El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29


~ARIS. France, Sept 29.-Nine
- months ago we scarcely dared TO
= hope for American intervention,
today we count it one Of the surest
factors OF victory. And we are right
The powerful aid Of the United States
cannot be rated too highly. The great
republic is strengthening us in men.
Industrial means. foodstuffs and
money TO an extent never hoped for
Nevertheless. the full and legiti-
mate confidence which we place in
the United States should not become
another reason for carelessness on the
part OF the Entente Allies. We must
use her aid wisely. We cannot af-
ford TO make mistakes this time The
principal reserve Of the army OF civil
liZation has entered the lists, and ITS
Intervention must be employed IL
such manner as 10 render victory
more easy. and especially more rapid
To my mind two ideas should in
spire and direct the collaboration Of
the United States in the common task
Isl War OF Material.
To begin with. despite three years
of war. not every one yet realizes
that this is above all a war Of ma
terial. a war Of machinery, a war Of
production and toll q war OF eco
uomic organization
The second idea is that. in spite Of
TIE increasing number Of peoples en-
Ea@ed in the struggle. in spite Of the
daily growing completely OF the dip
l0matic and military problems. the
hole conflict still hinges upon the
duel between France and Germany Tt
is unon our soil that the enemy might
win comulete victory and become the
master OF the world; IL is on our from
tiers that he must receive the fatal
blow which shall break his power and
pride
effect American cooperation should
aim at crushing the enemy upon the
" estern front by taking French terri
tory as the base for supreme in
disqualification Of the struggle tt IS
upon our soil that all EFFORTS must DO
concentrated
our allies across the Atlantic VIII
first Of all send US men. and her help
in this direction viii prove at once
most essential and most yalua BILE
VIII Give France breathing Spell
But do not let ourselves be dazzled
once more by the mirage of electives.
The great usefulness of these young
and rigorous Continents that are %
cross the ocean resides not in the fact
that they wiz augment the ALREADY
considerable superiority the French.
English and Belgians have over the
Germans. but in the fact that they
viii permit France to ease up q little
has carried her much farther than
any Of her allies France should find
in the American achievements an
opportunity 20 liberate her old classes.
to send back once for all TO their
hou0es the infirm and sick. and tn
make q decisive step towards the 70
vival Of her civilian activity.
The submarine dancer com7eis us
to draw from our national supplies M
to the ml-imum- II our own soil
were better worked we should not
need So many conveys from across
the perilOus seas. Amcrico viii en-
able MS TO send back our old farmers
and peasants 90 the soil she can also
send us AGRICULTURAL machinery. mo-
tor Dloughs and fertilizers. or. hetro-
still. the machinery 10 make fertil-
iZrrs
Need Superiority IN Every Branch
To IN ever-groWing extent the SOL
der should be merely the workman
IN O. terrible Industry the brain OF
The machine that fights for him
fearful task that viii c0ll for sri1l
more firuluess. self-sacrifice and cold
COURAGE What we must organize IS
the effort OF the machinery we want
n suneriority in material in every
branch.
The whole OF France should be
vast arsenal. feeding the armies m
our territory Here I'm France we
must make thousands OF guns and
aeroplanes. millions OF shells and