The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
POLITICAL UNITY
Of ALL ALLIES IS
ASKED BY PARIS
This Policy viii Crown Mill
tary Efforts Paper Says,

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the Chicago Tribune and the Oklahomi
City TimesD
PARIS, June 7.-The brilliant worI
of the American troops on the Marn'
is emphasizing in the French minC
more than anything else could hay'
done the supreme importance OF th'
American factor in the war The paper
devoted large amount Of space thi
morning to the submarine menace OF
Atlantic coast, but its generally recog
nized tina, American genius will fine
ways 10 prevent U-boa,S from nterfer
ing with the transports OF troops L
? Europe
The Echo de Paris describes Tues
days French official communqu,
mentioning the entry OF American
troops in battle an unforgcttablc his
torical document In editorial IN,
paper remarks
"The American troops for the
first time submitted to a decisive
proof Every witness of their be
havior agrees that they were trl-
umphant
American Power Unknown.
"Hencefor,h the United States is
no longer a military power OF un-
known value. The American sol
diers whose numbers we know to
!, be practically illimitable are OF the
finest quality. The eifectves
brought TO France in April and
May prove on the other hand that
our Atlantic communications arc
assured to such a point that every
day an average OF several thousand
men can land at French ports The
result is apparently the paradoxIcal
conclusion that although the enemy
today is nearer to Paris than he
ever has been since the battle OF
the Marne, our victory has never
appeared more certain. Bv saying
this we don't mean 10 defy the
gravity OF the present situation
Our civilization is being struck to
the heart in most precious of its
cities, but the crisis we are going
through is more moral than material
The Germans have very little time
available in which TO curb our
fighting spirit--a few weeks or
months at the longest
In Race With U. S.
It's duration depends on the re-
" lation existing between the speed
with which our American friends
can mobilize and transport their
men across the sea and throw them
into the struggle and the rapidity
with which the Germans can as
sembe their troops in the half ex-
hausted regions on which they can
still levy requistions. We have no
doubt as TO which of these two
factors will prove favorable " us.
Every indication tells us we shall
not be those who fail, but II is an
early coming of victory that we
want.
"The continued and increasing in.
flow of American troops promises
us this. But when2 Shall we see
the German armies checked from
moment to moment, continue TO
throw themselves on us, weaker no
doubt at each drive, but still for
midable enough to slaughter us'
II is only a question Of time before
they are mastered but the length
Of suffering must be reduced at
any price"
ASK Political Unity.
The article goes on to cali for
the unitys of political direction OF
the war. "Only this" it claims,
"can bring success" but no matter
what maybe the unity of views be
tween London Paris and Rome,
no real unity can exist so long as
America does not participate in it,
so long as she wishes to be only a
"co-ally" and refuses to be com
pletely and entirely. an ally The
idea that armies can be brought
into an effective collaboration with
out political policies being also uni
fled is fundamentally false Let us
remember that according to the Ger
man. war is essentially a matter
Of policy Political policy comes
In where the work of the soldier
leaves off, and crowns the military
effort by the force of economic
restrictions which arc already such
powerful factor and will be still
more so in the future
Need Wilson's Advice.
I'VE are in agreement with Presl-
dent Wilson on many OF his po-
liticsl ideas but how can we come
TO agreement on others while we
are forbidden to have entire DO
litcal program in common' The
eternal indecision OF our Russian
policy is a case in point We are
happy TO learn that at the moment
American troops are reaching their
greatest efficiency in France another
is being made to provide hence
forth that the political policy OF
Washington shall be conducted on
the same lines as in the other
capitals Of our league II this cf-
fort succeeds we shall be brought
much nearer the happy result we
hope for"
-Wss--
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