The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-22

Seattle Times)
 A regiment of National Army troops-men who were civilians until few months ago and who every American sincerely hopes will be civilians agaln a year hencc-carried the Stars and Stripes through heart of London yesterday.
 And London, staid, sober somewhat phlegmatic London literally went mad with enthusiasm! -
 It was not the first time United States soldlefS lad swung through the famous citys streets rIeo o ,us parades however, merely were designed to sno" Britain that America really was Tn the war war anu d M ended wagng the fight with men as wei as soIu . London thrilled to the demonstration put khe" III it's heart, there only handful of "Sammes in Europe. - sightseer on the sidewalks knew it would have been a possible to supplement that regiment py scores oi others had the authorities so des1red .
 The republics forces overseas no longer are to be enumerated solely by regiments or even py aEis- % ions hut by hundreds of thousands of staWart hght-
 For London mourning the heroes who had gone down while stemmng the Huns rush and warned py leaders of even greater sacrhces Tn prospect 'a' regiment a sign and promise.
 A sign that Americas courage and determination have not shaken by the enemy's momentary sue cesses in the field! ,
 promise the United States, now strainlns .r a every nerve to prepare adequately for the con Aict eventually will place in France force whch VII overtop the barrier of Teutonc resistance ana sweep autocracy from the political map of the world!
 Simultaneously with this inspiring incident abroad Washington announced its plan for increasing the army during the present year .
 More tha 1,300,000 have been summoned Tn the draft so far. Some of them are in France and some in England. Many are in cantonments at nome 'OA fore June 1.
 Preceding them the regulars and the National Guardsmen-the troops that already have service and who to the number of 2,oOo bayonets recently offered Foch.
 By June l. therefore, the United States will have approximately 2,000,000 men in it's armies Tn July more will be called than in June, and from that time forward progressive monthly mobilization will be continued through the summer and fall as the eantonments expanded"
 Within twelve months it is conservatively es- mated. the American land forces will aggregate g., mon officers Washington. servative better judges of the trend of events, pre- dict the total will be nearer 5,ooOooO than 5000 900.
 In this way in many others, America is making good it's every promise to it's allies-and to it's ene mics.
 It is in the stay-and to win. It will con slider no other end to the struggle.
 The business of war still is new and strange to the United States. It still is awkward has blum dered and undoubtedly will blunder great deal more in the future
 But America is catching on" It has grasped the essential fact that this nation defeat Germany. It is going ahead along this line with characteristic intelligence and energy.
 And the moral of it a--of the demonstration in London and Americas preparations for victory? It is this: United States nevertheless has promptly recognized its duty free governmental institutions throughout the world and now is arranging to do battle for the right with quiet courage and determine tion.
 It has not accomplished all expected of it. be- the task would have overaxed the resources of two nations as big as this
 It has not displayed miraculous foresight or su- perhuman ability, but it has handled it's war prob lems in a commohsense manner and. where possible | has disposed of them expeditiously
 In many ways. it has proved itself moro efficient than its friends had hoped it would be and in nearly every respect IL mas been more than enemy critics had deemed possible ~
 Today, no patriot has need to feel ashamed of his country and none has reason to apologize for it.
 The end Of the war may yet in sight but America already has satisfied allies and even par tally convinced its enemies that it commands and in tends to use the resources that will terminate the struggle with victory for democracy's hosts
 Emperor Karl be anticipating his visit to the Kaiser won all the glee Of a boy going back toI