me trade,
is not yet broken. Nevertheless, to-day British prestige is not what
it used to be.

British sea power has caused Germany and the neutral nations of the
world many inconveniences, and it will no doubt continue to do so
until the end of the war. But we know that this will not advance our
enemies' cause. Victory does not lie this way. Germany has learned to
live on her resources during the war. All the raw materials necessary
for her economic life she produces herself. For such as are not
accessible at present, she has found substitutes. Our food supply is
ample for the maintenance of our military forces as well as for our
civilian population. The skillfully organized distribution of food,
recently introduced, will enable us to hold out in spite of the
British blockade, even if our harvest, which promises to be excellent,
should not come up to our expectations.

Looking back upon her achievements during the last two years, Germany
enters into the third year of the war with unaltered confidence in her
final triumph. Germany is willing to terminate this terrible
bloodshed, she is willing to make an honorable peace on condition that
her legitimate interests are safeguarded; but she is prepared to
continue the struggle with the same dogged determination that she has
manifested up to now, since her enemies are still virtually resolved
to annihilate her, even if, for appearance's sake, they have of late
somewhat modified their war aims by declaring that they merely intend
to wipe out what they call German "Militarism."

Germany is fighting against the greatest odds known in history. She is
not only fighting against the most powerful combination of enemies,
but at the same time has to contend with a world of prejudice,
skillfully created against her, as well as with lukewarmness toward
our enemies' tyranny on the part of the neutral nations. Sometimes we
wonder at this; but unerringly we go on fighting for our cause.

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