Arizona republican., 1917-11-23

 MAN WILL
 WIN WAR
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-Man pow CT eXerted on the field of France will bring victory in this war, Provost Marshal General Crowder declared in a statement of the aims, accomplish ments and future of the selective draft system addressed to members of the local boards and made public here to- night. After reviewing present condi- tions and necessities, General CroWder predicted that the selective system would become a permanent part of Americas governmental system for war.
 Every precaution possible has been taken with the new draft regulations, General Crowder said, to conserv eco homie interest, but the paramount duty of the country is to raise an efficient fighting force. We are committed to this war;" the general continued. and we ought to fight it in the most ef- fective fashion possible to us. The necessity of raising an army is para mount. The decrease in the labor sup ply must be adjusted in some way other than by shutting off recruitment. That it can be adjusted there is no question The problem is not to main- tain the labor supply of agriculture and every industry intact. It is to make withdrawal of men in the most scien tific manner possible. I think we have done that and what is offered here is the basis for a nice Sa;ance between our two necessities.
 There are those who say that we must win this war in the most eco- homie field in the inference that in raising an army is a side issue. I say | to you that with any greater inroads | into the field of recruitment of our army we shall be sending inferior men to the field That if this nation is not | competent to make the slight adjust ment necessary to compensate for this scientific. selection then it is not com petent to enter this war.
 "Certaingly no man can urge in this l day of trial and sacrifice that this na- l tion should deliberately neglect to make itself effective in the field of | military operation on the plea that our | great contribution to the cause of hu- manity is in attaining an economic supremacy. To do so would be to relegate the United States to the role of butler for the fighting nations.
 we shall, of course, increase our production. We shall become more and more effective as a nation and we shall : supply our new armies and do all that | can be expected of us to supply the l armies of our allies.
 But we shall not, under that guiSe confine our participation in this con- | flict to the baking of bread and the | sharpening of the swords of other men
 This war will be won militarily or the devoted field of France. Doubtless 1t will be won by the side which is able to place behind it's army the pre- vailing ounce of provision.
 But the blow that shatters the Ger.
 man line and eXtinguishes autocracy
 from the face of the earth will be tn,
 blow of mans right arm and not tn,
 insidious stroke of a shrewd trader" General Crowder pays high tribut'
 to the zeal and patriotism of more thai
 30,000 men who comh1s- rne machiner,
 of the selective system. With but tel
 weeks for the task, the first nationa
 army increment of 6S7,000 men wa
 drawn, he says, by nation moving
 breathlessly, supported by the govern
 ors of the states and by the member
 of the selection boards with a patriot
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