The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-05
DUTCH OPINION OF
AMERICA AND DEUTSCHLAND

leading Netherlands newspaper. 1t
was sent to Mr.. d. S. Woodrow by a
prominent merchant of Amsterdam,
who says it represents the opinion of
at least 80 per cent of the people of
Holland
Lusitania Lusitania
What curse is falling upon Ger
many for her reckless submarine war
fare against merchantmen and fish
ing vessels. Through her pirate u
boats the German government forced
the Great Republic to declare war and
now they are reaping the conse-
quences. Germany is now in a state
of CONSERVATION This is apparent,
not only in the newspapers, but leaks
cut in letters and conversations as
well. A passive young giant was
reused by the sting of insult as he
stood watching the struggle in the
Old World from his home in the West
and 10! He arose in the fullness of his
strength and the Old World is looking
on either with admiration or trembling
at the magic power of that same New
World
The German newspapers, with their
gross ignorance of human nature, had
always depicted the young American
lnation as set of selfish business men,
whose sole interest was the almighty
dollar, and 10! before the affrighted
German people there stands a mighty
young nation that is gladly offering
| it's life-blood and possessions for the
sake of high ideal and now enters
upon its heroic age.
Yes, its heroic age.
In the pages of the worlds history
there is nothing to compare with that
which the American nation has achiey
ed within the short space of a few
months It did but stamp it's foot
upon the ground and millions of sol
diers came forth with their cannon
and arms and provisions, and they
Knocked at the thwarted U-boats as
they formed bridge over the ocean
along which the youth of that New
World, as they declared, were march
| ing to the rescue of the Old World, to
free it from military autocracy and
despotism and "a manner of conduct
ing warfare which has taken poor
suffering humanity straight back to
the times of the barbarians.
The Americans have entered upon
this war with an enthusiasm like that
which inspired the Crusaders of old.
Never village so small but what it
has sent out its sons across those seas
where the pirate boats are lurking
like sharks for their prey. Money is
handled as water for the great ma
tlonal object. For the war expendi-
ture for a single twelvemonth the
Senate voted unanimously the vast
sum of twenty four thousand million
dollars. To each state that is fighting
jagainst Germany it lends millions of
dollars. The enthusiasm of that great
nation is no momentary flame but
lglows with the steady fire of concen-
trated power The nation though COM
posed of so many different elements
has been welded by that same enthus-
iasm and self-sacrifcing devotion to a
great ideal, into one great indissolu-
5le bond of union. The heroic age of
! America will never cease to be a
iscurce of inspiration and devotion for
! it's people.
1t is new nation that has brought
these wonders about; not an Anglo.
Saxon race but a world-race filleo
with the American spirit, the great
world power that is to be the decisive
factor in this war.
] A moment ago l had before me an
American list of honor and I thought
as scanned it's columns what diver
sity of colors go to form the new
brilliant white American light Poles
Austrians, Germans, Italians. French
Slavonic peoples, Hollanders, Span
| iards, colored races-they had all laid
down their lives to the cause. And
as one reflected upon the many differ
ent races now forming that one great
nation, it was good to read what the
igenial chief, Marshal
Foch says in their testimony: "They
are men absolutely without fear, they
know how to obey and they are led by
company officers upon whom one car
rely" What Germany attained after
fifty years of exercise and discipline
this young many-colored American
nation has acquired in a few months
only. Verify liberty is justified of he1
children.
:, | was struck to read in the report
OF the struggle OF. the 18th of August
! that "The Americans arrived after a
forced march in the nick of time or
i the battle field in the triangle OF
Chipilly. Without stopping to rest
they fixed their bayonets and followed
lie tir de barrage' so that they might
dash forward Immediately the cannon
stopped firing. They were almost ex-
clusively young men from Chicago
They were met by fierce volley OF
machine guns but with a cry of 'Lusi
tania! Lusitania!' they dashed for.
ward, cleared the triangle of Chipilly
Icf the enemy and made 500 prisoners
belonging to the oath, 33rd, 54th ane
i 1U5th Wurtemburg divisions"
i Of these young heroes of Chicago
it is testified that if placed under gooe