The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
THINKS WAR WILL
 LAST FOR YEARS
secretary Lane, Addressing Confer encc of Governors, Impresses His Hearers With Seriousness of the
 Task Before United States.

Washington, May 2-Seeretary Lane, speaking at a conference of governors here today, declared he believed the war would last several years and that every resource of the country must be brought into play to bring it to successful con- clusion.
 Many persons thought" said Sec retary Lane, that all we had io do was to issue bonds and that Ger many would bow her head in sub mission Nothing could be further from the truth. We do not know when the war will end. It may not be a one-year war. Personally. I believe it will last several years. Herbert C. Hoover has informed this government that Germany has food enough to last two years, perhaps longer.
 Germany has put up the greatest fight of history and she has the ad- vantage of now fighting a defensive warfare. Don't go back home and inspire your people with the thought that immediate action can bring this war to an immediate end. Your people must look to this years crop and the next after that.
 We Cannot Afford to Fail.
 We cannot afford to fail in this war Every man in this country is involved in this work and every man in the country is a soldier The French hope to break down the morale of the German armies. Our concern is to see to it that our own morale rises"
 Beside Secretary Lane, the state representative heard Secretaries Baker and Daniel, Adiutant General Mccain and Judge Advocate General Crowder of the army. Later they were received by President Wilson.
 The three secretaries declared the one need of America and the al lies now is ships.
 Avoid Criticism.
 Secretary Lane warned his hear CTS against discontent and attack on the government Always, he said, there was dissatisfaction with those who are directing war and he urged his hearers to base their criticisms on facts and not on ru- mor
 Secretary Baker asked the state representative to cooperate with the government in putting into op- eration the army draft law.
 Back to Factories and to Farms
 Tn obtaining supplies for armies, said Secretary Baker, we are hav- ing National defense and thru you all the way back to our raw re- sources. We are raising the great est army in the country's history and the defense council has had to go into the factories and back of the factories to the farm to supplies. We have found there are not enough factories in the country making army cloth to supply our forces. We are getting the help of the coun- try's business men and are arrang- HE lO Suppty put al ibioo Ni'h "ii they need as rapidly as possible.
 Do not grow impatient if it ap- pears that things are moving slowly. We are in great need of supplies and so are the allies. The army needs guns and so does the navy, but the allies need them as much. You men can do a great service in explaining there is no delay in getting our sup plies, but that preferences must be exercised"
 Secretary Baker said nothing di- rectly concerning an early eXpedl- tionary force abroad, but declared; Our part on the other side, once de- termined, is subject to revision. NO program can be made up that win last beyond the tomorrow.
 We are not going to make war, said Secretary Baker, with our right hand or our left hand, but with both hands and every man in the country can aid"