Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-06


does Il lie with the British govern
mcnf though we have Just had the
spectacle Of change IN the person
mel because Of political differences AT
time when there should have been
complete union. III
The fault Is with the British peo-
pie themselves They have not re-
sponded 10 tho call Of their govern
ment to meet an Unprecedented
emergency
How wen the government has done
may be judged by the Developments
Of the war
By the understanding with France,
Great Britain wos pledged to dis
patch an expeditionary force Of iG0,-
900 TO the continent TO cooperate
with the armies Of the republic. Ac-
tordlng 10 all accounts, there are
now between 100000 and 100000
soldiers under General Sir John
French, who himself is subject to the
orders OF General Foch, commanding
the allied lines from the Aisne north
ward 10 the sea. Great Britain also
has dispatched a force to the Darda-
nolles. one from India Is operating at
the head Of the Persian gulf, one II
in Egypt where Il has repealed at
lempts AZ Turkish invasion through
the sinai peninsula. and stlll another
has utterly crushed the Germans In
Africa in addition TO putting down a
Iioer rebellion.
But. according to the statements Of
David Lloyd George, Great Britain
has many hundreds OF thousands
more men drilled and ready for the
field, but Is without enough ammuni-
ton TO supply those actually on the
firing line.
Just here comes the rub. The Brit
i'm manufacturers have not met the
emergency In the production Of guns
and shells. The reason they give for
the failure is that their workmen VIII
not work without Increase or pay far
beyond the contract price with the
government. strikes have hamperedt
the outputs of the factories, have
prevented the movement Of material
TO the factories. have actually held up
the shipment OF ammunition FOR days
NJ a ilme-and the government seem
cd powerless to compel the men 20
perform The work,
Great Britain never has been a
great military power. She has de-
pended upon her navy ana her navy
has done Us work well. TO be sure,
the German fleet has not been smash
ed II X protected by fields of mines
ana cannot be reached. Also the Ger
man submarines have shown far
more initiative than has been shown
by the British submersibles. probably /
for the reason that they have greater
But the British subma-
rlnes have given good account or
at the nardanolles
There Is a lesson for Americans In
British unpreparedness. II differs not
how good the raw material may he,
Il requires time to work II IN into a /
disciplined army. II requires more
time 10 Manufacture arms and ann
for that army.
The fun British strength may not
be brought upon the continent until
or fall. Then II may be
too late
What has counted most up 10 the
present time has been the British
fleet. Had Il not been for that fleet,
Russia would have been beaten back
beyond Moscow. Even Petrograd
probably would have been In the
hands of the Teutons. France would
hnvo been oycrrun. much tire same
rs Belgium, and Il Is doubtful IL there
would be now even a remnant of the
French army fighting anywhere on
French soil. though the Beleians
never have let go small strip OF Bel
glaR territory.
Furthermore, had the German
leet been able TO vanqulsh that OF
Great Britain, Il is safe to guess that
more than 100000 OF tae kalser's
soldiers would now be we'll cntrench-
I'd on British soil, and Il is not im-
that the German dag would
be floating over London
But Great Britain is at last awak-
aning to the fact that what with
German submarines and what with
German economic self sunclenoy, i
command Of the seas itself will not
suffice to win a victory. victory If u
Is to he had at an, must be won on
and,
The United states must be protects
I'd from invasion by powerful
leet. But should some surprise be
sprung by an enemy should some
accident occur by which our feet
would be destroyed, there must be an
,rmy sufficient in size, well enough
lrilled and equipped, to insure that |
my invader would be met at any
point with forces that could not be
overcome,
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