El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

Zen. 7 ! PERSHING, our chief commander IN France
- is credited with the statement:
~ at is heresy too long left in mind that Germany
Is invincible. Germany viii be conquered"
It does Americans heart good to have Cen Pershlng
meet IN fashion Germanys "steel hard viii to VIC
tory He has the spirit which, 1nsted n all american
military and civilians viii enable to carry this war
through in conjunction with our allies to triumphant
conclusion
planned The statement is made daily but most often
without proper notifications To give Americans and others
Of the allied nations the idea that Germany is beaten down
and that the END or the war Is al nao IS 70 give
10 which weskens power and which, carried
TO sufficient lengths would TO lose the 1t
would make apathetc about financing the that
we would not It It would make the depart
ent so sure victory in the next few months that ade
guate preparations for the future would not be made
would give armed forces the idea that IN all probability
they would active service in this war and their
training would suffer accordingly
The fact is that Germany is beaten IN the sense that
Germany cannot win the If all allies keep their
strength at its present high standard and fight Germany
as hard as they fighting. Germany IS beaten IN
the sense that the allies viii win the they increase
their power above its present maximum sufficiently not
only to keep winning battles but to win battles Of
greater size make increasingly larger gains Ger
many is beaten in that the imperial submarine
war failed far to accomplish what 1t was intended
accomplish and it is up to the sea forces of the allied
nations 10 keep neuIazing the work Of the submarine
both by offensive warfare against them and by effectively
conveying the fleets merchant ships upon which the life
Of the nations depends also up the allied nations
keep Germany defeated by turning out new fleets Of
merchant ships at the earliest possible day to make up for
the tonnage lost by submarines and mines
If we keep going are going now, Germany can
not win. If increase efforts sufficiently, Germany
is conquered. If consider the good now
relax efforts Germany wins by default Better
for take the view Of lord EoThce that this strange
thing which sweeping the world is merely in its be-
ginning and that the apt to continue for years Then
viii bend bodies minds souls and every material
source toward Ultimate object the victory of world
right world wrong
As for the invincbiity Of Germany that IS myth al
ready exploded The whole Germany defeated the
Name Verdu at the SOmme and in the latter battles
Of Yprs The whole Of Germany suffers Tepuse every time
German soldier falls under the bsyonet Of soldier Of the
allies for the allies have overwhelming numerical
perioTty n men If man for nan, British, French and
American soldiers better fighters than German soldiers
where is the invincbty Of Germany for if material
equal the strength nation but the
total Of its power. As matter Of fact material
greater than those Of Germany if but pro-
vide them and allies have proved the field Of battle
skill in leadership great Germany has been able to
produce
It is especially gratifying to find that Gen, Pershing
does not entertain any false idea Of German invincby
because 1t Is he who transmit his convictions
officers and In his command Of course does not
underate the enemy He understands that the enemy Is
still strong, still well supplied with materials and still most
ably directed is his task to train his forces that they
viii be better than the enemy, for man.
TTsined~to the utmost given every material aid, each
American soldier ought to into battle completely con-
WINGED that he is better stronger ADLER fighter than his
Of the enemy; that he and they have tie advantage at
the outset and that they going in to win Bodily
strength and intelligence onehrd the battle Train
ing IS another third and confidence is the remainder The
three thirds form winning combination It Is the loss Of the
third is weakening German SOL