The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-26
By JULIUS W. MULLER
Copyright, 1aab, By J. w. ASrElsF.
All rights reserved s -.

LrSnCneS, anu 10 mafcu twenty ana
more miles day with blankets, hah a
tent, frying pan. plate, knife, 6erk
water bottle, first aid kit, an emersen-
cy ration, an intrenching tool and bay.
onet, heavy rifle and ninety heavy
cartridges.
six months at the very lowest pos
sible estimator said the secretary of
war. And it viii be six months of
such work as this country never did
before In its history
six months with the North Axlan
tic seaboard amputated," said the. pres
ident, means six months OF bleeding
to death" @s-.v
Even without the mortal blow that
was struck at the country's commerce
by the locking Of its Atlantic and Gulf
ports, this severance Of New England
and the Metropolitan district of New
York did, indeed, cause a huge, bleed
ing wound. OF the seventy-fve man
ufacturing cities of the United States
whose manufactured product ranked
highest in value and played the great
est part In the Industrial wealth of
the country, the invader possessed
twenty-seven, or more than one-thtrd.
Ftfty-six thousand manufacturing zes-
adjustments were In his control
The nation, thus MANNED, stared
aghast at the value of the prize that
had been wrested from 1t for lack. Of
a little insurance. It's individuals had
paid scrupulously each year for insur-
ance against fire and crime and had
scrutinized their policies with the ut
most care. But they had permitted
their chosen Representatives IN legis-
IatureS and congress to do as they
chose about insuring against war. to
spend money as they would or not at
all, and to accept worthless policy OBJ
tanned at an extravagant price.
Now they faced a loss that, for the
time at least, might we'll be caIledi4 to-
tai. The value Of Boston and the city
Of New York alone in taxable property
was $9,S0O000,O00. Five cities of Con-
necticut were worth $4B3,O 600.
Massachusetts had twenty-five cities,
exclusive of Boston. whose value was
81, 100000. Counting all New Eng
1
leaving out the New Jersey conquest,
the enemy's loot was $15,396, 5000
exclusive of the public city, state and
federal property that he had seized.
But what can he do with ttT'' the
people Of the rest of the United States
/ began to ask each other presently.
Men had prophesied in the beginning
that the cOnqueror. with his guns turn
! ed on the great cities, would extort
vast tribute under threat OF leveling
them. But there had swept through
the land o spirit that would face any
thing rather than to purchase safety
and ignoble peace. Let him destroy
| the cities and all the landr' said Amer
lea. 1--WE will build the seaboard up
again better than before. We will
recompense our fellow citizens for
every scrap that they lose. But we
shall never pay blackmailr'
4 Had the invader entertained any
such plan this spirit that famed I'M
mistakably through the continent
would have daunted him. But he had
no such puerile design as to turn his
wonderful prize into ashes. If his err
rand was one Of brfgandage and rob
berry it was brigandage and robbery In
the most scientific modern terms. IT
was brigandage that enlisted in its
conception and prosecution the brains
of worlds f1nanciers, the keen wit OF
a worlds merchants. who wanted, to
win back the markets Of the earth and
the far sighted policy Of international
diplomats. ets $3.50
For alnt6st a month the invader did
not shoE his hand. For almost 9
month the seaboard from tho end Of
Maine to New Jersey remained sealed
Then suddenly he gave the United
States his reply to the question, NV hal
can he do with itT'
He opened the wires. He did not
send out a word over them The PEG
pie Of New England and New York diC
it. They sent out food Of dispatche:
that were like great cry for help. i
was the invaders reply through them
The reply was Starvation
I'VE need coal! We need iron ant
steel! We need cottonr' cried the PEG
pie of New England. We have uset
up all of our raw materials. We can
not work any longer unless ron. shiI
to u.s. sE1+
I'VE must reopen our banks" sail
Boston and New York and the hundred
other cities. I'VE are paralyzed with
out our exchanges and relations witt
J the financial system of the te1ntry:"
I'VE need foodstuffsr' said they all
The first quick decision. Of the coun
try was one of .wrathfuL refusal TO FUR
nish.the supplies that the enemy nigh
fatten himself But the importunitie
from the conquered places grew. The,