Germany enjoys one material advantage in this war, aside from her
superior organization, that has so far proved a potent factor in
enabling her to maintain her position on all the battle fronts.
Germany’s normal output of iron and coal is twice that of the British
Isles. In addition Germany has, since the early days of the war,
controlled the large iron and coal product of Belgium, and four-fifths
that of France. It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of iron and
coal and iron and coal products in creating and operating the machinery
of war. Besides this command of war material, Germany has better command
of labor to work the material into war munitions. We do not hear of any
labor strikes in Germany. Industrial Germany is as much a unit as
military Germany. Of the allies, the British people do not seem to
realize what a terrible antagonist they have in Germany. We still hear
of British political dissentions and British labor troubles. If the
allies expect to win, if the Great Britain expects to preserve the
British Empire or even to save the British Isles from invasion and
German occupation, then British people will have to drop their internal
dissensions, summons all their resources, and fight and work as one man
for self-preservation.