New-York tribune., 1918-06-26

worthy of the obligations that we must
carry in this war without disrupting
the industry and the agriculture of the
country behind that army; and l am
enc of those Senators who really be-
lieve that this is world war. We
speak of it as such, but great many
of us are inclined to direct our atten
tion solely to one phase of the war. A
good many people in the United States,
q good many of US in our discussions
here in the Senate, direct our attention
TO the Western front.
but this ought to be in fnct as we'll
as in name q world war, and if America
can supply the soldiers and weapons
and materials over and above what is
actually necessary to establish an
overwhe lining prepondcrance of weight
upon the Western front, then America
should use that surplus of men and
materials, in my humble judgment, in
combating the Germans, no matter
and their allies. and by that l mean
Bulgaria and Turkey, just as we
classify Austria. Make it q world war
and you will end It all the quicker.
France Comes First
"Of course, we should place first and
greatest emphasis in France. No one
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establish clear and overwhelming
preponderance, so that the Teutonic
powers will never again possess the
offensive upon that front, but shall be
exposed to an offensive on the part of
ourselves and our allies which they
will be unable to resist, and which
shall crush them, if, indeed they are
not attacked from any other quarter.
"But I am one of those who believe
Mat this country is big enough and
strong enough and rich enough to do
more than that--that we should help
the Italian army.
"Senators, would it not be a1blessing
If there We're an American army corps
along the Piave River this very day to
help drive home the defeat that the
Italians are inflicting upon our enc
mics, the Austrians? In all probability
it could not have been done by this
time-the sending of considerable
American expedition to help the Ital-
ians-but in my Judgment it ought to
be done just as soon as possible.
1n my judgment, we should attack
the Teutonic powers from every quar-
ter IN which we can find any facilities S
for attacking them, whether it be from
Siberia or elsewhere. True, it will be
difficult thing, but should that stay
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thereby add to the troubles of the
Teutonic powers?
I'VE should attack them if we can
in Mesopotamia and in Palestine, and
if possible, by the elimination and
crushing of Turkey, prevent Germany
from developing and possessing the oil
fields in the Balkan provinces of the
Caucasus, whose resources arc being
used against our men in France to-
day. 1t is part Of the war for Amer
lea.
Make It Five Millions
Yes, make it five millions Of men
ii it is necessary, and, as the Prcsi-
cent says. why limit it? And when il
is raised, use it wherever it can be OF
service. not only in France, but in
Italy, in the Balkans, if possible in
Asia Minor, helping out the Britt 81
who have already done such remark.
able work there in Palestine and Meso-
potamia, and even in Siberia. where
there are many people, in my humble
judgment, who would flock and rally
around the appearance of a disinter.
ested army such as ours would be.
'Let us reestablish, if we can, the
Eastern front, renew and rebuild the
iron ring that surrounded Germany
and Austria up to year or more ago
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many respects made this a new war. II
completely changed the picture, and
the picture was changed to our dis
sdvantage. We lost something like
eight million soldiers when the Rus.
sian army disbanded as a result not
Of military victory on the part of
Germany, but as result of German
propaganda. Can America do some.
thing, as the Senator from Iowa said
eloquently few days ago, to attack
Austria - that empire that contains
within it's bcrdcrs such a tremendous
clement of discomfort and rebellion
believe she can, and even if we only
did little bit in these far away re-
gions of the earth, if we only accom-
plish little bit for the time being.
eventually every little bit counts.
THAT is one of the reasons why I
support the amendment offered by the
Senator from New Mexico, because
believe that only by such an amend
ment or something closely approx
mating it. can America put an army
into the field big enough to undertake
these great tasks and carry the obli-
cation and meet the opportunities that
this great country Of ours OUGHT "tl, to
carry and ought to meet, and, God will
ing, Will carry and will meet. in the
successful prosecution of this warn