Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
As to Russia and Germany.

What do you hear from Russia?
peace is possible unless the allied pres
sure prevents. At the best We cannot
look for any help of value from the
Russians. They are in the midst Of
revolution now-the revolution did not
and until the internal troubles are at
an end they can hardly be relied upon
for aggressive action.
cit must be remem bered that the Rus
sian peasant doubts the paper currency
of today. Metallic coinage has almost
disappeared In Russia, because the
peasant buries each ruble as he gets it.
Before the war Germany was the peas
ants best customer for the bulky crops
hay. potatoes. grain-produced on
Russian farms"
What Is the condition in Germany"
"It is absurd to talk of the POSSIBLE
ity of a revolution. II the crops are
good this year. and the reports speak
Germany will have passed the corner
of her food trouble with the coming
harvest. She can draw on Rumania
Serbia. Bulgaria and Galicia. where the
peasants have been compelled to culti-
vate their farms"
What is the morale of the German
army"
very good. Recent reports that the
front has been reinforced by UNFRAMED
boys of nineteen are not worth ere
dence. There Is no vital shortage of
guns or munitions on the German front
II it is considered full-circle."
Submarine Situation Is Serious,
1.-THE submarine situation"
Very serious. We should be careful
not to underestimate this. II the Ger
mans are turning out three cruiser
type submarines a week, it is perfectly
obvious that their rate of carrier-de-
struction will exceed our rate of car
rier-production
THE submarine menace can. in nv
belief. only be put al end to when the
allies produce a device enabling them
to enter the nests and destroy the
submarine bases"
What OF the future"
Eve will win the war on land. The
time may como when communication
between Europe and America Will be
altogether by fleets of heavily conveyed
vessels. BY that means the United
States will be able to place enough
troops and munitions in France to en-
able US to break down the German line
No line can be broken through under
modern conditions. 1t can only be
broken down. compelling successive
retirements.
"War has become a competition in
killing. American aid will enable us
to continue destroying the German line
until peace comes on our terms. 1t is
| unlikely this aid can be exerted at it's
| full strength for at least two years
| more. During that period the French
| and British expect to be able to main
tain a continual offensive. even II that
| offensive IS not at all times up to the
high effective level Of the last two
months. America must carry the major
part Of the burden after that"
! "As to the depletion of the opposing
armies"
ut has been estimated that the CEN
trail powers can place 100000 recruits
in the field each year. This is their
maximum, and includes every man not
positively feeble in mind or body. with
out regard to military fitness estima ted
by re-the-war standards The
United States alone can place l 900 900
men in the field. if her population is
put under contribution rs those of the
European nations have been. IF the
United States rose to the high moral