The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-02
100000 Tons of Shipping De-
stroyed by German Submarines
in Last Week, According to In.
formation Received Here.
EXISTENCE OF AMERICA
AND ALLIES THREATENED
If We Don Fight the War on
the Other Side, We Shall Have
to Fight 1t on This Side of the
Atlantic, Declaration.

By Nssoristcd Press
Washington. MAY 2.--SecretarN Lane
told the governors here today with [
thu. council of national defense on the |
| part state governments viii take in the /
war that the federal government hdd |
heard 100000 tons of shipping mad |
been sunk in the last week by German /
submarine
Tn, destruction Secretary Lane
said was not only threatening the 'N-
istey,y % England and France. but
was alarming the United states study
! of inventions to combat tho .uhWarir"
mcuar, b. being dilIgcutlN pursued Ir
! IN, interior department h" said
IN, United states must build ship-
a. rapidly as possible he told IN
uel'satcE
TT We don't nght the vHr ou th"
other side lac said. w" shall have I"
fight d ON this side Of IN, Atlantic.
Secretary Lane declared no believed
thy war would last several years anl
that every resource uf the country
must bo brought into play Co bring =
i 60 successful conclusion
Many person. thought said SEQ
rotary Lane. that al We had q" do
was ~ issue bonds aud that GERMANY
would bow her head in submission
Nothmg could hc farther from tn"
truth Wc do not know when this
vat VIII end II may NOT he o one year
war. Personally ! believe h will lrst
rcy,raI yc1ts Herbert G. Hoover has
l. informed this government that Gcr.
L. mans has food cuoush Go last two
ears perhaps longer.
German, has put up tn, greatest
II Ia ...
u vantage uf now nshuuE Cd defensive
warfare. Don't 60 back home and ir-
n pirc your people with the thought
thar immediate action can hrlur tbs
II war Co. 900 immediate end. Your pD"-
UII, must look geo this years crop 1rl
next gears crop and the nest HficI
that
We can't afford To- fan in tins war.
l...r, man ln this country is involved
n this work and every man On the
II E,uuutrs Is % soldier
secretary Lane warmed hi7 hcarcrt
against disCuutDnt and attack uU tn"
government Always. hc said thcro
waa dissatisfaction with those who
are dirrrtin. a war uud ho urged his
vh,trcr- Co uu-t thrir criticism uu tJ.;j
and uot ou rumur
Secretary Baker asked the state
UI,wc-,uttti,,. tu cooperate With tho
Government u putting INTO operation
the army draft 1ill lie told of milf
Etar, auu uW-triul preparations and
ydD..rIb,J difficuItic- IN, government
Hurr- Bon raising the greatest army m
Ith' history of M, country aud 81 tho
need oi supplies, especially farm prod
Hu,ts and ship
Tho states. Secretary Baker SAID,
CON assist the government AN EiNIug
Usuppurt to- the draft, aiding recruiting
EJud seeing to u that proper cNemp-
utiuus ar, enforced aud that men uc"d-
Hcd at home are not sent into tho army.
"" are not going Go mako war "
fhc said with our right hand or Gus
loo hand but with both hands pu>
fryyry man On the country can aid 20
secretary Daniels asked the uid ut
lth, state, iu recruiting the naval per
tsuuucl To 100000 men after the new
ul g. passed
President Wilson later received tho
IoDl,ggtiuu ana told them % wls tho
Iupr,mc duty of the United states 90
Ito-urdiuatr IT, cucrEic- su Democracy
lrhaIl bo vindicatcd ana tho world
tshowu that tho American government
tulcs not i've an vain tie declared that
lcyyry force Ia the United states should
H. turned toward tho supreme effort
IT, winning the war
% huN, mo- homll, Go deliver tn Nnu'
Isltd President Wilson. "upcausc know
au are l- intensely Interested Is I ann
b. drawing ull our efforts aud 'n"rrics
Itng,thcr u e common action Ms
Ifunctiuu has not Of recent days been
H. give advice bat to get thing- yp-ut
Id.uated -o that there viii not bee auF
To- at au yr1tc too much. lost motion
and iu order that thiup, should not 1,
i,uu, twice hy different bodies COG don.
H. conflict
1t iH for that reason that pan
tIDuinrlN welcome conference such a.
ItWs you ar, huldug. the conference
which viii aouuhIut Nou with 'Nlc'l,
the ta., as % b. conceived hrt, 10
Washington and Vtth the ways iI
(WHICH cooperation eau br best ur
lgIullod For after AN the task is com
iuaJlti'oy simple
Tho means ut accomplishing th'
I.h co., ,rr} complicated hruHuFc O'
UNJUST draw man, pieces ut mu,hIucr
tug,ih,t 1ud We must -or tuJt tn''
t.t mot only tu a. common uulcU Dom
JI the same time ana 100 common
pint NJ, Junction therefor" tuda t
tho ,,y Pheasant function ot saNlr'
rur, much Obliged o.. won HW T..
ha,ing come here and associated your
I selt NitA W W the sreAt tasA .! ~aA