Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-25

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collapse Of Russia IN 1915. due In the
first instance to the inability Of the
allies In the west to occupy German
| troops on their front, and we are now
seeing the defeat OF Italy because OF
the failure OF Russia.
At the outset OF the war German
! high command said: I'VE Will dispose
Of France In the first six weeks OF the
war We VIII then turn our attention
toward Russia and dispose of the Slav
Aft,r that we shall be masters or
! Europe France was badly hurt,
| but not disposed Of, but German high
command. still adhering 10 the Ma
/ poleonic doctrine turned to Russia
and did dispose OF Russia. swept Ser
I bia out OF its way and then turned
! back upons France. IN every case
German high command has concen-
trated It's forces and staked all on
single throw. SO far the allies
have ben unable TO attain a similar
unity OF purpose. While France was
striving for existence the main Rus
sian effort was being made asains,
Austria In 1914. while Russia was
on the point Of collapse in 1915 allied
/ efforts were divided between France.
: Gsl!ipoN and MeSopoiAnlA- In 1915
{ France. irnperllet again AZ Nsrt-z-
could no, obtain &.4 from GveA; Brt-
tain fcr more thAn tc-r -icries. E>1r-
,izWy he-2 -se = ,se GGi-tgol GcsAi-
BT.;sa Armies se-r -o; yt' -eA-s ;s
take ;se fset
ltalys taal,
IT, ;hc p-eser: l-A,.A-. oy.trHia-.s
there has hee- again ttt co tSr1.,lhr
lack q mutual co-ope-A5so-. lrtf1-
standing and unity q action ltA1
has been permitted to. thrust atrstlf
O.. r~I HH#. a.
could not maintain. inviting the ru--
which has now arrived, while ht-
allies have concentrated their Atte--
ton upon their own fronts
In the long wars OF Europe Reains;
! Louis XIV the familiar story OF the
weakness OF coalition appears again
and again. Readers of 'rfenry Es-
mond" will recall how often Mari
borough was prevented from achiev-
ing decisive Victories or following NJ
great successes owing to the hesita-
ton of the Dutch. Yet, In the end,
Europe triumphed over Louis XIV.
In the Napoleonlc time the coalitions
were weaker in that they lacked
Marlborough, while Franco was more
fortunate. since she had the supreme
military genius OF the age. Never
theless In the end, the coalition pre-
vaifed.
Turning 10 our own civil war, ono
sees instantly that II was not until
! Grant became commander Of all the
armies that the war conducted as
more than a series OF disconnected
campaigns. II was Grant who per-
ceived that victory could only be had
by the application of equal pressure
in all direCtions-Such pressure az
would prevent the transfer of troops
from the armies Of northern Virginia
TO Tennessee; such pressure as would
enable the north. with its greatly su-
perlor numbers, 10 wear out the south.
1t Is only after Chattanooga that one
sees the whole of the civil war on the
northern side proceeding as a cohe-
sive, centralized effort and when this
time came the collapse of the south
could not he long delayed.
StiIl Chance.
II tho Germans now succeed in put
itlng Italy out OF the war, as they put
Russia out In 1915. they will have ma
terially diminished the chances of n
military decision in favor of the al
lies but only because the world IL
weary of this struggle. Even with
Italy out of the war the allies Will still
possess vastly superior resources In
men and In money. Austria In her
present condition will not he able to
contribute much to aid Germany
against France. Britain and the United
States. The Italian defeat may save
; Austria from collapse. but nothing
can restore the strength OF Austria
during the period of the present war.
Now and always Germany will have
To fight her western battles alone
and Germany will confront her west
ern enemies weakened by all her sac
riflces I'm the east
1t Is essential to take the sltua-
ton M II exists on the military side
"a the basis of calculation. Even were
Italy to he crushed, Germany could
not win the war against Britain.
France and the United States unless
these three nations should consent
to give up n struggle which they could
not lose II IL were pursued. Russia
and Italy even IL Italy were perma-
ncntly removed from the war now.
have lasted long enough TO destroy
Austria's value as an ally to Germany.
and Germany must stand or fall alone
In IA battle with three nations, two OF
which in wealth and in population
vastly exceed the kaiser's empire.
Napoleon failed at the task which
the kaiser has undertaken. He could
not, defeat Austria, Russia. Prussia
and Great Britain. Louis XIV failed.
WIN nettcI lnllldl advantages, against
Europe more completely disorga-
ni2ed. Nothing is more eloquently
illustrative OF the situation than the
fact that every German success is
Immediately used in Berlin and else
whore by every German agent as the
basis OF the flotation OF peace props-
ganda.
Ono Big Affair.
ON the other hand il is plain that
German defeat will be tremendously
delayed II the French, the British and
the American high commands. to-
gether with the Italian, II Italy is to
remain n beliggerent, as one should
now believe. do not initiate the Ger
man method and measurably. at least.
seek TO achieve unity of command in
all directions and concentration OF re-
sources on n single front II Italy can
now he. saved and the enemy pinned
down at the Tagliamento. Italian
man power should thereafter be
Joined 20 French. British and Ameri-
Gan one the Gelgian and French
fronS and the campaign OF 1918
should see the concentration OF every