The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
IF GERMANY WON.
BY Casper Whitney
of The Visilantes.

Do you realize what would happen
to US in America if Germany de-
feated Great Britain and France?
You think of US as separated from
her by 5000 miles of water, but
oceans in these days Of electricity
and air-ships 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 off
our New England coast?
Within six months after a victory
of Germany in Europe, German
warships and German troop-ships
would be on their way to our ports
to levy the great tribute upon this
rich country which is part and par
eel of the German war plan.
That's what the triumph of the
Kaiser would mean to America and
to you-billions of dollars of tri-
butte of which you would have to
pay your share through oppressive
taxation. 1t is on the Pan Ger
manic programme.
Officers, merchants, educators
said as much to me in Germany,
Belgium, Poland, during my year
behind the German lines On relief
work. And you have probably read
, the corroborative evidence of their
purpose III the kaiser's threat to
Ambassador Gerard, "America had
better look out after this war;
In Brazil, Chilli, Venezuela, prom
inent German merchants whom |
met in the course of my travels,
frankly confided to me the inten-
ton Of Germany ''one day" to make
an cover seas Germany" of South
America. And an elephant catch
er from Hamburg told me years ago
in the jungles of Lower Siam that
1.-The day was coming" when Ger
mans would not need to ask per
mlts of England or Franco or ST.
am for a free hunting hand in ST.
am or Malay. As German officer
at their Great Headquarters in
northern France said to me once at
the close Of discussion as to where
the war was leading the principal
beligerents- Britain, France,
Germany-"world power or COM
plete defeat; Germany wants no
half way result"
A German victory would ct once
put in jeopardy all the principles for
which we ever fought freedom on
land in 1776, liberty at sea in 1912, !
the right of frontier lines in 1847.
the re-affirmation of the freedom
of the white man through giving
freedom to the negro in 1861; and |
the rights of little nations in 1898.
A fortnight ago, a German vic
tory seemed the widest improba
bility. Since then the situation has
changed. The German armies are
pouring into northern Italy. Italy
may not be able to stop them. Ger
many may force her to make peace.
With Russia 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
held them. The United States must
leap to their side, the American peo-
pie must leap to their side. Not Am
erican soldiers only, not American
ships only, not American guns only,
but American men, women and chill
dren from Maine to Texas, from
Texas to Oregon, must in one way
or another consider themselves
fighters at the side of Americas
Allies on the battle front.
If they cannot hold a gun, they
must save food and save money.
They must talk war. They must
think war.
If they don't, Germany will win.
And then