Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-15
Tuesday Morning, January Is, 1918.
An OminOus Repetition


The confident words of assurance and broad. fair
promises of SecresarS large in
general and his critics of the congressional probe
mittee in particular regarding Americas readiness to prop
rv prosecute the war are being received doubt
upon hand The facts far revealed DC
not bear the secretary his optimism His rejec
ton of the gun and bidding delay and technical
biekering tended to discredt him in the eyes
of all thinking who eager to see this nation
take its rightfu place rank of those opposing
the armies Of the Hunnish empire
Students of French history remember. just before
the war between France Germany in 1870 how the
French minister that time issued grandilOquent
proclamation in which he forth in glowing coIOrs the
fine state Of preparedness of the French armies for the
invader The French cheered and waved the trscOlor
and their soldiers forth the slaughter pen
was the page in French military annals since
the Hundred Years Her fought better
but they neither ammunition equipment artil
ery transportation facilities generals food The re
suit Lag helpless under cOnquering foe
within months had lose two OF her fsirest
provinces buy her nationality back with billion
in money
And now comes this man Baker and pirates o. the
compishments of the department preparing this
nation its greatest With nearly year chaIked
up against him broke off relations With the
Hun Baker his side of the ledger
Our men are training brOomsticks and without
machine guns artillery Their equipment. clothes
camp supplies thirty per ready Red
tape pife hesitation every step the depart
ment far in making ready for war.
If Baker could only the facts they
so bad He might mend his ways and improve Fis
But hopeless and pathetic part all is
he thinks he done spIendidly Excuses pour from
him Ike reacIe from crock He has the brazea nerve
oppose the congressional plan department of NUM-
lions His chief the president uphold him and
give to his hundred and why lie has
wasted much precious and accomplished little
of that which imperative for proper showing in
this war.
And Daniels, secretary Of the navy, is OF the
stripe And Gregory the attorney general Three
pronounced pacifists in the cabinet Gresorys
placed enency German spies and agents
alien enemies patriots :. the nations
capital and the despair service ship
building plans have and muddIed and chang
ed and delayed until can say what condition
they today. investigators are actually afraid to
look closely and see.
Business men. capitalists inventors experts indus
trial captains and the flower of civilian Leaders
every line have unselshIy volunteered help the
eminent in this crisis with their training experience
and genius in handling great affairs in most cases
they have bumped squarely against stone wall of
the little heads Of the departments of the army
and navy. and result been able to accomplish but
little up to this time
But the matter is past mending The public probe
is going the Publicity will force either
changes Of methods The genius America for
organization viii get full play and we VIII sool he in
stride But the told and incompetence
in high places branded with words that burn
The example of the French minister war of fifty
is still plain before the civilized nations
of the world to allow another secretary to long i'm
pose upon his people with empty promises gering
generaltes.