The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-26
4 German Invasion of
the United States
By Theo. H. Price

recent conversation with American who was
N in German university thirty years ago,
suu NO If how his roommate, who then junior
ne o ~ the army and instructor at of the I'M
DILL War Schools had not hesiated to inform him that
peIa sary student of military science in Germany
nearly 80 submit a plan for the invasion of the United
r1es as a part of his training.
u said that while the idea at the time had seemed
,asticaI if has come to have very sinister inn
ian Cor him and that he thought the American people
pod do we'll 10 consider what might happen if an at
w sn were made TO apply any one Of the many plans
M The invasion of the United States that repose in
ioa archives of the German General Staff.
or,ed out to the last detail and ready for the
,oent there any chance OF carrying them out sue
cessfuly
confess that the suggestion Jared me, and am
no # along to the readers of this paper in tie hope
Rt NAV transmit the shock to them and those with
whom they are contact
In speaking for myself think | also speak for
nv of nv countrymen in saying that hitherto we have
fl that we were fighting and preparing to fight for
system of political philosophy, namely democracy rather
than for our own protecuoh from conquest ny iuheSS
and tyrannical foe
Feeling thus have proclaimed our altruism with
,nh self appreciation and have persuaded ourselves
that we sure to WIN because we believed IN the
nstice of our and the nobility OF our motives
In,;l within the last two weeks but few of have
bd any consciousness of personal peril except as the
German guns threatened our loved ones in France.
The attitude of the nation has been reflected in
Congress where month has been wasted IN debating
a
up our preparations
The wage earners have been striking for higher pay,
tbe wheat growers have been threatening to reduce
their production unless prices advanced the poll
cns have repairing their fences for the Novem-
her elections and has seemed to be thinking OF
what might happen to all of us if Germany wins
Is it not about time that consider such contn-
pency from the standpoint of self interest and
as a practical rather than academic question?
From now on this will be Americas and
must fight to win it.
We cannot shut eyes to the fact that Germany
has been immensely strengthened in both morale and
resources by the surrender of Russia and Roumana.
From the Ukraine she is already receiving large
quantities of food. From Roumania she is getting an
abundant supply of petroleum The iron and coal mines
of France within her lines Complete control OF the
transSberian railroad is only question OF little time
More than half of Europe and Asia are under her
domination
The theory that she can be forced to yield by eco
nomic stranguation must be abandoned
To win the to protect our families and our
homes, is necessary to defeat Germany by force
of arms and the sooner realize that until it is finish
ed that is Americas and only business, the better
for
What we earn or what get for our wheat or cot
ton corn whether the Republicans or Democrats
in power will make little difference to us if we be-
come the slaves of Prussan autocracy.