Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-27
WASHINGTON SAYS
WE MUST WIN IT,
Opinion in National Capital is
That Kaiser Must Be
Crushed.
WILL COST TONS OF MONEY
World Correspondent, Home
for Recess, Outlines
the Situation.
(By OMER *. BENEDICT

Wy oh IA y
Since returning from Washington to
Tulsa Thursday afternoon have bee.l
asked many times as to the Washing
ton opinion regarding the war.
There Is only one opinion-that is
to win the war at whatever cost. The
talk of an early peace. or a truce is
secuted in the national capital.
Washington has learned not to trust
Germany and cessation of hostilities
pending peace negotiations would
play only into the hands of the enemy.
Daily disclosures of German intrigue
which had been practiced for years
before the war in the German embassy
In the national capital should CON
vince any American that any truce
should be looked upon with disfavor.
Germany has too often shown her
regard for scrap of paper"
The opinion in Washington is that
this will be long war--that there
can be no early peace that means a
permanent peace. And a peace that
is not permanent is not peace at all.
but would only afford a recess for
Germany to later continue its war
against the world, against humanity,
against civilization. to control the
world by force. while Dragging of Il
partnership of God almighty.
Must BE Crushed.
The war will not end until German
arms are placed in a position that
another such war will never occur.
And unless German miltarism is
crushed there can be no safety on
earth.
There has been some criticism about
the slowness of the government, some
of ii has been just and some unjust.
Any industry in the country that
would have its business increased
5000 to 1000 per cent in month
would make mistakes. The govern =
ment changes it's mind; so do bushes, ,
men every week. England built anti
aircraft guns to protect London
against the flying machine. Next week
lGermany built machines that flew
higher than any gun could SHOOT.
England was criticised for making a
mistake--it was a human mistake.
America will make mistakes, but
thanks to the uneXcelled genius OF
America, 1t should be remembered
that no mistake can be made that
cannot be remedied.
! have heard men say that America
and the allies should blow up the Ger
man submarine base at Heligoland.
Easily said. Helgoland is rock in
the ocean about a mile and a half
long and three quarters of mile
wide. II Is protected with disappear
ing guns that cannot be seen, oven
from an airplane. These guns shoot
seven miles farther than any gun tina.
was ever placed on any battleship in
the history of the navies Of the world.
The submarines do not bivouac on
the coast of Heligola nd--they go un-
der Heligoland. The sides of the is
land have been mined under afford =
n ~ "a hGnItIfn nrntnptfn, from, nt Ia No
The coast for miles is literally alive
with floating mines. II would be i'm
possible for the combined navies of
the world to take Heligoland at this
time.
The Plain Truth.
Germany leads the world so far in
acroplanes, and leads the world in
submarines, and they are building
them faster and larger-subs that can
remain away from base for an indef-
mite time, and at present. regardless
of glowing reports to the contrary.
more shipping bottoms are being sunk
than are being built by all the allied
nations.
But this government is busy-every
shipping yard Is working at headache
capacity, and more yards are building.
We will meet the issue. but il will
take time.
The best method of fighting the sub
marine that we have so far found Is
the destroyer. In 1915 We had fifty
one destroyers. We now have hun
dred, and most of them are operating
in foreign waters. Recently the sec
retary of the navy let contract for
$50 more. but these cannot be deliv-
cred in less than eighteen months or
two years time. In ordinary times
1t required twenty-five months to turn
out destroyer, now they are put into
action in ten months-that is one in
stance OF the speed of America. In
addition to the present navy. there
are now being constructed or con-
tracted for under the 1917-1S navy
program, 1s7 ships from submarine
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