Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-03

Americas Debt to the Allies

Are there still remaining Americans who belieH
that Germany has had no evil designs on the Unite
States?
Are there still Americans who think that on
country has been secure from Teuton invasion?
Are there stili Americans who feel that this grea
war is no concern of the United States?
If there are such in the circle of StarBulleti
readers, here is a bit of information that may Ell
tighten them 1t is Quotation from speech b
Senator Robinson of Arkansas in Congress on Octc
Ter 6. He quotes certain general thus:
Operations against the United States of North Amer
lea would have be conducted in different manner
from against England During the last poll
toal friction with the states especially friction aIls
ing from commercial causes, has not been lacking,
and the difficulties that have arisen have mostly been
settled by our giving way. AS this obliging attitude
has its limits have to ask ourselves what force
possibly bring to bear in order to meet the
attack of the United States against our interests ana
to impose our will. III .s@ -..-. .s-.-
Our fleet will, probably be able defeat the naval
forces the United States, which distributed over
two oceans and over long distances But it would be
suppose that the defeat of their fleet will
force the United States with immense resources into
concluding peace ...a.
Considering the great extent of the United States,
the conquest of the country by army of invasion
is possible But there is every reason to believe
that victorious enterprises the Atlantic coast and
the conquest of the most important arteries through
which imports and exports will create such an
unbearabe state of affairs in the whole country that
tons in order to obtain peace s4.et
If Germany begins preparing fleet of transports
and troops for landing purposes at the moment when
the battle fleet steams out of our harbors, We may
that operations on American soil begin
after about four weeks and it cannot be doubted that
the United States will no. be able to oppose to
within that time an army equivalent to our own.
The general who wrote this was Field Marsha
Won Edelsheim of the Prussian general staff. And
was written and published in Germany prior to tn
oF ho
Germany had no material grievances, real issues
standing in the way of supposed sincere friendshi
with the United States. r..
AS Senator Robinson says, ''there is nothing an
Diguous or equivocal in this language. 1T prove
conclusvely that Germany was preparing. to prec
pitate a conflict with the United States. 1t is Sc
dom during peace that so offensive purpose find
expression in such frank language as that employs
by Won Edelsheim.' ...- @-s.--.
What American can read of Germany's arrogan
plan TO Impose her wiz the United States Will
out deepseated Indignation. And how brutality Dol
are the German plans to blockade our seaports an
land armies where they can penetrate our peaceful
districts and wreak the thousand crueltes perpt
trated on Belgium! $751; - i. -... ~. =. f.
Germanys ambitious plans to conquer the worl6
the dream of war-mad emperor and his fatuou
advisers, are now MISUNDERSTOOD. The laws Q
neither God man were allowed to stand in thei
way Only France, remembering 1870 realize
what Germany was plotting, and only France wa
adequately prepared in military way to meet tn
Prussian onslaught
Russia was half-prepared. with huge armies bu
with social and economic conditions entirely to
weak and wavering to answer the demands of wal
Britain's fleet spendidly ready, but it is oil
ViOuS now that Britain could not have understood
the extent of the German plans of conquest jus
as the United States did not understand Them
Yet these European Allies flung themselves int
the fray with a desperate courage and magnifcer
dash which will stand out in history as colossa
sacrifice of individuals, armies and equipments b
fore one huge and unified wal-machine built UP b
forty Years of ceaseesS planning.
The war.machine has been stopped and is bein
slowly ground down by the Allies. Yet they then
selves are showing signs of exhaustion, Russia pa
ticularlY. France, losing men steadily, is held t,
gether with such spirit as has never been excele
in ancient modern history. Italy is recoverin
from of the great war disasters but will SUITE
SOrely for many months TO come.
So these nations, which have stood the shock {
German impact and have kept the United State
from The fight to have it's own shores from ruthes
invasion, now look to this country for immediate
extensive and continuous help. -.
Such revelations of German plans as that aboy
show our debt to the Allies I.
Such revelations should stimulate our own sacr
fees to help the Allies in their hour of need.
The United States is at the threshold of the grea
est expansion of its foreign commerce 1t will r.
Guire broad patriotic craftsmanship to point til
,a,. The traditions of inSulariSm muSt yiald to