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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1917
f, “BEGINNING OF THE END”
The desperateness of the situation
in which the kaiser finds himself is
illustrated by the fact that the only
encouragement which is being offered
the German people is that to be found
in the prospective potency of the U
boat. The submarine was Prussia’s
last card four months ago when un
restricted undersea warfare was de
clared. Today, in the face of its al
most certain failure, it remains the
last card.
This very significant fact shows
bow impossible it is—if the allies
continue the war; and there is no rea
son to think they will not do so—for
the central powers to triumph. A few
days ago von Hindenburg, Germany’s
idol, announced on his return from
the Austrian military headquarters,
that the end must come within a
short time because of the inroads of
the submarines. The following day
the report of losses by U-boats, which
are issued weekly by the London ad
miralty, showed that (ewer ships had
been destroyed during the preceding
week than during any similar period
since ruthless warfare was openly
proclaimed.
It is obvious, in view of such in
cidents, that the military caste which
dominates the Teutonic peoples, is
grasping at a straw, and realizes that
only a miracle can save it. A military
critic in Berlin emphasizes the Action
by saying that America’s power in the
war will be a mighty factor, but he
injects a grain of hope into the situa
tion by falling back on von Hinden
burg’s faith in the submarine. For
weeks and months Germany has been
tryingto impress upon its people, who
have been bled white with physical
and mental torture, that the U-boat
must win. Little or nothing is heard
of the possibilities that the army or
navy will save the day. They are
checkmated and all Germany rea
lizes it. But all Germany is still some
what in doubt about the submarine
weapon.
The flagging spirit of the people
took on a new lease of life when the
Russian upheaval occurred. The sit
uation greatly strengthened the gov
ernment, for the prospect of a separ
ate peace was good. Now that hope is
gone. It is semi-otflcially admitted in
Berlin that no separate peace can be
expected. Far from that, the Russians
are showing a surprising power in re
habilitating their army four months
after the revolution, and making it a
real factor in the struggle.
The situation in the dual monarchy
is by no means encouraging. It is a
safe guess that von Hindenburg’s vis
it to headquarters was not in the na
ture of a formal call but was intend
ed to put new life into the Austrian
government—or to exact some fur
ther concessions for Germany from
the dual monarchy. Internally, Aus
tria is seething with intrigue, and if
there is to be any separate peace, it
will come not from Russia but from
the kaiser’s ally.
The outlook tor the allies is briglv
er today than it has been in months.
The war probably is by no means ov
er. The enemy can fight a stubborn
defensive struggle. America will be
called upon to play a prominent role.
But the war has reached its turning
point—of that there is no doubt.
GUARDING WAR FUNDS
President Wilson, we believe, was
correct in his demand that the duties
of food administrator be placed in
the hands of a single individual—
Herbert C. Hoover—instead of in
control of a board of three men; but
his second objection to the food con
trol bill, which related to the appoint
ment of a joint congressional com
mittee on war expenditures, of which
the majority would be democrats, is
susceptible of less defense.
As Senator Lodge said in debate—
and it is to be remembered that
Lodge has ftlmost consistently sup
ported the president’s war program
even when pacifist democratic solons
were trying to undermine that pro
gram—no president is sacred or in
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fallible. Mr. Wilson said, in his let
ter opposing the creation of such a
committee, that a similar committee
during the Civil War, "rendered Mr.
Lincoln’s task all but impossible.”
perhaps the best authority on the sub
ject was a “Life of Lincoln," written
by W. O. Stoddard, one of *he White
House secretaries during the war
That authority said:
"When in December, 18*51, con
gress appointed a strong and capable
committee on the conduct of the war,
its members were at once tanen into
hearty and intimate co-operation.
What surely would have been a peril
or hindrance to a weak and selfish
ruler was transformed at once into
an additional and powerful guaran
tee of congressional co-operation.”
Both Senators Lodge and W’eeks,
in the course of the debate on the bill,
said, search of Lincoln’s speeches and
letters failed to disclose any expres
sion that indicated disatisfaction with
the action of congress in appointing
the committee.
This is a multi-million dollar war
and congress, which must raise the
money for it, should aid the executive
department in spending it judicious
ly.
INVENTORS ARE BUSY
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"American genius” has been count-1
ed upon to produce novel but impor
tant devices in carrying on a more
effective warfare, but it should not
be gathered that every American is
a wizard. An average of 3,000 letters
a week are being received by the nav
al consulting board from persons,
most of whom think they have re
ceived the revelation of the solution
of the submarine menace.
Naturally, the vast majority of
these suggestions are impracticable
or are covered by patents already is
sued. But the government authorities
and the volunteer civilians who are
assisting them, investigate each sug
gestion as it comes in, in the hope
that somebody will work out or stum
ble upon the "Eureka.” The policy of
maintaining an "open mind" toward
proffered ideas, has, however, borne
fruit, and numerous useful sugges
tions in the various departments of
the government have been accepted.
Some of the suggestions at least
have the merit of being unique. In a
statement on the subject issued by
the war department the prize sugges
tion in dreaming is described thus:
"One enterprising young man has
a brilliant idea to make the record
number of recruits in the shortest
possible time. He has applied for per
mission to walk the streets clad in
a patent suit of clothes of his own
designing. The suit consists of a half
in-half effect so built that if you look
at him from the right side the wear
er presents the appearance of an
olive-drab clad private of infantry,
but the view from the left side shows
the astonished spectator a rather ef
feminately clad civilian wearing a
monocle and a straw hat. The front
view of the apparition is that of a
man cut in two ill-matched halves—
right side here; left side, tango liz
zard. The placard to go with this mot
ley make-up is ‘Don’t be Half a
man., ”
It is made clear by the government
however, that suggestions of inesti
mable value are made by men of im
portance and responsibility, as well
as by citizens not known outside a
small circle of friends. It is realized,
too, that inventions which may have
a vital bearing on the war may come
from Holland as well as from an
Ericsson.
Want the Earth.
KELLOGG, Idaho.—Under the cov
er of night a large portion of the
city was flooded with I. W. W. circu
lars urging miners to join the mine
metal workers, a branch of the I. W.
W.
The circulars have caused much
amusement because of the “demands”
of the organization. They declare for
a six-hour day, not less than two men
on machine and no speeding up, and
employes being urged to curtail pro
duction in order to provide more jobs
for the men rustling in the hills.
These defbands, says the curcular,
are only starters and higher wages
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and other trimmings are to follow
when the organization finds it has
power to enforce the demands.
The ultimate goal of the I.
Is found in the concluding sentence
of the pamphlet, which says:
“When we are organized, then, and
not until then can we come into our
own, the ownership of the earth.”
Passenger traffic manager D. Dun
ann, of the Pacific Steamship Com
pany, was a passenger on the steam
ship Admiral Watson, making the
round trip in the interests of his com
pany.
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