Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-25

Greek battery guarding the Acropolis
formulate his peace proposals.
lost no time In assuring Americans
that their country is firm In its deter
mination to stand by Its allies until
Germany is brought to its knees. The
conference of these commissioners,
with the officials of the United States
In Washington is recognized as being
of the utmost importance. both In re-
gard to the war and In regard to the
relations between America and Japan.
That Stockholm Conference.
The Socialist conference at Stock
holm is causing trouble out of pro-
portion to the probable importance Of
its deliberations and conclusions. mi
the different countries the Socialists
themselves are split over the advisa-l
bility Of attending 1t. and the govern
ments of the entente allies and Of theI
United States, recognizing that 1t Is
pro-German in its inception. have re-
fused passports to would-be delegates
The English Labor party decided to
send representatives, whereupon Ar
thur Henderson, Labor member Of the
war cabinet, was accused by Premier
Lloyd-George Of double dealing and
resigned. His place was promptly
filed by George Nicoll Barnes, minis
ter Of pensions. and the crisis was
passed, at least for the time, although
a general election may be called II the
Laborites insist ON sending delegates
to Stockholm.
Marked reduction In the number OF
vessels sunk by German submarines is
shown In the British admiralty's week.
iy statement. while the number Of vess
sells unsuccessfuily attacked increased
A story from Copenhagen says the big
commercial submarine Deutschland
has been converted into a war o.
boat and may soon be operating In the
| Pacific against ships from San Fran
cisco. The same dispatch says the
Germans have lost about 20 subma-
rines and now have nearly 800. these,
however, Including many small ones
built for passage through the Belgian
canal. The newest and largest carry
six-inch guns.
Premier Lloyd George made two
speeches last week that heartened up
the British people immensely. Deciart
ing that the high point Of Germany's
strength had passed, he said the diff
culties of the allies from now on wound
grow less and their power increase
steadily, and that with patience. cour-
age and endurance the foes OF the
great military despotism could not faii
to win. He called attention to the
waning efficiency Of the submarine
campaign. that though the U-boat loss
es In April were 100000 tons. In July
and August the average was only 175,-
600 tons q month. So far from being
reduced TO starvation, he said. Great
Britain is now In better position so far
as food Is concerned than for years
past. The premier admitted that the
Russian collapse upset some of the
plans of the allies for this year, but
called attention to the fact that Ger.
many, even with one Of her most pow
erful opponents paralyzed by internal
troubles, is failing to hold her own on
the west front.
-. Tired Of Spies and Traitors.
! Throughout the country the demand
is becoming insistent that the author
tiles put an end to the almost unham-
pered activities Of the pro-German
propagandlsts, the traitorous /. w. W.
leaders and pacitists and the cowardly
draft-dodgers who are making the con-
duct Of the war as hard as possible.
The demand was voiced by Elihu
Root In an address at the Union
League club In New York. The spies
| and traitors. he said, should be shot
down without mercy, and he included
among them, as worthy Of death, the
editors of certain papers. In some
states the councils Of defense are or
ganizing campaigns of education so
that the people may learn what the
war means to us and why we are In It
and must win IL; but this is not
enough--the snakes must be crushed.
The Industrial Workers Of the
World, II seems, are about to be made
TO realize that Uncle Sam is awake.
They made several broad demands In
the West and Northwest and declared,
that they would bring on a general
strike If these were not granted. Such
strike would seriously retard the
harvesting of crops and the production
of the spruce lumber necessary In the
building Of airplanes, and while the l.
w. w. leaders cannot be prosecuted
merely for strike activities, they can
be dealt with swiftly and severely for
interfering with the governments pros
ecutlon of the war. That, according TO
adyices from Washington, Is just what
Is going to happen 10 those disreputa-
bic and disloyal agitatorz \.