Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
(Ry JOHN l.. BALDERSTONO
Copyright 1916 by Tho Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)


LONDON, Nov. 11.-Britain is faced
this winter with the problem Of how
and where to get men for her armies.
At the sane time she must maintain
the navy AID merchant marine, keep
going munition Industries which are
relied on to supply not only her own
forces but those of her allies, and
retain her export trade, upon which.
to a large extent, depends the credit
not of herself alone but of the whole
entente. No more stupendous task
ever confronted Il nation.
Having supplied some six million
combatants already out of the elevei,
million males between Is and 65 years
Of age who lived in these islands at
the beginning of the war, the United
Kingdom. excluding Iceland, appears
to be almost at the end of its rope SO
far as recruitment at home IS con
cerned. unless to get soldiers the coun-
try is prepared TO sacrifice industries
which are as necessary for victory as
divisions in France. The question of
man power at home will be considered
in more deta! below.
But soldiers must be had; II Is
necessary TO support France. whose
armies can no longer be reinforced,
who long ago sent forward her last
available reserves. So the mother
country turns to Ireland and to the
dominions and to the dependencies.
Irisl, Conscription.
Conscription in Ireland is an issue
which will come TO the front in pariia-
mont and public discussion when the
pressing need for men is more gen.
orally realized: it is bitterly opposed
by Irish Naticna,lsts. IT might result
in armed resistance that would draw
h.t tn
press. At the moment the govern-
ment Is letting things slide in the
Emerald Isle, hoping that the bitter
ness aroused by the Sim Fein exocu-
tons and the long reign of martial Law
will subside and voluntary recruiting
revive. But The lull by common ad-
mission cannot last long; the Tories IN
Britain, and many Liberals as well.
arc determined that Ireland shall
bear her share of the terrible burdens
imposed upon her sister Kingdoms.
Recruiting IN Canada has fallen off.
while Australia, by defeating con-
scription at the polls, has served warn
ing that the end of her contribution
In men may be approaching. There
is no word of criticism heard here fol
tho great dominions; no one before the
war would have thought it possible
that they should each furnish nearly
half milliol' men Tor European
war. But, sentiment aside, 1t Is
frankly admitted that the voluntary
system in Canada and Australia can
not, on the basis of the present re-
turns. keep at full strength the do
minion contingents at the front There
Is nothing for the harrassed mother
country to do but to turn somewhei e
else, for the men must be had.
Turn TO Subject Races.
Britain is slowly turning toward the
hundreds of millions of her subject
races to supply her the human ma
teral necessary for defeating Ger
many. There are welghty objections
to arming savage and barbarian peo-
pies for service in Europe against
white men. and these have hitherto
caused The government to veto pro-
posals made to use the blacks in
Africa and raise great new Indian
armies. But the desire to beat Ger