Evening journal., 1918-03-11
NlJ. Garrett SAYS
j. 5. WILL WIN WAR
American Army Officer
Delivers Stirring Address
at West Church
WISHES GOOD LUCK
TO SAILORS, SOLDIERS

audience that heard one or the most
inspiring and informing addresses on
the war that has been yet delivered In
this State Major w. A. Garrett u
s. A.. spoke for one hour on the topic,
"Some CT My Observations in France"
Prefacng his address. Mayor Lawson
spoke briefly and most appropriately
on the theme, Patriotic Men and Pa
trlotic Women" The Rev. u Franklin
Smiley, d D., introduced the speaker
OF the evening.
Major Garrett was one Of four men
sent as a commission TO France immo-
diately after America got into me war
TO make a thorough investigation and
complete report Of the entire Transport
iation situation In that much travelled
land
Briefly tho major outlined the nature
OF the commission on which he served
and the problems they had 10 study.
Major Garretts knowledge Of French
geography seems as intimate as the
/ streets Of this city. He located In de-
| tail all the front-line villages without
reference 1T was" he said, tine most
| interesting and fascinating study any
commission could have, this enormous
study OF tran portation. The British
! lines, 1856 miles long, are built ilfty
miles from the coast. To supply their
lines they are today using $50 iocomo-
| tives, 800 freight cars and 95,U20 pas
senger trains. The American line Is
400 miles from the coast, and to supply
II we will, therefore, need just eight
| times that equipment. We then get a
conception OF the problem that Is ours.
! The matter OF carrying troops and sup
a.NN Na. saH NNsn NaIn ANaa q ton
! Verdun proved it. So also the battle on
| the Marne That great general, Joffre.
knew the task the Germans had TO face
in a rapid drive, and drew them on
until he got them 10 the river then,
with all the taxicabs he could COM
mand, and all the trains and baggage
cars that were anywhere TO be had, he
rushed the army OF France 20 the
Marne, and France threw everything
into the game and won So, too, at
Verdun, where the Crown Prince Of
Germany led 10000 OF his men to
death In a futile attempt to take the
town. The people Of France are grate-
ful FOR such as the Crown Prince. for
his muddy brain and faulty ideas saved
that place in part God grant that we
have no crown princes in this country
90 interfere with plans. in particular
about the city OF Washington.
Mr.. Garrett gave some startling ng-
ures and facts concerning the enemy
| against whom the world is al war.
Germany. in all her deceit, for years
| falsely reported her census statistics"
he said "and when the war broke out.
instead OF having a population OF g.
100000, as she would have us believe.
she had In place i0OOO0O00. When the
war broke there were In Germany 55,-
600 French freight cars; there were
in France 1900 German cars. Such
were the pains and the plans Of the
Germans We are led TO believe that
the crueliies Of the German oops are
not Of the officers. but Major Garrett
brought forth documentary evidence
EAST night In proof that not only do the
officers countenance such. but even
have orders TO instill terror wherever
they go, and TO pillage and plunder
everywhere. He had regular forms, Is
sued by the German government to be
nlled in for the towns where loot was
taken, and how much. Germany, he
declared. will never be starved out
When the war opened she was four
nfths self-supporting; England was
I one-ffth; France one-half, and italy
two-thirds. Germany today has three
! times as many acres in cultivation in
her own land as have all the allies on
the western front. And her acres in
yariably produce more than those OF
her enemies What she will not be able
to do with Russia in her hands no man
can tell. But Russia has given 20 us
terrible problem. No. We have q tre-
mendous task on our hands Our
] N~a -
phal march into Berlin The way will
be long. and the road will be hard The
Ge mans do not retreat; they must be
pushed back The German is a fighter
from his toes 10 his head. The prob
lens are great France is bled-white.
She has given 100000 men. dead. alone
Thirty per cent. Of her timber has been
cut and II the war were to last ten
years she would have none left The
national color Of France today is black.
You may ask then. will we win
Yes, we Will win. Why? Because we
have got 70 win. Wemust win France
I Is still lighting courageously. England
Is plucky and stubborn, her men a~e
born lighters. America has entered the
war, and we viii save. General persh-
ing is absolutely the right man in the
right place. In Hoover we have a
genius. But the war Is up to every
one Of US We think we are in war,
but we will know we are in war before
long The time will come when Nve viii
want. not alone 10 loan money 90 our
nation. but when liberty loans viii be
gladly changed into liberty gifts that
the curse Of the Germans may be put
down We think we are sacrificing, but
we have not begun. Why, IN dinner
with General Petain. who surely wOGll
hsve the best, we were Without sugar.
without butter. and without milk We
q have only begun here. But when The
hospitals which viii line our coast
are llled 20 the limit with the wound
ed. then we win begin TO know. And
) when many that we send across come
/ back, then. too. will we know. for ex-
b perts reckon that for every million we
+ send across at least one hundred thou
sand will never return. And when orr
] city streets are flled. as g the cities
Of London and Paris, with those who
are crippled and lame. then too. will
we know Yes, we will win, but lt will
be q long struggle We ask how
long the war viii last I will tell YOU.
It will last until we win and we can
not stop before
And then, turning TO the soldiers and
= sailors who sat in front Of him. he
said: And TO you boys, who are Civ
ing your lives to your country. good
5 luck to you and may God bless you.
At the close OF the service the entire