The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-31
ITALY ASKS MORE
HELP FROM AMERICA
Not Quite Sure Yankee States
men Fully Understand Frob-
lens of That County.

Rome. - Mario Borea. writing in
the Secolo of Milan. remarks TOY
seriously Italy. looks at the Ameri-
lean political inc military problem.
I'VE greet the first ~conringents on
Il front with JOY" he writes. but the
question Is whether the starry republic
will be merely represented In Italy or
whether it's army will be Of such pro-
portions as TO give effective assistance
to our fighters.
The situation or our front certainly
Is not stationary. A new Austrian Of
fensive this year Is not probable: II Is
possible. That would be consonant
with the tactics followed by the enemy,
who might have projected a new COM
Dir ed Austro-German offensive, as in
last October.
I'VE cannot know how long the
French will succeed in keeping all the
German strength on the western front
engaged. IL their pressure should di-
minish Germany probably would send
a number OF divisions to attempt with
the Austrians TO wipe out the record OF
defeat suffered in France by a victory
over us. That would improve their
morale and help them close the score
OF 1918 less disastrously.
w hope this simple hypothesis will
be realized. In n case 1t Is necessary
to examine the military situation for
EeXt year II the allies, as Is probable,
should continue, to maintain the initia-
tive, We, also should bestir ourselves.
The war should not end with the liberia
ton Of IL invaded territories. In any
case every one can see how we should
be assisted and be able to count on the
cooperation OF a material number of
allied troops.
For obvious reasons we cannot oun
on the English or the French. who are
too busy elsewhere: and for thai reason
we turn to the Americans, who have
large forces at their disposal.
1.-THE Americans a 5000. 900 men
arms and with the new law
which extends the age limits for the
draft, IL, 000, 600 Of men will soon be at
the disposal Of the government in
Washington.
There is a delicate point involved.
! do not know what attitude the gov
eminent of Italy and the army COM
manders have taken In regard to such
a cooperation OF an adequate number
OF Americans on our front. If the gov
ernnent and commanders are favor
able. 1t remains to be seen what Is
thought OF it on the other side Of the
Atlantic.
WV NlOW the theory OF the Amer
lean general staff, which IS the same
rs that Of the French general staff,
that the var so to speak. must be
won on the western front, but this Is
not considered the greatest difficulty
by American public opinion. A WASH
ington cable to the London Times
says:
1.-THE United States is a democracy
In which the opinion of the govern
ment In the long run is that Of the
people.
This was proved to us last year
when war war declared. The Amer
lean general staff opposed sending
troops to France in less than q year,
TO the end that the men could be in
structed. However, the newspapers
r~epudiated the theory and began a
vigorous campaign, which so influ-
enced American opinion that in the
space Of two months the first Am eri-
q contingent. under the command of
Genera Pershing, landed on the sol; of
France.
The difficulty, If there be any,
would rest with the American peo
pie. What do the Americans think
about sending a large army to Italy?
Probably they have not formed an ex-
act opinion. We have a few enthus-
iastic friends In the United States
who understand the justice Of our
cause, and we have ]detractors who
arouse suspicion about our war aims,
but the great mass of the American
people is i'll informed, or not informed
at all, and is indifferent to what con-
Germs Italy.
That does not surprise. The fault
is ours. The government of Italy
Ghonld declare itself at one with Pres
idcnt Wilson about the aims of the
war. 1t should not leave the slightest
doubt about our policy concerning the
n~ationalities oppressed by Austria.
The American soldiers who come to
our front should be made to know
for what cause they are to fight and
die. In that way we can have Amer
lean public opinion with us, and what
we dcsire--the effective assistance Of
their forces on our front"