El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-03
AMERICANS WILL DEFEND AT
ANY COST THE RIGHT TO LIVE
(BY H. D. S.

INSTRUMENTS of death On scale that might equal the
bned mower of all the nations in the set out
TO do it on maximum scale of which are potentially
capable We could and equip Russia's 100000 avail
able men, and could lend aid to Italy and attempt 10
smash the Austrian navy in the Adac and break IN the
back door Perhaps could work American interest IN
smashing Turkey and avengng the Armenians OF course
it would take us several years to get ready and
several years to prepare adequate overseas
But if this to be permanent thing we can take our
time England has DONE and maybe make time IN the end
Meanwhile of course should be almost immune from
reprisals kind from the central empires directly
wouldn't very sporty thing for US TO do, but nooooy
seems to be playing the game according 10 any particular
SET of niles and maybe we might game our
selves After of real thorough preparation we
horId nrobabv have as powerful an army navy
in the world and industrial preparedness" for war on
scale that England could not match The pacsts
would meanwhile have died Of heart failure.
But during all this time what would Germany and her
allies be doing themselves US? They would be
fighting war of their American SOIL The real
danger real work. the real problem would come within
the United States It would be of terrorism such as
the world has not yet dreart or En0and lnterneo rev %
sand enemy nationals at the beginning OF the war and thus
avoided serious internal trouble but even still there are
many disasters supposed to be raceabe to enemy agents
should go to with the central powers and
their allies should have millions Of their nationals to
deal with, own soil
Upon the outbreak of war; could look for number
of dynamite outrages terrible disasters land and
Railroad bridges terminals, and tunnels would be oloVn
nm arsenas navy wards ships public buildings and great
office buildings would destroyed factories and warehouses
would fly up in of smokng debris the dead and
would be counted in LARGE FIGURES and fires would
about but thew would be inevitable in case we should
declare against Germany. reasonable decree OF prep
aaion advance would avert Of them, but not all
in spite Of the horid picture which vivid magma
paint, Americana not additionally, prone to
hesitate from taking believed noht. merely be-
involves personal risk Ameri-
used to making large public decisions impulse
and counting the cost afterwards.
In this Americans people will hold themselves
ready pay the price in blood and gold Of whatever policy
may finally be decided upon.
But it Is the part of wisdom TO know precisely what
about dc and why about to do 1t. In mat
such this Of such infinite possibilities of affecting for
good III national future for the 500 years. is
part Of patriotism to IGNORE facts and jump bndv.
We have been sorey injured by Germany, and there is
excellent prospect that shall be far deeply injured
national pride and moral sensby before long
by the killing of Americans not participating in the
The question will very arise whether the Amer
nation chooses TO make Germany to avenge past
wrongs and possible insure her future impotence to
harm US whether shall &c able to find better way
than advance the Of human welfare and insure
safety in future from aggression
Germany has thrown her gauntlet IN faces An old
fashioned will take of action; what win
fashioned do?
Here is text for Sunday thinking:
There two parts to this question confronting
as it affects the national welfare and duty
First what is duty to ourselves? How best
serve national interests?
Second what is duty to humanity in general TO
kind now and in the future?