Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-08

United States, have not always real
izel what the German propagandists
have been quick to seize upon. tnat
most Americans are not of Anglo
Saxon extraction. and do not relish
being told that this war has anything
to do with the Anglo-Saxon race.
1t was a typical Anglo Saxon, an
officer of the intelligence department.
who receives reports of enemy ma
chinations in all countries, who ic
marked to me, the less We Anglo
SaXons say about ourselves just now
the better, rs we are of German CA
traction, indeed one of the German
tribes that Hindenburg talks about
in his bulletins. Not only Is Anglo
Saxon blood In an enormous minority
In America, but even here our most
patriotic philologists are now anxious
to prove that Celtic blood, which Eas
nothing TO do with the Germans, Is
predominant in England as well as III
Scotland. Ireland and Wales. Whether
this Is true or not, the Anglo -SaSoh
race has no more bearing upon thl'
war, as a political issue, than the man
In the moon. The Anglo Saxon peril
is n typical German red herring drag
ged across your path. and II all the
other enemy plots were as stupid as
that one. none of us would need 10
lie awake AT nights.
German propaganda is also In-
ported to be active IN America wuh
the object of convincing Americans
that the nations of Europe are tired
OF fighting and about ready to can
the war a draw. II is being assisted
10y well-meaning but mistaken opu-
mlsts who preach that the war is Won
and the Germans on the very verge
OF collapse. The American may wei:
say. IF the war is "A draw anyhow.
why should we bother to get ourselves
killed. or he may say, "sincs the
allies have won the war without us
why should we give up our lives for
a cause already about to triumph"
If statesmen of ali countries wou,u
think less from the propaganda Of
press agent point of view, and conde
scend to explain to the public the
truth as they see 1t rather than what
is thought best for the public to be-
lieve. these questions would not be
asked and the way of the German
agent would be made much harder.
The truth about the war, in the opin-
ion of the best informed circles with
which / am in touch, is this:
Anti Submarine Campaisn Promising.
The submarine has been got under
control to "A sufficient extent to guar
] dllAtt AliC tuNtHlt aFdlllSl
tion within the next two years or
more, unless the Germans put out n
I greatly improved boat in the mean
/ time. on land the Germans mignI
| hope to hold on until their enemies
were exhausted. and then to obtain a
drawn peace, but for one factor. THAT
/ factor is the manpower of America.
| Tho entente allies are perfectly cap
able of maintaining a severe pressure
on the German armies this year and
LeNt winter, probably of wining i'm
! portant victories If the Russian armies
ccme to life They are not able to
deal a decisive blow, but they can so
weaken the enemy that a year from
| heXt summer. or earlier. million or
more American troops can sail in and
finish the job.
| II is very probable that If America
provides the men to do this, Germany
will surrender rather than submit to
/ inevitable defeat: but for practical
purposes this eventuality need not he
! considered, because unless America
goes full speed ahead on the assump-
ton that her power will be needed,
Germany will not give in but will OBJ
tain a peace of exhaustion; n draw
! that in view of the German. exploits
of 1914 and 1915 will be. in its polit-
ical effect, a Germany victory.
| Put in this way, the need for tn.
maximum American effort in Tie
| shortest possible time becomes evil
dent, and the German sophistries cal
culated in America are seen in their
true light. II is unfortunately unns
an American reporter like mysef who
can write these things from Europe,
because statesmen naturally feel that
they cannot admit to their own suffer-
/ ing and heroic populations that but
! FOR the probiematical efforts of new
| ally all the horrors and sacrifices ~"
! 1ured will have been suffered in VAIN.
! The way for Americans to shorten
the war, then is to speed things up on