El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-06
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AHNEA LAuH0MGE VI " ALNll NuGELlLlLMMaN
q WEIGHT OF AMERICA. Our U-boats
] VIII see 60 that We shall launch a
] great fleet Of submarines against
! Americas marine lines Of communica-
I tlon, and so make Il impossible to
I transport the necessary millions Of
men and their fighting equipment to
the shores Of. France"
Great Drive Anticipated.
@This U-bOat triumph IL a beautI-
ful German dream. and one which
viii never materialize," was my com
meut Americas armies VIII reach
/ France, and when they are sufficient
ly large the allies viii smash their
aNeverI Not In a century," RobeI
exclaimed passlonately. with Russia
out, we can hold our own against any
force thar may be brought against US
you something else" he added Il
believe we can win without the
assistance OF the U-bOars. I believe
OUR LEADERS WILL ORGANIZE AN
OVERWHELMING ATTACK ON THE
WESTERN FRONT BEFORE ANY
TROOPS REACHES EUROPE. Rus
sia's collapse renders such an attack
possible. and shall be surprised Il II
does not take place"
The vast majority OF the German
people are quite vel aware tn2l Lhls
is not a defensive war, so far as Ger
many is concerned" he continued, az
ter a time. Talk Ike that is all very
wen and very diplomatic when
spoken In public and reported In the
press. but ID does not deceive the edu-
Gated masses Of the fatherland- nor
could 10 be expected TO DO so. This Is
not Russia, but the nation which mas
advanced farther than any other ma
ton along the road OF progress
Germauyss Geographical asuueeEe.7
aa|NnmEHrInH I-nHrTTE mE'E gr@nETEn1NClN
position, with Russia on her eastern I
frontier and France thirstinE for re-
Venge on the west And France ana 2
Russia had allied themselves with ]
Britain. we we're practically hemmed I
in by enemies, and there could be /
only one eEd to IL all-War- Had I
Britain accepted the offer MADE py US I
years ago to enter into an slllsnce Z
we could have ruled the world to- 1
Eather. and there would have been no I
war. But the British statesmen were /
fools and could not see rar enough !
ahead. The war I say, had 20 come, I
an excellent excuse You see, Ger
many needs more territory for her
rapidly-increaslng millions, and
better seaboard- We were az run
strength when the trouble broke out
between Austria and Serbia ana
believe our leaders were correct IN /
thinking that the psychological mo-
ment had arrived.
Every German worthy OF the name
knows these facts, and knows them 20
be true. In the closing days Of July
1914. we watched with amusement the
frantic efforts OF Britain 70 avoid g
conflict We were convinced that the
time fcT war had come. and that ID
would be all over In a short time
Huunish Aims and Aspirations.
Robel stopped TO take a breath, and
.u the slight pause I put the question:
what about your aims and asplra-
They are the same as they have
been from the start" the responded
I'VE shall yet defeat our enemies. and
nothing less than victory VIII SATISFY
the nation ALL THIS TAHK ABOUT
GERMANY WANTING PEACE Is
otto RobsI concluded his confession
by declaring: when victory comes
10 us. as come Il Will the world viii
discover that WE HAVE NOT TUE
sLTGHTEST INTENTION OF CIV
ING UP BELGIUM for the possession [
" which so many OF our gallant sons
nave shed their blood FRANCE
and RUSSIA WILL ALSO LOSE
PORTIONS OF THEIR SOIL, and
3ritain viii be forced 70 hand back I {
lur colonies. The freedom OF the
ieas viii also be established TO our
"a abstraction, and the mighty German {
.mpire, having proved Itself the {
-reatest power IN the world, VIII
uIlv assume the high place 70 which {
c has been called by destiny"
Having delivered himself OF this I
,onb astlc peroration. Robel rose TO
Ifs feet, seized hold OF his gun. and
ntimafed that the discussion was
.ver for the day.
] got busy with the brushwood. and
g 7 tuEEed and hacked at the roots
wondered how many men and W0- I
men OF ny race really understood and !
omprehended the peruliarities Of the
dun And e IS e thought that has |
reoueutiy been with ne since ny re-
urn.
(NeEf Pvt Dickinson Will make
further remarkable revelations
concerning the present state Of
affairs On Germany