Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
U.S.MUST PUSH WAR:
GREAT ARMIES NEEDED
Germany Expects to Dictate the
Terms of Peace to World;
u. S. Can Block Her Path.

The war must be pushed with all the
high-power energy the American people
are capable Of Obstruction by musing
idealists, pacifsts and German propa-
gandists will not be tolerated. If an
American Army of 100000 men is
needed. il must be sent to France. MIR.
Wilson has said rs much himself. Congress,
by the way, has given him a blank order
to fill in Mr.. Wilson, too, has sold some
thing else very much to the point 1t was
at the opening of the Liberty Loan cam
paign in Baltimore on April q, 1918, after
one wear of war for America:
Germany has once more said that
force. and force alone, shall decide
whether Justice and peace shall reign IN
the affairs of men, whether rlght as
America conceives II or DOMINION as Ni'
conceives IL shall determine the desl i''''H
of mankind There IS therefore, b'' one
response possible from ms Force, foIt' 10
the utmost force without stunt or liinlt.
the righteous and triumphant force Wilch
shall make right the law OF inc world
and cast every selfish dominion GOWN III
dust.
,,ordous statement. which will become
b;etoric Mr. Wilson had read the souls
~ rs countrvmcn, and he spoke their
p,,rnosc ClaS, IA is exhausted How can
uc sond ..Force 10 the utmost. force with
o,,t stint or limit TO Franco when IT IS
most wanted unless the draft ages are
changed without DELAY? This is the most
urgent question before the American
peoplc Woe betidc the public men who
trifc with IT.
Too often II cannot be repeated that
Germany believes that she is uncon-
querable in the field 1t is her decision.
in case the Allied armies opposed to her
cannot now be destroyed. TO compel thcm
to revert to trench warfare until she can
raise armies in Russia and resume the
offensive on the western front Ono Of her
pubicists, George Bernhard. declares
that the only way to achieve peace IS hv
deeds. not words, and he urges rs
means of continuing the war. that a pCr-
manant economic and political agreement
be arranged with Russia He would even
have the Brcst-IitovSk treaty made over
TO conciliatc the Russians The end in
view is military as wcll as economic II
the Germans fail 10 raise and train rCln-
forcemcnts III Russia for service on the |
western front IN an offensive next wear. |
the day Will como when mighty forward |
movement will bo undertaken hy the |
armies Of France Great Britain. italy. |
and America, and the march on Berlin /
will have begun What We arc 10 sec is a /
race between the United States and Ger
many for military man power sufficient |
to end tho war
1t would nc the crime of the ages If !
America lost that race when She has al
most lncxhauStlblc resources m her own
household. She has made a gran he
but the race this time is To tic
swift Until the draft ages arc changed
A ,,-rlI ~. FI'I,
many that occupies Iiclgium. Serbia 4
great industrial region III northern France.
Poland several provinces and immense
areas of Russia which IS prone beneath
her feet the Germany which has CocrcCd
RumaGIa. and holds IN yaSSalagc NIStrla
Turkey. and Bulgaria the Germany
which Is far on tho road To Oriental en-
pIre this powerful and relentless Ger
many expects to dictate her own peace
and she Will never mark time Germany
must sonnet ines wonder why America.
resources IN man power and ma
erial she never ceases to envy. docs not
all her soldiers out TO the last effective
and put iii her wealth III
notion TO strike 4 decisive blow N the
var rs matter Of fact America. with /
10000 men IN line, has only begun t. {
lght In one year Of war She has lost
lsttt itAti iINIt lildil I-il2ldI}i it3StS III y
ight week from Nprcs 70 Rheims
Win VIC can eventually, We all believe.
put faith is not works 10 make victory i ;
crtanty we must make haste IN complct-
ng our preparations To Win they mav call /,
or the whole 5,0OO,00O mon Mr. Wilson
as Indicated and even for more IF va +
icld to foolish optimism every time tho +
iermans get the worst OF battle and /
all back. We shall not make haste to raise
rmic> for "a decisive offensive bv the
\ estcrn Allies Democracy IS on trial, /
i must not fall New York Times.