The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1917-11-09

selves. As factors they have simply
helped by keeping enemy forces busy
and preventing them from massing on
the French front.
How far England and France have
been caring in like manner for them.
selves independent OF the other. may be
learned in the future, il they have 30
done.
But it remains to be seen, that most
OF the disasters of the war have come
from lack of timely CO operation aud
lack Of timely preparation, as we'll ~ =
lack OF the power, or inclination, To
utilize the really superior forces OF the
Entente nations.
In this we do not mean to imply bad
faith. There is q possibility that there
has been natural inclination to spare
their own thinking that the others would
be able to do the work; but there are
other and stronger reasons for this lack
of CO, ordination.
To show these reasons let us look at
the other side Of "No Mans Land".
The Teuton,c Allies are geographically
connected in practically one body. Rail
ways form rapid means of transportation
and to large extent the people are of
the same blood and language.
They are lighting from within cir
Gle 10 Que body with enemies who sur
round them IN scattered ranks.
hut net only are the Teutons in one
body geographically. but they are also
under one supreme command. For war
purposes the kaiser is emperor of Ger
maay, Austria. Turkey and Bulgaria.
All military movements are finally dir
ected by him. Every resource of each
of these countries is under his personal
aud absolute control. As result, every
man, woman and child of all these ma
tions is doing his bit to help win the
war for the Germans.
In contrast on our side what do we
4 tindf Russia in chaos almost without
government. Italy during the same
days when she was suffering defeat of
her armies was 'changing he ministry .
England and France, both democratic
governments. both therefore governed
by the many, have changed governments
several times during the three years of
war. These many changes simply in
dicate the vagaries, the indecisions and
lack OF union and definits purpose in
the individual countries, and if this IS
TRUE OF the separate nations 1T is neces-
sarnly true of them together.
To certain extent, the kaiser COM
mands united trained army that obeys
his every WILL, while the Entente arm
les have no common head as whole,
and even have divided commanders and
commands from their own homes. 1t is
an army against mob.
And into this conglomsration of un-
allied allies comes America. Our own
relations to these allies are very indefin-
ite. So far we are not even allies, though
we have to some extent the same objects
but are only really united in one objects
to.wit. to lick the kaiser. We are not
even at war with the Kaiser's ally Aus
.tria-Hungary. Just as we stand, we
have no international right to send Italy
assistance against Austria.
Thus our own status in reference to
our own un-allied "allies" is very in
definite for war purposes. In many
cases the question ofauthority must come
up and cause many complications. Even
in actual military warfare there will be
opportunity for questions of military
precedence and obedience of orders from
foreign officers. not to mention pfovable
military and national jealouses and pre-.
judices:
That there ought to be an acknowledge
ed head to Entente armies is an ap-
parent military necessity. Even a very
ordinary general would be better than a
half dozen generals of considerable abili-
ty, but each with different ideas.
Napoleon defeated the nations of Eur
ope, one by one, because they did not
get together until Waterloo. and
Napolean was successful until he ex-
hausted tsls armies by his very victories.
This world war has many parallels to
Napoleon's campaigns.
The logical remedy, would be for the
United States to take full command
and charge of the war. We have the
men and the money. We have a more
stable and centralized government,
which as we have shown means 80 much
in Wal. We can at.least hold one .politi-
cal and military policy for four years
without change Of government. All
our European allies agree thstsit needs
America to win from Germany, III sol