Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-08
MAY EXPECT TEUTON
U-BOATS ANY TIME.
SENATOR LEWIS SAYS
No Danger of Successful In
yasion, He Declares but
Landing of Troops Would Be
10 TerTorize People

Declaring that Germany has finally
abandoned her boosted friendly attitude
toward the people of the United States
IN her effort TO stimulate interest in
behalf OF the German peace propaganda
m this country. United States Senator
J. Hamilton Lewis. OF Illinois. in Allan
IA. Thursday. asserted Americans must
be prepared any morning to find a fleet
OF German submarines in our harbors.
He emphasized. however, that this
country in no danger OF a successful
invasion by the enemy, but that any
movement 10 land German forces on our
shores would be made only to distract.
tcrrorize and brighten the people of this
country
Senator Lewis arrived in Atlanta We'd
acsday night OF his return to Wash
.nEton from Augusta Ga. where he Wis
ted his father. Major John Z. Lewis.
who is seriously i'll The senator will
leave Thursday for the north.
In defense Of the administration Of
the war department at Washington, Sen
stor Lewis declared that Secrtary Baker
took the crippled military machine,
which he inherited. and in six months
established an organization that has per
formed achievements In military un-
dsrtakings equal TO those accomplished
in England in three years"
las the whip Of the senate 1 have to
keep up with the progress Of legisla-
ton and the need for changes" said
senator Lewis. at the Piedmont hotel,
Thursday morning
Always Wanted Taste
I have long thought that II America
did not hasten soldiers 20 France, while
- Ea--a.xy
being as1tsted, We would fail to set
our men over without serious loss At
sea
Germany has been Withholding sub
marine attacks on our ships, hoping
that By refraining from attacking
these ships she could aid her peace pro-
pzgandS and anti-war plans to an ex-
tent sufficient 10 prevent our successful
cooperation with the allies.
Now Germany has seen-we are In
earnest with this war and that with
grim determination we are lending men
and money to crush German imperial
power in Europe and to force Germany
70 accede 70 the demands of the United
States
Germany now will abandon her pre-
vious preteuse Of being kindly disposed
toward US and, beginning with the at
tack yesterday on the Tuscanis. she
Eiu center her submarine assaults on
our vessels.
She will do everything in her power
10 destroy every agency Of this country
70 prevent us from landing in Europe
with supplies or men and will corcen-
trate her strongest efforts rapidly to-
ward our destruction wherever it is
possible. so as to defeat all our move
ments in aid of the allies. while they
are weak and before ne can strengthen
them.
Must Expect U-Boats
This country must now be prepared
20 wake I'D on almost any morning and
md a fleet of German submarines in an
American harbor and the actual landing
Of some German forces upon the coast
OF the United States for the purpose of
forcing us 20 concentrate on our de-
lenses at home and 10 strike a panic
among the people; to frighten them from
sending more men, money and munitions
away from this country TO the allies, on
the theory that they will be needed here
70 protect this country from the in
yader.
This. as / see il, is the new coming
policy of German warfare on America
This country should not be frightened
by any such move on the part of the
enemy. We must continue with the war
lust as we have launched il, because
Germany never can do any real damage
20 this country by an invasion Her
purpose IS merely 10 distract and ter
rorfze Us"
Defending Secretary of War Baker,
Senator Lewis said that mistakes have
occurred and shortcomings caused BY
haste in handling q task OF such great
magnitude"
ar. Baker viii be vindicAted by con-
gress as an efficient secretary OF war"
said the senator, "and President Will
son will be sustained in his efforts to
prevent any outside agencies being put
on him TO conduct the war over his
head"
Senator Lewis spent the morning At
the hotel. where he received several Wis
itors. At breakfast he emphasized that
he desired no milk with his hominy,
when he gave his order to the waiter,
because he is a Georgian and prefers it
the Georgian way"