The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-15
WHY NOT WAR ON
ALL OUR ENEMIES?
GROWING DEMAND FOR DEcLAR-
ALTON AGAINST AUSTRIA,
BULGARIA AND TURKEY.
u. s. POSITION ANOMALOUS
May Hamper the Plans for Unified Ef.
fort and Decrease Americas infiu-
ence In the Conference Of the Allied
Powers.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

AcSuhS 10 SrOWiuS Iupiuiy III WuShihb
ton circles where influence most counts
that congress may be asked, after II
proper manner of asking, that war be
declared against Austria. Bulgaria and
Turkey. Perhaps congress need not
DO asked. The president, some legal
authorities think, can order Germany
TO be struck through her allies.
It Is fair to say that military author
fty In Washington seems to feel the
UNITED States will not have as much
influence as 1t ought to have ut the
WAR conference with the allied powers
unless It shall declare hostllities
against the three countries named.
The thought seems to run along lines
like these: Edward M. House. Gen.
Tasker III. Bliss ard the other Ameri-
cans will have only small part In the
formulation Of complete plan Of mil
htary campaign unless the United
States shall put Itself in position to
make the great campaign telling one,
and this some of the military experts
believe, will be possible only IL this
country shall take direct hand In the
Hghting against the Austrian, the Bull
sgarian and the Turk.
7 As the thing seems to be viewed by
military men Of reputation here, the
war can be brought to comparative
BY quick conclusion only by adopting
-iove-tailed plans and making Goa
pessed effort. This is believed to be
impossible unless the United States
soon shall change Its bcnignant aspect
toward the Austrians, the Bulgarlans
and the Turks. 1t Is pretty well known
in Washington that the representatives
of the allies have been unable to I'M
derstand why the United States Is not
willing to punch Germany's partners.
AZ Much Enemies as Germany.
As the thought runs here, since Pres
9dent Wilson has declared that the
world must be made safe for de-
mocracy 1t would seem to be his In
Rention to ask congress for the means
kof making democracy safe In the world
and these means are declarations OF
fwar against the three powers which
bn reality are fighting the United
ing for Germany, for they are fighting
The allies whom Uncle Sam is striving
10 help and the harder they fight these
allles, the greater must be the effort of
the United States to overcome their
ipffensives.
It is virtually impossible to find out
definitely why there as yet has been
little or no disposition to force conclu-
,sions with Austria, Turkey and Bull
fgaria. Diplomacy of some kind or
,other Is said to be at the bottom OF the
thing.
AS the case Is presented by military
men who have made study of 1t and
who realize that war TO be fought
must be fought, there Is little or no
chance of ending the conflict soon ,un-
hess all the democratic parties to Il
light together against the autOcratic
parties to 1t. Further, it is said That
no great strategist would attempt to
draw plan for the pushing of the
MAR to swift conclusion unless he
Eould make one of the solving fac
tors in the case the service Of the
United States against all the powers
now allied with Germany.
Should Fight on All Fronts.
The position of the United States
today Is held by many in Washington
10 be such as to prevent the carrying
out of any great plan of campaign. IT
ts said in places that the United
States can use It's men on the western
front against Germany, and thereby
force n decision on that front. Mill
rary men In the main do not think II
ts certain that this can be done. At
any rate, they say II would take
much longer time to do IL this way
than It would IL an all-embracing plan
were adopted and the United States
were to help In all quarters after
Formal declaration of hostilities
against all its enemies. for 1t is held
That Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey.
equally with Germany, are enemies of
the United States.
object Lessons for Our Troops.
Now that the censor has allowed
The country to know almost geo
graphically exactly" where the Amer
scan troops are located nt the front
IN France. Il can be said properly that
in going to their stations ut the front
the American boys pass through viii
sages In France, or rather what once
were villages, which ruthlessly were
destroyed by the Germans I'm the ad-
vance to the Marne and in the retreat
therefrom under pressure OF the
French offensive.
The American troops in going to the
base Of operations for their present
scene OF action were given an object
lesson. Fully eighty villages, or what
"a left Of eighty villages. met their gaze
Id the course Of their march. II Is
e4sy enough for these American boys
10 learn that would happen to the
united States IL the ruthless enemy
lever secured footing on the soil Of
this lapl,
| 4hey . 10 denying that IN wasA-