The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-17
IT Is UP TO AMERICA TO CRUSH
THE KAISER.


Reports from the east indicat
that we of the west do not yet full.
grasp the gravity of the war situa
ton. The people of the states alonl
the Atlantic coast are fired with {
patriotism that has not been witness
ed since the days of the civh war
and the greatest activity prevails IL
preparing to create an army, II
strengthening every resource to sue
cessfully meet the crisis now upon the
government, and to cooperate to the
fullest extent with our allies in crush
ing the autocratic rule of the kaiser
The tremendous part to be played by
in Europe, and the allied powers are
looking to the United States to
achieve the final victory over Ger
many. This point was emphasized by
NJ. Cambon, the French premier, in
speech in Paris the other day, in
which he said;
More and more 1t is becoming evil
dent that the future conduct of the
war is going to depend upon America,
the moral, material military and
naval forces of which constitute fac
tors of the very highest Importance"
This should impress every Ameri-
can with the gravity Of the situation
that confronts the nation. Ii means
that so far as the allied nations are
concerned that they have practically
reached the limit of their resources
in men, material and money, and that
they now look to the United States to
supply these. The idea that seems to
have possessed many that Germany
will be crushed before an American
army can be placed in the field should
he dismissed now and every effort
made to prepare the country for a
prolonged war. This means the plac-
ing of great burden upon the people
in the way of taxation, and it means
above all else a tremendous draft up
on the young manhood of the country
to carry the war to the domain Of the
kaiser The real purpose of the Ger
man emperor now stands revealed. He
proposes to starve England into sob
mission which would make France an
easy prey, seize the great British
United States. This means that we
must crush the kaiser in Europe, or
be placed upon the defensive and |
fight the Germans alone on our own
soil. This is no dream, for we have |
been told by those who have been in |
position to learn the real motives Of |
the German autocrat that the subju-
cation of England and France, are
merely the first steps in his ambition
to rule the world.
For almost three years England and
France have made appalling sacri-
fees in men and treasure, making a
light against rapacious greed and
tyranny such as can be made only by
men inspired by love of country which
eads them to die in defense OF lib
.rty. They have driven back the in
fader and are still fighting with
ieroism that commands the admira-
ion of the world. They must not
all; they must not be crushed under
he iron heel of Prussian militarism. {
rhey are making the fight Of civiliza- =
'arism, and we must help them win,
n make up our minds to make the v
anne fight alone.
49, A
Our free government is the stake,
he government that was founded by ;,
he fathers who freely offered their y
ives and fortunes in order to secure e.
he blessings of liberty which are the X
'eritage Of every American citizen. II II
ve are worthy of the heritage. we u
VII respond as they did ready for any /
aeriflee without counting the cost. $,