The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-15
MONDAY, MARCH ETH, 1920
\ REVOLUTION, Or?

The cables have flashed the news
under the seas, the news that Ger
many, the German republic is in the
throws Of revolution. that the
Ebert government has been over
thrown and the more mililaristio
Hlndenbergs, ct al are in the sad
lie.
According to the first news the
revolution has been, in its initial
stages, at least, a bloodless one.
Reading between the lines Of the
evidently carefully censored news dis
catches ono can but question the
reality of the change of government
as the outcome Of II genuine revo'
luton. 1t smacks too much Of pre-
paredness upon the part Of the new
regime co-operated with by willing
ness upon the part of the old.
And doubt of the genuiness Of the
revolution" increases, when we pause
long enough to consider that Prus-
sianism has held supreme sway in
Germany for years, or ever since
the blending of the original two ma
tions, Germany and Prussia, into the
present Germany, Germany ruled
by the House Hohcnaollerns, ruled
ny Prussans.
Germany was not ready for 4 re-
rublican form of government when
.ho kaiser abdicatod. The German
reople, at heart want a republic, but
the German people have ben sub
s.vient TO the DEGREES and dictates
of monarchy for so many centuries
that they are in reality but puppets
whose minds are controlled by tho
master minds OF those who have for
wears made up the personnel Of tho
railing house.
France, only a century since, long
ed for the return Of Napoleon Bona-
oarto. the creature Of circumstance
who had spilled oceans Of blood IN
N effort 70 conquer the known
world The French people cried for
his return and rallied to the call OF
the Prince Of Galina, while only the
NEST careful watch and guard, by
the English. kept the militarist would
he world conqueror u prisoner for
life upon the wave bound isle Of st.
Helena.
The nations Of the civilized world
must acknowledge that Kaiser vii
helm II. has been dealt too leniently
with. by the allies; thar the state
craft of the allied nations has aided
in drawing the hoodwink over the
eyes OF the ones who fought TO make
the world safe for humanity: that
someone Llundered when the arch
criminal was permitted TO find a
safe haven in the land OF Germany's
first cousin--liolland
The dust had not ceased to swirl
behind the swift flying car in which
the ox.kaiser made his ignominious
flight on the night Of his abduction.
the thunder OF the last gun had
scarcely ceased TO rcVcrtebrlte along
the western front, the ink was not
dry on the signatures affixed 10 the
armistice, before Germany, Imperial
istic Germany. was laying plans and
lounter-plans. Matching plots and
counter-plots 10 restore the Hohon.
2olierns to rule over restored Ger
nan monarchy.
The revolution in Germany, read.
ing between the lines carries with
it q deeper menace than is superb
cially shown, q menace to the outside
world.
II follows too closely upon the
heels of the action OF Prince Joachim
when the F>rench officers refused to
stand at attention while the bands
rlayed, "Deutphland uber allies: Il
comes too closely upon the announce.
ment OF Won BernstorfI's entry into
German politics.