The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-05
WHAT HITCHCOCK DOESN'T KNOW

blaming because the government had not avaed itself of the services of General Wood France Hitchcock didn't know and of the others knew that Wood France While they talking about it. from France that Wood was there and wounded in the service. This not lesson to these politically blinded atu- They keep talking matters which they know little, or less Hitchcock says that the statement preposerous that he will have 5OO0O expects to have million America has at least 100000 tons under the can flag Allied ships available More building It takes five tons of shipping to soldier to France A ship may make ten trips more and some less Assuming total tonnage of 400000 without counting the ships of AL lies additions by building it will be that 100000 tons will move 100000 men, There is no insuperabe difficulty n ! taking the to France. All preparation has been managed a vaster scaeI than anybody at first thought possible There France than the hypercrca and ambitious Col Roosevelt dreamed could be taken he when he made his angest es mates of possibilities It is reasonable to suppose in view of what has happened, that the American government will i'm prove what has done. The mechanisms of industry formulating with speed The product will be forhcom ing There is Mr. Ford and hundred other ul organizers getting ready to do things On day the product will be little nothing On another day the organization ready and product forthcoming gigantic that mankind will be amazed The army is example, few months ago there was merely skeleton, Today exists army of above two mil lions and organization which raise and equip many mil lions more in brief period. Some commodities simple in the element of time mechanisms necessary for their fabrication small too complex and produced Other things diff cult such ships and in less degree flying machines chine guns and cannon.
 The period of manufacturing preparation will be relatively long and will to Senator Hitchcock Col Roosevelt and other of experience in the handling of materials of much mpaence the handling of men, if nothing be- ing dOne
 But day the organizations production will be com peted and the production itself will be stupendousy beyond anything before known.
 Senator Hitchcock tesy ignorant man; not ignor- ant in law perhaps in legislation but ignorant of the senas organization He thinks ships and grow trees and he expects the trees to be Hindu macians pomgranaes for the amazement of audience, by waving wand.
 Senator Hitchcock doesn't know how much shipping will be needed supply American troops because he doesn't how much will be supplied on the ground.
 To France already has been shipped the tools of mighty Industry Foresers have gone Sawmis there. Machine Shops are there and mechanics to operate them.
 may be that the greater part of the bulky needs can be supplied on the ground Mr. Baker knows and the president knows But Senator Hitchcock doesn't know and can't know any than he where General Wood
 Secretary Baker knows what transportation the Allies may furnish, but Senator Hitchcock doesn't
 So the senator talks without evidence talks of his blind opinion wants the country follow his blind leadership
 Upon facts he puts his finger. Railroad transportation has failed But who is to blame for that the government the American people who for years unwsey tolerated cond lions that not conducive to good railroad practice.
 Senator chcocks argument is puerie inspires tempt even in the minds of courteous John Sharp Will Hams; usually the perfection of senatorial courtesy does forbear the expression of his vitrolic contempt
 Says Williams "The German game is undertaking tht administration. Congressional council tC running George Washington Of all the that that typical council of that very runin Lincoln and Grant in the Civil War"
 War needs supreme individual leadership War councils did and never conduct war, well a supreme leader War councils only permissible where leadership is impossible.
 The committee of three distinguished of demonstrat ed ability to the in itself ridiculous requirement.
 The only distinguished of demonstrated ability anybody surely knows of those who running the
 Men be distinguished in many lines There distn
 
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 The only who have demonstrated ability to manage war those who have been successfully employed tn task
 who have done the biggest job, in the biggest way have all the disncon and have done all the demor