Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
EQUAL TO THE TASK
America Alone Can Smash the Mighty
Gernan Power


| The doom of the military power in
Germany was pronounced by Presi-
dent Wilson in his speech at Balti-
more. says the Morning Post.
| Whether or not the Allies are
strong enough to break in pieces the
German military power remains to he
seen," il adds. But given time
that America Is able TO defeat the
enemy is as little doubted as she Is
| resolved to do il, however long the
work may take. 1t Is a gigantic en-
| terprise. for the defeat OF the Ger
man armies in the field Is not all that
America has promised. but she pur-
poses to go further.
Amid the stress and suspense OF
the great conflict now raging on the
western front We can assure our
American friends that their brave
and simple declarations are ineXpres-
sibly encouraging. They look upon
the war from a point OF view which,
after nearly four years. OF supplying
vicissitude, we have lost.
president Wilson, from the first.
has insisted that before il all Is a
moral issue. There are millions OF
men among the Americans and the
forces OF the Allies who are fighting
in the simple faith that they are do
ing duty in a good cause"
The Daily Mail says:
In these hours of trial Great Brit
ain feels the real meaning OF Ameri-
can sympathy and aid. She is hcavi-
ly engaged on many fronts, and in
many different ways, and on each
front and in each sphere she Is law
ishly giving her blood.
"On the western front, British
army of millions is facing the Ger
man avalanche side by side with the
French and in comradcship with
American hattalions which have been
put into the struggle. on two Turk
ish fronts Great Britain is hearing
the entire burden OF the war. On the
Indian frontier she has to bc always
on guard. In East Africa she is de-
fcating the last remains OF the Ger
man colonial forces. Her navy OF
100000 men is maintaining sleep
less watch on the high sea fleet. Her
merchant service Of 100000 men. un-
shaken by the cruel submarine losses
and perils. remains almost entirely
responsible for the transport Of food,
men and munitions to the allied ma
tions and the fighting fronts.
Great Britain has no cause to be
ashamed of what she has done, and
lHcS lllt sIiiit VI i'ti
people who suppose that they would
escape privations. suffering and death
by going back from the way in which
they began. We know that in Ameri-
ca flames the same spirit as ours.
America and the Allies stand for JUS
ticc and right. and Germany for do
minion and violence.
when President Wilson solcmnly
declares that in utter self sacrifice
and self forgetfulness' America will
give all that we love and all that we
have TO redeem the world and make
II fit for free men like ourselves to
live in, we know that this pledge will
fbc kept"
The Daily News says: I'm his
speech commemorating the anniver-
kry of Americas entry into the war,
leiaeM wilson w With that disbas.
'sionate fnality which always marks
his utterances, stated the issue with
unanswerable truth. II Is whether
the world Is to be governed by the
German general staff.
Tho nation today begins to under
stand the spacious and enlightened
craftsmanship which has governed
the actions of President Wilson
throughout and Is able to form some
measure of the service his country
has rendered TO the causc--scrvicc in
money. in material. in men. and, most
of all, in moral force"