The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-16
GLOOMY WARNING
IS GIVEN COUNTRY
BY !. S. SENATOR
ALLIES NEAR BREAKING POINT
AND AMERICA MUST SEND
FIVE MILLION MEN.
ENEMY HAS MUCH FOOD
Controls Three Times the Substance of
european ppOnents-Senator Me
Cumber Predicts Seven Million Men
From America Needed TO Win.

From America Needed 20 Win.
Washington, Jan. 1G.-Senator Nc.
Cumber Of North Dakota today gave the
senate a gloomy picture Of the position
of the United states and her allies i'm
emphasizing his plea for radical speed.
ing up Of the shipbuildug program. lie
declared England was now bearing the
brunt of the war and asked "how long
can she stand this strain?" The United
states must send 100000 troops to bal.
ance the man power Of the central pow
ers, he said and 1000 900 would be
needed to make the Germans retreat
Russia ana Rumania are out Of the
war" asserted Senator McCumber.
Italy is losing ground. France is un-
able 70 make any headway The wall
of opposition of the eastern end Of the
battle line in continental Europe is
crumbling Who can say how long
Italy can or will withstand the Teutonic
pressure? Optimistic, indeed must be
the man who win say a single year
without additional support
England May BE Isolated.
with Italy under the heel Of the con-
queror with France assaied in the
flank who can prophesy that that coun-
try will not quickly be brought under
| the heel of the same conqueror and
England's army left to battle against
overwhelming number?
This is delineating two things: First.
the exact situation as it now is, and
! second, the possibilities Of the futare:
and it is presented with the hope that
we will at least partially awaken to 4
| realization Of what is before u.s.
Senator McCumber said the idea that
pointing out our weaknesses discour-
aged our people and encouraged the enc.
my was a mistaken one and declared
that we must now learn the lesson
that boastng viii not win this war"
He said he was tired Of hearing the ar
gument that Germany would be re-
duced to submission by starvation, and
he stated that the central powers con-
trol three times as much food as do tho
allies. The balance of resources held by
this country, he said. could not be con.
sidered until there was tonnage to carry
men and products across the seas.
Allies Reach Limit, lie Says.
"The entente allies Iave reached theip
limit. To balance the man power OF the
central powers, this country would have
to send 100000 men" and he argued
that another million was necessary to
overbalance the geographical advantage
of the central nations, and another mil
lion if the United States and her allies
wished to he the aggressors; i'm other
words, 1909 OOO to make the Germans
retreat.
When the United states entered the
war the allies cried Gave us ships"
declared Senator McCumber 1--WE al
layed their fears; we assured them we
would supply them shipping. We took
that duty upon ourselves the most i'm
portant, the most vital duty incumbent
upon us in this war. And we have neg
lected that duty beyond any other,
shamefully neglected it,"
Kilkenny Ship Board.
"Thcy tell us it was because Of
wrangines and disagreements in the
shipping board" he declared, and added
that he believed there was lack Of APP
probation Of the submarine menace i'm
the board, and that ne did not believe
any membcr so unpatriotc as to delay
shipbuilding while his personal differ
onccs were being settled. Senator Nc
Cumber declared; "We appointed q
Kilkenny shipping board and then went
, to sleep" Later in his Address he said:
, we know we must supply Great
2 Britain and France and Italy We know
we shall require 5000, 600 men in France
before we can ever hope to equalze the
forces Of the powers pltted against
3 each other. Where is our shipping?
5 Where is it coming from? Possibly God
p knows. Certainly neither the shipping
board nor the navy department knows"
Senator McCumber recommended that
the United States stop sending soldiers
to France now and use all available ton
e mage for food for the allies, stimulate
efforts to attempt to produce ship i'm
e mune to torpedo attack and to make a
y full and adequate test of reinforced con.
4 crete vessels. He said he believed the
allies would emerge from the war after
securing the peace laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson, but was equally certain
that unless we come to the support Of
our allies with shipping facilities, many
times greater than we propose some Of
, our allies will fall before we can take
their places ON the battle held'