Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-28
llCA MUST
|II|IP FOR ACTION
Dneral March's Terse Re-
obonse to Lloyd Georges
Plea for Aid
4RooPs 10 BE RUSHED
filitary Machine Geared UP
q to Highest Tension to Meet
Emergency
washington. March IS.

sfha. was the official warning OF AZ
M C,hief-of-Stafr March TO-DAY III w,
lirht Of pressing appeals from .,,,a,, r.ns
8 Nance. General Pershing ana els, 49,,
for more ship space for troops anu
K = n, abatement explaining an oruer
e,,tt,rv down parcel shipments TO sol-
\ 6iers March explained that i. %
nrgent war necessity reauireo l,,,.a i,
eicr ~ such shipments. At present .ies
saLa nm e50 tons of shipping spaoe q
~,cek. Hereafter parcels VIII pe s'''
oply on the soldiers reques,
This limitation, OF snip spai ,ned
nounced recently, and fur,her eAp,a aii,S.
today. is in line with Maren ,rronce
-, ths shortest possible time. 1t alsv
rr,,5nIies with Lloyd Georges appea
last night for hurrying re-enioreenie"''
a. the beleaguered west 'front.' io-
Z a.hss restriction and other economies
80 hsiny effected Hurrying OF Na-
s,.,,aI Army units across ahead Oh the
NasioraI Guard Is one of the means ior
Furnishing quick and able backing 10 o"i
Allies.
France some weeks ago first urgeu
<he speedy movement or trahspor, VI
American fighting men. ana Enea'o ~
haa now added her plea in ihessase "
the British Ambassador ana eol,,u.u
s.s.,s 81 this Coyernment. And General
7 leonard Wood is anxious to nave men
Kurried across with less training on 'his
-idS than was accorded the hrst-dratt
men. o,,1a
segregation of the slower ships wouid
tend to speed up the general troop
movement. Wood believes.
wood thinks IL we'll TO train the men
cverseas as much as possible, particu- :
lsrly as trench warfare may be scrapped
ana open fighting be required. Tnen tne
trench methods learned here would nave
to be relearned abroad.
On the other hand, general army
opinion is for at least four or hve
rnonths training, while most officers
agree that one TO two years would pc
preferable. The present crisis, however,
makes shorter training periods neces-
sary, according to the majority opinion
March Spurs Action
Only a short time before the great
offensive General March and others took
steps TO increase the troop. movements
~ tbe appeal OF France. Conservation
Of ship space was effected by numerous
economies Taking of Dutch ships VIII
fn,nroye the overseas transport OF men
and material and completed arrange
ments for 100000 tons of Japanese snip
ming will further improve the situation
transport authorities here declared
today that troop shipment now is at the
maximum point and that all possible
economics have apparently been erected
In view of this they took Lloyd George
appeal to be an indirect plea TO tne
limited States to spur on shipyard
< lab0rers and the men directing snip
Z hutlfYing. IL was deemed Significant tha'
h Tlovd Georges appeal followed closely
< upon conferences with Secretary OF wal
gaa ler. and 1t is assumed here that Bakel
vii; return to this country with
sharpened view of the shipping require
ments.
tbe- impression OF General Wood and
others the Government puts Its fastest
ships ahead and does not slow then
aown i'm a convoy by mixing in less
speedy ships
To straighten Out Kinks
president Wilson's informal "wai
ro,,ncil, Is seeking TO straighten ou
kinks in the war machine, to the enc
that there shall be:
Less railroad congestion.
More speed in ship construction.
Retter facilities for handling fuel ant
food situations.
"a Increased activity from the war in
dustries and war trade boards.
And, as a whole. more effective prose
cutfon Of the war.
This council. with Secretary Daniel!
and Provost Marshal General Crowdei
added. will meet each Wednesday.
And with the need for troops NOR,
urnssinR than ever before 1t will pro
ceed to find the remedies for ills which
have plagued and clogged the war ma
chine hitherto.
War Department officials the las
few days have emphasized that Ameri
can troops are counted On as the grea
reserve. They still said today the Hur
I will be held OF. but they pointed ou
that the future will demand OF thu
United States a vast contribution q
Germany is finally to be beaten to hel
knees
The process OF holding and perhap!
s hurting back the Germans now vii
draw heavily on the strength Of England
and France. it was pointed out And
the struggle of meeting this offensive
Lloyd George suggested, may take ;
long time yet. This suggested that h,
foresees the possibility of new often
sive In Italy or elsewhere on the ives
front.
The mornings news save authoritie!
confidence.
Germany Is undoubtedly weakening
and it is likely. the experts said. tha
she will be held soon.
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