El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-03

IT MAY BE taken for granted that Germany did
ter upon her new submarine policy without carefully
counting the cost There ways interpret
decision confident of her ability to get the best OF
the whole world by force? or is she reduced to the last De
nee of desperation stalking head throw of the
dice? She may be blung intending merely to scare the
worlds shipping into staying IN port but not planning any
worse degree of terrorism than usual she may be de-
liberatey provoking United States against
her with the intention of then throwing up her hands, ad
hitting she greatly outnumbered to fight longer
relying the United States as her best friend to pro-
tect her from rapacous by powers
at the peace conference There IS Choice Of nteprc
tstions here for readers to arEse themselves with
Among the neutrals the United States and Holland
only that could do her serious harm here
after Besides this country, Germany may have to face
opposition Holland Denmark SPAIN Norway Sweden
and the principal American countries In view Of this
latest supreme to the shipping of the whole
world people of neutral countries who may hap
pen within the blockaded" of the Germans it
Is not beyond possibility that the neuraIs NAV league to-
gether in self defence add their military
forces and their to those of the
allies grand effort to defeat Germany The dispatches
indicate this development being already considered by the
other neutrals.
As things stand II nations are united against four If
the United States goes it viii be IS against four; and
there may be other neutras join against the pow
while there is other power likely join with the
present. about s5oooooo leagued against 16oooOoo
little better than five If the United States goes
in If viii be nearly 1,ooooooooo against 100000 six
to one.
Holland should join the allies the immediate harm to
Germany would be greater than the United could
nct For Holland would be opened to the passage of
British armies into the heart of industrial Germany
frontier between Holland Germany fortified
Is not easily to be defended against invasion The
gaeways through Holland would offer the easiest
Germany and increase enormously the defensive Ger
many it is very doubtful if she could hold the
other fronts and repel this attempt entry Perhaps
the only thing that keeps Holland that she
may suffer Bsgiums fate Holland had grievances
enough to justify her in taking radical steps protect
interests. But at the first indication of disposition to
abandon neutrality, Germany would of rush avail
able troops into Holland and attempt to establish new
defensive line far of her frontier as possible
What could the United States If felt disposed to de-
clare against Germany after provocative act
shall have been consummated? We could mobilize our en-
tire navy without fear of attack other quarters and we
could undertake convoy European waters
and far possible do share trying destroy Ger
anys raiders Of ali kinds and keep the seas free of
Feutonc agents. In this sort Of work. should undoubtedly
suffer the loss Of vessels and it is probable that
Germany would make special effort sink the best we
have Of merchant shipping would be singled
out for special attention, along with Englands
If entered the this stage the bitterness that
has been felt against England be transferred to US
The Americans would at become objects the most
slderng the fact that Germany is already engaged IN
hg to the death against tremendous ODDS she would nat
uray regard our entry usying her use of any
and every conceivable to hurt people All
rules ana laws and conventions would be off, and it would
De return to utterly primitive conditions back TO the DAYS
OF the saher toothed tiger and the blood drenced Jungle
suppose we should do what England done transform
all CTR industries into muntiOn factories manufacture