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Show Was the Kaiser Right? j " America's verbal answer your answer was a scornful laugh. The answer of our fighting men was a succession of stinging blows that made the German "yellow streak" widen by inches. But America's real deep-felt thought on the subject is being recorded now in subscriptions to the fourth Liberty loan, and THAT answer is none too satisfactory at present. What the kaiser said, in cheering up his subjects, soul sick at ' the entry of the United States into the war, was that America had no heart for wy. . The closing day of the loan campaign must show a far more enthusiastic sentiment in many parts of the country if America's full answer is to convince the German people of the futility of their J opposition to so powerful a foe as the United States. Russia was stronger in her armed numbers at the opening of the war than the United States will be, perhaps, at the war's close. But Russia succumbed to the poison propaganda of Wilhelm's first -f peace offensive.. i "Phe kaiser's greatest expectation from his latest peace I propaganda was that an armistice would give him at least a few days to reorganize his battered armies, or that, at least Foch's f triphammer would lessen its blows in anticipation of surrender. ( , How sadly Foch disappointed him we all know. ; . I'.ut he had also deep hopes'that the talk of peace would cause America to slacken its preparations for the driving home of the final (blows that would force unpleasant peace terms from him. I Was the kaiser right in this? -j He was wrong, of CUUISe. nll1 ""thing hl -i rniminp- nvfl- subscription to the fourth Liberty loan will convince him of tlii.-. ' Nothing else will' make it impossible for him to say to hi gullible people: . "You see, they are losing their heart for war. A tew inonliu more of bitter fighting and America will quit cold.'-. cold.'-. BUY LIBERTY BONDS TODAY. BUY MORE. |