New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
VIII Work for More Ships
and to Elect Only Pa
triots to Congress
Message for General
Major Palmer to Carry Back
Replv to His Commanders
Plea

message 20 the American pubic
from the American army IN France,
tuli Of hope aud confidence and cheer
rsd insoiration, yet echoing throug':
With .hc plea, "Scnd Us ships, more
ships,o WAS delivered 20 tho nation
through organized labor's League for
National Unity yesterday by Major
Frederick Palmer. of General Perish
.ng's staI.
When nc starts overseas again
which VIII be sooa- the major Will
carry with MIN an answer. Samuel
Goupers. who presided at the meeting,
gave ii voice amid the applause Of its
fellows on the executive committee Of
TIE league
"lou may tell our boys. major" he
cried, "th@t the people at home are
lined Up behind them 100 per cent.
Tell them W" are i solid nation, and
Sat 10 sacrifice is 700 great for US
10 make .hat 'hey may be victorious"
The executive committee OF the
'saguc, which includes the heads o1
business, religious. social and civic
force in tho United States, had met
for thc purpose of putting forth an
appeal for the subnerging Of party to
patriotism In the Congressional prl
marieS and election. This Was accom-
rlisbed at morning session in the
Metropolitan Tower.
Patriotic Principles
A statement was drawn and unani-
mously adopted which will be submitted
20 tifN -st, Or {1,o
league. and which sets forth the prir-'
eipie that in the next Congress cvery-
American distric. must be represented
by an American patriot.
".t VI. b disloyalty in either party"
the statement declares. "to nominate
or at the primaries to abet the nom
;nstiou OF ary nau whose support OF
TIE governments war programme is
rcyc.aut or qualified If in any dis
fr.c. It becomes likely that an anti
war candidate be successful it is the
lraperatiyc duty Of the two leading
parties 70 effect g coalition against
him. The voicc of compromise must
10. bc heard in tho next Congress.
Whether dorinantly Republican or
1ominantly Dem ocratic, It must be su-
preueiy American"
It WIS at tho afternoon session that
he committee heard Major Palmer and
I.. Gc:npcrs former for many
!oars war correspondent and fo-
'mcnths pas, attached to the intelli-
gencc section OF General Pershinc's
stat
The message tina. our army sends
no:ac from Franco is as distinct as q
black funnel against the skyline" the
major said. at is tho same plea that
every army overseas in all history has
made plea tor transport"
Major Palmer spoke in praise Of the
Admin stration's policy Of leaving the
whr- making 10 the var experts"
"John Pershine.' he went on. 'is su-
p'suie- lie has not been kept in lead
iug strings \ throughly considered
nrogramme between Washington and
France is being worked out. We arc
-iol preparing for u few divisions in
France. but for fifty, seventy five and
hundred.
IN France pershins has built for US
general staff which is now so CO
oyd!nated that it is capable os looking
a'ter DiGs army in action. Men o.
ability arc finding their way to the
top Only results count.
You hear talk that we are loaing
tho wa---wh;ch is tho best prcscrip-
tlop TOR W,uniu{- II. | would sentence
all pesslnlists to stcvcdoring for Per
salnc in France
az yoU hear little news from our
'ycrscas forrs it is because the;r train
lns is much tho satoe ns that Of any
oshar training camp. But when there
IS action thc people Will have every
detait
"The symbol in every American
mind should be u label on q ships side
10 John pcrshiug. France.'"