The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-07
With 100000 Men Already Under
Arms Plans Arc Going Ahead For
New Army.
HUGE STRIDES LOOKING
TO AIR FLEETS CREATION
Frances Surprising Show OF Strength
and England's Successes in Flanders
Proving Inspiring to Men At Head
OF Nations Dcfenses.
BY D. w. EDWARDS.
International News Service staff
Correspondent.

Washington. August s.-President
Wilson gave 20 intimation today as to
the POSSIBLE = his going before con-
xress with N(festatement OF our war
AIMS or an outline Of the peace terms
this country would consider. Instead
he pitched into preparations for war.
He spent an hour in conference with
the new war Industries board.
Here Is the status of the United
States organization for war as 1t STANDS
today:
/. Iaboring men who refuse to
subordinate their individual needs TO
the needs of the government may be
drafted and put to work under MIL
itary authority.
2. Capitalists. In coal and food, the
two great basic commodities, who fail
to accommodate their production ana
prices to the needs of the nation and
her allies, may find their business
taken over and run by either Herbert
Hoover or the federal trade commits
sion.
8. The selective draft law. accord
ing to last reports, Is working out as
was expected-one out OF five men
called are accepted for service. With
100000 men already under arms the
program for a million and "a half will
coon be completed on schedule.
Z. The naval program Ia proceeding
space Secretary Daniels today said
that only labor troubles Will delay a
record production of destroyers TO
overwhelm the submarine. The labor
shortage will not be allowed to delay.
6. Huge strides have already been
taken for the production Of the great
cir fleet 1t was learned today that
the enormous productive capacity OF
the country only awaits the finishing
touches to be put upon a marvellous
new motor being standardized here in
Washington for universal production
and use.
8. The experts council has firmly
settled down in it's policy of q strict
embargo upon supplies which might
by any possibility leak into Germany.
The policy will be applied regardless
! Of the strain II will put upon neutrals.
Our Allies Are Lusty.
with France in the surprising state
| OF freshness revealed by the remark
| BILE statement of Andre Tardieu yes
terday. and with England's full weight
| Of men and metal just beginning to be
| felt on the Flanders front. these are
measurements OF the young giant
| whose strength Is TO De cast INTO the
| balance OF the allies. This is the sit
uation In Washington against which
| any peace offers from Germany must
| be projected.
| Many of these things are not Of thu
moment. The CONSUMPTION of la borinl
men ia provided for in the seiectivs
service act IT IL not expected b,
any of the officials in close touch with
| the labor situation that II Will evel
! have to be reported TO. Labor trou.
bles all over the country have so fan
been successfully settled by othel
| means But should the time eve,
eminent is held up by the impossible
! ity OF inducing laboring men to re.
| sumo work. this Pstwer wlIi be called
/ upon.
Delay I'm New York.
| Secretary Daniels today stated tina
/ la Dor troubles We're seriously delayins
y some OF the repair work on the Ger
! man liners taken over In the port OF
/ New York Mediators Of the labor de-
| partment will first try to straighter
/ out the tangle. II they fail. either the
, German ships will be rushed to navy
! yards for the completion of their re-.
/ pairs or the yards will be comman-
! deefed under the shipping law. OF
those workmen within the conscrip
| ton ages will find themselves drafted
/ into the national army and assigned to
duty" on their old Jobs. AS 1t is un-
| derstood that the only difference be
tween the men and bosses in this in.