The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-07-09
WORK OR FIGHT
ORDER SPECIFIC,
SAYS MAI. TRENT
Y Your Employment Is NOT
Listed You Are Not
Affected.
PRAISES TENNESSEE SPlh'
Lay No Dependence in German
Rumors of Collapse-mus'
Feed New Millions.
PRAISES TENNESSEE SPIRIT

y, orora, Mai. Grant Trent OF 'he
.,ost office in Washington Outline"
,ne "work- or fight" rule at 'he 'o"''
house Tuesday at 10 am.
Moi Trent is making tour Oh nv
south speaking on this wideiy us
r,,e. He comes as PERSONA
renresentative of General ero"ue
.o,k IN the war workers, both IN 'o.''
"a district boards. the Y. NJ u A'
o,d other branches of the worn ,nto
"' I,,,ayer the speaker did not go ~. ~,
of the work -or-ignl
rule. icon, boards and
,,,. district boards" he stated. inese
;nca, institutions have a more ihu,," .ton
Knowledge of local condl'iohs
does the Washington ONCE ,,-,, IN
general Crowder mas puu,isnf .ofos-
detail exactly the trades anu 10
sions to which the rule app,lvs,
has also published detaiieo ~, III or-
tation of the rule. Unless IN, yo,,r
fight rule applies specihciany " al"
The auditorium on the third moor oi
40 Courthouse was filed TO capaci,y.
pro,onged cheering interrupted no'n
Mai. Rutledge Smith, who introou.sa ,sa
Maj trent. and the speaker Oh '"'
morning himself. ,.,a. hoard
Harry Adler. of the district poa,"
wa. chairman Of the meeting NJ ne a.,
troduced Mai. Smith at 1o:ie, VINO III
turn presented Maj. Trent 10 ,ne
oud;ence as General Crowders tight
hand man."
Compliments Tennessee.
..rennessee has the best, or at least
emo of the best organized corps OF war
,unrkers in America" began MAI
Trent "and think this opinion pre-
,,ai,. in Washington. Did you know
,hat every man in the draft headauar-
ters in Tennessee has a son IN w
orr,y either in France or preparing W
ao ~ France? Everything that th's
state has is invested in the war.
"Vyhen General Crowder entereo
nnon his duties in Washington, ne
said that he knew the success Oh tn's
war depended upon the 1861 local an a
1853 district boards Of this Union
said he wished he could get ih,o pe.
sonal touch with every man on .neSe
boards and shake them by the hano'
"Nn ether class of war workers IN
cur country has sacrificed more IMAM
these men, Look them over. They are
LAWYERS. doctors, judges, business men,
who are laying down enormous IN
copes 10 serve their country Wlthoul
pay. .e chic war Is
,.r;ttan two pages will be bright, the
,'aga dovotcd to women, and that de-
voted to the personnel OF the war
boards ~so,.s
Vdesire to meet this great ana patrlot"
body of men personally, l come today
as his representative. to meet you
mon who are devoting your time 10
this cause"
The speaker then stated that Amer
,ca's cause in this war was Just, and
that the only way it could be brought
10 n. close was by a complete military
victory.
The only way this could be brought
about he stated, was through a unihed
people behind the president.
"In Washington reports come IN
from the north, east, south and west
showing that the American people are
unanimous behind President Wilson. 1t
is true that in q few sections OF the
west we have Foreign population, but
in Tennessee, l do not believe there is
1ne disloyal man. Much of that IS
due TO the WOIk Ol men IihS Ih"Joi
Smith and Mr.. Brown.
However, each man must do his in
dividual part in winning this war.
In showing how the work or fight"
rule was hinged to this idea, Maj,
Trent continued:
"The individual American has been
accustomed to determinin~ his own af-
fairs, family and business. Now we
must subordinate for the time being
our political and civil rights for the
good Of our government. All OF us
have something to do, no matter
whether it be to go to the front or
stay at home and work. The single
dominant idea with very man should
be to aid his government in this crisis;
oil else is a side issue.
Develop Manpower.
"Now, the first way any man can
aid in this crisis is in the development
of the manpower of America. In the
old days 'manpower' meant the men
4 nation could put in the battle line;
TODAY it means the whole of a people.
"Germany's military force is not only
her army, but her whole population
The German people have been devel~
oped into the greatest war machine the
world has ever seen, and the most ef-
fective one.
"She still has it. If any. one in this
audience is basing any hope on the
collapse of Germany, he may abandon
that hope. Germany never will col
lapse Germany must be beaten to q
finish. 1t is the only way.
II am convinced that tf4 reports OF
strikes in Austria and Germany are
part of Germany's propaganda; also
reports Of her shortages Of food, men
and munitions. | do not doubt this
shortage, but Germany is utilizing
these rumors to her best possible ad
vantage.
"I want our people to realize what
we are up against. In relation to the