on the
chance that Germany's .disenchant-
ment will be permanent. that the final
outcome of the defeat, in German
minds. will not he discomfort, humilia-
tion, angry or sullen. and persistent
determination to recover Mt least part
Of what has been lost; or, failing that,
to seek recoupment and expansion and
domination in fresh directions? No
man of probity and experience will
risk so fateful a gamble. It must be
made impossible for Germany to be
unsafe to the dethocracies of the
Sorld. To do that it is vitality nec-
essary to have strong. Trustworthy
non-German state on Germany's cast
ern marches. And the one region CO.
pable Of becoming such state is
Poland.
"For it is idle. worse than idle, to
dream of constructing such a new
state in Europe for these specific pur-
poses unless the work is done alorg
surely effective lines. The require.
ments are extremely definite. A small
state will not do. Who would set O
pygmy watchman to guard full.
grown desperadO? A state incapable
of full economic development will not
do. The chance of entanglements are
too great. It must be self.cOntained
as regards natural resources. A state
artificial racially will not do. It must
be one. as far as possible. racially CO
hesive. A state wherein irresponsible
visionaries play the demagogue ovel
an unleavened lump of peasantry will
not do. 1t must be state capable OF
having real citizenry, as the United
States .has-composed of people ol
established and developed civilization
racial culture and traditions. practica
abilities. proved liberalism.
Poles Best Fitted. !
81 believe you will find nowh. re II
central and eastern Europe a rac'
more fitted than the Polish people t,
be the citizenry of such state. Ant
I can state without fearing contrad!c
4 ton that nowhere else in that region
will you find another race with SO un
clouded moral and historical It'll,
to the territory which will be needed
"Just what is Poland. aside from be
ing the region from which many immi
grants came to the United States
Where is It?
'"ro see real Poland you will have t,
make map of Europe in your mind
On that map note how Germany lie
in great alluyial drainage basin
with the central mountain masses 8 8
the continent. walling 1t to the soutl
and with five rivers running dow,
from them to the North sea and tn,
Baltic. Westernmost is the Rhine
Next COMES the Weser, with it's por
at Bremen, and the Elbe, with Ham
burg. Fourth Is the Oder, with Frank
fort and Stettin. Last and eastern
most the Vistula. which rises In tn
Carpathian ridges. flows down by War
saw and empties into the North sc,
at Dantzig. in; West Prussia.
'"1n the Vistula valley and It's drain
age dreas live the thirty-five. million
people of the submerged: Polish ma
tion. That region is Poland. Part o
1t is still marked Poland on the maps
but most of it needs identification
since the 'partitions,' when the auto
Gratis who then ruled Germany, Russi
end Austria each took his helping.
"Germany's slice you will find o.
the west. extending all the way from
the mountains to the Baltic. Silesi,