The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-24
PLANS FOR VAST ALLIED OFFENSIVE


expect the German government I,
make serious effort 10 meet the coun
irE'S financial liabilities toward its owl
people, and il is therefore not difficult
10 understand why the biz bushes,
interests of Hamburg. Frankfort anr
Berlin have for long been clanorina
for peace.
H. as expected. Germany wipes of
her Liabilities and begins again with
q clean sheet. she will obviously be in
IA position of economic superiority Ia
me entente countries while the latter
ar" struggling 10 devise ways and
means of meeting theiY Indebtedness.
Social problems will be no less grave.
OF all the entente countries France
VIII have suffered most heavily in men
III relation 10 her population by the
tine the war is over BY the end of
ms year her dead or permanently
ihcapacltated may reach J.OOO. 900. and
England, Italy and RUSSIA will suffer
! AFTER The sam" rate. At the same time.
"ermany'S losses will be found to be
superior, both relatively and absolute
~ L" those Of any other country in
! the war.
Affects the United States.
This means that in every town and
village labor will be scarce. Emigra-
ton will be brought to a standStiu
Tor AT least this generation. and Der
maps for the next. The United S,utrs
VIII thus be directly affected. while il
is certain that the DEVELOPMENT of
Canada will be set back for half a
century.
ir""l that great scarcity of labor
Is feared i'll Europe. and especially
France, is given by the measures uI-
ready prudentIy taken by the French
government for the introduction of
co"lIe labor. This movement began
some months ago and will be inten-
Slfled this year. Already thousands of
ASlatlcS are employed for national
purposes, and even when millions of
frehchlnen are released from the col /.
orS IL Is anticipated that the employ .
lhent OF colored men will have 10 be .
continued To make Il big trade revival .
possible.
Therefore. in the opinion of Euro
peah statesmen. America will be great
~ disappointed if she expects the re-
leasing of millions of men ut present
III the held To cause stream of migro-
u"h westward across the Atlantic ow-
ing To bad conditions in Europe.
The greatest and most nressipr
question dealt with by the Rome con
ference was, of course. that of the
organization of huge united offensive
strokes on the main fronts this wear.
Inc moment for delivering These
blows will be decid.d
Ipoh by the commanders in chief. but
[ Is no secret that by next April the
millions Of men and women working
n munlti0n factories win have nro-
iuced sufficiently enormous quantities
II guns and shells for the beginninp
Il continuous offensive that will |
Freak beyond repair the belt of iron
aid by the Germanic invaders across
Europe. Had not entente statesmen |
zen sincerely convinced of their stead
y increasing military superiority over
Iermany they would not have Sbut |
ne door on Germany's peace openinc
One Man in Chief Command.
Real unity of army command is an
probability in the entente |
amp. 1t will very likely center in |
ne man, supported by IA small inter-
atiOnal staff.
In future entente OffenSivcs the |
elSht OF attack will be more fairly
pportioned to the big nations in ac-
'rdance with their resources i'm man =
over than has been the case hitber-
}. The British front is gradually W
ngthening; it will grow lot longer III
'l"re the war Is over. In fact. the Il.
native burden of united Offcnsives b
Ill be decided upon after consider fir
ion of population. number of com. g
ItahtS' hgure of losses and length 81
front, in the case of each entente h,
ltion. co
Regarding munitions. no longer Will co
Oh country manufacture merely for pl
self, with II view To variouS martial
tackS fixed in advance. Hrncrforrn n
g countries will decide: D the
Mount OF defensive material necrs. 4,
ry for the whole front: CO the ma wv
nal necessary for offenSives ON tho
hole OF the different fronts: ca the
iihtlly OF raw material for muni-
rs needed in every country Of