The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-01-14

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walled the barhehties of her enemy
and proudly pointed to her own high
state of .civiltzation, which made such.
warfare Impossible: She asserted
that had she possessed such monsters
of destruction as were evidently owned
by the United States, she would have
scorned to use them without notify.
ing the whole world of her power. It
was country of desolation.
There was hardly a prominent home
in Japan which had not contributed
some member of its, family to that
splendid navy which had sailed so
proudly away when early June was
spreading its flowers over the empire;
now there were sobs Of bereavement
and woe.
Across the ancient lands of the
Pharaohs and up through the prov
inces of kings there swept unani-
nous desire for an explanation. 1t
could come from only one source
this land of mystery which had cut
itself off from all the world and stood
silent, guarding its secret, and sud-
denly grown ominous in its possibili-
ties and potentialities.
Japan, hopeless and driven to ex.
tremities, appealed to her ally, Great
Britain, for news. She showed no
cowardly spirit by asking for aid of
aims, end sought the assistance of her
closest friend only that she might gain.
information. And Great Britain after
due consideration responded.
The premier of the dominion of
Canada was asked in the interests of
humanity to pass communication to
the soldiers on the border, asking for
particulars of the destruction of the
Japanese feet. 1t was duly accepted
and forwarded, and back came the
reply:
THE United States has no report
whatever to impart on the subject
most vitality concerning his majesty's
closest ally beyond the fact that the
fleet which came to invade the Pa
cific coast has been duly met, properly
vanquished and rendered incapable of
further harm. The United States re-
grets that such action became neces.
sary, and, with all due respect to Great
Britain and such other powers as may
be interested, wishes to express q dis
inclination to reply to any further
communications of this or a similar
nature"
A slap in the face could have caused
no greater CONSERVATION. The very
terms of the reply showed insolence
toward all the world, and demanded
explanation. But who dared attempt
it? What country was brave enough
to take the risk of meeting those ter
rible submarines, which were capable
in night of destroying the most COM
plete flotilla that ever had been mobil
lied and sent away? If they only
knew what form these monsters took,
what dire warning they gave as they
advanced to the attack, there might
be some means of offsetting them or
perhaps repelling them. That infor
nation, at any cost, must be gained
In its reaching out for anything which
might suggest way, the British min
istry sent for Hitler.
Guy, sleepless and worn from nights
and days of anxiety, responded to the
call, listlessly wondering what further
information he could give as to the sit
uation in America, or what if any duty
could be expected of him when the
ministry itself was unable to accom-
| plish anything.
He was ushered into the room
| where on several previous occasions
he had answered questions, and found
there the same men who had met him
| on the day of his arrival in London;
but there was different attitude this
time, however, and the officials before
him seemed anxious and Ill at ease.
Plainly they were ready for any sug-
gestion he might offer or any measure
that might seem possible.
Mr.. Hitler" the lord of the ad.
miralty began, "in all the time you
| were in Washington did any rumors
| or stories or information reach you re-
garding some new form of submarine
boat projected, or being experimental
with, by the United States govern
ment?"
At first, on impulse, he almost an
swered NO." but before his lips could
formulate the monosyllable there sud
denly returned to his memory several
| conversations he had had with DR..
Roberts on this subject, and also he
recollected that in one of these talks
Norma had participated. There was
no reason so far as he could think
why he should conceal this knowl-