Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14
If GERMANY WON
BY Casper Whitney
of the vigilantes

Do you realize what would happen
to US in America if Germany defeated
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 summer at our
very door to sink several cargo and
passenger steamers off our New Eng
land coast?
Within six months after a victory of
Germany in Europe, German warships
and German oop-ships would be on
their way to our ports to levy the great
tribute upon this rich country which
is part and parcel of the German war
plan.
That's what the triumph of the kais-
er would mean to America and to you
billions of dollars of tribute of which
you would have to pay your share
through oppressive taxation. 1t is on
the Pan Germanic program.
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 in the kais-
ser's threat to Ambassador Gerard,
America had better look out after this
wari"
In Brazil. Chill, Venezuela promi-
nent German merchants whom I met
in the course of my travels, frankly
confided to me the intention of Ger
many ''one day. to make an "over seas
Germany" of South America. And an
elephant catcher from Hamburg told
me years ago in the jungleS of Lower
Scam that the day was coming" when
Germans would not need to ask per
mits. of Englann or France or Sam"
for free hunting hand in Siam or
Malay AS a German officer at their
great headquarters in Northern France
said to me once at the close of dis
cuSsion as to where the war was lead
ing the principle belligerents-Grea
Britain, France, Germany" world
power or complete defeat; Germany
rants no half way result"
A German victory would at once put
jeopardy all the principles for which
ever Capitalization on land in
1 s, liberty at sea in 1872, the right of
Fl ltier lines in 1947 the reaffirmation
OF the freedom of the white man
throi gh giving freedom to the negro
in 18s
A fe might ago a German victory
seemed the widest improbability.
Since then the situation has changed.
The German armies are pouring into
Northern Italy. italy may not be able
to stop them. Germany may force her
to make peace. With Russia and Italy
both out of the war, Germany and Aus
tria would be able to send practically
all their force against the Allies on the
western front.
The chances are that England,
Frap and Belgium alone could not
hold hem. The United States must
lea1 their side, the American people
must APP to their side. Not American
soldJ only not American ships only,
not merican guns only, but American
men women and children from Maine
to xas, from Texas to Oregon, must
in one way or another consider them
selves fighters at the side of America S
allies on the battle front.
If they cannot hold Z gun, they must
support those who do. They must save
food and save money. They must talk
war. They must think war.
If they don't Germany will win
And than--