TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-06-08


ment OF Mr., James H. Thomas
OF the British labor mission who
said while in Cleveland:
IL don't want you to be-
lieve that if you had not
come into this war we would
not have won, For we
would have won"
An editorial in the last issue
Of Leslie's Weekly which, as is
we'll known cannot be accused
OF prof. German sympathies, had
this to say about the situation in
Europe:
More than iorty-hve days have
passed since the United States
declared war on Germany, yet
the country is not aroused to
the seriousness of the situation
that confronts it. Americans do
not realize that America is at
war! No German soldiers are
marching up our streets, no
German cannon lombard our
ports, no beat of hostile drum
is heard, therefore our people
are inclined to feel that the war
is something distant and in
distinct and its evil results
remote. Many believe our entry
into the struggle will mean the
supplying Of foods and NUM-
tions to our Allies, others look
upon il as a profitable enterprise
| from a commercial standpoint
Millions fail to recognize that
this is not a play war but a
conflict OF life and death, that
unless we put forth our best
efforts and do so Immediately,
there is a possibility of its term
mating disastrously to us.
We have not felt how ex.
tremely important it is for us TO
act now, unitedly and patriot
| ically, If we wish to avoid
bearing the brunt Of a war
against a nation Of trained
soldiers. Unless we act quickly
and resolutely the horrors OF
war may be brought direct to
our shores. The conditions abb
road are not as rosy as we have
been led to believe. We have
been lulled into a sense Of Sc
curity by the false impression
that "all is well'. The strict
British censorship has told us
the good things, but has kept
from us a knowledge of how
serious the true condition is.
Germany is not as near defeat
as we have been told. She is
not starved, nor is there a pro-
bality of starvation. Herbert c.
Hoover, who has been in Bel
GUM directing the distribution
Of food supplies and is thorough
w c~onversant with the condition
Of affairs in Germany, says that
the Central Powers have enough
food TO enable them to carry on
the war for two years longer.
Germany recognized from the
beginning that this war was to
be one OF exhaustion. She also
recognized that the English fleet
would cut off her supplies from
abroad, therefore, she planted
every acre of tillable soil. She
utilized her women, her old men,
her children and her prisoners
to produce provisions for her
people. While the English
blockade has been fairly success
full so that little foodstuff has
reached Germany from neutral
countries, her supply, though
short, is sufficient to last until
the haryests, her autocratic gov
eminent having limited the ra-
tons that the crisis may be
bridged.
Germany has a sufficient
amount of ammunition. The
Krupp factories are in full swing.
The threatened May Day strike
which was expected to cripple
Germany, failed to materialize.
While the condition of her man
power is serious because she has
suffered greatly as a result Of
this war, Germany is not short
of soldiers or workers, She has
not reached her Appomatox
While there may be sporadic
cases Of discomfort, her people
are united. The militant powel
is in the ascendency, and the
government has a firm grasp 81
the situation.
On the other handI what con
: dition confronts our Allies
England is an island. She il
not self-supporting, but IS de
pendent for her food supply