The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-07
America Is Preparing, Without
Panicky Haste, for War of
Several Years.
SUPPLY COMMISSION FOR ALL
Government Suppresses Agitators
Against conscriptien-MiIitary Sit
uation in Russia Improved-ItaI-
ians Steadily Pushing Toward
Trieste-PIans for Organic
ing Farm Labor in v. S.
BY EDWARD w. PICkARD,


The United States anticipates from
three to five more years of war; and is
preparing for 1t on IL tremendous scale,
bnsing its plans on the idea that de-
feat of the central powers will de-
pend largely OH America. France and
England are counted on to hold the
Germans back on the west front, Will e
Italy keeps the Austrians busy in the
Trieste and Trentino regions, until the
United States can raise, equip and
train its immense National army.
Though hundred thousand or more
| Americans will be on the fighting front
this year. it Is not expected that our
armies will appear there in great
strength before 1913. This much Of
its plans the government allowed to be
known last week. President Wilson,
1t was said, expects to send Il million
men to France next year and another
million the following year If ncces-
sary
Instead Of panicky haste, careful
consideration is governing the move
mcntS of the government. To co-ortli
nate the needs Of the allies and fur
niSh the enormous quantities Of muni-
tions and other supplies they must
have is perhaps the most pressing
problem, and during the week the cab
met discussed the creation of the vast
machinery for the purchase Of sup
plies aggrcga ing $10,O00,000O00 Il year
and their di .ributiOn to the various
countries. This 1t is planned, Is to be
controlled by commission, rather
than by one man, and such is the ad
vice of Bernard Baruch, who had been
suggested for the position. The war
commissions of Great Britain and
France formally agreed to the creation
Of such commission. and the Italian
commissioners, now in this country.
doubtless will assent incidentally,
Italy wants to borrow several hundred
millions from the United States.
Preparing for Registration.
Preparations for the registration on
June OF all men between the ages
Of twenty-one and thirty for service
in the National army went forward
rapidly throughout the country, and,
with n blush of shame be it said,
schemes were sprung in many lOcali-
ties to defeat the success Of the army
law and to fight against comscription.
In Texas and West Virginia organiza-
tions for this pu pose were uncovered
and In those states and many other
places arrests were made by the secret
service men. Federal officers every
where were instructed to keep close
watch over meetings ut which there
might be agitation against regstra
ton and TO arrest th. speakers. In
some instances 1T was shown beyond
doubt that German influences and Ger
man money were behind the demon
StratiOnS.
Chicago, New York and other cities
were the scene Of meetings of Social
lists, pacifists, conscientious obicctors
| and other intentional or unintentional
aids Of the kaiser. These gatherings
voiced the demand that the United
States government at once announce
It's war aims in definite and concrete
terms and make peace as soon rs those
aims are achieved. The Socialists ac-
cording to their leaders, are concerned
chiefly In spreading their doctrines
throughout the world and sec in the
war fine opportunity to accomplish
this. AS for the conscientious objec-
tors, one may we'll quote Colonel
ROOscvelt's phrase In his Memorial
Day address: "If any man is too con-
scientious to fight he ought to take