Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-13
| ernn treaties. Of human rights. knew

e few deercplt old vessels on which n
1 one would risk valuable cargo. Run
e ana despair laid their hands on tn
I ship-owncrs. The shipyards were de
serted: no one would risk a penny OF
1 new ships with such q fate before
, them-a fate that was known only by
! IT'S deadly results. Goods piled up OF
the wharfs. Ia the factories. Bank
ruptcy tame 10 the manufacturers wht
: had shipped their goods abroad. like
Wise 70 those who had built for for
cien trade and then could not ship
because Of tbs peril AT sea. The close
Of strife was bringing greater disaster
even than war.
The navy OF the Fatherland paid
almost as heavy toll The warships
had been saved through the long strug-
gle, tied up az their slips. and newer.
more powerful vessels buit with all
the fury u war pressure. until now the
navy was truly vast. frightfuliy bur-
dcnsomc branch OF the governmental
activities. But the steel fortresses
were put TO the business OF peace;
they cruised away officially to open
negotiations with foreign nations, to
pave the way for trade, for diplomatic
relations. for breathing space for the
nation al home one by one they too
slipped out Of all knowledge with all
their thousands OF gallant sailors.
The war had brought neither friend
ship nor sympathy for the Fatherland;
Il would take many years for the
deific arrogance OF its ruling military
class to regain the regard OF the out
eide world Tor the better things OF civ
ilization, years to wipe out the stain of
It's cruel war for ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Every colony had been shorn away.
down to the last coaling station: all TO
the secret If not to the open satisfac-
ton OF the world at large. The terms
OF peace had left the nation terribly
burdened with the load OF war, with a
vast, hostile world wide majority glad
TO see the country's distress. But in
this appalling succession Of losses,
even hate lost some of its bitterness:
universal humanity stood aghast.
The toll mounted upwards. until IT |
approached the total submarine loss OF |
all the allied enemies during the war.
The fleets OF the Fatherand were all |
but annihiliated-and In times OF peace. |
II any marked the significance of the
numerical count. there was nothing
tangible on which to base the argu-
ment. The awful mystery remained I'M
solved.
The Fatherland bowed its head in
despair the day Of internal disaster
that had been stayed while war itself
relgncd. now came like tidal wave
upon the shuddering nation. The hor-
rors OF their own once gleefully her
aided submarine campaign against UNI
armed merchantmen. against women
and children aboard passenger ships,
against innocent neutrals. against
and fisherman, came back to
them through the desolatlon of their
own homes. the spoilation of their
whole business fabric.
Did they pray? only they can know.
Did they pay? All. yes. they paid In
with frightful usury. Whom
they paved. however. they did not ,
know. They dedicated IL to the God of ,
Justice. to the Avenger of wrongs--and
n the end they bowed upon the sacri- q
lcial altar as they acknowledged the I
lebt To pay could not restore one of q
he ruined lives. one helpless victim '
Il their own war fury-but they pa i
o the last farthing. In money and I
Hood and tears, d
And then. without warning. witho,.s d
hedge. the hand Of Death was raised r
the seas were once more freel =
In one Of the quaint little Belgian
owns. whence the fishers used to sail
ut 20 take their finnv TIL from the r
en-. There Is wharf anl warehouse
a nowise outwardly distinguished
rom thousand others ~ Snai sea- =
'orts all over the globe. \ drah little +,
lace y Is drab and > N When the Z
icrman troops occupied the town. the !,
'harf was used as a supply station !,
or submarines. when their troops 4,
we're driven out. few struggling fish J.
r folk returned TO the ravaged homes
,ut their boats were gone; they had :,
10 money 60 rebuild. Their houses .
we're looted and RACED. their families
catered. Only a few of the once .
hrlfty populaee were left to take IN q
he burden OF their r9ined lives. The y
lace was little more than a heap Of !,
sreekage. hahitation for bats and
Wis; even though Peace and the war
Indemnity sought 60 find every out