AMERICA'S ACTIVITY.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1917, Page 6

AMERICA'S ACTIVITY.

• - SEVEN-THOUSAND DOCTORS. . MANNING SUBMARINE-CHASERS. San Francisco, May 8. Everywhere over the continent of America there is feverish war activity. There has been no hesitation in the outpouring of public funds as well as the pavings of tiie people. There has been an eager rush to subscribe to the liberty loan, and the United States Government Jias been bombarded with telegraphic appeals for the bonds. One thing is, however, perfectly clear—the American people- are stirred to the depths, and are fully determined to help to wipe out once and for all time the menace ui Kaiserism.

Irrespective of the Congressional action aiming at conscription there has been a ready response at the various recruiting stations, and men of wealth, as well as clerical and general industrial classes, have formed a steady stream to join the colors. There has been no lack of officers from the fraternal orders that havo drill teams. Many useful men have join" ed the engineering corps. Aviation will have no terrors for the American, for he lias already proved himself in the realms of the air on the French front. The women of the United States, too, are not idle. Thousands have joined the Red Cross organisations all over the country. The campaign of Miss Kathleen Burke, a leader of the Scottish Wumen's Hospital Organsation, has done much to stir American women to the wonderful work of heroism pe- f ::iEod by the Scotch lassies in Servia and with an utter disregard for danger The American women are ds-? termiseu" not to be outdone by the grtV lant work, accredited to their British and French sisters in the war zone. No less than 7000 doctors have, volunteered their help with the Americans, and hospitals in many parts of the country will have their own units at the front.

The only regrettable point at the time of writing seems ■ to be that the national hero, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, will be denied the possibility of taking a volunteer division to the front, chiefly on "account of the conscription measure. His sonß are going, however, attached ,to some regiments, and there is no doubt that Mr. Roosevelt will also be oat in France early in the American groups. A WARNING TO (PACIFISTS. The customary periodical peace kites are being flown in the United States by agents of Germany, and they are so ; insidious that they have attracted some public attention. A solemn warning has just been sounded by an American official of high standing. Mr. Maurice Egan the Minister at Copenhagen. Mr. Egun has cabled a warning to the people of America, under date of May 8. He ap- ; peals to his fellow-countrymen not to 'be deceived by German peace duplicity, and not to slacken their war preparations under the mistaken impression that the Germans are really ready to make a, possible peace. Relaxation of American preparedness, he says, would increase the contempt of powerful Germans toward the United States. Evidence from Hamburg, Stettin and elsewhere in Germany proves that, although food conditions are bad everywhere, still the people are sanguine of victory, and are willing to make further sacrifices. Any peace suggestions by Germany at this time merely aim to eliminate Russia as a military force and to obtain the Russian larder. The Germans—especially those in Berlin —regard American military preparations as a bluff. There is no danger of dethronement of the Hohenzollerns in Germany. "Let me emphasise," concludes Mr. Egan, "peace talk in America will only prolong the war. Germany will have constitutional reforms, perhaps in the near future. But there is not the slightest reason for believing that such reforms will impose the Tsar's fate on the Kaiser and his line."

SUBMARINE CHASERS. The submarine chasers, which America is turning out in large numbers, are not being "built"; they are being "manufactured." The first of Chicago's fleet of motor-boats accepted by the Government recently, and since converted intc a submarine chaser, will depart for the front shortly. By the time this despatch reaches New Zealand 40 speedy submarine chasers will have been placed into service? and, manned by crews made up mostly of men from the Great Lakes region, will be well on tneir way to the "front" for war duty. Five hundred men have volunteered to man the chasers, ami selections are being made from this wonderful aggregation of American and Canadian manhood. '