The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-24
ALLIES NEED 100000 MEN
SAYS AMERICA SHOULD SUPPLY
THAT MANY.
NcCumber, of North Dakota, Says
England Bearing Brunt.-Mil-
lions of Americans Needed.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator
McCumber. of North Dakota, today
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 programme. He declared
England was now bearing the brunt
of the war and asked, chow long can
she stand this strain?" The United
States must send 100000 troops
to balance the man power of the CEN
tral empires, he said, and 100000
would be needed to make the Ger
mans retreat.
Tension is Great.
Russia and Roumania are out OF
the war; asserted Senator McCum-
Der. .ssItaly is losing ground. France
is unable to make any headway. The
wall of opposition at 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 will say
a single year without additional sup
port. With Italy under the heel OF
the conqueror, with France ,assall-
ed in the flank, who can prophesy
that that country will not quickly be
brought under the heel of the same
conqueror and England's army left
to battle against overwhelming num-
bers. 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 par
TALLY awaken to realization of
what is before u.s."
Boosting Will Not Win.
Senator McCumber said the idea
that pointing out our weaknesses
discouraged the American people and
encouraged the enemy was mistak-
en- one and declared that 1--WE must
! now learn that lesson that boasting
will not win this war" He said he
was tired Of hearing the argument
that Germany would be reduced to
submission by starvation and stated
that the central powers control three
times as much territory in Europe
as does the allies. The balance OF
resources held by this country, he
said. should not be considered until
there was tonnage to carry men and
products across the seas.
100000 Men Needed.
s.The entente powers have about
reached their limit" he said. "To
balance the man power of the cen
trail powers this country would have
to send 100000 men," and argued
that another million was necessary
to overbalance the geographical ad-
vantage of the central nations and
another million if the United States
and her allies wished to be the ag-
gressor, in other words, 100000
to make the Germans retreat.
IS. When the United States entered
the war the allies cried "give, us
ships" declared Senator McCumber.
ave allayed their fears; we assured
them we would supply that shipping.
We took that duty upon ourselves,
/ the most important, the most vital
duty encumbent upon us in this war.
And we have neglected that duty be-
yond any other, shamefully neglected
it,
Underestimate U-Boats.
'They tell us it was because of
the wranglings and disagreements in
the shipping board" he declared,
and added that he believed there was
lack of appreciation of the subma-
rine menace in the board and that
he did not believe any member so
unpatrictic as to delay ship building
while the personal differences were
being settled. He declared 1--WE ap-
pointed a Kilkenny shipping board
and then went to Sleep and later
in his address he said:
1--WE know we must supply Great
Britain and France and Italy. We
know we shall require 100000
men in France before we can ever
hope to equalize the forces of the
powers pitted against each other.
Where is our shipping? Where is it
coming from? Possibly God knows,
certainly neither the shipping board
nor the navy department knows
Send Food First.
Senator McCumber recommended
that the United States stop sending
soldiers to France now and use all