The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-07
convey a fairly exact idea of the time
that must yet elapse before the termina-
ton of the war"
Germans Should Renouncc Hope.

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ton of the war"
Germans Should Rerouncc Hope.
| The true import OF such utterances a
these may be appreciated only when 1t l
remembered that La Epoca as / hav
said. is the accredited mouthpiece Of tn
government now in power. while A.BC.
the periodical in which have appeared tn
bold philippics of "Azorin.'' has beer
hitherto distinctly pro-German in its at
ttude
La Correspondence de Espaha on tn,
other hand. Is generally regarded as a pro
Ally newspaper. On the same day OF
which was published the matter jus
quoted from La Epoca. the celebrated
Spanish writer Alberto Insua. now actins
as special correspondent In France for Ii
de Espana, contributed
TO the growing symposium similar era phi,
testimony After empha sizing the limitles.
potentiality of America S resources, ant
testifying to the truthfulness Of the vas
figures which stand as the exponent OF
American effectiveness in France anc
FLANDERS. Senior Insua comments upor
Foch's recent counter offensive and con
cludes caustically:-
"Tf the next surprise or advance
of Ludcndorf proves abortivc, or is
checked naI1 wny In Its develop
ment. his latest operations were,
then the German General Staff
should renounce all hope of VIC
tory,
Senior Cambo's confessed misgivings con-
,erning the dsnterestedness of American
intentions have ELECTED a retort from the
EDITORIAL columns of Ell Heraldo. one of
the liberal party organs OF Madrid pro-
Ally, in its sentiment which comes to the
defence of President Wilson and his Amer
can followers In these terms:-
"Sefior Cambo. whose psychology strikes
IL rs identical with that Of any shop
Keeper enriched by fraud. some days ago
assured us that American sympathy for
spain should be considered an alarming
symptom. Now. Senior Cambo is the per-
son least qualified to understand ideal
tstic intentions. for he was also scandal
ized at the very idea Of Belgium's protest.
ing. arms in hand. against any violation
Of her neutrality. If a statesman argues
in so incomprehensible and abject a man
senseless middle classes to understand the
noble intentions of other nations?
No Unworthy Purposes.
Every two or three weeks anxious not
70 arouse the slightest suspicion. Presi-
lent Wilson declares that his country has
uttered the war with no unworthy ideas
OK gain. Not longer than a few days ago
a Yankee general addressed his troops in
these touching words. which recall to our
minds some Of the most splendid episodes
Or history when We return to our coun-
try we shall do so empty handed. We
shall take nothing back but the ashes of
Dur dead
What transformation would a man of
Senior Cambo's mentality have to undergo
before he might be expected to arrive at
4 due comprehension of these exalted
words? Can it be possible that our race
has lost that spiritual exaltation which in
other epochs made us so quick to recognize
md to admire all generous impulses in
others? Can We have fallen so low as all
hiso
"As regards Americas cooperation in
he mighty struggle. there are already on |
ne 1lring line 100000 men. Mr.. Baker told
he President a few days ago Is this |
lear? One million nineteen thousand men
or the moment only, AS for war mate |
ial, what there is OF 1t in France at the
resent time is already far and away more |
han ever was calculated upon By Octo-
er the American troops at the front will
Mount up to one and half millions, and
" the end of the year 10 two millions
1T was necessary that the peril should
ecome imminent for America to reveal
o US the true worth OF her inexhaustlble
over and aonegation And II is not Pres
1~nt wilson alone who is afiame with
his divine fire of Justice The entire
nlted states is ready to struggle uye- Il