The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-01-18
100000 u. S. Men
to Turn Germans

/ Washington, D. c., Jan 16.-Sena-
tor McCumber of North Dakota to-
day gave the Senate a 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 England is bearing the
brunt of the war and asked show long
can she stand the strain?"
The United States must send s.
100000 troops to balance the man
power of the Central Powers, he said,
and 100000 will be needed to make
! the Germans retreat.
Russia and Roumania are out of
the war;" asserted Senator McCum-
Der, "and Italy is losing ground.
/ France is unablet o make any head
way. The wall of opposition at the
eastern end of the battle line in Con-
tinental Europe is crumbling.
Eve Must Awaken"
"Who can say how long Italy can
or will withstand the Teutonic. pres
sure? Optimistic, indeed, must be
the men who will say single year
without additional support.
"With Italy under the heel of the
/ conuucrer, with France assailed in the
flank, who can prophesy that that
country will not quickly be brought
under the heel of the same conquerer
and England's army left to battle
against overwhelming numbers?
"This is delineating two things:
First, the exact situation as it now is,
and, second, the possibilities of the
future, and it is presented with the
hope that we will at least partially
awaken to realization of what is be-
fore u.s."
Senator McCumber said the idea
that pointing out weakness discour-
RACES the American people and encour-
ages the enemy is mistaken one and
declared that eve must now learn the
lesson that boasting will not win this
war;"
Entente Powers at Limit"
He said he is tired of hearing argu-
ment that Germany would be reduced
to submission by starvation and stat
ed that the Central Powers control
three times as much territory as
does the Allies. The balance of re-
sources held by this country, he said,
should not be considered until there is
tonnage to carry men and products
across the seas.
"The Entente Powers have about
reached their limit" he said. "To bal
ance the man power of the Central
Powers this country would have to
send 100000 men," and argued that
another million would be necessary to
overbalance the geographical advan-
tage of the Central nations and an
other million if the United States and
her allies wish TO be the aggressors.
When the United States entered the
war the Allies cried:
"Give us Ships" declared McCum-
Der.
1--WE allayed their fears; we as
sured them we would supply their
shipping.
Neglected Our Duty.
"We took that duty upon ourselves
the most important, the most vital
duty incumbent upon us in this war
And we have neglected that duty be-
You'd any other, shamefully neglect
ed it.
They tell US 1T was because OF
wranglings and disagreements in the
Shipping Board" he declared, anc
added that he believed there is lack
of Appreciation f the submarine men.
ace in the board, and that he does moi
believe any member so unpatriotic as
to delay shipbuilding, while his per.
sonal differences are being settled
He declared: eve appointed a ship
ping board and then went to sleep,
and later in his address said:
eve know we must supply Great
Britain and France and Italy. W.
know we shall require 100000 il
France before we. can hope to equal
ize the forces of the powers pittec
against each other. Where is oull
shipping? Where is it coming from
Possibly God knows; certainly neither
the Shipping Board nor the Navy De
partment knows"
Must Use Concrete.
Senator McCumber said that thu
United States must stop sending
soldiers to France and use all avail
able tonnage for food for che Allies
stimulate efforts to attempt to pro
duce ship immune to torpedo at
tack and to make full and adequate
test of reinforced concrete vessels.
He said he believed the Allies will
, emerge from the war after procuring
peace laid down by President Wilson
but he is equally "certain that unles!
we come to the support of our allie
with shipping facilities many time
greater than we propose, some Of ou
allies will fall before we can taxi
their places on the battlefield"