New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-03
WANTS j. s. TO
FIGHT FOR ALLIES
Prof. q. B. Adams, Of Yale,
Bids America Join
i'm Conflict.
IBy Gable to The Tribune. J


London. Nov. 9. $50 much is at stake
for civilization in this war, that Ger
many must not be allowed to win IT,,
even if it is necessary for the United
States to enter the conflict on the SIDE
Of the Allies" is the assertion made to-
day by Professor George Burton
Adams, Of Yale, VINO has just returned
20 England after several months IN
Italy But Professor Adams does not
think il is likely that Germany VIII
win. On the contrary, he IS inclined
to believe that the Germans have al
ready spent their strength in two great
attempts, one on the east and the other
on the west to crush the Allies, and
have failed in both.
He says that, judging from the in
formation from all available sources,
there are not enough soldiers in Ger
many 70 strengthen either wing suf
ficieutly TO bring about final decision
in the Kaiser's favor. This, he main
tains, places Italy in position
where, if she entered the war now on
the Allies side, she would be de-
Gliding factor, and as Turkey has chos-
en- TO become embroiled, 10 would be
llttl" surprising if Italy soon joined
the Allies. Professor Adams said:
niA lkAig van Uid't a A4llf bNNs VI
troops in the field From what | could
learn she would be able to supply fully
100000 men. The Italian army, next
10 that Of England, is composed of the
finest bod, o. men | have seen in Eu-
rope The officers are alert and keen
and the men are a fine appearing lot.
The Italians are overwhelmingly in
favor or the Allies. I'm fact, there
seems 10 be only two kinds of Italians,
those who want to remain neutral and
those wEo want 10 fight against Ger
many and Austria.
Thinks Revolution Possible.
There would be revolution in
Italy, | believe, from what | was told,
if the government should attempt TO
fight on the side of Austria. Now that
Turkey has stepped in, | think it likely
that Italy will not long remain out OF
the fighting. Germany represents IN
government and institutions an obso-
lescent system, away from which the
world has been advancing from genera
tons"
If Germany should become the dom
inant power of the world, Professor
Adams asserted. history would be turn
ing back upon itself. England would
probably lose all her African posses
sions, and in the not distant future,
England would have to wage again
with other nations a war against Ger
many. He said:
Germany must be defeated in this
war. If it comes to a point where 1t
is necessary for the United States to
aid the Allies to the end that they
should win, then hope il will be done.
a., 10 ,,r,f,.so1 70 b N MI on
we stand, and our turn would &c next
if Germany were successful.
Says Germans Hate British.
Thirty years ago spent twelve
months in Germany. | was profound
ly impressed then with the hatred eX-
pressed for the British. Germany was
even then fired with the desire for
predominant place as a world empire.
When | asked Germans how they
would accomplish their desire they
told me that the English had won
their empire by conquest and that
through conquest It could be broken.
Il was not until the Boer war that
England realized Germany's attitude.
"ln the Spanish War we began to be
classed in German feeling with Eng
land, and we realized at Manila Bay
her feeling toward US. Germany now
secs the islands she wanted being taken
from her grasp. The longer Germany
waited the more remote she saw her
chances become of achieving her am
billions.
Il believe that if the truth were
known Germany was back of the de-
mands of Austria upon Servla.
"She had seen the Balkan peoples
solving their own problem in way
which interfered with her ambitions
and those Of Austria in the eastern
Mediterranean. Therefore the war"
Professor Adams does not see Ger
many divided into small states, if she
is beaten, but he does see an end TO
military despotism. America, he be
lieyes, should place herself strongly
on the side of disarmament in the con-
gress to follow the war. which might,
in all probability, be held at Wash
ington.