The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-03
4 n aHORRY, HURRY, HURRY!"

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For months we have had hut one
appeal from our allies, repeated again
and again, not in weakness, but in
knowledge of realities. It has been
called to us, hurry, hurry"
Today the terrible meaning of that
appeal must have come home to every
man and woman in America. 1t must
have come home even to Washington.
So long ago as last summer the
Consequences OF spreading anarchy
and Bolshevism in Russia began to be
fOreseen in France and England. If
there was any doubt of what these
consequences would be in the west
that doubt disappeared with the blow
at Italy: Since that time the armies
drawn from the east have been gath
erfng in the west, like dark storm
clouds promising devastation. Our al
lies watched anxiously and worked
furiously ana prayed for the new
strength Of America. Hurry" they
During those months anxiety was
growing in this country. but it did not
penetrate tile narrowing circle of pow
er ana responsibility at Washington.
4 Bufeaucrats in the war department
were experimenting to better the
weapons with which our allies were
holding back the common foe. While
factories stood idle our experts work
ed on plans for a perfect machine gun.
for q field piece better than the splen-
. did "seventy-fve" of France. for a per-
feet aircraft motor. While our coal
mines were working at half capacity
and Transportation was available DR..
Garfield and Mr.. Baker were winning
their moral victory over the mine oper-
atOrs and preparing the paralysis OF
railroads and manufacture which cui-
minated in the fuel order. While
strikes sprang like incendiary fires III
Z district after district commissions Of
settlement were running here and
there like distracted bucket brigades.
A confusion of priority orders was
Blocking the rights of way with load.
cd cars. In the war organization an
xious executives struggled in net
work Of cross purposes. The dark.
ness decpehed. Efficient men de.
SPARED. The appeal to hurry" came
ifisistently while the submarine took
its toll and the German armies mass.
ed against the western lines .,.s.,
Sas Only In the little CIRCLE about the
president were there serenity and sat.
isfaction. In JANUARY the secretary
Of war faced the earnest Interrogation
and protests Of the senate military
affairs committee with calm assurance
deepening to reproach. The president
famed into anger. Americas effort
was enormous. we we're told. Tile
war department had accomplished
wonders. There was no Justification
for criticism, no need for change. The
president was in debate with the sar-
donic spokesman of Germany and
Austria But the German armies were
spreading over Russia and massing
their renewed power in the west. We
were putting forth ideals while the
enemy was piling up shells.
In Europe today another great vic.
tory is thrilling the hearts of warlike
Germany and darkening the hopes Of
the defenders of democracy In Amer
lea today we know that the high
sounding forecasts of our aircraft
Irlxns are not fulfilled and are not for
U ontlis to be fulfilled We know that
|=r allies strength and morale have
in. endangered by our inability to
up the food supply we pledged.
know that our shipping program,