The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-18
Montana Congressman As
sefts That Nation Is "as
Determined as France"
MOST SPLENDID ARMY
Praise for American Soldiers
inftke Making Is Spoken
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by Representative.

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dent 81 Missoula. to The Missouiian
yesterday afternoon. 1--WE shall win
the war; we must win the war. or our
children will be forced to fight It on
and On.
Il don't want to predict the end Of
the war. The national government Is
making preparations on q mammoth
scale. for q five-year period, II need
be. Washington, of course, hopes that
the war win be won long before that
time, but We are getting ready for q
long, hard fight. This much can
say: The war will not end until the
autocracy that rules Germany is
crushed thoroughly, God help the
man, at home and abroad. who stands
in the way Of Democracy's victory"
Congressman Evans had not been
home for II months until yesterday
He will return to Washington about
December l. when congress will meet
again. After that" he says, Il don't
expect to be home for solid year
While In Montana, Mr.. Evans will
inspect all Irrigation projects in the
state. He intends to pay especial at
tnetion to the Flathead project, to
which $4,000 has just been appro-
priated and which will he virtually
completed within two or three years
more. Also. ne will visit Camp Lewis
at American Lake. there to learn of
the conditions under which Montana
conscripts are being trained for the
national army.
Army viii 20 Splendid.
Our army will be the most splendid
body. Of men ever to march under any
flag" he said yesterday. Half Of the
men in every regiment will he fit ma
teriat for officers commissions. 1t
will be the most intelligent army ever
organized and the most aggressive.
And. let me add, this army will rule
this country's politics for the next
decade. It's members will have CO.
hesivc sympathy and understanding.
They will elect presidents. congress-
men, governors and constablcs. 1t has
been SO after every other American
war and this one will prove no cxcep-
tion."
Regarding the Liberty loan. Mr..
Evans said: ".rhc loan will be sub
scribed. Of course. and oversubscribed.
The American people never entered In
to an undertaking with the grim de-
termination that actuates them in this
war. Our people, particularly in the
West, do not realize that We are i'll
the war. They will realize it more, Of
course, whom the new tax bill goes in
to effect. This law lays 4 burden up
on every man and woman in the coun-
try, but have not the slightest doubt
that they will meet this burden as they
have met every other question that has
presented itself, and they will meet it
successfully. The appropriations are
simply staggering. They are beyond
the comprehension Of man. But We
are making preparations to win the
war. It may take q few months or il
may take years. But it will be won
That is the spirit of the American PEG.
pie.
Would Draft Aliens.
Personally, was very much III.
terested' In the passage Of a bill t.
bring aliens within the scope Ut thu
draft law. The records Of the war de
partment show that in the first draf
Montana is to furnish about 10000
men. and there are almost 10000 allen
Of draft age iii this state. 1t was TIN
temper OF congress to pass. a bill sub
jecting these aliens to the draft law
But this bill was opposed by the ad
ministration because we have treatie
with nearly. II not quite all. the othe
nations which provide that our citi
zens shall not be subject to draft il
their country and their citizens shal
not be subject to draft in our country
And the administration felt that tn
passage OF such law would be di
rect violatio1 OF these treaties, an
the violation OF treaty was one 9
Ohoer these circumstances Tn
mouse Temporarily iaid as'oe tnls aue
draft ohi' put qid pass q reso!utio
directine the secretary 81 state I'm
meolateiy 70 hegotiate xeaties VII
foreign sco4ntklae HAT NR9a9g ReTm
the oraN y @1s.Seffhs. AAtssiieG Ans 70.
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