Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-13
In Statement to Newspaper
Men Declaration Is Made
That Only Thought in Amer
lea Is to Win War.
DELIVERS MESSAGE OF
PRESIDENT TO JOFFRE
Tells Foreign Correspondents
That United States Is Get
ting in Shape to Strike
Great Blow,
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Paris, (Monday), March 1l.-Mar-
shal Joffre called on Secretary Baker
this morning and the secretary later
returned the call at the marshaps s
headquarters. The secretary this af-
ternoon visited Gen. Tasker II. Bliss,
American representative on the su-
preme war council at Versailles.
Mr. Bakers party leaves tomorrow
for French seaport town, from
which a trip of inspection will be
made along the lines of communica-
tion to the American headquarters
In a talk with newspaper corre-
spondents today, Mr.. Baker said he
was impressed with the cordiality of
the relations existing between the
French and Americans.
Secretary Baker plunged into his
work soon after his arrival, making
morning calls on Premier Clemenceau
and Ambassador Sharp. General
Pershing accompanied him. This af-
ternoon the secretary was received by
President Poincare.
There was something of a subma-
rne alarm on the voyage over when
the party was about 500 miles off the
coast of France. Secretary Baker,
General Black and the officers of the
ship were having tea when a loud
report was heard
This at first was believed to be the
noise of the dropping of a hatch, but
other reports followed and the entire
party went on deck. 1t was then
learned that the lookouts on board
the cruiser had sighted a spar closely
resembling a submarine periscope
sticking out of the water and the
gunners decided to fire without TAX
ing any chances as to the character
of the object.
Secretary Baker saw the American
gunners on the cruiser shatter the
spar and expressed himself as great
ly pleased at their promptness and
accuracy.
Secretary Baker gave the following
statement to the correspondents:
Our purpose in visiting France is
to confer with General Pershing, to
visit the American expeditionary
forces and inspect its lines of trans
portation and its storage and supply
systems In order that We in America
can more effectively support our own
army and the armies of our allies.
of course, any visit to France at
this time is a pilgrimage to the very
shrine of. heroism, and it will be an
inspiration actually to see the great
Il
have so long held the frontiers of
freedom against all attacks. In
America, as in France, we have a ci-
william secretary Of war and civil pow
is supreme. That is one of the
characteristics of the free institutions
which we are fighting to maintain.
Thought i'm America Is War.
Civil power must bring up the
supplies Of organized indus trial fore
es and support its armies. In Ameri-
ca now the dominant thought in all
minds is war. Industry is organized
and supplies are beginning to be pro-
duced in satisfactory quantity. War
materials are accumulating and a
great army Is completing its training
There can be but one result when
the forces of civilization in great
countries like those now allied are
combined to defend the vital princi-
pies OF liberty. Our president has
robly phrased the spirit in which
America entered the war. and his
subsequent declarations reflect the
feeling of the entire country that we
are committed with all our resources
to the winning of the war"
Shortly before landing Secretary
Baker saw French dirigibles and a
large flotilla of hydroairplanes flv
out from French port in search of
German submarine that had been
reported off the coast.
Bears Message to JOffre,
During the secretary's call upon
Marshal Joffre he told the noted
French soldier that he had been
charged by President Wilson to ex-
press the. presidents strong personal
friendship for him and to assure the
marshal that he preserved the warm
est recollections of his visit to the
United States. The president, Mr..
Baker. added, had directed him to
convey to the marshal an expression
OF the high esteem with which 1.-The
hero of the Marne'' had inspired him.
The secretary conversed with Mar