The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-31

II is said to require three millions in the real
for every million at the front, and II we reck
| on back to the soil. II requires from eight u
! ten millions for each million of actual fighters
And hundreds of articles that essential In
modern warfare are scattered in the four cor.
ners Of the earth. No nation that does moi
control the sea or has not accumulated supplies
| can conduct war. We have 30 get nickel from
| the mines of Canada rubber from the forests
| OF Brasil and the iungles Of Sumatra lungs
! ten, so necessary for the manufacture Of steel
| from southern China, where it is subject to the
orders of foreign government: nitrates from
a Chilean lake. although six and half tons
may be gathered from the air every square
| foot OF our land. Until war was declared we
were dependent upon Germany for glass made
out of Nebraska sand. that the best in
the world for the manufacture Of optical and
chemical instruments and very food sup
ply was, in large measure, dependent upon
the potash of Strassfurt. Upon entering
the war we did not have an aeroplane al
though TO- 900 needed for every million SOL
diers. We had one government~owned powder
plant that could produce l1000 pounds daily,
barely enough for minutes firing of one Of
our large sea-coast Notifications. We had to
borrow from individuals field glasses for the
use Of both army and navy. We had to grow
the wool and raise the cotton for our clothing.
We were paying tribute TO Prussan niitsr-
ism for the colors in uniform and the
stripes OF our flag. We had no merchant ma
rine. transports. The material for our
What few shipyards we had we're engaged on
foreign construction We had no dry-do this
side of Panama of sufficient size to receive the
largest ships. But why enumerste farther? Or
why wonder that the Germans considered US a
negligible quantity?
As fighting force they laughed at us as q
caricature. The German general staff adjusted
its glasses and. with unconcealed sneers. looked
upon Uncle Sam attenuated individual in
striped pants and plug hat. bearing fiintlock
on his shoulder that gave him a crick In the
back. In their intercourse with US therefore they
had disregarded all the rules and regulations of
international law. had repeatedly committed In
suits that no self-respecting nation can bear
had murdered our unoffending men, women and
children upon the high seas, had struck medals
in honor of the massacre OF our citizens, had
committed outrages iendish many of
those for which had wiped out tribes Of
red men.
During two years and eight months, while
suffering all these injuries, kept aloof from
the mighty struggle, trying to be neutral in
thought and decd" until the Huns were con-
WINGED that we were too proud to fight" The |
German general staff seems 10 regret that il |
did not treat us even more high-handedly. Only |
recently the German admiral. Won Tirpitz, de-
,lared that IL his countrys treatment of us |
had been frnler in the ca rier days of the war |
we would not have ventured into the conflict |
Il is our task TO prove that we no
party to the conflict: to faisify |
he military adage that no army, equal to meet |
III the demands can ever be created during |
he war itself to show Wanting lord |
hat our eyes are undazzled by the shining
,rrnor of Gods snointed" and that our hearts
ire unafrad in the presence OF the swash-
,uckler in the streets Of Europe"
His success has been due not only To the fact |
hat he had armies ready, but had organized
lis industries for var. He had scattered
hroughout the industrial centers of Germany
he necessary tools and machinery. with work
men taught in advance TO operate them, |
or the manufacture OF munitions and en-
ineries Of war. He made no idle boast when
e declared that the German empire could
harge her industries from a peace to war
as Il In as hours In many instances IL meant
My the shifting Of belt or the change Of a
ulley. In the briefest possible time a jewelry
liant could be turning out periscopes a cash
liant, delicate shell parts creann-separator
liant, shell primers sewing machine far-
ply gaines a recording and calculating ma
hne shop. fuses drug and die plant high
xpIn<ive<: and so on through all the varied
inds Of industries. We wonder ~ the German
but IL Is no mystery when under
ood. Any people whose principal industry II
ar accomplish the same results II they
III adopt the same method
But IL b not in physical respects alone that
errnany has prepared. Bismarck himself de-
AIRED that imponderables are more irnpor-
int thar matter. In reycholoxy. the realm Of
ie mind. Germany has wrought Before the
ernizn children have scarcely lezrned 70 fold
leir hands before God" declares one Of her
~ told 70 recognize its noble features. and
Ok upon our GOOD king and the young
IN Of military age taught to Look With
y and bride upon the tim Farh q war. and
q 4 60 N the kings cost TIE German
lults are given q stronger dose o. kulfur.
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Q constitution day - the Bastile~ but
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