Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-03
MENACE |SU-BOAT,
REMEDY IS A|RSH|P,
LORD M|LNER SAYS
British Statesman Shows Prin-
cipaI Factors in War for
Americas Attention.
"U. S. MUST REALIZE SIZE
OF THE TASK FACING HER"
Speed Telling Factor Also, Is Opin-
ion Of Widely Known Diplomat
Reviewing the Situation.
BY ROBERT SLoSS.

Renewing the Situation.
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LONDON, August 3.--ln response TO
request for a statement apropos of the
afa-.nna ,. ~ W tha M ,a.,s =. ~ .o % ha ,'a"aa tnsrs
in by the United States and England. Wis.,
count Alfred Miner, the widely known
diplomat and statesman. said today:
You tell me that it has been asked in
the United States. Are we fighting with
England or for England: 1 think such a
question is based on a fundamental mis-
annrebens;on NJ tho case r,artainlv the
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'as. 'h,hs we s'eher ASK .. ues.re vs. rs '.a' Ia
indeed. % rejoice nee beyond WORDS to :. nave ner
1s on any Du' ~ 10 no' De'Auee :. nen.ens
our BURDENS which couio not De greater
because America has Joined in the con-
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fore to strain every nerve in what Is now
common
.swbat mates us reioice 10 the fact
that america has recoontzed that tbe
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"Hitberto France and ENGLAND have
Americas as much as their own, and our
navy has been Americas first line of de-
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1ehse. ihae sue mas no" Recognized.
This is the greatest event since the
war began and 1T Is destined to be its
decisive factor.
I'm one respect Americas entry Is
precfoely aualQ60ua TO Great Rrttatn's.
tackled znos eysnssteeetlxrmsHaseA. We
PARTICIPATION in the struggle, but we
saw at once that the ruthless and un-
provoked attack on our unofrending
neiEhbors, IL successfully carried out,
would mean the ultimate ruin of this
country. With France and Belgium un-
der the iron heel Of Germany, Great
tim so would America be If that iron
heel were firmly planted on all Eun,pe.
Voltaire once said that war is the in
dustry of Prussia War has become
the great industry of PrussfaniZed Ger
many and that is the supreme danger
to all the world.
The analogy will go further When
Great Britain threw herself into the war
Germany. derided our military effort and
scoffed at the idea of our putting in the
field 1000 900 or even 500. 900 men. Tn
taught by experience, she is now making
light of what America can do. She will
have cause to regret that miscalculation
as she already regrets the former. For
II is now evident that but for Great
Britain Germany would be mistress Of All
Europe TODAY. No one. certainly no Eng
lishman, undertakes the achievements Of
our .aiIiea and especialIy the .nIendid
heroism. patience and fortitude OF sorely
tried France hut even as n Is the issue
hangs in the balance and the fortunes OF
war sway hither and thither. What could
fhe end have been hut for us,
uuo Wa. crir;,elIy u,,r.,.r.d ,,
'It is not for us to boast of what we
have done nor minimize our SHORTCOMINGS
We were criminally unprepared and made
MANY and great mistakes. But II we can
not be satisfied with the results of some
OF our enterprises we have at least no
cause ,o he asha med of the mapnitmde nf
our effort by land and sea In France in
the workshop and in the fields of this
cn,,nfrv which are being more inter-
sJyejv cnl,ivated Than ever hefora In nv.
1;fs,i,,s oil our man nower ua,nay ~
nnwer and resources are being thrnwn
in,n ,ha sacL
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aav after three wears Of wa1 we arc
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but our Dover and ae
termination are not broken The out
put oi s bII.sn strehsen anu energy In
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