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Show EXPLANATIONS THAT DO NOT EXPLAIN. In tbe House of Commons yesterday, Andrew Bonar Law said that what had happened in France was unexpected. "It is useless to conceal from ourselves our-selves the real position," he said. "Until "Un-til the battle began the balance of forces was not against the allies on the western front. Not only the government, gov-ernment, but the British and French military advisers believed that there was no danger of anything fatal happening. hap-pening. Wherever the fault lies, it does not relieve tho necessity of filling fill-ing the ranks in the army, unless we are prepared to accept the position that we cannot win. We have been unable un-able to fill the wastage in the battle thus tar, but, according to the figures of the casualties available, the moat critical time is likely to arise at the end of May and June." This, coupled with what Lloyd George has said in the past two days, is not pleasing reading for Americans So much of what comes from London Lon-don is confusing that the people of America are puzzled. Where arc the British millions? They certainly are not on the west front London persists in telling us that, with the opening of the German offensive, offen-sive, the balance of forces was not against the allies Since the beginning of Hie battle, the Germans are reported report-ed to have suffered unheard of losses, their casualties being two and three times as heavy as the allies. Then what does Bonar Law mean by his i explanation? Lloyd George declares General Wilson, Wil-son, the British member of the Versailles Ver-sailles conference, had predicted where the German offensive would open and told the numbers of troops which would be brought into action by Hindenburg. Having this Informa- ! tion at band, which must have been j based on actual observation, and hav-' ing equal forces available, why did the British and French fail to mass an equal army on the Arras-La Fere front 1 Lloyd George answers this by explaining ex-plaining how easy it is for a commander comman-der to transfer great bodies of troops Jin a night, and, making a feint at one part of a line, strike at a distant point. But. Lloyd George, where is your generalship'' When the allies became reasonably certain Germany had gathered gath-ered a mighty army with which to I hammer the western front, the Brit ish and French by a counter move and striking first could have forced the j battle In any sector, and thus have gained the advantage of surprise If they had an army equal to that of the Germans, they made a mistake in allowing al-lowing the enemy to take the initiative. initia-tive. But, notwithstanding Lloyd George and Bonar Law to the contrary, the Standard is still of the opinion the allies were inferior in man power and gun power, which explains the embarrassment em-barrassment into which the allied army has fallen. Haig. Foch and the other generals were hoping the offensive offen-sive would be delayed until America could supply them with the necessary troops. Only a counter offensive by the allies would change our opinion, and so far there is no evidence of any movement on the part of tbe British and French except a clinging on with death-like grip and wonderful courage to the positions they now hold. on |