Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-03
Send q Message to the Kaiser.
"A new glory shall shine IN
the face Of our people."-Wood-
row Wilson.

row Wilson.
The dav is fast approaching. His
tory OF years is being compressed
into DAYS on the western front OF
Lei,um in,ernecinum. The denoLe-
ment may be expected to come quick
IL for the reason that we have OTTER
,ointed out before Germany cannot
wait. A speedy decision must be had
for two unacceptable reasons-Amer :
r., and peoples at home that have
had enough Of war.
The Germans MUST 90 on--ear
they? Or retreat-dare they?
In spite OF all the sneers Of the
war masters in attempt to belittle
the Importance of Americas entry
into the war, the effect has been con-
founding (to the war lords) upon the
German masses and upon the Ger
man army itself II Is recorded IN
several striking instances of late that
q readily seized suspicion that
movement is OF American origin and
action has precipitated almost
panic among German defenders.
"The Americans. Tho Americans
they cry. as allied airships appear to
lombard munitions plants. and they
seek refuge from the wrath OF Re
ember the Lusitania."
The Americans. Tho Americans"
went IN in shouts from fleeing Ger
man defenders OF ostende and Zee
brugge, when the British fleet APP
peared.
In other words, we are getting on
the German nerve" and we have not
begun TO fight. Il is, without doubt.
better known to German military
leaders than to the American people,
the number OF fighting men We have
In France-while they also are aware
that over here. in comparative
army OF calibre and fibre that would
overwhelm any force that Germany
could now raise in half a genera
ton. Our force can be ready under
two years.
Tho war masters understood 1t
first. but now they know that the
people of Germany are beginning to
realize. And right there lies the
problem OF internal difficulties for
the war masters.
What Will they say OF us In Ger
many is the question uppermost IN
the minds OF licked to "a standstlll
militarists.
They are preparing, under great
difficulties Of transportation. wound
ed. and suffering morale. another
great shock that shall have an ap-
preciable chance of success. Let it
come. The allies are stronger than
ever In men. munitions. morale;
while the enemy has sacrificed Tn
numbered thousands OF his best fight :
ing men.
Can they be LED ON in hope. by
that willy old warrior Foch. into
striking again and again?
Tho greater cost is TO the attack
ing force. The giving Of ground here
or there may be means of securing
another attack from the enemy.
Meantime. tho thing that delay
brings down upon Prussianism is
America. We are getting over there
in numbers and trim that dazes the
enemy.
At Liberty Loan rally in New
York Tuesday afternoon, Charles r.
Hughes said:
Coming in very late and ill-pre-
pared We have crowded our efforts
In order that we should arrive in
time. We are getting there in full
force with all the men that are need :
ed. Germany is making her last
great offensive. and from now on she
will be on the defensive and America
will be on the offensive until the
end. This mad dash and reckless
desperate effort to get through be-
fore We arrive In sufficient force to
make that impossible. even in the
Teutonic conception. cannot sue
coed.
The very effort. however, spells
opportunity. for the United States
The victory 10 In our hands. II there
were ever any doubt about II, there
Is no doubt now. We can go over
there in sufiicient force and clean w
this fight for mankind. for decenc,
and honor. and make thorough jot
of IT for the sake OF our children and
childrens children. We want i'm
mediateiy the requisite plant TO place
an army of not less than 5000 o'
men on the other side as fast as w
can get them there. We want i'm
mediateiy comprehensive industrial
plants which will enable us TO NEE
the economic conditions which WI
inevitably following the raising o.
that great force which we believe t
be essential to a complete victory.
There Is only one way to keel
America out OF the necessity OF main
tanning 4 great military establish