Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-22
Thursday Morning, March P, 1917.

Big generous America slow to and infinitely pa tient today finds herself face to face with war she did not want against people did For years eight months she has swred around that terrible vortex restraining herself by promises from the German government only her citizens, innocent of any wrong swept eternity because they stood in the way of German worldambitions.
 But there comes time when patience ceases to be a virtue when no exists but fight the bully with his own weapons That arrived The baxe cry has been sounded.
 There is no need to ask call will be answered. every loyal American there beats love of country more precious than life The only question now is how much a blow America strike?
 Bounful as are her resources of and means mex haustibe as her treasuries grain, there this time puI feeling of helpessness in the of this trial Her unrained her guns are only blue prints and it will take year pro any considerable number of them Her alone is ready this call, and it is deporabiy small that Germany could lose half her ships and still outnumber this nation in gun power by wide margin.
 I've facing enemy with 12OOOOOO trained men |" said L. S Ambassador Gerard upon his from Der lin have seen the Germans take captive in day more men than there in the American army" Does this not rather shake Amercas confidence snug security?
 True, face immediate danger of German inva- sion But can anyone doubt tla safety upon anything except the mpregnable Allied navy? And who say long the advantage will remain?
 Even so cur coasts are still vulnerable attack No that the visit of the U-53 New London, Connecticut was bold German move to throw the
 
 duplicated by other submarines and that the U-5S could have many best ships the bot right there New London harbor they swung idly obvious to the nearby them No doubts that these pirates could have sheled any of cities, dropping shells munon plants and wreaking terrible havoc.
 And there America will her first taste of From Brownvlle to faraway Maine, the whole Atlantic and Gulf seaboard is unconscious invitation of attack
 In the unwarranted sinking of the American steamer Vigiancia of five American lives Germany has added the final dramatic touch her ruthless pagn upon defenseless by she has unleshed upon her the righteous fures of hundred millions of freebon and freedom loving people The cost in and that this will entail to America is bitter to contemplate. The blood of hun dreds of thousands of youth will flow before this great struggle is done Not millions but billions dol Bars the product of of peaceful industry and ing will now be spent in the cause of destruction And all despite the that America did this war; wanted only be left alone her peaceful pursuits to the of civilizations progress.
 But there things which death itself is preferable Shall America finch before the test? Shall America yelJ all her ideals which her their for which the whole people have struggled for hundred years. at the wIim of the Prussian lords?
 America will go into this win, there will b, halfheared hostiltes The nations whole strengtl will be mustered toward this end.
 million at least will be included in the first cal upon converting Congress April That will be onl,
 But will be all that can be equipped in tim, enter the field before the winter in By year the American machine will be aquiring a momentum and a magnitude that but for the peness of Conires would have been attained a year ago
 II will he time enough for America 10 get into thi war The experts of Europe have given up hope peace in l9l7 Germany is yet far from starved an, though the yearly supply of German youths fill th ranks dead rapidly dwindliue still th