The Detroit times., 1917-01-02


isbHit OF militarisu shows certain
leldence Of having burned itself out
Ia Germany. otherwise. not
/ The war VIII not end fan 1917 thru
~ hauaticn Both sets OF belliEer
tents can cGIIy on the conflict SOW
tral wears longer before exhaustion
lcyeuakcs either
1 Buf. finish. eliminating IN the
4 capnulauon OF the mlitarisuc spirit
can occur tong before tbs central
/ power, have reached me end OF
their fssorrccs. and probably viii.
| Rankruptcy viii nor overwhelm
ihe Wairing Datiuns ior thc next ~
months rit s1stems 81 borrowing
diner n the beiligrr,nt nations hut
they have .in common the fact that
for The most part the wealth re-
mains within national boundaries.
and can be utilized time and again
al the government call
The influence of ne continual hor
roNings upon peace Is NOT due go
The fear or pre- cr' bankruptcy n
IS due 10 me fa aai each fresh
loan mus Pc paid for in additional
interest charges. tu continue nj a
heavy rate of taxation long Years
-AtvSeF -th~-war end ls bankruptcy
oyeftakes any of the warning ma
toms 10 viii prohsbl, occur after
peace comes instead OF while The
confici IS mgins
Unless the bcl'igorcnt govern
nsnis look ahead and cnr'all their
borrowings 10 prevent a possible r.
volt Of oyerhurdened taxpayers when
The war ends. there BE- no reason to
believe the events Of the new yrar
Vii compel a shortening OF home
credits
Nor have tho casualties Of tho
past % months bren 30 enormous
IS 70 compel cessation OF hEhtiss
because 81 an ahsclnte lack of man
power Amone tte Allies. France
proportionatelv to her population
has suffered very severely INT tbs
british and Russian lo SOS are not
great enough to cause ihe Allies %
fear a depletion OF hehiing material
below tho demands oi che trenches
There are siiil more men among the
Miles ready Tor tho front than can
BE- properly furnished With All the
necessary implements ot war
The Germans have los most heav
iiy Of The nations IA the Teuicnic
alliance Tho maximum estimate ~
he German dead sued by The Brit
irh war office is about one million
n - high 'Wpfulaaic that more
Than half milton Germans have
been 80 sadly wounded as 20 be- TT
able ic ret.fn go ihc fighting line
The total number of Geruans ner,
iaancntip removed from mo nafions
battle strength since ihe 9ag began.
therefore IS nor more ihan 500 900.
About th1e-umrters ~ q million
Germans come fe military age
every year lf ihoro unfit for Rehi-
inc BE- deducted. thr total number
% Germans who have reached tlle
trench. age since tho war began ~
approximately The Rumher who have
bcen killed az permanently injured
Germany reserve OF manhood.
therefore. is NOS falling behind the
requirements OF her generals.
But tie present casualty lists are
not tho don iuant factor in iDhuenc-
ing ,ho beiligerents 20 consider pos
abilities OF peace. The killing and
naming can so on for a long tmc
yet, before The cannon fodder run
out The future effect on the vari-
cue nations. when che industrial ds
manis oi peace Gnd 90 large part
q The young workers permanently
removed from the population. Is the
cause OF The dismay produced by
the persistent casualty returns
All belllgerents have enough mem
FOR another years fighting and for
tilll another year nut, when peace
comes. If The slaughter runs yet fur
Their. tho nation that has suffered
most IN young mon. is the nation
that viii bc NOSE seriously handi-
capped IN the industrial struggle
that win Fucrectt the struggle Of
the batflehelds
So. when the exhaustion OF the
helligerents. financially ana in man
power Is counted upon to end the
war. the difference between financial
and physical exhaustion while -
war continues. and comparative m.
bustrlat exhaustion with an over
Ehelming fax rate when peace
homes must be- borne In mind
| The latter condition is now dom
(nant IN the thoughts OF European
statesmen
4 They know thr~Yar car certainly
~ forvari for another ye,r. n it
kmusi. but they also. know that each
faddliional month Of hGhiing means
ythe opening OF the ntw wounds that
wili bleed for years after peace final
(Iy is declared
Nevertheless the only possible do
IGuction from the present situation
that The Alli,s are resolved 10
| ght, regardless of time conditirgs
nth the militarlSs are ready 10
4 Omit that Tho pm B. mishter than
hr sword
. There beg mUcA cv.derce that al
,,iomacy. ag substitute fot war. Is
uning into constantly higher rc
gard among tho central empires
fana when this .lnfr ~ mind reach