The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
ARMIES OF ALLIES
ARE STILL INTACT
Hope to Exhaust Human and Fin
ancial Resources Of Teutons;
Supplies Of Shells Surpass
Stores Of Enemy
By ED L. KEEN.
U. p. staff correspondent.

u p. staff correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 30.--If John Bull
could see himself as others see him
he might mend his ways. But being
constitutionally unable to apply the
reverse English to his eyesight he
gives his friends, neighbors and enc.
mics an erroneous notion of his dis.
position.
Americans recently arrived in Eng
land have been astonished to find that
this country is not in a state Of utter
dependency and decentralization. The
visitor soon becomes convinced that
the stories he has heard and read of
internal turmoil, dissension and lack
of interest in the successful prosecu-
tion of the war have been chiefly
made in Germany. He quickly learns
that although there has been much
grumbling about the management of
the war in the last year. a certain
amount Of industrial unrest and neg
ligible pro-peace sentiment, the great
mass of Britishers is more determined
today than when the war started, to
defeat Germany thoroughly
John has himself to blame for the
unfavorable opinion OF him that ap
parently has been growing in the neu-
trail world in the last few months
whats the matter with England, any
how" constantly comes the query
from his friends in America. Kipling
says it's certain God-given lack Of
Imagination which saves us from be-
ing over-concerned at the effect of our
appearances on others" Others call
il modesty; others, stupidity.
The worst failure OF the year-the
loss OF Bulgaria to the allied cause
might have been prevented by a
proper amount of judicious self-adyer-
tising applied at the right time where
il would have done the most good. But
Johns dignity couldn't abide the
press agent methods as skilfully en-
ployed by Kaiser Wilhelm. Bulgaria
frankly put herself up for the highest
bidder and the safest guarantee. Ger
many having field in the advertising
line with no effective counter-mea-
sures on the part of the allies, the
Bulgars naturally concluded that the
Central Powers were the most likely
to be able to deliver the goods. 1t
PAYS to advertise, not only for re-
cruits but for possible allies.
The Englishman's fondness for
grumbling which he simply can't curb
even in war time is another token of
his indifference to outside opinion.
II is the inalienable privilege of the
British soldier to carry a groucn
against his officers, as il is the right
Of the British civilian to denounce the
government. But this characteristic
doesn't detract one whit from the
bravery of the one or the loyalty OF
the other. 1t would be great mis-
take to regard the recent hot debates
in parliament, the outspoken and at
times bitter criticisms of military mis-
calculations and diplomatic blunders,
as evidences of mutiny or even wear
inass of the struggle.
True, the Englishman has found
plenty in the last year to which TO
apply his traditional prerogatiye-
From the grumblers' point Of view u
has been a dismal chapter, the Oar
danelles disaster, the Gallipoli fiasco
the failure OF the Big Push on the
western front in the spring and fau
the German occupation of Poland, the
obliteration of Serbia and the British
retreat in Mesopotamia, against when
the accession OF Italy to the aimee
'eause and her recent brilliant oper
atiops on the Isonzo front, the Britisl
conquest of German Southwest Africa
the putting out of business OF some OF
German submarines in the North ses
and adjacent waters, and the success
fu, invasion of the Baltic by British