Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-05

Suppose that Germany had, at the beginning of the war, not invaded Belgium at all and had waited for France at Rhine hurled the full force of her m tary power Suppose that those green and swept up the very gates of Paris had been Ioosed against the Russian bear Russia would have been out of the war in three months Rumania would never have entered lists The Balkns would have been swept clean a Dutch housewife's kitchen
 Then the Germans would have turned France. England though she had by this time have entered war; which would have been doubtful, would have been torn by dissention her would have lacked directness energy For England be known swept forward conflict united savage simply because Belgium had been invaded in direct violation of the solemn treaty agreement protection for that little nation.
 Germany might well have the if she had kept out of Belgium and dealt with France and Russia separately And than this her standing before the world would have semblance of honor and hu- manity.
 But the Prussian a cync. He spent millions for thirty years filling all the countries of the world with spies and their reports his undoing Every report based upon the assumption that the Prussian superman and that the other nations weak lngs.
 No one but a Prussian would have underestmated France and England. For a thousand years two nations been the greatest fighters in the world Always they have fought to finish. Warlike to the core Intensely proud Generally successful England has never lost war since William the Conqueror beat Harold Hastings, unless except the rebellion of the American colonies has fought all of Europe time and time again and battles than ma tion since king of Egypt. Napoleon used to stable his Bediin year for fifteen years
 After their first successes in Belgium and Mons and Charleroi before the allies ready, the Prus sians have been able to make headway against the French and English For two years they have been to the uttermost hold their The English and French have ouought the picked of the kai ser in every battle and skirmish since the Marne.
 The glory of France and the pluck of England form terrible combination they have always been ter ribe. History merely repeating itself Blood will tell Only Prussian could have made such a mistake
 But in the east Germany still wins. She has always won there She beat the Russians and the Rouma. nans and the Serbs Her only victories since Charlero when she employed artillery and machine guns against riaes have been in the If she hold her in the west she calls it a great victory.
 And she will nave another enemy the west ern front as brave and as warke and as well equipped as either France or England In fact America is one the same stripe and breed and blood these ia nous fighters. The will be between France and the Rhine
 If Germany had if 10 do again knowing she the strength of England and France and the weak of Russia and the martyrdom of Belgium and the unselsh courage of the United States would she the same? The Prussan cynic has had. shattering blow. verdun the Somme Flanders each these fell upon his thick head like eight inch pipe in the hands of a giant. He only towards the fleeing and