Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08

embargo the fact that practically feeding the
and the drive Italy an, aroused
Us to the fact that both Russia and Italy should drop out Of
's0 1s sSs enrsy % had been
feat But for the advent Of Of American assist
good faith France would probably have been split into two
ns os2 % a es and practically
but for the tremendous loans advanced all
tain would probably have been unable to finance the struggle
further and ere this peace might have been
fact with the Germans assured Of world domination the
bty if not the probability the not distant future the
United States will become Germanys chief foe It does not
such outcome Russia with it's vast raw material for
gigantic military machine has been caught by ongprepared
t ting up -, tas fate Be coming great
sr ON sns or the Pave will be almost
Be the death blow hopes italy oses
% or s be S take its place well make
fighting Germany for three and one-half years.
to hold the eutons with the forces and guns and munitions
sent by England France and America The confirmation in
dig hold square miles Of Italian terri ter
tory gained for effect about the table, shows however
Of slow expulsion has been waged in France and Belgium
Sa and an these %esry months H. the other
from the Trentino west Of Italian lines we would
have still more formidable task to face.
AS we were mportuned to send land forces to France
and s 50 we urged by Premier Lloyd
to rush warshps and merchant ship construction help
the British Isles from sccumbng to the dire effects Of the
Kaisers ruthless submarine warfare.
Now Russia through Kerensky asks the United States
plies we'll money to that country He urges that RUS
STA has fought all her battles alone which repeatedly
work on the part Of the ae Whe haHe
France and Britain with all sorts Of supplies and ships
ana we nave allowed our money to do most of talking
~ could look at the situation through the eyes of the
that they have been fighting our battles for US for precisely
three years while making money profits by
rate o They bed themselves nearly white for
U.S. Nov they feel that should begin do our full share
10 overcome the Kaiser by furnishing as money
and war supplies That is the feeling voiced emphaay
While America thus being pushed to the fighting front
y ne we should not the fact that and
consprg make the United States the chief foe Congress-
many; - wv
We are now in the anomalous position sending aid to
Italy to fight country with which technically we are not at
Washington correspondent the New Sun diplomats in
ae Ion expect declaration of the United
Italy Reports indicate that feeling throughout Aus
en ssPee
Ayces received in diplomatic circles indicate clearly that
States an on e. tn 5
has suited the particular German foreign
hSeP on OASIS neutrality with the
States Presumably this has been because Berlin believed
austria might to promote peace prospects and
that American participation in the might be kept down
by this means. ~ F ~
The German plan, understood in the national Capitol
according to the Sum- has been roughly as follows So
long as there chance of using the United States peace
and keeping the American people from becoming
fu edged participant in the is important for Austria
to remain at peace with the United States
SO long as American troops did not actually participate
the hghng on the battle front there hope Germany
that they never would There belief that the Ameri
troops We're in Europe for moral effect only but that
the Americans are in the trenches exchanging shell for shell
with Germans is fully realized in Berlin that this means the
in the war. ' '''S'P"''o'
The news that the United States to be represented at
the nteraled conference in Europe came as shock to
Berlin it understood a The Germans know that
have heard reports of the allies intention to centraze ali
further military effort under authority
That Germany recognizes America as her most fornd
able foe by many uerances One the most
significant OF these that of George Goen progressive
member of the German Rchstag who said the other day
America cannot beorced to make We cannot force
America to indemnity. There remains onlv Eng
land But should in order to obtain an indemnity Of
marks sacrifice $4,000 marks and an
other half million men," wa