Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-30
WHY NOT WAR ON
ALL OUR ENEMIES?
GROWING DEMAND FOR DECLAR.
ALTON AGAINST AUSTRIA,
BULGARIA. AND TURKEY.
U. S. POSITION ANOMALOUS
May Hamper the Plans for Unified Eff
fort and Decrease Americas Influ-
ence in the Conference of the Allied
Powers.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

feeling is growing rapidly in Washing
ton circles where influence most counts
that congress may be asked, after a
proper manner of asking, that war be
declared against Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey. Perhaps congress need not
be asked. The president, some legal
authorities think, can order Germany
TO be struck through her allies.
1t is fair to say that military author
ity in Washington seems to feel the
United States will not have as much
influence as 1t ought to have at the
war conference with the allied powers
unless it shall declare hostilities
against the three countries named.
The thought seems to run along lines
like these: Edward M. House. Gen.
Tasker III. Bliss and the other Ameri-
cans will have only q small part in the
formulation of a complete plan of mil
1tary campaign unless the United
States shall put itself In position to
make the great campaign a telling one,
and this some of the military experts
believe. will be possible only if this
country shall take direct hand in the
lighting against the Austrian, the Bull
garian and the Turk
AS the thing seems to be viewed by
military men of reputation here, tne
Fwar can be brought to a comparative
gy quick conclusion only by adopting
dOve-tailed plans and making Goa
iesSed effort. This is believed to be
Impossible unless the United States
soon shall change it's benignant aspect
toward the Austrians, the Bulgarians
and the Turks. 1t is pretty well known
da Washington that the representatives
Of the allies have been unable to I'M
derstana why the United States is not
willing to punch Germany's partners.
AS Much Enemies as Germany.
AS tho thought runs here, since Pres
1dent Wilson has declared that the
world must be made safe for de-
rmocracy 1t would seem to be his in-
xentiOn 10 ask congress for the means
OF making democracy safe in the world
and these means are declarations of
war against the three powers which
ia reality are fighting the United
States Just as much as they are fight
ing for Germany, for they are fighting
the allies whom Uncle Sam is striving
to help. and the harder they fight these
allies. the greater must be the effort of
the United States to overcome their
0ffensiN eS.
1t is virtually impossible to find out
definitely why there as yet has been
little or no disposition to force cOnclu-
sions With Austria, Turkey and Bull
igaria. Diplomacy of some kind or
other la said to be at the bottom of the
thing.
AS The case is presented by military
men VITO have made study of it and
who realize that war to be fought
must be fought, there is little or no
chance of ending the conflict soon I'M
less oil the democratic parties to it
fight together against the autOcratic
parties to it. Further, it is said that
no great strategist would attempt TO
draw + plan for the pushing of the
war to swift conclusion unless he
could make one of the solving fac
TORS ie the case the service of the
United States against all the powers
now allied with Germany.
Should Fight on All Fronts.
The position of the United States
to-day Is held by many in Washington
no be such as to prevent the carrying
out OF any great plan of campaign. 1t
lis said in places that the United
States can use it's men on the western
front against Germany, and thereby
force q decision on that front. Mill
rary men in the main do not think 1t
is certain that this can be done. At
any rate, they say it would take a
imuch ionger time to do it this way
than il would if an all-embracing plan
were adopted and the United States
were TO help in all quarters after a
normal declaration of hostilities
against all it's enemies, for it is held
hhat Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey.
equally with Germany. are enemies of
the Unted States.
Object Lessons for Our Troops.
Now that the censor has allowed
Rhe country TO know almost geo
exactly" where the Amer
ncau troops are located at the front
in France, it can be said properly that
I'm going to their stations at the front
she American boys pass through vii
nageg I'm France, or rather what once
lwere villages, which ruthlessly were
destroyed by the Germans in the adj
vance to the Marine and in the retreat
hherefrom under pressure of the
Frencb offensive.
The American troops in going TO the
base of operations for their present
iscene of action were given an object
liesson. Fully eighty villages, or what
rs left of eighty villages, met their gaze
I'm the course of their march. 1t is
easy enough for these American boys
to learn that would happen to the
Uuited States if the ruthless enemy
Syer secured a footing on the soil of
this land.
There is no denying that In Wash