The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-02
A Prophecy.
American.

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Charleston American.
After these two years of deep COLI
sideration, Germany would not have
launched her submarine campaign uh-
less, as Bernstorff says, she had
weighed every possible Development.
She is sure of success.
Illusive equations about this war,
and about every war, are the superior
al elements of numbers and resources.
Measured by these, unquestionaoly
the allies have the advantage. But
one has only to read history 70
see that neither numbers nor resource
es are the determinants of battle.
Since this war broke out, We have
heard many people refer, and espec-
tally in the beginning, to the analogy
of the north and south, whereon they
based the prediction that while the
south fought valiantly always ana
victoriously for while, We were III
the end overborne by the weight OF
men and wealth, and that such would
be the fate of Germany, however. for
a time, it might appear she was win
ming the war. But like all analog1es,
there is danger of inexactness in
them. The south was not nation,
but confederacy, loosely united dur
ing hasty moments preceding the war,
the very object of which was her to-
tai destruction. The constitution OF
the confederacy expressly granted to
the constituent States the right of Sc
cession whenever they willed. They
were indeed but a rope of sand. The
principle upon which they were baseo
was the principle of national irrespon-
sibility. Hence they had no credit to
begin with, and the fugitive credit
which they established on the field OF
battle ebbed and flowed with the for
tunes of war. Printing presses were
not enough TO give stability to the
value of confederate money
The north was a nation, of giant
credit and ineXhaustible resources. II
had from the beginning every attri-
hute of solidarity and power, an army
and navy, and an established dlplont-
acy. II was never necessary for her
ambassadors to cool their heels in the
chancellories of Europe until admis-
sion was granted by favor. From the
beginning to the end of the war, the
Confederate government was never
recognized by any respectable power.
Germany, on the other hand, and her
three allies, were not only established
throughout the world when the war
broke out, but the House Of Austria
was the Oldest dynasty in Europe.
Germany had an immense navy, aud
while not the largest, easily the most
efficient, army on earth. Austria was
supposed to be lacking somewhat in
these elements, but she has ssyealeo
under the stress of war immense
strength. Bulgaria has justified her
record of marvellous efficiency in the
Balkan wars, and Turkey, under the
leadership of German generals, hao
redeemed her ancient military fame.
The four central powers are cont1-
guous, and by the absorption of Ser
bia, Belgium and Rumania and the
industrial section of France, together
with the only valuable part OF Russia,
including also her industrial section,
they are fighting on united. highly
organized front, served by the best
strategic railways in the world. easi-
ly multiplying two or three fold their
men and munitions and making them
available for the moment at any de-
disive point; whereas the enemies
of Germany are scattered. heterogen-
eous and totally unable through diff
ference TO language and lack of COM
mon purpose. to unite their paper su-
periority. Besides, there is great
truth in the Shakespearean adage;
Thrice armed is he who hath his
quarrel just"
The answer of the allies to the
presidents appeal for neace has re-
vealed their predatory intentions. II
anything were needed in Germany to
awaken the last spark of unity, il
would be supplied by this latest dis
closure which strips from the face OF
England the mask of democracy, to
reveal her ugly leer of empire.
1t is at this juncture that Germany,
weighing the consequences, launches
her submarine war We shall not re-
peat her justification. We shall con-
tent ourselves now with making some
concrete predictions Heretofore.
England has boasted of her "splen-
did isolation" Her name would have
persisted from the earth in the days