Arizona republican., 1918-03-08
The Problem of Man Power

Now that the subject of man power in the United States is again under discussion, figures in a speech in the house representatives by Hon. Albert Johnson of the state of Washington, not without interest. MT Johnson member of a congress sional party which had recently returned from to the western front. Said Mir. Johnson:
 We were informed that during the short period while Belgium checked and delayed the German in- vasion France raised and equipped army of more than 1000, 900 Think of it. France had a popu- lation at that of 1000 900 men, She succeeded in placing 7,000eeO men under arms. Her total man power-that is men between the ages of IS and 45-- at that time 9,OO0OO0. Seven men out of every nine in France took up arms during the first weeks of the
 Since that fateful day in 1914 when the German Empire started to force the world to it's belief that might makes right France has added 2OO0O 900 to her first stupendous enrolment that her en- lstments have been 9,000,000 many as her total man power-1S to 45-at the beginning. That means that France has placed in her armies almost every boy who has become of military age since the begin ming of the war
 What is the enlisted strength of France now? MT Chairman and gentlemen, France has, or rather had at the end of three years fighting 900 men in her And that coco 900 represented 234 per cent of her present man power. Is not that most astonishing statement? Of all the available for war purposes in France at the present tme 92S4 per cent are with the colors.
 There is popular misunderstanding as to the part Great Britain has played in the land and Mr. Johnson removes that. Great Britain in the beginning
 
 was unprepared for land warfare but in the begin- ming it hurried 16O0O0 men, the greater part of its regular army, France. That was practically obliterated in the first six months by fighting The extent of the slaughter could grasped by those who read only the current war news. At the beginning the man-power of Great Britain, that is of the British Isles, exclusive of the colonies was 120OO00O; it is about II O000 000 The total num- Der of since brought into the 6OOO 900 and the present enlistment 5,oO0,O0o little more than 45 per cent of the original man-power.
 We sec therefore, that we have long way to go before we have fully performed our part Our best estimate of our achievements in placing soldiers in the field, made by MT. Baker month ago. was that We would have million and a half of men on the firing line before the end of this year. Since then much has happened to increase the need for men,
 There is now only battle front What will out of the obscure German movements in Russia no one foresee. The news get from day to day is unreliable that may be safely disregarded Out of it all may come Russian endorsements for the Teutone armies. The German conqu-s; of Russia is political as well military.
 On the subject of power Provost Marshal Gen. era Crowder the other day speaking of the problems
 Unless to confess a national ineffciency shameful before the nations of the world shall these problems without great controversy.
 That these nations have made these economic ad- justnents sacrifice is not to be questioned That