Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10

responded TO.
1T is idle 70 imagine as some people
very liyht-ht artedly teen 70 think, that
you have got an unlimited RESERVOIR ot
msn-power in this or In any belligertnt
country We have already raised In this
country for military and naval purposes
very nearly 5000, 900 men. We cannot
raise here the Same proportion OF men
per popu8 tion as you can IN other hellls-
erent countries ] have repeatedly em-
phssized that in the House Of Commons
I'VE have the greatest navy IN the
world The command Of the seas de-
unuds not merely for oursslyes, but TOT
our allies, upon the efforts We put Tor
ward That 5 not only question OF
manning the fleet; II is also Z que5Non
OF building Of adding 90 the numbers
Of slips and Of repairing tn- snip
Then you have got mercantile marine
without which thu Allies could not
continue the .truggie 10! '"'5''
XII that must be borne IN mind aud
whatever nappena and whatever pro.
r6sgls we put forward today, II Nou!u
be folly to do anything which "oulH
Interfere with the one fundamental con.
dition Of success TO the Alliea--'naL 'l'
navy and shipping must be hrst.
Coal end steel Problem
we have also got 20 ,pl" c'el
Ia-g-I,. f, our allies. as well o -teel But
o.,.i1, largely to improved orEauizalion
il tho various industries, TO the way
trev are adapting themselves from aaS
~ day To new conditions, ana 70 lIlS u, ,
,,.,gs-d ru,.lar. and greatly increased
elhcienc" OF woman labor, there Is q
r,seryc Of men. which. consistent with
49,, 4i,,l,grr. of these obligations may
,.,, to -,,'itrdra,r,, IN great emergency for
1,,, b,t,le line. Not without damage to
,,,.,,.tI.,.--I III, NOT forget that--1nd not
,,.,,tI,,, ,a a cortair extent. weakening
.r., ,,,,orIi, strength of the country,
.., ,,t ,,ftrn,it in,p9irmcut 20 the gtrik-
,,,.. " -. l,f ,na ,cuutrv for war.
,s,tr,r,. coDld uetifv such drastic
.,.ti,T ,,.art nm overwhelming cmcrS.
,... ,,-.,,trilat,d bv a errat mililurs.
rr-.
4 want 10 point out srl'IalIE WHY
the steps talcu nov are s'ers "nlcn III
b. useful In this battle. ilrsl % a'N
It is a battle which may !asL LOT H'oHIl-'.
The decision may be taken not no" OF
nest month, but may be months h'Ls1
But, beyond that the AlIlvs ~ 'Ilo !'Is
'rt moment nave inc same 'e~tI 'N' "
r1gu-poWcr to ro-cntOrce tnelr armies a'
Germany nss, WITHOUT i5"us llIV '1-
count thos' great reserves III AlI'Il"'
,...,,,,,,. calling tapo CIs..
..,,.,..
'lne HtrmtI5' ho",,t a. ls,,.5 -1l',',z
up 2npthgr oIaei' "i!'N VII P'ou..1'.,I ~
95o,"No etlrleuL ,o1Ns men, lH,7' WI
he prepared 20 t- loIoW H. ln,3 I've uil
IL" me lHlA Is i.e !'-V cl's", "oyn
eighteen ana H"I "'-' -" w.
thrown mo tue DdjlIt Hiiy 'vlO't III,
llgut ls over an" we uIu'' "- p' 1P-, T."
for tu-Ir advent ID lAI@ struggle t'lo
year.
"IhcrcCorc, | have 10 submit TO Iar.
Lament the totals for increasing, ana
increasing very lnatcrlA'iy' the reserve
which VIII bc aN1iIanlr tor Le'cnior'lhS
our armies lu the HcIn uui'nE '"'" pro-
lonscd battle uPou Whl'n We are on,.
Just eut'rlus ] WI no" give roughly
some OF the proposals To naN' iU otu,I
10 increase the nuluuvr ol lu'u hNHH'
aD'y.
40 on" la ilkoN 10 forget lu' l.lS
response made by the miners h' lnt
p"ENlulnS OF IN Way or lh' SP!!""lo
part they have taken IN AuhuEeus OF
hatt!eS since lHen' 4heE nave pee,
10y u ID lne'uhs Ine present .,.L. ut'la'I VI W
$4,000 men, and ] am coahdent they
49, ~ sni,.;t -, -, - ,hi- go
national en,arzency Inda,. which We are
making IT, The transport services also
hay. been called unn, 10 rcla9sn the
, gras+ast noesii,,n r,,r,hsr If III mon
Further calls are to be made upor
the civil ssr,.ics do NOT thiol, 1, is
reglized how much the civil .srvire has
done oIread-. On one hand It has hoo
to release o large number Of mcu for the
army, and, on the other, ii has 30 meet
, and is meeting the increased strain Of
,prrI. Hut r.,pU .tt rivI. of sam. 6i.I,,