El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-31
SOME COMPARISONS OF CASUALTIES;
THEY WORK AGAINST FUTURE WARS

WHEN the stststiciaus finally get down summaries,
W they win probably that the Canadian cas-
ustss we're the heaviest Of those Of any Of the allied
suies And they viii also state that considering the
nzth Of time United States had troops IN active COM
bat American losses heavy those Of any army
This because the American method Of lighting was
dashnE and glorious but wasteful Of HE. II was e1aey
what vas needed however that high spirited, dasing dis
regard Of danger to put life into the aes IN tne eI
STAGES Of the waI and It worth while. Always re-
-sttnE the heavy American casualties N the short time
on army was engaged We cannot say It was IN vain
Tus how large Canadas contribution and how Sc
vzs Canadzs losses have long been specialized upon
~ readers Of news but it has been only recently tnat
Canadzn government authorities have disclosed the fig
ares They say Canada enlisted up TO the end OF last
Tune 450565 Of this number, 3e3Yo23 had been
se1t overseas AND OF THIS NUMBER 15e,os4 HAD Be
CONE CASUALTIES Thus fully one tnlIo OF Canaoas
total forces killed, wounded taken prisoner
and about 40 per cent Of the total number engaged over
seas had net that fate
The French ratio Of casualties to men engaged was
than per cent and that Of the English somewhat
but only because the latter country had thousands Of
troops engaged II theaters where casualties did not mount
high France and Flanders IN Africa Mesopotamia
and Palestine, for instance Canadian dead alone NUM-
b1d 42e1e almost 10 per e Of the total force enlisted
old military preipe that when 10 per cent OF
electives have become casualties is time obtain
inforcemens retire. But Canadians stuck it through
With 20 per cent casualties.
Ar1sr-as casualties indeed 10 per cent even
IN the bref tine troops engaged We had sent
about 100000 troops in France at the close Of the tight
ing and Cur total casualties have been about 10000
That say the department IS aware Of that
There nay be and probably are that have not yet
been transmitted overseas Washington Our casualty
gzures s-e greater than those of Canada But though
Canada fought al through the and bat a few
months much less IN proportion because
put nearly five times many into France But
this comparison not to be taken absolute for most Of
Ca1zdas troops combatants transported and sup
pied b. Tie machinery which Great Britain provided while
amy provided and manned its bases and lines Of
transportation that a very large number Of
engaged N the service Of supply and only small
NUMBER relatively engaged in actual combat were
duty within the of warfare It IS doubtful whether
at any tine had within that than double
Canadz's number OF fighters.
UFoa AL this there only two remarks to be made:
First that the headlines Of modern warfare upset all pre-
calculations the ratio Of casualties the total
number engaged and second, that # had gone for
four years losing at the rate lost in the few
months under fire, there would have been
crepe al the country. But matter Of fact long
before the seond year up troops would have
1ured that caution which saved lives for allies N the
later years Of the and the disregard Of whica, let It
b repeated Of mighty tonic efec to their jaded
troops and utterly confounding TO the enemy when
51sd With mems fighting efficiency and the plentude
Of their artillery support and supplies OF all kinds
And wholly apart from the considerations involved in
this Ear, sacrifices OF life viii have been in vain
for nations VII be very slow about going again into
FIRE With the experience they have had with death and
destruction by wholesale The peoples Of the world viii
allow their governments 10 embark warfare save
under the nest extreme provocaton These staggering
casually lists incline the world the more toward any
sort Issgue Of nations which VIII prevent OF
AZ least 10 localize wars