The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-17
100000 U. S.
TROOPS NEEDED
TO WIN WAR
Senate Told 10000 Americans Nee
essary Only to Balance Foes
ManpOwer.


day gave the senate gloomy picture
Of the position of the United States
and her Allies in emphasizing his plea
for radical speeding up OF the ship
building program. He declared Eng
land was now bearing the brunt OF the
war and asked, "How long can she
stand the strain?" The United States
must send 100000 troops to balance
the n.anpower Of the Central Powers,
he said, and 100000 would be needed
to make the Germans retreat.
"Russia and Roumania are out OF
the war;" asserted McCumber. "1taly
is losing ground; France is unable to
make headway. The wall of opposi-
ton at the eastern end of the battle
line in continental Europe is crumbl-
ing. Who can say how long Italy can
or will withstand the Teutonic pres
the manthe man who will say sim
gle year wothout additional sup.
port. With Italy under the heel OF
the conquerer, with France assailed
in the flank, who can prophesy that
that country will not quickly e
brought under the heel of the same
conuueror and England's army left
to battle against overwhelming num-
bers? This is delineating two things;
first. the exact situation as it now is,
and second, the possibilities of the fu-
ture. and it is presented with the hope
that we will at least partially awaken
TO realization of what is before US"
Boasting Declared Useless. =
Senator McCumber said the idea
that pointing out our weakness dis
couraged the American people and en-
-couraged the enemy was mistaken
one and declared: "We must now
learn the lesson that boasting will not
win the war" He said he was tired
of hearing argument that Germany
would be reduced to submission by
starvation and said that the Central
Powers control three times as much
territory in Europe as do the Allies
The balance of resources held by this
country, he said, should not be consld-
cred until there was tonnage to carry
men and products across the seas.
"When the United States entered
the war the Allies cried give US
ships,'" declared Senator McCumber
"We allayed their fears, we assured
them we would supply them that ship
ping. We took that duty, upon our
selves. The most important, the mos
vital duty incumbent upon us IN this
war. And we have neglected that duty
beyond any other, shamefully neglect
ed it." oah1{ =,
'sThey tell us it was because q
wranglings and disagreements IN tn
shipping board" he declared, and add
ed he believed there was lack of ap
probation Of the submarine menace
in the board and that he did not be
lieye any member 50 unpatrlotlc to DE
Law shipbuilding while his persona
differences were being settled. He DE
clared. eve appointed Kilkenn.
shining board and then went t.
Sleep"
100000 Men Held Needed
Later In his address, McCumbe'
said: eve know we must suppl
Great Britain and France and Italy
We know we shall require 5,OoO'Oo
men in France before we can eve
hope to equalize the forces OF TN
powers pitted against each othe1
Where is our shipping? Where IS
coming from? Possibly God know:
Certainly neither the shipping boar
nor the navy department knows"
Senator McCumber recommende
that the United States stop sendln
soldiers to France now and use a
available tonnage for food for the A!
lies, stimulate efforts to attempt
produce ship immune to torpedo al
tack, and to make full and adequaatt
test of reinforced concrete vessels. n
said he believed the Allies would
emerpe from the war after obtainin
the. peaceslaid down bv President Wi
son. but was equally "certain that VI
less we come to the support Of the A
lies with shipping facilities man
times greater than we propose, SON
of our Allies will fall before we ca
take their place on the battlefield"
Six Months for Manslaughter.