The Washington times., 1917-12-02

less likely than the Germans to pui
up with Inconvenience and to beal
privations, when they know that vic
tory will incline to those who show
the more logged patience and the
more determined will.
Danger In Transporting Americas
Tr0Opa-
The danger lies not In the weak
eninE OF the will Of the British ma
ton by starvation, but In the Difficult
1 ties which will be thrown in the way
OF transporting American troops
across the ocean and Of keeping up
a constant supply to them Of the g.
gantic stores they will need in
France, together with the American
supplies for France ano ourselves
II the Germans occupy 4 large part
Of southern Russia, they viii ma
there vast hordes Of food to add 10
the harvest which has been reaped
for them in Roumania The chance
Of reducing them By means OF tight
blockade will then be lost II was
neglected AZ the right moment We
may hsxs TO pay for this neglect very
heavily. It may considerably prolong
the war.
t'OE lnou II viii % NECESSARY INIT
the a1lIes dgtt on, II their aims are
to be realised. until the German
armies have been thoroughly defeat
ed Many have believed that the
German people would make peace
themselves, when their empty stom-
achs caused them continuous pain
and when they saw that their armies
could not be saved from eventual dis
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pie who believed this was: The Ger
mans will continue 20 bear hunger as
long a. they are convinced they can
win When they lose that convic-
ton, they will realize the uselessness
Of further lighting. They will see
that their shortest way to peace is
to throw over the Hohenzoilerns and
their parasites, the Junlora They
will ehango their form Of govern
ment. and save what IL lsst Of their
armies before . worse thing happens
unto them"
Il Germany R-aIIy HunsTy1
This argument assumes that the
Germans stomachs have begun to be
eLapty, that thSy are enduring hum
ger In the hope Of being rewarded
for their privations BY victory very
soon The assumption 10 exaggsr-
ated. There has been ~ yet nothing
like intense hunger In Germany.
There has been less food than usual.
There has been less food than has
been required for comfort The quail
ity OF the food Is poor, II we test Il
by the standard Of your country and
income. But there r. enough to keep
the population alive and At work,
and II is distributed In such . fash-
ion that every one gets . share. Ger
man organization u go careful that
II there were on'y one potato left in
Germany, each man, woman and child
would get . seventy mlllionth part
Of It
What might have happened II the
blockade Of Germany had been rigid
~ enforced from the beginning, we
do not know. But some Of US do
know that her food shortage has been
purpossiy exaggerated by her, TO de-
csive the world. and that she has not
been at any time within measurable
distance OF starvation
The embargo, that unused weapon
which the Unitsd States has had the
good sense to draw from its sheath,
might have been effective had Il been
employed earlier. The nsutrals have
undoubtedly supplied to the German
army enormous quantities OF food.
The American plan OF 'rationIng"
them would hare been valuable two
years ago. But now, II Germany e.
GoinS TO be able to draw upon the
ample food supplies OF southern Rus
STA, the fear OF such q risk a. starva-
ton win vanish. The German people
win be prepared to carry on the
war for years.
The chief Industry Of Prussia. Mira
beau said $50 years ago, IL making
war. That Il a. true today a. Il
was then We must not think OF the
PruSsian Gutocracy a. even desiring
peace 50 long as thore IL hope Of