Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-15
81 CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.

ID INA ILL1 LII W AMI hIofhAAtt
WASHINGTON, D c., Feb. 10. -
Providence has put into the hands OF
the United States of America this
astonishing great gift that it may, II
it will, end the war, take its stand
with tho democracies OF Europe, seal
the doom Of autocraey, and lessen for
ever the chances of another war
Wonderful days, wonderful oppor-
tunity, wonder service. Let us give
humble thanks.
Two Kinds of News From Germany.
Two kinds Of news issue from Ger
many. One is official dope prepared
for general consumption; the other Is
the real thing, coming in scraps and
often to be read between the lines.
Somehow we Americans still seem to
fall for the first; otherwise there
would be no doubt anywhere as to
the situation and what will come of
it.
A few days ago two Americans that
had been prisoners in Germany, land
ed in England. and we're interviewed
by an American newspaper.
They said this was what they had
to eat:
Breakfast-Coffee made of acorns.
Dinner-Stew of 10 pounds OF meat
to each 500 men.
Supper-Thinnest Cruel.
Things like these, which you can
find in the corners OF your newspa-
pers. tell the true story, not these Of
fetal desuatches breathing fire, brim-
stone and slaughter.
AcOIns and Cruel Not Much of n Diet
Also, you may have noticed that
since the American break the care
fully censored and directed German
newspapers. although certain of war
speak with the greatest circum-
spection of American and Americans,
and announce that no Americans will
be informed OF molested.
All Of which, taken together, means
that Germany is in the last ditch. Her
food supply is gone at last. Her enc
mics are getting ready for one huge
drive upon her. On diet OF acorns
and cruel her soldiers cannot posi-
bly, stand the gaff
The autocratic. oyerbearing, insol-
ent. medieval government knows
these things. The fine German people
fed up with government lies, don't
/ know them. Not much longer car
they be kept in ignorance Of the truth
When they learn 1t, look out for the
reworks.
Keeping the Kaiser Job in the Family
! What Kaiser Wilhelm wants first Of
all is to keep the kaisering Job in the
family. That is always the frs
problem of the European brood o.
kings-how to keep the mouldy, fool
ish old institution Of monarchy still
going. How to keep the gang OF use
| less parasites on the payroll-that'i
the job.
II is odd that we In this country
don't pay more attention 10 the roy
altv game abroad, for It is the Sc
cret of about one-half OF the dirt,
moves on the dirty chess board of Eu
ropean politics, and all tho time II il
making history. Preserve the sue
cession-assure the heir to the thron'
safe path TO It.
For this Napoleon the Third, whel
he saw Sedan was going against him
niaced himself deliberately in the wa.
Of the shells that he might be kille'
An battle and thus insure the thron
to his eldest son.
For this also some very curious
things have happened within .tw'
years in the policy of Italy.
In the case of Germany, II center
Ground the crown prince and gosh
what that means. Nobody likes him
nobody trusts him, nobody wants him
The -Germanists thought hi
sabre rafting and war mouthinl
great stuff, but they never liked him
His strange ways, strange manners
and strange amusements have queer
ed him with everybody.
So to make him popular hero, tn
kaiser fixed up the attack on Verdur
for that and nothing else on earth
The place was nothing but name
In a military way it was worth moth
ing, but to take It would make Ger