The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-08
America Is Preparing, Without 7anicky Haste, for War Of
 Several Years.
48PPLY CONMISS.0N F0R AL
Government Expresses AgitatOrs Against Conseription--Miiitary Sit uation in Russia Inproved-Itai- fans Steadily Pushing Toward
 Trieste-Plans for Organiz-
 ing Farm Labor in U. S.
By EDWARD w. PACKARD.

The United States anticipates from three go five more years of war. and is preparing for it on a tremendous scale, basiug it's plans on the idea that de- feat of the central powers will de pend largely on America. France and England are counted on to hold the Germans back on the west front while Italy keeps the Ausfrians busy i'll the Trieste and Frentino regions, until the United States can raise, equip and train it's immense National army. Though hundred thousand or more Americans will be on the fighting front this year. it is not expected that our armies will appear there in great strength before 1918. This much of it's plans the government allowed lobe known last week. President Wilson, it Was said. expects 10 send a. million men to France next year and another million the following year if neces- sary.
 Instead of panicly haste, careful consideration is governing the move ments of the government. To co-ordi- nate the needs of the allies and fur nish the enormous quantities of muni- tions and other supplies they must have is perhaps the most pressing problem, and during the week the cab inet discussed the creation of the vast machinery fer the purchase of sup plies aggregafing &I085000O COG a year and their distribution to the various countries. This it is planned, k to be controlled by a commission, rather than hy one man, and such is the ad- vice of Bernard BarHeh. who had been suggested for the position. The war commissions of Great Britain and France formally agreed to the creation of such a commission. and the Italian commissioners, now in this country, doubtless will assent Incidentally, Italy wants to borrow several hundred millions from the United States.
 Preparing for Registration.
 Preparations for the registration on June of all men between the ages of tWenty-one and thirty for service in the National army went forward rapidly throughout the country, and, with q blush of shame be it said, schemes Were sprung in many localt- ties to defeat the success of the army law and to fight against conscription. In Texas and West Virginia organza- tions for this purpose were uncovered, and in those states and many other 7tI. ss ,4.,.,,..t t,-r tfatl, I,. bf. .,,,.i..t service men, Federal officers every where were instructed to keep close watch over meetings at which there might be agitation against registra- ton and to arrest the speakers. h some instances it was shown beyond doubt that German influences and Ger man money were behind the demon- stratons.
 Chicago, New York and other cities were the scene of meetings of Social ists, pacifists, conscientious obiector& and other intentional or unintentional aids of the kaiser. These gatherings voiced the demand that the United States government at once announce its war aims in definite and concrete terms and make peace as soon as those aims are achieved. The Socialists. ac- cording to their leaders, are concerned chiefly in spreading their doctrines throughout the world and see in the war fine opportunity to accomplish this As for the conscientious obiec- tors, one may well quote Colonel Roosevelts phrase in his Memorial Day address: If any man is too con scientious to fight he ought to take