The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
Declares Germans Belief That They
Are Superior to All Others Is
Cause of War; Results of
the European Struggle

Germanic Powers dependent on them
The position Of Great Britain in this
case Will be very perllous.
ION the other hand the victory of
the Allies would vary in its results ac-
cording to which Of the Allies had played
the greater part in the achieving of the
victory. II will certainly result: IN the
restoration Of the provinces to France
and in the restriction of possible Ger
man offensive on the sea. in the neu-
tralization OF the Sound and the Kiel
Canal. II would also, no matter what
Power has a predominant voice in the
settlement. leave Russia tho natural
head of the Balkan States though not
necessarily in control of Constantinope
a move that would certainly be opposed
by Great Britain and France.
THE effect. of such victory on Aus
tria would not be 20 break It up, but
4 decidedly weaken It and to erect along
its eastern borders new States independ-
ent OF II, to expand Rumania to its
natural limits and to include in any
new Polish kingdom the country north
OF the Carpathans. The ten millions
1 of the German speaking Austrians
might very we'll as a result of these
changes appear in the future as an in
dependent German State but loosely
bound to the other dominions OF the
lIapsburg dynasty"
What do you think Of the problem
Of recruiting in England; will conscrlp-
ton be necessary and Is II suited to the
English temper?
THE Government OF England finds
| itself under an obligation to raise a
very large force OF men for action on
the Continent. II must do this because
1 unless the power OF Germany Is broken
! the power Of England will be broken.
and the politicians are by accident of
modern parllamentarlsm responsible for
the survival of England There are
only two ways of doing this: to treat
! the nation as a whole and claim all its
! resources, or to depend upon voluntary
enlistment.
The first thing that strikes one in
this matter is that IL the Government
should enroll all the manhood of the
nation, no immediate use could be found
for the men 50 enrolled, save as supple
ments TO the existing trained or par
tally trained forces. II tomorrow the
Government could raise two million
males, in good health and still young
II could do nothing Immediately with
| them. The next thing that strikes me
In that even II one did possess a large
number Of trained men the rapid vari-
atoms on the Continent, the necessary
limitation OF transport and OF the sup
ply of missiles, gradually being over
come, would permit of but a small frac-
ton appearing upon the continental
field within a reasonable interval.
"The third thing that is worth con-
sidering, when dealing with this prob
lem of recruiting in time of war, is
the rapid and continued loss and the
necessity OF filing gaps in such forces
as are abroad. When We put all thest
factors together We see the real meek
OF the moment is for small drafts whcf
Shall be regularly fed to the force.
at the front and digested into the
trained forces on the field of battle.
THE first alternative policy at tn,
present moment IL to have registered
and medically examined all men be.
1 tween the ages of 20 and As, or 20 ans
So for that matter; those noted as fl
for active service to be distinguished
by categories into those who can hes
proceed abroad, and such who NIGH
best be used upon less arduous work
from men so registered to train sue
cessively bodies but fractions of tn,
total and use these drafts for action IL
the field.
Now. what are the obstacles to sucl
policy? They are three, and may b,
briefly enumerated. First, you canno
get very large body of meHtrained al
at once; there are not enough of
ficers to train them. therefore We had t,
add the qualification to the schem,