The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-02
NATION S NEED
IN WORLD WAR
SECRETARY LANE EXPLAINS SIT
UATloN TO GOVERNORS I'M
CONFERENCE AT CAPITOL
SUBMARINE MENACE
U-Boat War Not Only Threatening Ex.
istence Of England and France but
Alarming United States War NAV
Last SeveraI Years.

Washington, May Secretary Lane
told the governors comforting here TO-
day with the council of national de
tense on the part state governments
Will take I'm the war that the federal
government had heard 100000 tons Of
shipping had been sunk in the last
week by German submarines
The destruction Secretary Lane
said, was not only threatening the ex.
istence of England and France. but
was alarming the United States. Study
OF inventions to combat the subma
rine menace is being diligently pur.
sured In the interior department he
said
War May Last Long
Secretary Lane declared he believed
that the war would last several years
and that every resource of the coun.
try must be brought into place to
bring II to successful conclusion.
Many persons thought" said Sec.
retary Lane, that all we had to do
was TO issue bonds and that Germany
would bow her head in submission.
Nothing could be further from the
truth We do not know when war
VIII end II may not be one.year
war Personally, believe II will last
several years. Herbert c. Hoover has
Informed this government that Ger.
many has food enough to last two
years, perhaps longer
Germany has put up the greatest
tight of history and she has the ad
vantage Of now fighting defensive
warfare. Don't 20 back home and
inspire your people with the thought
that immediate action can bring this
war to an immediate end. Your peo.
pie must look to this years crop and
next years crop and the next after
that.
Can't Afford to Fail.
we can't afford TO fail In this war
Every man In this country is involved
In this work and every man I'm this
country is soldier. The French hone
to break down the morale of the Ger.
man armies. Our concern is to see
to II that our own morale rises"
Besides Secretary Lane the state
representatives. heard Secretaries Ba.
ker and Daniels Adjutant General Nc.
Gam and Judge Advocate General
Crowder OF the army. Later they were
received by President Wilson.
The three secretaries declared that
the one need OF America and the al
lies now is ships.
Secretary Lane warped his hearers
against discomfort and attack on the
government Always. he said. there
was disaffection with those who are
deciding a war and he urged his hear.
ers to base their criticism on facts
and not on rumor.
eesought Cooperation.
secretary Baker asked the state
representatives to cooperate with the
government In putting into operation
the army draft law.
In obtaining supplies for the mr..
my said Secretary Baker, I'VE are
having to organize through the coup.
Gil oil national defense and through
you all the way back TO our raw re.
sources. We are raising the greatest
army In the country's history and the
defense council has had TO 10 into the
farms for supplies. We have found
there are not enough factories I'm the
country making army cloth To suppIy
our forces. We are getting the helm
oil the country's business men and are
arranging to supply our armies with
all they need as rapidly as possible.
Don't Grow impatient
DO not grow impatient II II appears
that things are moving slowly. We
are In great need OF supplies and so
are the allies. The army needs guns
and 80 does the navy but the allies
need them as much. You men can do
a great service In explaining there
If no delay In getting our supplies but
that preferences must be exercised -
Secretary Baker said nothing direct.
~ concerning an early expeditionary
force abroad but declared
Our part on the other side. once
determined. is subject to reyision No
program can be made up that will last
beyond tomorrow.
we are not going TO make war"
sald secretary Baker. with our right
hand or our left hand but with both
hands and every man in the country
can aid %
The United States must build ships
as rapidly as possible. he told the
delegates.
III We don't fight the war on .he
other side" he said. I'VE shall have
to fight II on this side OF the Atlantic"
DALLAS BEAT CHICAcn