The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-30
cERMANYsLATEsT STRUGGLES.

the minor operations in Flanders do not give any ndica-
ton that the Germans have accumulated sufficient
strength to eclipse their great attempts Of March and
April On the contrary, the allies have good reason to
believe that the strongest blow that Germany ever has
delivered will deliver is zone with Ninevah and
Tyre Taking into consideration all the dynasdc, pO-
tca military and naval factors which must have opera
ed upon the mind of the German general staff at the
ginning Of this year, is difficult to escape the consul
sion that the greatest effort possibly to be made by Ger
many with all the resources Of the empire and its sat
April last.
The present enterprise and others to follow not
underestimate by the allies by any MEANS but it is just
as unwise to exaggerate the enemy to minimize him.
If he has passed the zenith Of his power and fight
ing the frantic but hopeless fight of the doomed the al
lies and the whole world should know the truth.
Early this spring the German emperor and his advisers
had the choice of attacking the allies in the west ward
ing them off while the German armies could demolish
Italy, clear up the Balkans and organize Russia for future
food supplies and power The allies not ready
to attack on account Of the delay in placing Ameri
army Of 100000 in France. Italy not
in position to hold back the combined German and Aus
trian armies The field open for Germanys initiative
Undoubtedly the chief why the emperor and his
commanders decided to strike on the main front was
cause Of the unprevenabe increase of the American for
ces If the submarine had been effective least $780,
900 Germans who hale and hearty in March would
not now be part Of the soil of France and Flanders But
the oncoming Americans constituted which, com
bned with the force and spirit of France, Britain and
Italy, made it impossible for Germany to proceed with
thee delightful task of absorbing overun territories and
extracting their riches At one time in this war Italy
saved the allies by opportune drive, and Russia did
likewise Although the United States has yet made
drive it has just effectively prevented Germany from
absorbing Russia though it had nteposed army be-
tween Riga and Petrograd Every American soldier sent
to strengthen Gen. Foch is barrier against the plumber
ing and enslavement of Russia If sufficient soldiers
are sent, Russia will regain her equilibrium and Ger
many will never have the armies with which to strike her
down again.
It is a marvellous opportunity for the United States
to safeguard and armOrplate ITSELF and all civilization
against future assault The three allies France Great
Britain and Italy, have acted as shock asbosbers for
America While the hordes of barbarsm have been shat
terng themselves against the human walls of these three
nations the United States has had time in which to make
the principal required for organization on
proper scale 1t has been task Of unexpected difficulty
and scope in spite of the eagerness of the people to make
their will effective. Now the United States is sending
large forces to Frances it is rapidly increasing its ship
ping facalties is looking after and munitions for
steady hereafter it is sending food abroad in huge
tonnage, and is preparing to send more it is becoming
military power Of the first magnitude
Fortune is deluding and betraying Hohenzollern He
has been the sort of malignant god Of his own making,
who is nearly ready to dash his doator to pieces Serbia
was tidbit Russia easy prey thesubmarnes turned
naval warfare upside down. the allies made bunder after
blunder; German were irresistible the whole globe
was to come under the Hohenzoern sceprer One after
another dream and every enterprise Of the German
emperor has ured him on dazzled him for while, and
then faded. He must fight to the DEATH There is no
escape He cannot take refuge in the true Cod Whose
world he has made hell His own gods derde and be-
tray him. Well may he curse them for making the prom
Use to the ear and breaking it to the hope
The allies have Hohenzollern in steel trap, and the
knife that will slit his throat is Washington Post