The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-27
THE GIANTS TASK.

States defeat Germany and do it in fairly short
time That much has been demonstrated beyond doubt
is to the United States that the reverses Of the enemy
are due, although the United States is the last country
to Minimize the heroic work of the French and British
armies Fortified by Americas Astounding faith and
confidence nourshed by American food aided by Ameri
can soldiers Of the finest FIBER and supplied with war
material from Americas nexhaustble reservoirs Of pro-
ductiOn, the allies have been able to accomplish in
month what they had failed to accomplish in four years
the mastery of the enemy.
It is marvellous victory that has been achieved 81
ready 1t is not spectacular as will be that final vic
tory when Hohenzolern and Hapsburg if they are not
previously overthrown will hand over their swords to
Marshal FOch. Yet the foundation of that supreme
triumph has been firmly laid by the cooperation of the
allies, including America Nothing can now snatch vic
tory from the allies for they stronger than the
in every department In power, in gun power, in
aviation, in food supplies, in muniton supplies and in
transportation facilities the allies are now equal if not
superior to Germany It is the first time that this point
has been reached and means the certainty Of victory
Everything depends however, upon America making
good The certainty of victory is based upon American
cooperation scale equal to greater than that
already outlined The less said about the arplane asco
the better but it should be borne in mind by every Amer
lean horrible example of what America should not do
Among the branches of work magnifcently making
good the hpyards to build ships to carry the army
and its suppes the development and splendid condition
of the navy the creaain of the army and its delivery
in France; the expansion Of manufactures for
teral the food regime and one two other activities
The country promised revolution in the airpane pro-
gram, and the men in charge of the work inspire
confidence by what they have done.
But the country must not sit back and feel satisfied
This is the hour for strenuous development of power
The plans already laid down large Very well; make
them larger The army to into being is tena
lively numbered at 100000 men. Very WE'LL throw
away the figures and do as President Wilson suggested
not to fix the mind any figure but upon victory not
to be bound down by any estimate but to do anything
necessary for victory.
There are several sharp to be turned One is
the fuel situation during the coming winter The fuel
administration unfortunately has not been equal to the
necessities Of the country 1t is earnest but it seems
have its mind fixed restriction of consumption
rather than Increase of output That frame of mind,
acting upon the governments fuel policy may bring to
a halt many great energy Of this nation during next
winter The ships may be tied up with soldiers and car
goes waiting they last winter Factories may be
shut down. as they were last winter. The point
which deserves the Presidents immediate and earnest
attention as much as the arpane situation is the
dton Of the fuel supplies of the country for the next
eight ten months. It may be wise to amagamae the
directing authority of the railroads and the fuel admin
istation so that the railroads and the coal operators
shall be brought into harmonious workings If Mr.. Nc
Adoo were placed in charge Of fuel administration an
adjunct the railroad administration the country would
instantly feel that the problem had been solved Prob
ably Mr. McAdoo would not like to that task but
he would undertake it rather than the country fail in
its war program for lack of COAL
Taken by and large the United States is meeting its
responsibilities with tremendous vigor and
ability The outcome of the has been settled by the
exerton Of all the allies now let the end of the be
in all possible ways.-WaShington Post.