Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

transfer Of votes in Parliament. Ever1
soldier whom the Allies nut into
France counts two on a division.
Allied Superiority Increases
I have come back to England with
the impression that in every depart
ment OF h war we are now definitely
superior to the enemy. Dur superiority
is not yet sufficient to be overwhelm
ing. but 1t is certain to he so. The only
question is when II will be so, and the
answer denends largely upon us.
Our present offensive, great as its
promise Ia, has not the weight to carry
us through to complete victory. The
length Of the war now depends mainly
on when we shall have that weight,
America has pumped for the west
n is sending troops over as fast as
she can get ships from us and from
u W resources. She cannot dc
more than that. France is, and has
long been, making the greatest effort
of which she Is capable.
1t Is no time t o consider what we
have done. We must ask ourselves
what more we can do. We still are
living from hand to mouth as regards
man-power and the question is still
a~nxiously asked in France: will they
keep up the drafts?"
If we rely only on our annual con
tingent of nineteen-year-old boys and
on our recovered sick and wounded we
cannot maintain VI forces in the
field at the full strength. The day or
which we shall have the necessary
weight will be postponed and the wal
will be prolonged. AS long as ireland
Is out OF the war and as long as labor
difficulties stand in the way of the
fullest possible development of our
man-pOwer we cannot honestly say we
have done our best. IF we as a nation
can be made to realize that full and
complete victory is certain, that every
~able-bodied a sent to France brings
the end nearer, that upon us depends
the saving Of life and treasure by
shortening the war, shall we not make
the supreme effort to overcome ali
difficulties and keep u ranks full?
Ireland's Fate i'm Balance
Ireland will be lost for all time II
she prolongs the war by refusing her
help. We require during this autumn
and winter to devote our whole ener
giles to increasing our power In
France. Our overseas expeditions
must be reduced to what is strictly
necessary for the defense of vital
centers. For, apart from such rein,
1Orcement as they may yield for the
Russian front. every ship which they
require supplies Americans in France.
All our naval and military establish.
ments must be reviewed with the OBJ.
ject of getting men for the fighting
line. We must overcome every OBJ.
stacle which keeps young and active
men In places which might be taken
by the m~iddle.aged.
We must appeal to the dominions to
look into their man-power in the same
way. II Australia could see at work
her glorious troops who saved Amiens
In April last and are now. with re,
duced ranks, driving the enemy back
along the Somme, their ranks would
no long remain untitled.
The difficulties of Introducing com
pulsory service in the middle of the
war have made u recruiting methods
very slow. Therefore we must begin
in time. Men must be ready before
and not after the battle has begun.
Complete victory in the west is Ger.
tain. How soon 1t can be obtained de.
Ponds on what more we can do to keep
America supplied. with ships and Sir
Douglas Haig with men.