The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-12
3arest Summary of Varied Activities Shows Accom-
plishn1ents Unsurpassed by Many States in Furnish
ing Sailors, Soldiers, Money! War Relief and
Thousand and One Other Essentials for Victory

THE Greatest City's part in the
Greatest War? Another year
at least must elapsc before the
historian can even pretend to compile
It and do II anything like Justice. And
If that historians Published work
bulks less than five foot shelf of
folio volumes on thin paper he .s!ll
have been tho wonier Of the ages at
compression. a mere list OF names cs
New Workers who did things really
worth recording would need more
room almost than the Manhattan
directory.
This outline won't try to steal the
historians thunder. outline It needs
must remain, and thin and sketchy
one TO boot. 7; viii touch the high
places and by no means all. 1t will,
so far as II can, avoid recognition Of
individuals, for just as New York
poured out money for the national
cause by millions and hundreds Of
millions, so that mention Of individ-
ual gifts or loans-however large in
any sense-would be unjust within
the present space; thus also New
York gave of those priceless things
human life and service.
The priceless things come first
And among them surely no one viii
question the precedence of those cit
liens who set out for the great adj
venture in the uniform Of Uncle
SANS armed forces. Foremost Of
items should he the totals of casual
ties to the city. but these at the time
Of writing are not to be had.
Sent More Than Its share.
How many from Greater New York
were overseas? When the armist.Ce
was signed this nation had 100000
men in France, italy and Russia. OF
that number reliable estimate mace
at the time and which army authori-
ties say cannot yet he hettered cred
tied Greater New York with about
100000. II correct. 1t was more than
Father Knickerbocker's share. reckon
ing his share by the selective draft
planners assumption that he ought to
contribute about nineteenth of the
nation's man power. Here are the
items of the estimate:
New York soldiers INDICTED under
the general army orders. Including
the first draft. 100. 900: individual in
auctions. 1920; special calls. $500
navy and Naval Reserves. 13.72a:
Marine Corps. 500; Medical and Enei-
neerinC Corps, $3.50; recistrants who
enlisted before December 10. 1917,
1852: Emergency Fleet. 7,46o. Total,
154.O63.
So far the figures are official and from
the local draft headquarters, which
add that the New Workers in the ReCu-
lar Army. the navy and the old Ma
ttonal Guard before June ), 1917 Cwhen
the men of 81 to 80 registered) mum
bered $1,000. That brings Il Up to.
say. 100000. and for later inductions
the officials add 5000 more.
The remaining $4,000 were credited
in the estimate to New Workers who
had enlisted in the Canadian army or
the French or British, New Workers
above military age overseas. or those
Of special fitness in capacities allied
TO the military" Also dock workers
Of the Phenix Construction Company
and other concerns. civilian employees
IN military departments abroad and
the overseas forces of the Red Cross,
Y. NJ. G. a, knights of Columbus.
Salvation Army and similar organiza-
tons.
The final total 100000 is more than
tho total population of some cities and
even States. Deferring their glorious
record for the moment, how many
we're the New Workers who donned
Uncle Sans uniforms but did not get
across before it was over over there?