New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
Judge Burpee Gives
 Alarming Statement on Return From Con ference at Capital.
GOV. HOLCOMB TELLS FEM TO BE AMERICANS

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 War Cost to Allies If KaAser Wins War.
 E Hartford, May 4.-'.They've got a mighty big job oh their hands,, said K Governor Holcomb today in speaking of the national council of defense. the conference of which he attended in Washington. They are working away j at preparedness. and everybody knows this country was totally unprepared ; for war. 1t is very serious business. I don't believe one-quarter of the peo- pie of our state know the shape we are In or what 1t means to be in war. They have got to wake up. It means . great deal moro than most of them ! think."
 Governor Holcomb and Judge Lu- cien F. BurpeA, chairman of the state military einArEency board, returned today from Washington. Governor Holcomb said he did not meet the British and Trench envoys. although ,. Congressman Loner1an, with appre- ciatsd courtesy. procured tickets to the gallery for the governor and Judge Burpee when the envoys appeared be- fore the national house of rspresenta- lives.
 doysrnor Holcomb said that at the 7 Monday night meeting there was some criticism of the national administra-, ton.
 .y Gov. HnaOodaA Exulodes in yvsa4h. : T stood that about Fl long as [, could and tAsn | talksd to tham for, , about nftAsu minutss- told thAm we had not been an administration crowd up In our iitAte and had been opposed to the administration until President Wilson delivered his great war mes- sage to congress and since that nin- ute we had al been with the admin- istration and you couldn't hnd man < up in Connecticut who was not boost ing and behind the administration in 1. this war.
 '.I told them we had not asked the administration to help us. We did not want the federal government to look : after our food supply as we had our own food supply committee and we did not asf@lhe federal government to protect us ns we had gone to work and raised Home Guard of 5000 men but we were going to do every thing we could to help the administra- y ton within this war. When I got through talking the meeting ad- 3ourrfed, without any more criticism.
 "I hope this war will not come to 1 the United States, but you. don't know. It may. If we don't win we will have to pay almost tho entire cost of the European war for all tho other coun- tries"
 Sees Invasion By German Troops.
 judge Burpee. in referring to the conference, said:
 ''It was pretty we'll demonstrated ;, that unless the United States marshals all her resources, both military and fndustrial, and does 1t immediately. there is a great probability that we shall see German troops in this coun- try within . year.
 "I had never believed" continued Judge Burpee, "this to be probable or even possible, but the facts pre- !. scented by the government officials were convincing and those from the English and French officials visiting this country make 1t plain that the situation in England and France Is desperate both economically and in respect to military matters, Germany has a strong hold on England. and If that cannot be loosened both coun- tries. will be, throttled."
 ssss Judge lBurpee Aald that the trip was very interesting aud that government ofIacials of this country. from Presi- dent Wilson down, took great palms to explain the situation.