AN ADMISSION

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 17 April 1917, Page 6

AN ADMISSION

It is interesting 10 note that even p year ago the well-known German publicist, Herr Naumann, who has thrown a great deal of light upon German opinion on various subjects, wrote an article which took American intervention extremely seriously. "Our desire that the United States should maintain neutrality," h e wrote, "is perfectly intelligible by reason of our military situation alone. We have already quite enough enemies, and regard it as a great 'mistake when people occasionally behave as if an increase in their number could not make much difference It is a fallacy to say that the Americans could do us do more harm in future than they have done us already." Herr Naumann went on to outline a set of'developments which, he pointed out, must occur if America entered the war against Germany. It is noteworthy that he admitted that, with the intervention of the American navy, "the possibility of a complete blockade increases." It must be assumed," iie added/ "that in the event of a declaration of war a recruiting system will be set up in the United States which will be capable of the same expansion as the English system. The so-called organised militia would prove a foundation. The American army might in the course of six months reach a very considerable size." And finally, "we do not hide from ourselves the endless sacrifices which would be "demanded from us all in a world-war prolonged (sic) by North America." But It may be asKed, why, at this rate, has Germany forced America into war with her? Well, peace with America would "have meant weakening the U-boat campaign, and that is Germany's last hope. In addition to the American Navy co-operating with the B'ritish Navy, and taking control of the Atlantic routes, the United States can give material, financial, economic, and transport help. In connection with the latter, President Wilson believes America can do the greatest service to the Allies by providing an armada of merchantmen to invalidate the under-sea campaign. America's entire shipping facilities, including 100 new plants, will construct a fleet of wooden ships of 2000 tons and upwards, and the first year's production will average , fhree ships daily. The vessels will be armed. Colonel Goethals, th e builder of the Panama Canal, is to be in charge of the scheme. The new ships, together with the interned German vessels which have been recently seized should help materially in breaking the U-boat blockade.

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