Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-13


AMERICA
No difficult task lies ahead of the American press
or OF American statesmen than to convince all the people
OF the United States that this is their war; that it vitality
affects every man. and child in the Union and that
any failure to bear ones share in the conflict however
humble playing into the hands of the capable and
implacable enemy the country ever faced.
What the menace of German domination to lib
ey to happiness and to prosperity be measured
what by the tragic fate of Belgium of Serbia and of
France but it is nconceivabe the American mind that
the devastation wrought in those unhappy countries
could be duplicated in the United States
It is to be hoped that the American people still have
enough imagination left to enable them to visualize the
result of German ascendancy in Europe without waiting
to see shores laid desoate and our people made
homeless by German vandasm-W E. B. in Boston
Transcript
HE foregoing extract from an article of some length
dealing with Americas position in the event of a
German victory reproduced here in the belief that
it will forcbly call attention Of people to phase of
the possibilities to which scant heed has been paid Writ
ten by gentleman in Washington who is in close touch
with the situation is entitled to most thoughtful con-
sideration.
If had troops in numbers today in France and the
the Teutonc enemy would be aroused to intense ex
cltement and activity 1t is thought that perhaps
something less shocking might influence us all to the nee
essy of further action now while we are calm and in the
best position to act to meet any and all emergencies.
This quotation the purpose 1t is not repro
duced with the idea of creating ALARM but merely to pre-
sent the case in such reveal the danger of
apathy and mprudence.
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is worth while to review some of the things we can
and should do to fully this crisis and to bring it to
speedy conclusion with victory perched on the banner of
democracy.
For both defensive and offensive purposes the United
states must have large navy and adequate army We
must crush the submarine to keep the ocean ave-
nues open for shipment of produce and muntons and the
building OF an unprecedented number of wooden ships is
regarded In that connection imperative by our best
students.
There is much to be DONE however aside from the
purely military and naval aspects for fighting is not all
tere IS to war 1t never has been Behind the fighters
STANDS another army without whose cooperation and
active support no militant organization could exist
In every walk of fe every home there is much that
must be done IT to meet the nations demands and
remove the spectre of German atrocities in Belgium in
SERBIA In France being visited upon this fair land
we must nave immense production and we must pre-
vent waste That is as essential anything we can do
put we cannot stop there. We must contribute in cash
to the cos-and we cannot meet that
demand unless we have the money! nor can we have the
money without employment and without business activity
condition OF even approximate stagnation would a
mean curtaled employment reduced business minmized
earnings, decreased capacity to pay
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Ihs country today prosperous. It can be kent so
Notwithstanding the It is absolutely up to the
pie 1t they shall go buying and selling and PRODUCING
the nation will become stronger financially