El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11
.NO GERMAN VICTORIES Since
WAR BEGAN, SAYS II. PERIG0RD
In Fair, Honest Combat Enemy Has Always Been De
feated; Frances 100000 Dead Cause Only Spirit Of
Defiance; Speaker Says Irish Should Make Them
selves Worthy Of Liberty to Come After the War.

music furnished by the band OF the
SD field artillery
Cuts Program to Speeches.
It was originally planned TO hold
the war conference during Friday and
Saturday. but owing TO report that
proper publicity had not been given
the sessions previously, the local com
mittee decided Friday night TO cut
the proposed program down 70 one
day. Consequently there were no
meetings Of the conference Saturday
Prof. Ford and George Chandler LETT
FL PasO Saturday morning for Fhoe-
nix. AriZ, where they viii hold similar
meetings. Lieut. PerigOrd left Satur-
day morning with several friends for
a visit to Elephant Butte dam. IN
New Mexico
Exposes Prussian IdealIsm.
The county court room was crowded
at the afternoon session OF the war
conference John NJ. wyatt presided,
and introduced the speakers. Prof
GUY Ford, Of the University OF Mime
sofa. spoke first. outlining the meas
ures which are being taken in the
United States to combat German prop
uganda throughout the world. and
giving a mastery exposition OF the
PrUssian idealism and system, which
is the cause Of the present world
struggle
MUST ANElAALE nMEuEAa
''The people OF America cannot
know the complete and implicit faith
which our co-belligerents repose In
the willingness and ability Of the
United States 10 meet the stupendOus
task which has been thrust upon her
This is no time for boasting, and I
hope none Will take the statement as
such. but it is inspiring. indeed. 10
know how our gallant allies trust US
OF France indeed we might expect the
graceful expressions Of appreciation
which are Characteristic Of the most
courteous nation in Europe, but when
cold, reserved Britain emerges from
her stolidity to say that il the allies
need food the United States viii tur-
nish il. even 10 self-denial herself.
with all the confidence Of child,
then it is that we realize the burden
which rests on US over here
Work Going Forward Well
Criticism of war measures and war
bureaus is rife in the United states,
as in Britain and in other
countries In some cases the
criticism is Just. but I believe that
in all cases the work is going forward
as expeditiously as possible under the
circumstances At present the two
weak points appear 10 be the air pro-
gram and the ship building program
The air program OF the united
ny the wrong kind OF press publicity
I'd 10 now the greatest number OF
airplanes the allies have ever been
able to nut in the air on any one day
has been $500, and when our enthusi-
astic writer's began to tell about
fleets Of 10000 and 10000 planes all IN
the air at one time. and TO picture
the havoc that might be wrought by
this means. it wrought the public up
TO such a pitch that any delay in the
program Of plane building would have
been magnified greatly But I believe,
with good authority from late reports.
that the air program is reaching a
stage Of fruition at the present time.
and that the immediate future viii see
the production Of air craft in great
numbers
bringing Up shipping.
The ship building program also
seems 70 be taking on fresh impetus
with the appointment OF Charles A.
Schwab TO its direction That the
personal element in the ship building
program means much is demonstrated
by the fact that a single change made
in one department Of the shipping
board resulted in the increase OF
shipping opacity OF the United States
by 20 per cent in March, and il was
predicted that the same man could
bring about an increase Of 80 per cent
in April. This man did not accom-
plish this splendid result because he
had more ships or more material. but
because he knew how 10 handle the
tools and material at hand This is
one OF the things that I believe is
bringing the shipping program up TO
its place in the line Of war work.
Creates Hope for Allies
However. there is one respect IN
which we have been very powerful in
this war, and that is the hope which
we infuse into our splendid allies. We
have contributed wonderfully TO the
morale OF our wonderful band Of %
allied nations. nitted against the
scourEe Of Prussianism, merely by our
influence, and the pOtentialities which
are s1riuEinE TO life in America
Prussia. Crux OF Problem.
after all it's strange that some OF
us. students Of the German origin and
history. were not able To foresee I'm
some sort. at least. a part Of the
terrible thing that has been thrust
upon the world by the Hun 7 was
professor Of German and German his
tory in the University OF Minnesota
end ought to know some Of the things
that made the nation what II is And
this can say. that instead OF the
word German. we should substitute
the word Prussia. because there Is the
crI1v OF the problem.
'The Prussian state was originated
IN war. II was nurtured in war. and
their entire experience with war from
the earliest times has been that war
paid, that they must either conquer or
be CONQUERED. and e is the satura tion
Of the Prussian nobility and the kaiser
with this one little deduction from
their history that has made them the
foe Of civilization.
Expand by Fighting.
Prussia started with a fighting lit
tie hand Of Germans scattered on the
sands around Berlin. They had to
fight % maintain their existence. and
IN doing so they Eradua Ily expanded.
At about the same time another
group Of Germans. on the shores Of
The Baltic, were also fighting for eN-
istence. and they carved ont a little
state from the midst OF their neigh
hors and maintained themselves. In
both Of these groups authority was
centralized in a single head as the
most efficient means Of attacking ana
resisting attack.
AS time passed a ruler OF the north
crn German colonv- who was related
distantly to the HohenZollern house.
which governed the COLONY about Ber-
lin, declared himself Duke Of Prus-
sia, and became the ruler Of a sepa-
rate principality. The only survivor
OF the duke was a half-witted son,
q nd in time the refng Of mower fell into