The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
What Leading Newspapers
Say ON the War Situation

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ana the Kaiser conspiracy In Latin
America against us Is able to proceed
apace. we need look for nothing from
Carranza but covert, maybe open. hos
tinty. whilst he lasts. It would be the
same with any other FIRST chief" We
shall never have safe neighborhood, nor
peace and order, until we clean out the
whole posse comitatus root and branch.
lock, stock and barrel, and the sooner
washington realizes this the cheaper In
blood and treasure can It be done and
viii II cost u.s.
What the President needs most to do
is to lay down the pen, which SO often
runs away with him, and take up the
sword, which writes the only language
the Mexicans can read and understand.
On to Panama" has already begun to
penetrate the thick hide and not very
receptive fancy OF the average space
writer. 1t does not seem. or sound, as
far away as 1t did. Things are moving
down about Greytown and San Juan del
sur. In Guatemala, San Salvador ana
Costa Rica '.the world do move"-a little
| slowly perhaps yet perceptibly-and-
well-we are already In Nicaragua and
have hen on with Colombia--and-well-
what is to hinders us making a trade
| with John Bull for British Honduras?
Don't let everybody speak at once. but,
Woodrow, Old Sport, the ledge" is up to
you; either wake up and play cards. or
pass the buck!"
As the Risk Rises.
Cleveland Leader)
Men who enlist now in the navy know
that they are likely to see real service.
They understand chat United States war
vessels Of various kinds will probably be
! guarding American merchant ships
| against German submarines within
month, at the latest. They cannot be
! ignorant of the risk they run OF being
on warship torpedoed. perhaps at night
and possibly far from any friendly craft,
large or small
1t warns American hearts TO note the
effect OF such conditions Of proba bic
service upon the volume OF enlistments.
| Not fer years have so many men asked
| to be taken into the navy. Never was
there a greater rush OF applicants at the
ports where the dangers of submarine
| fighting are nearest and best understood.
Young men by thousands. who hung back
/ when there was small chance of getting
into any kind OF warfare, are eager to
face whatever the German submersibles
can do and brave the worst chances OF
| novel and terrible attacks.
Danger proves a lure. not deterrent.
1t Is a great stimulus to American youth.
|
| try's history. So 1t has always been. So
it will oe, every patriot hopes and be-
lieves, 10 the end of the republics long
centuries.
How to Help the Allies.
New York Times)
! We are to assist the allies, but the way
| best to help them seems obscure. Yet
| there is a sure sign. We would help them
most by supplying them with what they
| are asking for. They have men. ships.
and money. too. But they have not the
food, clothing ammunition. and general
| supplies in return for which they are
gorging us with gold. We do not need
gold any more than they need armies
and fleets. and they are weakening them
| selves by parting with it. Their needs
and our abundance are supplementary.
| Their armies will be embarrassed, not
| to mention their populations, unless sup
piled by our commerce. We should suffer
II our commerce Is not maintained.
It is not a sordid thing to sustain our
| commerce in such a cause. II Is a right
eous and necessary thing in the best OF
causes. Only the question OF ways and
means remains. and the way has been
marked out for US. England has financed
her allies by an exchange OF government
4 tai obligations on details not fully known.
1t Is known, however. that the govern
ment and commercial obligations have
been kept distinct In that. at least. We
should initiate them. The details Of the
| exchange of government obligations may
be discussed, and can cause no disagree
meht between those with such good will
and good reason to come to agreement.
But the method OF sustaining our COM
merce still remains to be settled.
"overnight" Preparedpess.
| (Kansas City Tmes)
! Civilian members Of Washington de-
partments sometimes share the preva.
lent popular feeling that it is possible to
raise a modern trained fighting force
| in a day. For instance. the informa ation
came from the Navy Department yes
terday that the additional 100, 900 men re-
quired to man the feet could be OBJ
tained almost overnight"
| Whoever gave out this comforting piece
Of information had some saving sense of
| caution in the use of words, for II is ad-
mitted that this overnight mobilization
Of the naval militia and reserves would
not quite produce the 100, 900 unless sup
! plemented with volunteers" 1t is quite
| probable. It is probable too. that an
| overnight naval volunteer tould he about
as useful in the navy as a volunteer sur
geon would be on a hurry-up operation
| for gall stones.
!
our great Industrial plants ever call for
volunteer electricians. volunteer machin-
lists or volunteer engineers. Our univer-
stiles do4not call for volunteer professors
OF mathematics, Of astronomy or OF
physics. 1t has been the rule to require
| some little training of the men who i'll
these positions. just as 1t is thought best
for doctors, lawyers, and architects to
know something OF their professions be-
fore entering upon the practice OF them.
1t is true that volunteer Secretary OF
State Is sometimes thought good enough
to handle our foreign relations, and vol
unteer Congressman, governors and may
ors are permitted to slosh around IN the
public service all they please.
Coal mine explosions are to be pre-
vented by an application Of rock dust in