Evening star., 1917-04-15
inauSuS-ate great drive

government already has made greater
advance along proper military lines
than the allies did during the first SIX
months of the struggle.
The part America is to play occupies
large measure of attention in Europe.
There is a strong belief abroad that
chief attention should be paid by this
country to the construction or shlpS
and to furnishing food supplies ana
money to European allies. That this is
the plan of the Washington govern
ment is indicated by developments dur
ing the week Congress soon is to ap-
propriate S7.000.00o,OOO for war Inc
industrial life of the nation has been
marshaled 10 a point where there is
no doubt whatever that all supplies
necessary for the proper prosecution OF
the war will be obtained. Elaborate
plans are under way for the enlarge
ment of food supplies, and hearty CO.
operation is promised on every hand.
The navy is being brought up to its
maximum man-power with a speed
which has amazed the most pessimistic.
The army is yet to take concrete shape.
insofar as carrying out the enlarged
plans of organization is concerned, but
nevertheless there is HOOD OF appll-
cants for its ranks The Marine Corps.
that fighting branch which long has
stirred the admiration of the people of
the nation. already is well fitted to
carry out any tasks assigned. Ihe
American battle fleets soon will relieve
y
trolling the American coast. War mu-
nitions factories are nests OF intensified
! industry.
| Generally the feeling that the United
States is to play big part in deciding the
world struggle is manifest. The entente
nations believe so. This country be-
lieves so and do others. Time VIII
! justify this confidence.
| The little republic of Cuba has seen
fit. figuratively, to say to the rest of
! Latin America:
Cuba Points Way we n a We a
to Latin America. and defender in
| the United States, a nation ready al
ways to fight our battles. to defend US
from a superior foe. Must we of Latin
America stand back and render no aid
| to this friend. this ally?
| Latin America today is responding to
| the call. Bolivia and Brazil. following e
| Cuba Eave broken with Germany Ar
| eentfna has voiced her belief in the
| rig hteousness of the American stand
against German terrorism. Though 1t
| may have to fight for its principles.
| the Guatemalan government has voiced
| its approval of the United States course
and today is beset with two possibly
| German influenced nations - Salvador
I and Mexico. Mexico processes neutral
| ity, as does Chile. Honduras, Wash
ington believes, may take up the cudgel
i in behalf of the United States. while
/ the Costa Rican government also is likely
! to move toward war with Germany.
! II the majority of the Latin America n
nations do not actually break with
/ Berlin. they. at least, will inform Ber-
! lin that the course of the kaiser is
not their course. and that Imperialism
finds no resting place among their
principles
. The action of the South American ma
tions either openly or tactitly support
ing the United States forebodes good,
according to best informed diplomats in
/ Nashington. 1t means that none. with
the possible exception OF two nations
I ever viii countenance further colonial
tion plans of Germany. which for
! twenty years have been under way.
! Germany is believed to have set out to
slowly build up great Teutonic power
in Latin America. to what end only
Berlin knows. though il is suspected
throughout Latin America. as well as
in the United States. Germany dreamed
/ eventually of founding a great empire
in South America. where the unlimite ed
natural resources Of this Eldorano Of
world stores could be tapped for the
benefit of Germany.
/ The hostility Of the Latin American
nations undoubtedly will forever scotch
such aspirations as the Germans may
! have had.
Di'N u Si'S i"ttS must gratifying TO
governmental officials in WASHINGTON is
the marked proof that even though
there may have been. and still is some
antipathy toward America-some sus-
picion that there are covetous eyes in
the United States. Latin America still
WiiilneN admits after all that in the
United states she has a friend a friend
worth fighting for
i.
To just what degree the great Rus
sian revolution and the words Of Presf-
dent Wilson that
Kaiser Promises the United States
/ German Reforms. Nv, As As
people, but their imperialistic govern