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CAN NEVER WIN SEA POWER
The broadest possible hints are giv
en us by the German press to make
use o f the one weapon we possess
whereby we can if we choose strangle
the Central Powers to death, says the
Literary Digest. It is, o f course, true
that the German papers do not in 'so
many words tell us what to do, but
they do recognise the possibility and
show themselves deperately afraid o f
its employment
This weapon is
Economic Retaliation, and the mere
mention o f the name is enough to
make every German paper shiver with
frig h t
The more' far-sighted Ger
man editors are now frankly admit
ting that is utterly out o f the qtfes-
tion to inflict an absolute defeat upon
America and England.
These two
countries, they allow, will not and need
not accept what they are pleased to
call a “ victory peace.” That remark
ably outspoken paper, the Vienna Ar-
beiter Zeitung, commenting on the
Western drive, makes no bones about
saying that the game is up and that
the Central Powers might just as well
make peace on the best terms they
can get. It remarks:
“ Do not be deceived.
Germany’s
victories will never force the Entente
to accept a peace o f violence. If the
Germans could take Calais and Paris,
and even force France and Italy to
capitulate, then there would remain
the English, safe in their island, and
America, protected by the ocean.
“ They can always continue the war
by sea, and the. greatest victory on
land can not impose a peace of force
on America and England.”
The Arbeiter Zeitung recognizes
quite clearly that “ the war by sea"
means a war o f Economic Retalia
tion, because, os it says, America and
England between them control the
world’s supply of the raw materials
most Vital to the economic expansion
of the Central Empires. Not only so,
but the harbors and coaling stations
o f the world are for all intents and
purposes controlled by these two
gieat Powers.
While the Arbeiter
Zeitung might perhaps be discounted
as being a Socialist paper, we find
staid old conservative Aunty Voss—
as the’ Berliners call the Voesische
ZSitung—candidly admitting the same
thing.
Captain Tagert, the well-
known naval expert, thus writes in
Aunty’s columns.
“ England has closod the gates of
tho North 8ea. From bases dominat
ing all the sea-routes, her cruisers
swept the sea free o f enemy ships.
Invisible, secure against sudden inva
sion, and yet ready at any inoment
to strike a blow with overwhelming
superiority, the English High Sea
Fleets lie in waiting in their ports.
Under their protection, England's sea
trade follows the old
profitable
roads. . , . .
“ If England's allies collapsed mili
tarily and economically,
England
could continue the war as a pure nav
al war with almost the whole tonnage
o f the world at her disposal. If she
were to succeed at the conclusion o f
peace in forcing or persuading the
Ceneral Powers to limit their naval
armaments, England's position o f pre
dominance in Europe would be as
secure in the future as in the past.
The economic harvest o f the war
could then be gathered in without in
terference.
That was the situation
which forced us to take up the deci
sive struggle against British sea-
power.
“ A t the moment we could not pro
duce a decisioh by throwing in our
high-sea forces.
Even after a suc
cessful battle, our fleet, without any
base«, could neither blockade England
nor keep the ocean open for our own
sea-trade.”
That is a pretty significant admis
sion, but a greater authority has yet
to testify. Dear old Grand Admiral
von Tirpita guts pathetically lachry
mose whenever ha contemplates the
frightful vision e f Economic Retalia
tion. A t a recent meeting hi Ham
burg he took the bull by the horns
and frankly admitted tho possibility,
proceeding to paint thia gloomy pic
ture o f Germany's future were such a
step taken by the Allies. According
to the Hamburger Nachrlchten, he
id:
“ Without tho existence o f that vig
orous industry which, after Germany
was isolated, we converted mainly in
to a war-industry, we should long ago
have lost this war. Thia kind o f war-
industry must shrink, however, when
pekee comes, while at the same time
millions o f our fellow countrymen will
im back into Germany from the
trenches without finding sufficient
work here, or, in any case, wages cor
responding to the enormously increas
ed cost o f living. Imagine if we si
multaneously had to bear the burden
o f taxation which must fall on every
German, even the poor—fo r the
greatest exaction from
property
would not be sufficient evon remotely
to meet it; and further if in spite of
the fallen value o f the German mark
we must still buy the most necessary
raw materials and food-supplies from
abroad, notwithstanding all the polit
ical and other hinderances which the
situation would produce for all. Can
anyone in his heart of hearts really
believe that under these circum
stances, without an increase o f power,
without an indemnity, without secur
ity, we could avoid Germany’s ruin
ABOUT THE OTHER FELLOW
It was General Grant, who during
the early days o f the Civil War in
Missouri, started out to meet the
my with his heart in his mouth, so
to speak, from fear.
How big the
army was he had set out to fight he
did not knpw but the blue funk he
was in, o f course, magnified it sev
eral times. All at once, though, the
thought came to him that the other
fellow was as much worried as he
is.
That thought braced him up
and he led his men to the battle in
which they were victorious.
This story suggests the spirit in
which we should get into the war with
Germany. While the situation is not
exactly as we would wish on the weet-
ern front the German force« are be
ing used up much faster than are the
allies, and after all it is man power
that will count in the show down.
But independently o f the situation
in France and Flanders, where the
allies have the guns, the munitions
and the generalship that will enable
them to maintain thorn selves and keep
slaughtering the Huns until we send
men enough to give them overwhelm
ing strength, how does it stand be
tween us and our enemies T They can
get to the sea only by burrowing in
it, and their submarine power is be
ing so steadily overcome that its fin
ish can now be seen. Britannia and
her allies still rule the waves and
they are going to while children born
today live on earth. That so
er is world power, Napoleon found to
his undoing; and the Hindenbergs and
Ludendorfs and their imperial master
are due to learn it again.
Think of the position Germany is
in.
Shut off from the world mar
kets; hungry for food they cannot
get; the seven seas closed to them,
while the fleets of their enemies whit
en the ocean; and then think for a mo-
me.-1 how we should feel if we were
in their shoes.
They must be conquered, o f course,
but every day that passes makes them
proportionately weaker. Their west
ern drive in which they are losing
hundreds o f thousands o f their best
soldiers is simply an evidence o f Ats
peration. They have no choice except
to feed their troope to the allies’ can
non in hopes to bring about a stale
mate— for they know now that
nothing they can do will
In
duce Great Britain and the Unit
ed
States to
submit
to
Ger
man terms o f peace. All they are
fighting for now is a draw—and I f we
send two million more soldiers to
France within a year the victory will
be ours.
MCNARY COMMENDED.
In making a choice among the can
didates for tha United States senator-
ship to be voted for at the primaries
May 17, what better guide ia there
than fitnesa for the duties o f that of
fice 7 If proved fitness is to be the
test the nomination shoqld go to the
incumbent, Charles L. McNary.
He has shown a good grasp on na
tional questions« which relate to the
war and to peace conditiona. He ia
keenly alive to the intereeta o f Ors-
gon. He« is industrious, well poised
and energetic.
He is progressive,
with no tendency toward radicalism.
His character ia the highest and hia
views broad. His record throughout
his incumbency proves him to be a
well balanced, useful, patriotic repre
sentative o f the people o f Oregon.
His work has been without the slight
est flaw.
>.
It ia trite to aay that good service
te the state aad the M th a a n ha
dared 'o o ly by men who hate bet
familiar with official Ufa at
tea. Senator McNary has ths exper
ience which equips hfaa far men ef
fective work in the future than ha has
been able to do in the past. It would
not ba wise fo r tho state ad Oregoa te
underestimate tho value ad that ex
perience. I f ha ia nominated Senator
McNary will ba elected.
His term
will cover tho period o f tho war, and
the beginning o f the period o f recon
struction after tho war, and Oregoa
should avail herself o f the services of
a strong man in the upper house of
congress.
McNary is that man.—
Portland Telegram. >
The amount the United States ex
pended for all purposes during the
eleven months from the beginning of
the war in April, 1917, to the first of
March, 1918, was a little lees than
eight billions— to be exact $7,932,009,.
439. O f this amount, dismissing the
odd thousands, exactly one half, $8,
466,329,750 was loaned to foreign gov
ernments.
The cost o f the civil war
in this country ia placed at $6,006.
000,000, so that aside from our loans
to foreign nations, we have in our
first year o f the present war spent
just about two-thirds as much as the
entire cost of the war of the rebellion.
Wednesday, May 1, was the 20th
anniversary o f Dewey’s naval victory
a t Manila Bay, where he destroyed
the Spanish fleet and mode the Phil-
ippine Islands U. S. territory. That
was a great day fo r. the American
navy; and when on July 4 o f the same
year Admiral Schley sunk Cervera’s
fleet at Santiago, we were assured
that our ships and sailors were
the
worthy
successors
of
the
Paul Joneses and Admiral Perrys of
our former wars. While the work of
destroying German U-boats is less
spectacular, the men and ships of to
day are steadily doing their part to
ward winning the war and keeping
control o f the sea for ourselves and
our allies.
t.
If IA
hen the Genoa
Aad the Zappa
Aad the Yankee I
It’s then aad a
That w ell eons« hi
Light hearted «
With no lurking
T o block
It’s Easy
Simple
fbaa we’ve bah
Aad have tho ]
Aad have erooaod tho River Rhiai
Aad wipod them from tho seas;
hen we’ve swept tho K M Canal
O f all it’s traps aad mines,
Aad avenged oar daad and wounded
A hundred million times
Whan we’ve mound the dirty Xais-e
And his staff beneath our foot.
And soon his murderous army
In their t m i —«-i lotroat
It’s then w ell cross tho oeoan
And come sailing bock to you.
Under the greatest flag that flies.
The old red, white aad blue.
— Loan Lenovo.
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LIEUTENANTS WANTED
HON. F. C. HARLEY, Mayer o f
Astoria, is seeking the Republican
nomination for Governor o f tho State.
No machine, no clique and no bankroll
are bock o f him, but ha stands
stform containing specific
voting patriotism, labor, '
mont o f Oregon resources, light
and beer, distinctly exclo
key and saloons.
He ia striving for a greater Oregon,
i Oregon for all, not a few, and his
slogan Is, “ Do you want a live state?
Vote for Harley for Governor.”
you are in fpvor o f liberty at
as well as abroad and believe in
square deal for all, become a Harley
Lieutenant by writing to the Harley
for Governor League, Portland Hotel,
Portland. Lieutenants are needed in
every precinct.
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We noted last week that the feder
al fuel administration was going to
require all fuel purchases to be made
on the certificate plan. Now it is an
nounced that Oregon, which always
has wood to bum, will bo excepted
from the operation o f this rule.
Convenient
Profitable
Patriotic
to w„
Savings Stamps.1
Bo j War Staapn at mx
>n authorised
agency o f ths United Statea Tmaaury Department.
Bay a Stamp today—more aa fait aa you can.
Paste them in a War Savings Certificate.
For every
$4.12 you invert Unde Sam pays you $5 cash, January
1, 1923. Your prefit in batter than 21 pnr caat.
The Government needs your quarters, half-dollars
aad dollars. Every penny helps.
Start inveetikg in War Stamps today—26 cents ia
all you need.
OREGON P O W E R CO.
Coquille, Oregon
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to maa, the savings
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OREGON
EDWIN ELLINGSEN
Republican Nomination far Sheri*
of Coes County
Economy in Administration
Impartiality in Law Enforcement
“ Man to Man” Service
Primary May IT
—Paid Advt.
This week the Standard Oil com
pany is devoting all the space it has
LUMBER!
Our Retail Stock is
Complete
E ST IM A T E S for All
Kinds of Building will
be G la dly Furnished.
Michigan went dry Tuesday night,
putting 3,286 saloons out o f b usinées.
Sixth Rapreaoatative District.
Cam aad Carry Conation— One te
Elect.
Stannard, J. R., Rep., Gold Beech.
Slogan: Lot’s all pull together to
win the war. Platform: None.
Will some 69er speak up and tell us
when Southwestern Oregon ever be
fore enjoyed an April as fins as that
o f 1918 has been. The writer is in
his seventh Oregon year bat has seen
« compare with it m this «oast.
It
dosent taka much to
The eight billions the United States « m u
has already spent in this war is just
3 1-3 per cent o f our national yealth. Ther# Ig
O f course, we have only just begun to
Able to Depend Upea a Weil-
Kun u d Reputation
fight, but Germany has already spent
For months Coquille readers 1
half o f hers, or thirty-five o f her sev
enty billions.
THEIR SLOGAN8
Fifth Representative District.
Cam County— One te Elect.
Barrow, Charles R., Rap., Coquill«.
(Former member House.)
Slogan: Support tha boys, win tin
Sane business legislation. Clmn
moral legislation. Platfarm: Advo
cate and support for world liberty and
humanity; that we stead by the boys
at the front with every dollar and ev
ery ounce o f enegy. That we win tin
war fo r liberty and humanity. That
we make the world eaf# for innocent
women and helpless children, any
where and everywhere. And for the
state; sana legislation; cloan moral
legislation, and striva to keep Oregon
to the front where the belongs.
Peck, A. K., Rep., Marshfield. (For
re-election.)
Slogan: Will work to whip the Hun.
America first; then Ceoa County.
Platform:
Nona.
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Get ona of
thaae books by opening aa
The hundred million the people of
the United States contributed to the
American Rad Cross about a year ago
has been spent and well spent in look
ing after our soldier boys, and on the
week o f May 20 to 26 we are going
to be asked to contribute as much
mors.
A year ago Coquill« doubled
her quote giving $6,000 where' $2,500
was asked, and we expect te see her
do as well next time.
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Oypay Smith, one-time vagabond,
the world’s greatest evangelist and
for the past three years a Y. M. C. A.
war work secretary with the British
army on the western front says:
“ I’ve been loving people all my life,
but I could shoot the Kaiser and feel
that I was doing a favor to God. The
Kaiser’s God is my Devil.”
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