French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-05
JUDGE EWART OPPOSES
EQUIPPING ARMY FOR TEDDY
Says That World is Not Sure That
Germany VIII Not Dictate
Terms Of Peace.

Central powers to organize and equip
an army of 100000 Americans to go to
France and fight the battles of the
allies Is a preposterous. and dangerous
propaganda, and should be fought to
the last ditch.
On Tuesday, the representatives
of one hundred and ten millions of
Americans gathered in WashingtOnaId
passed upon the momentous question
or war With the Central Powers.
tits no time for sickly sentimentalism.
but a terribly grave situation, calling
tor the gravest and most serious con-
sideration. There are many oratori-
cal blood drinkers and sentimental ex-
ploiters in this country, but these
Mad Mullah's ought not to be permit
ted to control the destinies of this
great republic.
Suppose We financially aid the allies
to the extent of billions Of dollars,
suppose we send hundreds of thou
sands of able bodied men to fight with
the allies on a foreign soil, there to
be shot to pieces on the bloody battle
fields of europe, and then suppose the
unexpected should happen and Ger
many wins, what then? Can Germany
| la A0AI4A o0 04O 40 LIZ OO~AASS
the entire world? Many of your read
ers will declare this contingency an
utter impossibility but it is a known
fact that many OF. u leading military
and naval authorities in this country
openly state, that up to this date Ger
many has the best of the struggle
and may ultimately win, and dictate
the terms of peace. Last Tuesday
night in an address full of the words
of soberness and truth, Rear Admiral
Fisk, delivered before the Navy League
said 'the war itself has been going on
for nearly two years and the hard mil
itary fact is that the TeutOns seem to
be ahead so far. Few well informed
people will dispute the fact that at
| this time chances are even, that Ger
many will dictate the terms of peace,
when made" If Germany should win,
and becomes the master of Continental
Europe, We stand in the greatest
danger of war with that country. Her
people are geatly incensed at the, as
they allege partially of this govern
ment, with the cause of the allies, at
our unneutral position in sending to
| England millions of dollars of ammu-
milton with which hundreds of thou
| sands OF her soldiers w been killed,
and OF our apparent PERSISTENT ehorLS
10 destroy ner Submarine MafIaIe,
Wnicn IS gradually bringing the peOp4e
&C Tue Starvation pOIhL.
Russia Can no longer De ConSluereu as
one OF ner ICES. WIN the eoLapIIsu-
nenC Oh the tLepuDIlc mas come AN III
LernaI civil wal, WHICH Will rage WIN
SuCu LuleuS4Cy IOf perhaps n1OnCnS 70
come as TO completely paraIyZe the
enOrCs Oh ner mlIICary Iorceo. military
experts declare that any day now Pc
LrUgrad AND MOSCOW VIII be In the
| nan0s OF the victorious IeuIonS. italy
is slowly starving. and 1000 rlots are
becoming so Il violent, as
to bring dissolution Of the g~OVernnIGnL
as in Russia, ii re-1eI Is not nau. 49,
! submarine Warfare Oh the
mas been so deadly Il effective, as ~
have almost completely IdIdIyL~A
! the Oh the world. All IL
ports from LonuUn 20 the cUntlay, LnS
1uuu question HAS reacueu d uanSet-
us Lag al DOCn Englanu u rkHnoe
; .-Lu suOI'lng people UeCome dangerous
~-u LIenAI~u AOU6. LhaL nOC OnAy pun
, uonn eAIotIug gOseInnleIts, DuL burn,
r4-Iage ana ucSLrOy at W4II.
is undoubtedly scheming
| WILL GO1I udA " LAS 4O4NSS "4SA
those OF Germany, seize the properties
OF the English and American corpora
tions in Mexico. especially the great oil
wells which supply 40 per cent of the
worlds productlon of petroleum. This
government is seriously disturbed by
we'll authenticated reports Of the es-
Enlistment of German submarine
bases on the Mexican Coast. From
these bases bases raids could be made
at will, our shipping everywhere de-
j sIroyed on the Atlantic Coast, 4 our
our great cities on the SeabOard sub
iected to frequent and disastrous at
tacks of ae%roplanes which in q few
hours would destroy million SOf dollars
OF property and thousands of lives OF
women and children. Gu q as
strong as it is, is still second to hat
OF Germany, whose navy is as yet IN
impaired. Practically we have no sub
marines. Germany according to Lord
Beresford of the British admiralty has
them by the hundreds, and has COM
paratively speaking lost few of them
Then we must take into considera-
ton the millions of foreign born cltl-
zens in this county-espec1alIy the
Germans, Austrians and Bulger1ans'
Irish who are practically all bitter
against the allies and openly declare
that they will not take up arms
against their mother country. unless
America is actually invaded. There
isaIso a tremendous peace sentiment IN
this country that is bitterly opposed to
a declaration of either war, or q State
of war" with the Central Powers, al
Observation-Disclosures so far we have NO
"Casus belli" with Germany. or her
allies. It is stated that in Washing
ton. D. c., on the End of April 100000
men and women will take part in a
great peace demonstration and parade
on that day. Both the Senate and
House are hearing from the people OF
ty of whom do not want war, and favor