Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

because the enemy must not be given \
any important information II possible
and, secondly, because losses have a
bad effect upon any people.
u-BoAT SUCCESSES DWELT ON.
But the German people do not read
what we do. Their newspapers are
printing daily the ship losses of the
entente. Submarines are returning
and making reports. These reports are
published and In a way to give the
people the impression that the subma-
rine war is a success. We get the OPP
posite impression here, but we are not
in a position better to judge than the
Germans, because we don't hear every
thing.
The important question, however, IL: !
What are the German people being told
about submarine warfare?
Judging from past events, the kaiser
and his navy are undoubtedly magnify !
ing every sinking for the purpose Of
stimulating the people into believing
that the victory they seek Is getting
nearer The government knows that
the public favors ruthless torpedoing
of all ships bound for the enemy. so the
government is safe in concluding that
the public can be stimulated for some
months more by reports of submarine
victory.
Military operations in the west are
probably not arousing the discussion in
Berlin that the plans against Russia
are. The government will see to it
that the press points regularly to the
possibilities of a separate peace with
Russia, or to the possibility of a Hin
RI rh
France.
The people have childlike confidence
and faith in Won Hindenburg. If Paul
Won Hindenburg says a retreat is a vic
tory the people will take his judgment
But all German leaders know that the
time is coming when they will have to
show the German people victory or
take the consequences themselves.
NEW PEACE OFFER PROBABLE.
Hence it would not be surprising IT,
after present military operations are
concluded, either by an offensive
against Russia or by an attack on tho
western line, the chancellor again
made peace proposals. The Socialists
will force the chancellor to do it soon
er or later. They are the real power
behind the throne, although they have
not enough spunk to try to GUST the
kaiser and tell the people to do theii
own thinking.
big allied military victory would
of course, change everything. Defeat
of the German army would meal de-
feat of Von Hindenburg, the German
god. 1t would put an end to tn.
kaisers juggling with his peoples
nerves. But few people in Germany
expect an entente victory this year,
and they believe that if the allies don't
win this year they never will win.
Germany is stronger militarily now
than she ever was; and Germany will
be able for many months to keep many
entente armies occupied. Before the
| year is passed the entente may need
American troops as badly as France
needed English assistance last year.
Admiral Lacaze, the French minister
of marine, told me in Paris that that
side will win the war which holds out
one week." And then the active little
admiral, who looks like a financier,
dressed as he is in civilian clothes, ad-
| ded And the allies are going to
win"
| But General Won Falkenhayn, former
chief of the German general staff, told
me about the same thing last Decem-
Der, in Rumania.
SAYS TEUToNS WILL WIN.
| I'm war everything is uncertain" he
remarked. Nothing Is certain ex-
cept that everything is uncertain" he
added, but one thing I know is GER
tain: We will win the war;
Americas entrance, however, may
have the decisive effect. The allies,
especially the French, appreciate this.
AS high French official remarked one
day when Ambassador Gerards party
was in Paris:
There have been two great moments
in the war for France. The first was
when England declared war to support
us. The second was the breaking of
diplomatic relations between the Unit
ed States and Germany"
The Germans don't believe this. AS
General Won Stein, Prussian minister
of war. said recently Germany doesn't
fear the United States. He said that
of course, for it's effect upon the Ger
man people. The people must be made
to believe this or they will not be able
to hate America in true German fash
| ion.
will upset Hindenburg's war plans IL
the United States acts Immediately.
American intervention can put a stop
to the kaiser's Juggling with his peo-
pies minds by helping the allies de-
feat Germany Only a big military de-
feat will shake the confidence of the
Germans in the kaiser, Hindenburg
and their organized might. The peo-
pie are beginning to think now, but
they will do a great deal more thinking
If they are beaten.
So the answer to the first question
every one asks: How long can Ger
many hold out?" is really answered by
saying that Germany can keep on until
she is decisively defeated militarily.
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