Oxford Democrat., 1918-09-03
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a,,xszx banda first 81 vplunte1 e,
at. consic ering III branches q
the service. has the reecsu sst,rs ..n ~ and
t;re country for prompt ~ !e.1 nsrd
a0uipping . complete nstse n :
ssSiment. and has now mIsss s;nr
toSrth National Guafd Q 6.srs
Snovn oficially as the YlIo .s.-;ct.
1nssmt,y because the natural pauoSs
lam Of our people was supRtem..sss 80
hy proper recruiting campss"s
S'ssS sNo unit Of Maine troops has 1879
env NECESSARY comfort q eQHtpHS
Whatevsr was lacking rom ~ ..sd
srel Government we havo pu.sxiv xsisv
A. the states expense yt9ou. 49, Scs
ana without red tape. ge1ye v,yss~r
"A the morning after pSse1eseS
raad his war message, VI 9o .S
s.ems On the wire climbing To neovs
sary equipment for RAISING our -"
ments to war strength, ,s.,
'"py securing our own pauoi-poes
Aeet we provided tor the p!oteo..,Sv.. .S.a
~ the Maine coast long before tol.
ra.rjt could otherwise have been &C
complished by the NAVY OepsEg,ns ~.
at was not by chance put y.s,a., ~ aUa1
and patient process q neS9e.;I
With the bureaus Of labor e?o l
ration In washington and tne Cen@
dian Government that rssr1cpons W
the Canadian border were moolneo so
"A 90 to syert the disastrous labor snort,
a.a thai Threatened our Industrial ana
,Sricultural fnteroSto
"Through the Public Safety COM
m,ttee and in cooperation WIN tae
Federal Government ws nave conaaos ss
ed a steady campaign for increased
food production and have leo tns "a
ton both in point OF time sno em
cheney In solving the problem OF sup
plementing farm labor by the use Oh
boys of high school age.
"A committee on shipbuildins un.
der the able Leadership OF Governor
Cobb. after many conferences WIN
the shipping board In Washington sac'
ceeded In adapting the conSuuctlo1
plans to Maine conditions 20. - 70 3ao -
low the placing OF more thsn ts.9oo''
600 worth OF contracts IN Maine snip
yards.
I'm cooperation with the Federal
Government and especially With the
surseon-gensrN Of the army santa.
ton cones around important naval AND
shipyard points have been marked ou'
and canpaigns are In progress IN the
centers Of population In the State
against the special diseases most IN
furious to the health OF our Army ano
Navy.
"The earliest and most efncient re
lief to the sufferers in the Halifax dis
aster was mobilfsed by telephone tfon,
INV office and sent from the State OF
Maine. Maine, In fact. was the only
State which sent reliet expeoitlon
and paid its expenses out OF State
funds. -,
Especial arrangements have beeI
made for the reception OF retuInec
soldiers afflicted with tuberculosis OF
with shell shock and plan 10 now pc
ing worked out for surgical treatment
at the States expense for men OF drai'
age who can by such means De maze
available for military service. II.
"Maine was the flrst State TO pres
ent q complete plan In washington
for vocational training In oopperstiol
with the Federal Government and tne
first to provide such training at State
expense for men Of draft ate.
"Maine has also put into operation
at her own expense q more thorough
and complete organization for sppre
hension OF slacksrs, delinquents eno
deserters than know Of In any Other
state.
"These activities and many others
that might be mentioned have present
ed problems without precedent, have
required prompt decisions, and have
involved frequent contact and close
cooperation with the Maine dslega
ton in Washington and various DC
partmsnts of the Federal Government
We have had no time to bras abou'
what we have been doing and many q
our most difficult and delicate prob
lens have been so involved with null
tary matters that they could not bt
made public at all.