The Nevada County picayune., 1918-06-20
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| (Inilitary, economic and industriaD, and that consideration of the German food situation and other factors than the military one Is short-sighted, dan- gerous, and may lay the basis for pro- longaton of the war.
 One nation from the first has given no consideration whatever to German hunger aS a war factor. That nation is France. The clear, scientific French mind has studied and accurately tabu- lated real military factors of Ger manys strength, such us man power; but German-made propaganda based on food shortage has gained no Circula- ion or Credence in the French press or among the French people. France has lived side by side with the Roche. fought him in the past, and borne the brunt of his invasion in this war. He has been able at times to overcome har by military strength. but he has never overcome her by propaganda.
 "Tn another way France stands alone as warning nation, says Doctor Tay- lor-"the immediateness and complete ness of her mobilization for war from the first days of August, 19li.'
 To make this clear, he divides war preparations into three zones.
 The first zone is that of actual mili- tary mobilization, and operations in- volving the raising of armies, the dis patch of fleets. and the making of war parapheraalia.
 The second zone is one entered by q nation when it begins to divert its civilian industries to war industries, transformation that Is absolutely nec- essary i'll modern wnr, and which can only end when every industry has been reshaped to military purposes.
 The third zone is entered when a nn- tiOn, having seen the necessity for milltariZation of industries, and met it, recognizes that even this is not suf- ficlent, but that every man. woman and child outside the fighting force musr put forth from 25 to 90 per cent more effort and energy than in peace times. The mechanic must produce that much more work, either by intelligent speed ing up or longer hours; the farmer must plant that much more. the mer- chant must eliminate luxury articles In hls stock and serve his customers with fewer clerks. and all classes of the population must save for war pur> poses, not merely money but mate rialS, food, effort, recreation.
 France Knew What to Do.
 IL took England over Il year to en- ter the second zone and a year more to enter the third. Italy required ns long to enter the second zone. Russia only succeeded In partially entering the second zone-and that shortcom- ing. together with neglect of food management. probably did as much as German propaganda 10 undermine her military establishment.
 But France, who knew the Roche and had lived for more than q gener- ntion never losing sight for a day of the fact that ultimately she would have to resist him again, entered all three zones of war preparation on the day that Germany invaded. Her armies marched to the front. Her factories, railroads, and farms were instantly turned over to war pur- poses. Her women took their mems places to carry on the work of pro- ducing military supplies, food. and other war necessities. Luxury and l pleasure disappeared, to be replaced l by industry. and industry itself was | increased by concentrated effort. Ff,t- IOI Ciently the first zone of war prepara- l ton, and competent observers from 1 abroad, who have seen other nations l like our own mobilize. say that We are making satisfactory progress in en- l tering the second zone, where indus l tries must be diverted from peace to war needs. We have not yet entered l the third zone, and from the view l point of q long war, to be won by 1 straight military decision, Involving l the orderly carrying out of program l If vast magnitude. il k perhaps well l that We have not vet pressed on into tais thrd gene of increased industry. E Tor o5zaH#ty, umtl tho second zeoe E=- been -tHtaFea and put iii order to
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