El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-12

EW YORK, Oct 1.-THE Euro
M pean war, according to the mill
= tary expert OF the Evening Sun,
Is very much like the civil war and
the prospects are that It viii last for
months, perhaps years.
BY 1853 the civil war had resolved
itself into a frank test OF endurance
The north had control Of the sea, the
advantage Of numbers OF wealth. OF
Industrial resources the south, the
strength that comes from defensive
position. q united and determined pop
ulation and military presuge sun
mistaken AS TO patriotic resolution
theEe could be no question that both
the opponents stood equal
Now it seems who'll fair to say this
is what has happened in Europe. Ger
many has not crushed France IN a
single campaign. She has harvested
fruits Of victories quite as considerable
as those Of the cOnfederacy from Bull
Run TO Charlottesville On the other
hand in the recent month every splen-
did effort Of hers to crush the armies
before her-east and west, has failed
But her opponents, like herself, have
revealed absolute capacity Tor taking
punishment.
It was Gen. Grant who first clearly
recognized the extent Of the task OF
the union government before the con-
federacy could be crushed It was he
who first and frankly adopted the pol
isy Of destruction by 'attritiOn-' With
his coming the civil war ceased TO be
a splendid and stirring spectacle,
contest in which chivalry, individual
gallantry, even collective military su-
periority played the decisive or the
conspicuous rule. It became bust
ness, the brutal grim business Of
battering TO pieces brave opponent
Inferior in numbers and resources
Parallel Conditions.
Now between the situation Of Ger
many today and that Of the confeder-
acy in 1852 and 1853 there are parallels
which. If they become misleading when
followed too far, are still worthy Of
note. Outnumbered, the Germans al
ready are even with the weakening aid
of Austria German armies can no
longer keep equal strength on all fronts
in the face Of French. Russian. Belgian,
British and Servian armies already IN
the field. and the balance is bound
steadily TO turn against them
Again, in resources she is already IN
cOmparably weaker than her opponents,
for the sea is closed to her as IL was to
the .confederacy. The industrial life OF
England will continue, Just as that OF
the north did In capital both England
and France are better off than Ger
many, whose recent rapid development
has been on borrowed wealth in no
small measure. Her industrial life IS
now paralyzed by the blockade Of all
OF her ports, Of all Of her avenues TO
the neutral world
Allies Gain on Germany.
So far in the war. the balance OF sue
cess is manifestly in her favor. She IS
still fighting in Belgium, in France, in
Russia But is it too much TO say that
in the last month her enemies have
steadily frightened the coil about herr
RelentlessIy sealed up her remaining
avenues Of intercourse with the wOrld2
The population Of Germany is 65,-
100000. The loyal portion Of Aust-o-
Hungarian population does not exceed
%. Q0o. 0O0- But Russia has 10000, 900.
France 100000, the united kingdom,
Belgium and Servia together 1900, 000-
Here are s0,ooo,000 against nearly 250,-
600, 900 Again, note must be taken OF