The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-07

a. heDeil1on Is imminent.
Us AprH l2, when reports began e
resch Germany Of Americas deter
n1inauon 10 aght untH there was Z
asrr oorac~ 3n Gerrans. the demo
cratic press began 20 give more con
sidevstioa &c Americas alliance with
she allies. Or. Ludwig Haas, one OF
she Socialist members Of the reich.
stag. in a article IN the Berlin TaKe
blatt. made The following significant
&ts3 eTuents.
ore man 5n1y be e hspocrite.
but never " hole nation. II the
American people accept this m les
sage president wilson's address
before oougress) without pro-
test then tren endoua abyss
separates the logic Of Germans
from that of other nations
Woodrow Wilson Is not SO far
wrong It he means the planning
Of war might be prevented II tho
people asserted the right TO know
everything about the foreign poll
S4es Of their countries But the
president seems blind to the fact
that a handful Of men have made
III fBttstF %EzSNI ana
business to direct the fate of the
European denocracies. With the
pgvsss al ones command one can
easily drive poor people TO
mania nf enthusiasm when they
win carry on their shoulders tho
criminals who have he'd 10 the
hrink OF disaster.
THE AWAKENING or
HHE3 GERMAN people,
Or. Haas was beginning 10 under
stand that the anti American cam
palsu in Germany. which the navy
started and the foreign office encour-
aged. had had some effect.
Everything the United States does
sgora now On win have a decisive In
s1aenee in the world war. The allies
realize il and Washington knows H.
Mr. Tdoyd-G gorge. the British prime
minister, realized what decisive eff
feet American ships would have when
De said at the banquet of the Amert-
IAN 1---I-4-s.44e--4 - Ia -et+a sss
THE road 10 victory, the guaranty
or victory she absolute assurance OF
s4ctory has 10 ne found in one word.
ship and q second word. ships,
and third word. ships,
EGI Gar financial. economic and
military aid to the allies VIII not be
ctr greatest coDtri button toward vic
tory The influence OF President vii
sons utterHnees. OF our determination
and Of our value as a friendly nation
after the war VIII have a tremendous
effect as time goes on upon the Ger
man people,
AS days and weeks pass, as the
victory which the German gov
eminent has promised the people
becomes further and further
away, tho people. who are now
ssotng TTs4re thinking than shetS
eScr b@fnre have done since tire
beginning of the war. viii some
day realize that in order TO obtain
pence. which they pray for and
hope for, they win have TO reform
their government during the war
not after the war. as The kaiser
plans
Military press are from the outside
is going to help this democratic move
rnent in Germany succeed I'm spite OF
5tself The New Fork World edito-
rial on April IA. discussing Mr.. Lloyd
Georges wtsten1 ent that Prussia i:
not a democracy: Prussia is not 8
state, Prussia ts an army" said:
1T was the army and the AFRO
sance actuasing Il which ordered hos
rfiitias In the frst place. because
she army had It's way The democrn
fles az Great Britain and France. like
she democracy OF the United States
were Telsctaut 20 take arms, but were
forced to H. Russian democracy
found Ills own dehverance on the
sighting Tine
I'm the fact TINT Prussia 10 not q
= democracy or a state but an army we
sgaay SEQ reason for many things
usually regarded as inexplicable. II
is Prussia the army which violates
Freatles II IS Prussia the army which
f fdisreE4rds International law. II ia
pruaeia the army. represented by the
genera staH and The admiralty. which
sets at uauglt the engagements al
thu foreign Office l. Is Prussia the
arm which has filed neutral coun-
tries with spies and lawbrealers
which has placed frightfuIness above
humanity and iU "a fuzzy Of egotism
and sava&ery has challenged the
world
@Un6er such terrorism as Infamous
n home as IL is &hroad, civil govern
ynent has perished. There IS no civil
goyernment IN q Germany dr&gooned
BY Prussia. There rs no law la Ger
many hat military law, There is no
utliRatlon in Germany except TO the
army. II is not Germany the democ-
Tacy or Germany the state, il ia Ger
MANY the army that Is 10 be crushed,
for Its own good no less than Tor that
OF civilization"
The United States entered the war
nj the psychological and critical mo-
inert, We enter * at the moment
when orr economic and financial re-
sources, and cur determination viii
have the decisive influence We en-
her al She- moment when every one OF
: uur future acts VIII assist and help
the democratic movement in Germany
succeed.
The United States entered the war
~ q time when Many Americans be-
Aeved the allies were about 10 win IT
by May I, 1877. he situation so
4 changed IN Eerope that It was APP
parent 10 observers that only the M oct
Gtupendous efforts OF all the allies
could the German government be de-
heated