Show j The Rocks of False Hope R RESOURCES of the United Stales States arc are not a factor in war until they are arc made available to our allies across tho the sea by tonnage Senator McCumber l er of North Dakota dra this fact to the attention of the American public as he sounds a a. warn warning ng against the shoals of overconfidence lie He has much to offer which is entitled to the sane consideration of tho the American people If the German p people ople have havo been deceived into believing they fight an honest war Avar the American people peo peo- jI 1 are fooling themselves into the belief that the battIe battie hattle bat bat- tie tle is alread already v won o I Discounting g tho the strength of Germany and emphasizing ing the powers of the United States make mako pleasant read- read as Senator McCumber points out This however does not weaken eaken the enemy and it docs does not strengthen our own arms so that the material aspect of the struggle struggle gle le is unchanged except as we fool ourselves with overconfidence overconfidence over over- confidence to the point of v. v The greatest nd an advantage age in a 1 struggle is a sane realization realization reali reali- of the strength and endurance that must be mustered mus mus- tereci for the encounter If we fail to 10 reckon with the task we are not fully prepared and cannot meet the demands of tho the conflict if it goes beyond the point of our preparation Speculation as fiS to the inability of the enemy to combat our assaults and discussions as ts to toJ toI J I our imaginary advantages do not take us forward in inI I i conflict We are fortunate if we escape by standing I still All An of tho the losses of overconfidence come to u us j The fruits ls of war are not measured by talk and I beliefs but by de deeds cds cds' and ana action We must not con- con that we fight a a. cripple for th that f t means means we g go into i the struggle with a n handicap The failing portrayed ed by b l I ht D Dakota k l senator is no not o. o one ne of the adminis adminis- alone alono for it finds expression in tho the ranks of I Ithe the public submarine campaign n nis Germany is starving and her is a failure The Tho l United States has the resources and the men inca which h will finally overthrow These are arc encouraging statements hut but they do 10 not nol detract from front the strength of the enemy nor add to our om own power Overconfidence is a n siren to lure us into the struggle without regard to the proportions of the task ahead Senator McCumber is right when he says it i is more important for the American pubic to know our weaknesses than our advantages over oer Germany t tr i |