Evening journal., 1917-03-29
PREPARE! GIVE GERMANY A DEMONSTRATION OF
AMERICAN PATRIOTISM, EFFICIENCY
AND POWER.

N ordering the Secretary OF the Navy to furnish
and gunners for American ships and calling a
extra session of Congress 20 be ready to act promptly
meet whatever eventualities might follow. President
Wilson performed two acts which have met with the
approval OF loyal Americans His order to bring the
navy up to its full war strength also is heartily ap-
plauded
None Of these acts will be approved by those per-
sons, in out of office who, because Of their pro-
German pacifst sentiments willing TO have
American citizens and American ships topedoed ter
rorized off the seas.
If to judge by the tenor OF editorial opinion
in German American newspapers during the past few
weeks, many Of them will be unanimous in their
dsapproyal they dare to be
What the people OF Germany will say and think
about the President may be imagined when read
the following published in the Berlin Lokal-Anzeger,
OF the leading German newspapers. referring to
the Presidents inaugural address:
Never has the capitol Washington been more pro-
fanely desecrated by a speech than on this occasion
The President reveals himself the most unrighteous
and dshonorable who has yet stood the head OF
great State. And when he that there is moth
ing that alter his thoughts his intentions mil
lion voices shout back across the Atlantic No threat
Of armed ships declaration war, will again open
our blockade zones to American commerce."
If this is not convincing then call attention to the
reference to Senator Stone in tho Frankfurter zeitung
another leading German daily
"He is a fine American, uncontaminated by President
Wilson"
That the Presidents order to the Secretary OF the
Navy to arm American ships for defense against Ger
man submarine piracy, step that would almost
certainly lead to war with Germany so obvious
that it seemed unnecessary to state it,
Sooner or later an armed American ship either will
sink German submarine be sunk by one unless
the German Government rescnds its order to subma-
.rine commanders to sink all ships. without warming
in the barred zone
This is not likely.
The facts being they are, it is the paramount
duty OF the American Government and every loval
American citizen to leave nothing undone to prepare
for war and it is the duty Of Deawareans to do their
full share of that preparatory work.
NO man can say with any certainty what the situa-
uon Will be when Congress convenes April @
whether the act which war has been COM
med or not the first duty OF Congress- the imperative
training.
If such law had been passed two years ago we
would now have large army OF trained soldiers and
ine iact that we had them probably would have had
tremendous influence German policy
N For the Germans seem to understand but one Ian
gnage, the language OF military power
But there is nothing to be gained by moninp ovor
past mistakes.
Ihe thing to do now is TO give Germany and the rest
OF the world demonstration of American patriotism.
enciency and power, such as will amaze them and save
This nation from possible disaster
And also let us to deal with disloyalv and
treason, from whatever source they emanate so dras
pcaly that all of energies may be devoted to the
outside enemy.
FROM this time on until peace again reigns in the
world tne citizen or alien in this country whatever
MS motives who directly indirectly lends his inAu
enee 10 the German propaganda for unpreparedness
Is an enemy, and if there be no law TO punish him as
buch' Congress should enact one