Arizona republican., 1918-01-27
Let's Have the Truth

Any citizen or any newspaper which interjects partisan politics into the present critical national tuation or offers criticism the purpose of gain ts partisan personal advantage is unworthy of the support or confidence of all fair minded patriotic and
 Col. Roosevelt, with his usual wonderful clearness Of thought hit the nail the head in Washington the other day when he said "No public servant and 10 private citizen in his public relations at this time has any consider partisan politics in any way" Continuing he said it never more neces- sary than now to tell the truth" If conditions are good. tell the truth" if they are bad, tell the truth" if they have been bad and have become good, tell the truth
 The people of this country especially those in the homes of the nearly two million young who have gone into the army and navy, want the exact truth about the operations of the two great depart ments of war service, the army and the navy They Zant to know definitely and without equvocation, if everything possible has been done to conserve the Health and lives of these young and if the maximum of efficiency is being shown in preparing these men for the terrific they will experience when they get into the trenches the other side.
 This is time for evasion pussy footing or lodging, but for straightforward plain speaking gv- ing credit where due but where manifest inefficency exists disclosing ineffciency promptly and root ing out the ineffcients
 This is a good time for to bear In mind the inspiring advice of Kipng in his great poem of If when he said:
 If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it you;
 If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubtng too. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue And walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends hurt you, oai1cb If you can fill the unforgiving minute
 With sixty seconds worth of distance run; Yours is the earth and everything that's in it, And which is more, you'll be my Son.
 Senator Chamberlain progressive democratic leader of the senate put in position last Thurs day where his manhood was thoroughly tested, but he responded to the test, and in a remarkably straightforward statement told the country of the serious defects of our war organization work This speech may his political death but he cer- tainly did not finch from the job.
 In his address Senator Chamberlain paid trib- ute to the love and admiration of the people of this nation for President Wilson, and made clear that nothing he had to say was said in spirit of per- sonal unkindness but because of his conviction that 1t was his duty make known the truth he It. This is the kind of courage that is required in these trying time1 in history and whether Sena tor Chamberlain is right wrong, the time has when our public men must speak with absolute age knowledge of the facts, and resoute purpose to demand the maximum of efficiency in organization.
 No doubt the showing made by MT. Chamberlain brings directly to the attention of the American people the country's lack of preparedness and the ismentable sowness of preparation In the end the effect of the showing must be beneficial. Also, Eoub this discussion will strnghen the sentiment in congress in favor of the bills for the creation of a war cabinet and for the office munitions director, though entertain hope that either of these bills will become a law now. The senate will probably pass them but the house will not likely do so. and certainly not by a vote sufficiently large to over the opposition of the president to them Still they will mark step in the advance toward efficiency which the country is bound attain if the lasts and which will be attained only by placing the con- duct of war in hands the efficient men regardless of the political party which they belong.
 It is bound to to this It is agreed that we must put forth every effort and mobilize every re- source if we are escape defeat. The mobili- sation will avail nothing. After that there must be competent direction, the best possible direction of the mobilized effort and
 is to bewail at this time that our prepar- ations many months too long deferred, but worth while to open our eyes and without moments more delay rectify every real abuse that may develop
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