El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-21
GERMANY ENLISTS ARGENTINA
IN GROWING LIST OF ENEMIES

OERMANY'S ability to make enemies is marvellous
- Never before anything like it. Without an effort
the part Of the entente powers, Germany IS giving
them allies after another and by doing IS creating
enemies 20 destroy Germany's military power Germany
has made wonderful military since the began
n 1914 but has nufied them with military and espe-
ay diplomatic blundeTs. What has been built up with
the right hand has been torn down with the left Thus
while German armies still occupy thousands OF miles OF
enemy territory, German diplomacy and German military
thessuess have added greatly to the original list OF
enemies as to make It impossible for Germany to hold the
conquered ground.
It is well enough to say the United States entered the
defend the broad Of national liberty against
military despotsms. That is But German eallous
brutality, Iuthesness and fahesness forced the United
States enter the by convincing the American people
that world safety and national safety longer CON-
patible with a neutral attitude toward Germany.
When Germany broke the agreement voluntarily entered
into after the Arabic and Sussex snkngs and reverted to
unrestricted submarine warfare It with the knowledge
that the United States probably would thereby be forced
into the list Of Germans enemies The chance was taken
deliberately the belief that the merchant shipping OF the
world could the forced into helpless
submission before the United States could render effective
aid the How dismaly that project has failed the
world knows, for German leaders prophesed the allies
would be starved to the ground and the would be over
thus without gaining any advantage for Germany,
temporarily the United States added by Germany
its list Of enemies and Cuba at joined with the
United States. Brazil, Infatuated by submarine sInng
next added to Germanys list. And then some
of the Central American countries, followed BY Liberia
Siam and China victims Of German malevoleuce Liberia
wooden headed German representative IN that country
threatened the Lbean government saying that after the
war Germany proposed to collect costs from the little
fourth countries Liberia at took steps to get
the right side Of the fence under the protection Of the
United States and the entente nations.
And the Argentine senate votes to relations
With Germany because of the stupid Luxburg affair The
break viii undoubtedly be approved by the Argentine gov
unit and declaration Of viii come IN Que
COURSE Peru and Chile then viii be the only South Ameri
countries Of size which have not been enlisted by Ger
many IN the ranks Of her enemies
Argentina is coming into camp without effort
part further than secretary Lansings expose Of
Luxburg Affair." which intended principally to put
stop to Swedens practice of transmitting dangerous
ageS from German diplomats to the Berlin foreign office
rather than to bring Argentina into the war.
And ATgentinas help be Of much beneht to US and
10 the allies Argentina furnish ships and food and
men If necessary Whatever German ships lie In Argentine
ports be seized and put into service and Argenna
small merchant marine can help measureably-
What be Of the greatest assistance to however
embargo Argentine exports to those neutrals from
which Germany IS getting supplies Shut of the vast cattle
wheat movement from the neutrals who feeding
Germany and Germany is dealt stiff blow Argentina Is
exporting upward Of sooOO0OOO pounds Of frozen beef
year With Argentina at war, that beef VIII 60 to the
allies and those neutras exclusively which guarantee
neither TO reexpot to Germany to export their own
supplies TO Germany and these imports to replace at
the exported supplies The annual wheat production