The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-03
Governors and Other Repre-
sentatives of States at Con-
ference Hear Country's Need
GERMANY HAS FOOD
TO LAST TWO YEARS
And Has Abundant Coal and
Iron Supplies-Fight In Eu-
rope or Fight Here Later,
Says Lane
BY GEORGE, r.. HOLMES.

Washington. May 2-~For the first
time since the United States efet-te
war with the imperial German gov
eminent, the governors and accredited
representatives, Of the forty eight
states of the Union learned today Just
what they are up against. They were
informed of what is ahead of them by
President Wilson, by four members of
his cabinet. by the heads of the army
and by the members Of the council OF
national defense al whose invitation
they came to Washington. Out OF a
strenuous day of speech making. con-
ferences and attendance at war
school' they Were advised:
To eliminate lost motion and get
sauarely behind the federal govern
ment and work in cooperation. by
President Wilson.
! That the war is not question OF
days or weeks. hut Of years, and that
all their energies should be based
upon that mption-by Secretary
of Interior Lane.
To facilitate the operation of She
draft bill and TO make registration dav
festival occasion. by Secretary o!
To keep boys under military age
from rushing into the navy by i'm
pressing on them the fact that they
can best serve their country by re-
naming on the farm. and to encour-
age shlpbuildtng 70 the fullest extent
7 by Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
To not lower the standard OF living
and to form an army of Industrial
workers By Secretary OF Labor Wilson.
Must Plant and Reap.
To plant. plant. plant and reap
cap reap by President Pierson. of the
Iowa State College of Agriculture.
speaking for Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
The governors and the state repre-
sentatives started 3 busy day by at
tending war lectures in the ONCE OF
Secretary Baker The secretary dweit
particularly upon operation of the
seiective draft measure which VIII
shortly become operative.
Il have. no idea" he said, how
many increments OF 10000 men We
will have TO call out. But the frs
Thing TO be done after the bill be.
comes operative will be to designate
a registration day Itgmay be con.
hopeless confusion and discord.
Il realize that the word draft /.
obnoxious to free people. as We are
Pat it is the only way and I hope
that each of you will impress upor
your states the necessity for making
this day one OF festivity and q grea'
and memorable occasion.
Must Go Out After Peace.
The world must have peace
There can he none unless we 60 out
and get it. We cannot get 1t unles.
we tight for il and the harder We
fight the sooner we viii get it,
Judge-Advocate General Crowde,
then outlined to the governors eht
operation OF the bill. The whole mat
ter is simple, he said. and should take
only twelve days Registration will
be conducted by the Local govern,
ments. Blanks will ne sent out from
WASHINGTON TO every part OF the Cnf.
ted States. Five days after the PROC.
lamation is issued every state should
be supplied. BY the eighth day regis.
tration boards should have been an.
pointed and the actual registratior
concluded by the tenth day. AT ths
end Of the twelfth day the war de.
partment should have the pames Of
every citizen of the United States
ca pable OF bearing arms.
Secretary OF War Baker explained
the exemption clause in the bill. &c
citizens, he said, would be exempted