The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-09
If Germany Won
(By Casper Whitney, of The
Vigilantes.


Do you realize what would happen
to us in America if Germany defeat
ed Great Britain and France?
You think of lis as separated from
her by 5000 miles of water, but oc-
cans in these days of electricity and
airships and submarines, are barriers
no more effective than mountain
brooks.
You recall the German U-boat
which suddenly appeared last sum
mer at our very door to sink several
cargo and passenger steamers of our
New England coast?
Within six months after victory
of Germany in Europe, German war
ships and German troop-sh1ps would
be on their way to our ports to levy
the great tribute upon this rich coun-
try which is part and parcel of the
German war plan.
That's what the triumph of the
Kaiser would mean to America and
to ycu-billions of dollars of tribute
of which you would have to pay
your share through oppressive taxa
ton. 1t is On the Pan-Germanlc pro-
gramme.
Officers, merchants, educators said
as much to me in Germany, Belgium,
Poland, during my year behind the
German lines on relief work. Ana
d, you nave probably read the corrobo-
rative evidence of their purpose In
the Kaiser's threat to Ambassador
Gerard, America had better look
out after this war;"
- I'm Brazil, Chill, Venezuela, prom1-
nent German merchants whom l met
in the course of my travels, frankly
i I,n s.4n n r.
many lone day. to make an lover
seas Germany" of South America.
And an elephant catcher from HAM
burg told me years ago in the jun
giles of Lower Siam that 1.-The day
was coming" when Germans would
not need to ask permits of England
or France or SIAM for a free hunt
ing hand in Siam or Malay. AS
German officer at their Great Head
quarters in northern France said to
me once at the close of a discussion
as to where the war was leading the
principal lligerants-Great Brit
ain, France. world pow
er or complete defeat; Germany
wants no half way result
A. German victory would at once
put in Jeopardy all the principles for
which we ever fought-freedom on
land in 1916, liberty at sea in 1872,
the right of frontier lines in 1S47,
the re-affirmation of the freedom OF
the white man through giving free
dom to the negro in 1861; and the
rights of little nations in 1898.
A fortnight ago, a German victory
seemed the widest improbability.
Since then the situation has chang
ed. The German armies are pouring
into northern Italy. Italy may not be
able to stop them. Germany may
force her to make peace. With Rus
STA and Italy both out of the war,
Germany and Austria would be able
to send practically all their force
against the Allies on the western
Front.
The chances are that England,
France and Belgium alone could not
hold them. The United States must
leap to their side, the American peo-
American soldiers only, not Amer1-
can ships only, not American guns
only. but American men, women and
children from Maine to Texas. from
Texas to Oregon, must in one way or
another conside.c themselves fighters
at the side of Americas Allies on
the battle front.
If they cannot hold a gun, they
must support those who do. They
must save food and save money.
They must talk war They must
think war.
If they don't, Germany will win.
And then