Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-18
Fall of Russia Has Given
Germany Vast Supplies
And Renewed Courage.
OUR VICTORIES NOT GREAT
Brilliant Fighting of Sam
mics an insignificant Part
in Crushing Huns.
VICTORY MEANS SACRIFICE
Kaiser Will Be Crushed but
the Cost in Lives viii Be
Great to America.
OUR VICTORIES NOT GREAT
VICTORY MEANS SACRIFICE
tRy oMER X. RENEpICrl

(By OMER X. BENEDICT
WASH sNGTON March l7.-lt
need not surprise the American peo-
pie II they pick up n orninE paper
most any time now and read IA head
line som ethlng like this; "Subma
rines in the Pacific" That 10 rather
far fetched. ] must admit. but II is
not without the range OF possibili-
ties. They may also read headlines
like these: Seattle Attacked by I'm
derseas Boat" san Francisco Bonn
barded by U-Boat Guns" Germans
Invade Alaska" Huns Capture
Columbia "
Reads like dream. yes; but not
Improbable.
There is no use Of further "cama-
flaging' the real war conditions, The
situation today, from Washington
viewpoint. looks far darker than at
any time since the declaration of
war. and daily II grows more dis
tressing and less encouraging I do
not wish to be understood as being
the least pessimlstlc In the state
ment-far from 1.-THE result OF this
war will be the same. victory for
American arms, and eternal annihi-
lation OF German milltarism before
the end. but. ah. the end. where is
it? The end lose confidence In
the mans Judgment, who attempts
to forecast the end OF this gigantic
war. o II is safe to say, however, that
there are not enough resources.
neither can they he produced, In the
entire world. to continue this war on
Its present scale. for even five years
Our Victories Are insignificant
We read each morning In the daily
press OF victory OF American soldiers
in raiding German trenches, with
slight losses. These raids. glorious
enough and welcome incidents. are
as mosquito bites on an elephants
hide In comparison. The only sig~
nificant thing connected with them
In that they accustom the American
soldier 10 war. and stimulate the
fighting spirit. which II good.
II In needless 10 here dwell on
Russia. That country IL out OF the
war as far as aiding the allies IL
incidently In aid OF our enemies.
UANt ttth VIC INV
food and feed acquired from Russia
by the conquering Germans would
be insignificant That statement is |
not borne out by the facts. / will not
believe that a country that hitherto
has produced more than enough food
10 feed ls2 000,O 900 OF people. will
not be big factor In aiding the Ger
mans
Russia IL Aiding Germany.
Already the Germans have pos
session OF Ukraine. which is only one
state I'm the Russian republic. This |
little province alone. furnishes
enough food and feed 10 supply the
whole OF Germany | have before
me while writing, statement from |
Vienna. made In 1914. which shows
the annual production IN wheat, rye |
AMI barley alone, In spite of the very |
primitive methods OF exploitation.
TO 10000, 600 quintals. A
luintal Is equal TO 220.a6 pounds.
being one-third OF the entire output
N Russia. other farm products are
Just as productive and abundant
The Ukraine produces fixe-sixths OF
the beet sugar OF Russia, and also
possesses the largest and finest orch
ards OF Russia. In 1914 Ukraine
produced 100000 head OF cattle,
OF all OF Russia, and sheep,
goats, pigs and poultry are produced
In like proportions As matter OF
fact. Ukraine produces so per cent
" Russia'e entire food and feed sup
plies
The Ukraine in 1914 produced al
l.. q ]
needed for guns, explos-
ves and munitions Ukraine sup
plies one-sixth OF the worlds pro-
iuction. In 1914 Ukraine produced
80. 900, 900 quintals OF hard coal.
md coal deposits there cover more
han 10000 square miles
All OF this falls IN on the hands
" the enemies OF America.
Vast Resources Threatened.
We read In the morning dispatches
hts week of the Germans taking
possession OF odessa. and are now in
aiding India. where limitless sup
plies OF food and reed are produced
While II II stili contended by those
most familiar with war conditions
hat the final blow that will turn
he tide OF war will be determined
IN the western front the Germans
re making such vigorous and unex-
'ected progress In the east that II
iced not surprise the world II they
ventuslly Will control all OF Rus
In, Siberia and parts OF India. IN,
uring them OF abundant supplies OF
Ood and feed and war necessaries,
While activities on the western front
re at n standHtill.
II has been said that neither the
lilies nor the Germans favor
pring Offensive. because the sacri-
ioe OF man power 90 make IL would
ot Justify the ends. 80 the mos