Arizona republican., 1918-07-26
That was last August,
Must Have Men


 If we continue drafting men and moving troops to Europe in the same numbers we now a-e moving them. we will have 2,000.000 men in France by November l. We must have 4,000,000 men there by May l. If we do not have them there at that time, we will have allowed Germany time to mobilize the man power of Russia, and 1 don't know how long the war will last in such an emergency.
 If we have 4,00O.0O0 men in France by May l, there will be a good chance to have the war ended by next year. But don't be too sure. This is job that must be finished right, and l fear that when we get to the permanent lines of defense of the Germans we will have big job to dig 'em out. But we'll do it. 1 hope 1 am dead if they don't do it.
 Germany must get from our hand the same medicine they have been giv- ing Servia and Belgium. 1 have no doubt that we are going to whip them. But when Germany gets to pleading for peace there must be no peace until she gets her lesson, and there is where we are going. to be weak. Our sympa- thies are not always very sensible. We must be ready to deal them some of our medicine and teach them to over throw the present form of government. Can't Starve Germany
 "The selection of General Foch as head of all the allied armies is going to bring triumph to the allies. It is good thing it didn't happen before. There were German influences in France that prevented it. England knew it, and knew that she didn't have a competent general herself. l believe We are getting results from Foch, but there is danger yet of Germany forcing her way to the channel, and if she does, | it is going to be hard job for our armies.
 Tt is wonderful how Germany has kept the truth from us. She told us three years ago that shn was starving. The truth is that Germany today is occupying territory from which she is getting ample subsistence. She has the oil, wheat and iron, and until the United States got wise and stopped it. she got all the rubber and cotton she needed through Denmark and Hol- land"
 The good work the Salvation Army is doing in France was spoken of and commended by Mir. Douglas. who also i paid a tribute to the business methods of that organization.
 Must Win by Force.
 There is no question of how our boys are going to fight in France said the speaker. They are going to make a wonderful army and are going to bring a. glorious victory home. This | war, beyond the shadow of a doubt, must be won by force of the American 1 armies. Our allies have waded through blood. The British have lost in casual ties-the killed and those so severely wounded as to be put out of the fight nearly 2,500,00Q. The French have lost almost as many. There Is no way that this war can be ended our way except by force of American armies. We who are at home, encouraging and helping and hoping must continue to encour- age and to help and to sustain.
 "The war must be finished our way even if it is not done in two years. We must not be too enthusiastic over pres ent successes. Putting Germany back to her permanent lines of defense is going to be the easiest part, but to ge, there will be difficult to do, but we I surely will do it.
 "The submarines are not all sunk yet observed Mir. Douglas, but the depth bomb is doing much.''
 Torpedo Just Missed.
 MT. Douglas described with great in terest his trip across to America 6 short time ago on transport. "For four days after leaving port VIC were ordered to wear our life belts ant water cans. We were drilled each day also. When about 700 miles from New York the alarm sounded and we saw a distance from the vessel what ap. peared to be dry goods boxes on thu water. The officers declared they were life boats full of people and would have stopped to pick them up. But tn, captain, fearing submarines, ordered full speed ahead. A torpedo was sighted coming for the transport, but the yes sel was turned prov away, and the tor. pedo went by not more than 75 fee : from the vessel
 } There were seven life boats full O } people, and it seemed pretty hard t, } go on without stopping to aid them } but it couldn't be helped. I read il 5 the papers a few days later that tw, of the life boats. containing 65 people were never heard from. It was pitifu to leave them there in the boats, bu although we had guns on the transport unless the periscope of a submarin , can be hit. there is no chance"
 MT. Douglas deplored the grea amount of misleading information pub lished in the newspapers in regard t the war and stated that the Americal , people loved to be fooled. However, h stated that although the truth hurt, should be told in regard to war condi tions.
 We should not make the wish fathe to the thought If we can get the trut' : it will help finish this war sooner an better