Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-11
The Crisis in Germany

German hunger and German sacrifcial devotion
are locked in terrific struggle that is shaking tn
empire.
Dispatches in the past a hours show the risin:
tide Of criticism against the government and it
submarine policy. The protests of the Cathof
party, voiced by Leader Erzberger, are but fain
mutterings Of the storm brewing over an empir
pinched by hunger and living on hope instead o
food.
The stability of the government and possibly tn
stability of the Hohenzolern dynasty rests now Of
the submarine campaign. Germany has sustained
a strategic defeat on land She has conquered
huge territory and it is not an asset but liability
She has won series Of spectacular victories OF
every front, without decisive victory on any. Sh
has pushed her devoted soldiers to the last mile o
their driving power, and made them "dig in" ant
hold on through many weary months, until now the.
can hold no longer and are being driven back owe
the territory they bought with lavish blood.
Cheekmated on land, gripped in The "iron ring,
Germany's sole hope of victory is in the U-boat-t
starve England out and bring the other Allies t
some sort of terms. Russia came through its reyou
ton interrupted and may be able at least to hol'
the German armies on the east. Berlins prospec
Of winning the war on the land vanished when Min
lister Kerensky started the new Russian offensive.
Three weeks ago inside information from Gel
many said that. the nation was slowly starving
while it awaited the starving of England A lette
from Berlin to Copenhagen contained this unforget
table picture:
Everyone believes Englands defeat is the prime
consideration" the German writer declared. Ger
mans regard England as the one nation responsible
ment the navy. the army and the people not anx
ious to start open hostilties against America. Eng
land Il Germany's main enemy and Germany thinks
through the submarines she has found the weapon
which win bring England to her knees.
The public expresses regret that English women
and children VIII have to suffer through lack Of food
but remembers that the German women and chill
dren have been suffering for long time account
Of Engiand's starvation blockade Of Germany.
of course there is suffering here through lack Of
adequate food. The children growing thinner
All faces are pinched, except those Of the food
grafters, and there plenty of these It Is true
ing to 80 ahead and we are watching dsily the work
Of our submarines in the meantime have cheering
Of vegetables and cereals that win be plentiful
soon. Also meat ratons have been increased, and
are told the submarines viii be increasingly large
d we do not know what will happen to Russia. She
may make separate peace. IN which case Germany
would easily be able to lend her plenty OF money
even billions. Italy would undoubtedly make sep
arate peace likewise II Russia took this STEP because
Italy fess Tor what the Austrian troops might do on
front. 81 ~ ~ > I. 81
with this It seems probable France might also
atIeo 70 peace CERTAIN IaVOfoDle cOndltl0nS which
Germany would be willing TO grant
'Under such circumstances no one thinks England
would be foolish enough to stick In the war alone or
with the United States. II England did Germany
could literally put steel OF submarines around
the British Isles and starye them out It would not
take more than few months, either" ~
Since then the criticism of the government ha
suddenly sharpened. Very likely the German pee
pie are embittered at finding out that their crol
prospects have been exaggerated. At any rate, ii
reichstag yesterday Erzberger demanded that til
ruthlessness campaign be dropped.
Yet the government cannot drop this without
fercer storm. That storm might tear down tn
Hollweg government.
1t IL more likely that the protests will be stifed
the people placated, with more promises and wit
compromises Maximilian Harden's ringing yoic
has been silled with the suppression Of his paper
and the junker and Krupp press are Allied, witt
unctuous reassurances. Next week, next month
within very short time-England is to be starVec
out.
Germany does not yet seem on the verge of revolt
even Of political revolt There is crisis in Berlin
but the country is not yet starved to the point o
overthrowing the lords 1t has been taught can do n,
wrong.
These are parIous days for the editors of tn
island press Libel suits to salye injured feeling