The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-04
'f0RIY-{|GHT EMPIRES
/ COORDINATE EFFORTS
FOR NATIONS DEFENSE
Council of States Means Such Co.
operation AZ N~ver Before Exist
cd In AMERICAN History.
WASHINGTON LOOKS AND
PREPARES FOR LONG WAR
American Men and Women Are Max
ing Ready for Titanic Mobilization
of Americas Every Resource and
for Increased Production.

Washington. May 3.-Ten COVER
nors and the representatives.. OF the
other thirty-eight state executives,
left Washington tonight to put their
commonwealths on such a war foot
ing as has never before existed I'm the
United States, They carried with
them a thousand suggestions made
during the two days conference held
with the national council of defense.
and now are prepared to inaugurate
a real movement for the coordination
of the efforts of every state defense
council with those of the central coun-
Gil in Washington.
The state officials today went
through a war preparation training
school" presided over by government
officials. industrial experts national
organizers and a host OF others armed
with suggestions for proper division
and cooperation OF the task OF pre-
pairing defense az the attain
All Willing 10 Serve.
More than any other one outstand-
ing fact the conference brought, out
the willingness of men and women
throughout the nation to serve.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
was embarrassed by the voluntary
offerings of services.
THE offers do not come from the
Lowry" Mr.. Redfield said. "They will
do their part IN the ranks ana with
the fleet They come from national
leaders and in every instance the offer
was to serve without pay for the dura-
ton OF the war
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw. president
emeritus of the defense work of the
national council of defense, told the
state officials during the afternoon
that the American woman stood
ready to "do her Bit in the service
of her country. "Only she has to
know what her bit is to do, DR..
Shaw pointed out
For the last two days our council
has been at work OH program of war
work for American women. There
are Mt least six women's organizations
now in the field seeking TO perform
some service for the, national defense.
1.-The work of my committee will be
to divide up the work. see that there
shall he no duplication, to coordinate
properly the efforts of American wo-
men and to see that their patriotic en-
thusiasm is not dulled bs their being
given no task to do
II
Secretary Redfield made plea to
the state officials that they teach their
people two things.
Ito eliminate waste.
ITO produce
What can | do. that is the question
that every American is asking today"
the secretary said. This you can do.
You can cut out waste. Americans
are the MASTERS of the world.
'If the waste of this country for
one year were turned into cash ii
would pay the initial war appropria-
ton of $1,000, 900 coo many times
over
Then there is something more you
can do. You can produce. Whatever
ii is you can produce. however in
finitesi,nally small it may be. produce
H. 1t will he a national service, one
Of the greatest benefits to your coun-
try in this time of emergency"
Secretary Redfield repeated the
warnings of other cabinet. members,
that America must prepare for long
war
t;crmanyss Wonderful Struggle.
Germany has maintained won
derful struggle" he said and she will
continue to maintain IT, She has been
able to do so simply because she has
applied brains TO her industries for 4
decade. America, If she wants to win.
must wake up TO these things. She
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