The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-18
NEVADA LEADS IN
! WAR ASSISTANCE

Following are remarks" of Hon.
Charles B. Henderson, of Nevada. in
the Senate of the United States. Tues
day, March 26:
"Mr. President, during the early
stages of the war press and periodi-
cal earnestly and seriously printed
columns on Will the West Fight?
While the West has shown that il will
fight, in view of what has been said
here this morning. | wish to read a
short but very interesting statement
which has been issued by the adjutant
general of Nevada. indicating in the
highest degree just what the West
has done. and particularly that the
West is back of the President in his
great work almost to a man, and
when I say that include the western
women. The statement to which /
refer reads as follows:
Carson City, New. March 4, 1918.
Figures received by Adj Gen. Mau-
rice j. Sullivan from the adjutant
general of the army. Washington, d.
c., show that Nevada's patriotism, as
reflected by volunteer enlistments for
the regular army. is the highest of
any state in the union. Nevada has
gone over the top 900 per cent in the
quota of enlistments called for. her
volunteers from April /. 1917 to Feb
ruary 26, 1918, reaching a total of
1447, as against a required quota of
162.
Western states make much better
showing than any other section of the
country, with Nevada standing at the
head of the list, giving to the nation
nine times the number of volunteers
called for by the government as her
proportion for the regular army, and
followed in sequence by Montana at
75S.7S per cent; Utah at $500; Ore
gon at 472.10; Wyoming at 432.41 !;
Idaho at 360.92; Washington at 352.8;
and California at 337.57.
Nevada's record in volunteers is in
keeping with her performance in
every other call upon her patriotism
and resources in the present world
crisis. as it was her proud distinction
to be the first state to oversubscribe
its quota on the first Liberty loan,
narrowly missing making the same
record on the second loan; and in Red
Cross and other contributions and ac-
tivities pertaining to the war Nevada
Loyalty and zealously bears her ban
ner of the Battle Born State" at the
very head of the procession of patri-
otic commonwealths.
The average percentage of the vol
unteer enlistments compared to the
specified quota for each state, based
upon the official figures received by
Adj. Gen Sullivan, is 20716 per cent.
Nevada, therefore, heading the list at
S93.21 per cent. is 696.05 per cent
above the average for all of the
states
MIR. Henderson: Mr.. President, /
have read this statement for the pur-
pose of showing the patriotic spirit
which has been manifested through
out the western portion of the United
States, and particularly as showing
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unanimously, the President has the
support of that section in the great
work in which he is now engaged.
believe that the figures which | have
presented show that the West is most
heartily in accord with the sentiment
which has been expressed by our
President, and | heartily approve of
the principle which is involved in and
covered by this joint resolution.
Il can say, l believe without con-
tradiction. that there are no better
soldiers in our ranks than those that
come from the great West. | am here
20 legislate for their comfort and well
fare, as well as the comfort and well
fare of all our soldiers and fighting
men. | am here to assist our Presi-
dent in the work that confronts him
at this critical time 1t seems to me
to be wise legislation to increase ouI
fighting force and provide for the
needs and requirements of our army
with all the speed that is in us.