The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-13

plciuup time 10 launch the undcrthk
ur This she did in 1854. when
France was IN scmiuphcayal. when
England was under an exceptionally
weak leadership and Russia unprc
pnrcd Realizing that even Russian
unprcpIroduczs the f"chlcncts of
EuEidnd.s leadership and the social
unrest In France. was not sufficient
to permit these nations To supiucly
allow the acquisition OF the cntlr"
Denmark peninsula. carrying with ?
the control ~ IN" straits she deter
mined to soiyu that portion ~ Den
mark adjoining the German states
ana containing narrow strip OF
land across which a canal couh hr
easily constructed. Taxing HdNaut.
age " the summrst prrtcNt, she en-
tered into a wholly uncallcd tor war
with Denmark. tho result ~ which
vaa m, acquisition 10y Prussia and
Austria ~ Sphl'yWiC. Ilolstrin. and
lhcnopror,rdod to rob Austria Of her
portion Of the spotls and the klol
canal is the fruit of this broken iuih
and double trcachrrN
These facts show that paper har-
rl,rs present NO obstacle to the on
nothing bui blood and iron can stay
the crescent sweep pf racial develop
mcut and domncucc. mat armed
fprCc aud not moral obligations ~
the solo protection Of 'hu weak or
the peaceful against tho strong and
greed, As Prussia was then. 50 ls
she now, and so has shc always
been.
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has been one of the dominating per
hans the most dominating and ir-
rrsiihlr. impulse In the worlds prog
rcsa. the most potent factor IN max
ing the worlds history This dom
mating impulse. desire Of the mas
terry ~ the world IS ms consuming
ana free In the Hun makeup as it
was I'm Trussn when Il planned tho
BETRAYAL ~ Denmark That this is
so. rs proven by the violation and
sacrifice of BolgIum and the cruel
rxiou Of i,s women and children. the
rrrmrdllalcd launching of the pres
rnt war and the devastation OF
France.
spirit sun Rampant
II is AS apparent today as when
the war was launched. for even now
the Hun seeks To rCassuWc IN" Inn
porial mlcn and dictate "A nehc" hN
which Germany will win hy treaty
what It lost by arms and war Sh"
dreams Of becoming "A member OF
the league ~ nations. talks ~ and
looks upun the league Of nations hs
means by which Germany may
coerco the world and secure its oN-
cr lordship talks Of being itg lead
er and offers Berlin AS It's capitol
The reason that Germany fovurs
league of nations. II readily To h"
seen The Hun, having met the
world in arms and failed, realizes
that his next adventure at universal
control must he launched In and
against an unarmed world. IL"
knows his greatest chang. his sole
chance ~ success is an unarmCd
world. devoid of military equipment
and training. This chance. this Op-
portunlty, the league affords and Of
fers 10y reason of its requirement Tor
disarmament--a requirement with
which the nations which accedo to
IL, in good faith. viii comply. A
requirement that Germany viii find
means Of eyading There is always
means OF preparation and equip
ment for war, which no covenants,
no written agreement can deprive
the pcrfldious. No perfIdy has been
too deep for German morals, no
betrayal of plighted faith too base,
80 long as It mixed advantage with
shame or promised gain TO Conpcn-
safe Aishonor None will be.
II is apparent to all who have fol
lowed events since the armistlCo.
that such Is Germnny's hope. All
things. the unconscious attitude of
the Tcutonic mind. It's inability to
see. as others sec. the moral and
civllilinC things Of life; its appar
eul inability to recognize the in