Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-09
WARFARE BUDGET
IS NECESSARY
Whether Peace Comes Or Not,
United War Work Campaign
Must Have S170, SOC, 900
TO BE GIGANTIC CAMPAIGN


Whether peace comes Immediately
or not for some months. the $780,
SOC, 900 asked for in the United War
Work Campaign must not only be sub
scribed, but must be heavily oversub-
scribed. In calling attention TO the
need for this oversubscrip ion, John
r. Mott, director-general of the cam
paign, stated here today:
when the budgets for the seven
war work agencies were assembled,
it was thought that there would not be
more than one million American SOL
diers in France by November 1st. AS
an actual fact there are already two
million fighting men over there
Moreover, at the same, time it was
anticipated that the to.al number of
American soldiers on both sides of the
Atlantic by next summer would not
exceed three million, whereas our mil
itary leaders are now preparing for
an American Army, before the end of
next summer, of between four and
five million.
I'm addition when America entered
the war there were less than 10000
men in the Navy. There are now
over 100000 sailors and marines, and
the number will be further greatly in
creased. 1t is the desire of the seven
war work agencies to help this arm of
the service as much as any other.
Therefore a much larger sum of
money will be needed for this purpose
than is now included in the respective
budgets"
Further reasons adduced by DR..
Mott to show the necessity for an
oversubscription were the need of ex-
tending the service of the United War
Work agencies to the American man
and woman industrial workers. Fur
thermore, he pointed out, this same
service at the invitation of our Allies
must be rendered to the armed forces
of France, Italy and Portugal A fur
Their requirement cited by Mr.. Mott is
the crying need for the saving work of
these organizations with the millions
of prisoners of war, who look solely
to the United Wor Work agencies for
their physical, mental, social and
moral well being.
Even though the war were to end
within few weeks" DR.. Mott con-
tinued, 1.-THE United War Work agen-
cies would stand in great need of a
fund in excess of $40 500, 900, because
this work will have to be continued
throughout the entire period of de-
mobilization. Authoritive information
leads me to believe that this will re-
quire at least Is months after the
conflict ceases. 1t is during this time
that the men of the American Army
and Navy, and Marine Corps will be in
supreme need of the services of the
seven organizations. The fighting
men will have all their time on their
hands. They will not have the ex-
element and the Indictment of the
war period to stimulate their spirit.
Their temptations will be more nu-
merous and persistent and there will
be a tendency to let down standards
and relax discipline 1t is of the ut
most Importance that plans be made
for comprehensive work during this
time"
There are already unmistakable in
dications coming into national head
quarters that the country is ready and
willing to give the needed oversub-
scription to the fund. Iowa, the home
state of Director General Mott, in
recent telegram challenged every
other state in the Union to a so per
cent oversubscription of its quota. A
telegram just received from Indiana
headquarters announces that the
Hoosier State has voluntarily raised
it's goal one million dollars. Numer-
Gus reports from other states in wide
ly separated parts of the country,
show that they are not going to be
outdone by Iowa and Indiana in back
ing up the boys lover there" through
the United War Work agencies.
A further earnest desire of the unity
of the country in backing up the great
united drive is mass meeting sched
uled to be held in Madison Square
Garden, New York, Sunday, Novem-
Der 8. At this meeting, every relig
ious element in the Greater City will
be represented. Protestants and Cath
olics, Jews and Gentiles are to join
in a common meeting to show the
unity of their spirit and service in
backing up the Americans in France.
Ministers, priests, pastors, prelates,
rabbis and religious leaders of every
sect and denominations will be repre-
scented on the platform, and in the
speaking. All will testify to the sink
ing of ecclesiastical differences and
the union of all efforts while they la
Dor shoulder to shoulder for the sue
cess of the gigantic campaign.