Evening star., 1943-03-10
kedd|ine With Army
Plans Peril Victory,
Stimson Declares
Urges More Efficiency in
Industry Rather Thon
Smaller Fighting Force
By he Associated Press.

warning against the danger of
meddling" with the program for
an Army of 100000, Secretary
Of War StimSOn urges greater
efficiency in industry rather than
reduction in the size of the
armed forces.
An attitude of trying to win the
war in some easy manner and with
out too much sacrifice" he said has
been responsible for much of the
criticism directed against the size
Of the Army,
The various critics who today
are asking that we should slow up
or interrupt our work" he said in
a radio address last night, fail to
realize the far-reaching effect Of
interruption
To curtail the size Of the Army
would interrupt the process for
training forces, and in turn, he said
would disrupt the plan for winning
the war.
Plans Carefully Worked Out.
Plan and process are tied to-
gether," he continued. The plan
contemplates a succession Of care
fully directed blows at our enemies
The size and character Of these
blows and the aggregate forces
which are necessary have been care
fully thought out. Just as our pres
ent offenSives are being carried out
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years training, the men now being
brought into the Army are to be
trained for campaigns year ahead.
The size of the Army-8 200 900
men by the end Of 1943-has been
fixed after months of study by the
general staff and the War College
Mr.. Stimson explained, correlated
with studies of the Navy and the
Maritime Commission. and approved
finally by the President.
He asserted the armed forces
"have placed their house in order, ="
and declared:
II now ask whether industry and
agriculture should not likewise be
put on more efficient wartime
basis.
Urges General Service Act.
For myself I have reached the
conclusion that one of the reasons
why industry and agriculture and
the whole civilian population have
not moved more rapidly toward an
sll-out effort is that we have relied
almost entirely on voluntary Coop
Grafton. I am convinced that
the only way to accomplish the re-
suit which we must all reach, is
through a general service act"
Text of Address.
Mr.. Stinson's address follows:
Tonight I wish to speak to you
about the subtle danger which, un-
less guarded against, may destroy
our present bright hopes for deci-
sive victory. 1t arises out of a
mental attitude which is quite prev
alent among our people, including
many of the best of them. and has
danger of which most of them are
quite unconscious.
We are raising and training a
magnificent Army. We are con-
structing and manning a superb
Navy. The fine young men of both
these forces are now just beginning
to meet the enemy and have already
shown their mettle. They are equal
to their tasks. Man for man they
have proved themselves superior in
skill. initiative and resourcefulness
to the men Of the Axis nations,
which we are fighting. There is no
trouble with that section of the
American people who are in uniform
either on the land, on the sea or in
the air.
Nor does the trouble exist among
millions of patriotic citizens at
home, who have given up their
dearest to the dangers of this war
and who are cheerfully devoting
themselves to patriotic tasks and
sacrifices here and are thus trying
in every way to hasten and push
forward the war effort
Attitude Hard to Analyze.
1t is hard to analyze the attitude
TO which I refer. 1t doubtless arises
from various causes and it manifests
itself in many ways. Some call it
the spirit of business as usual" but
that definition is not broad enough.
Very often it appears in patriotic
people who do not realize what we
are up against and who honestly do
not understand the purpose and ne
cesslty of some Of the war measures,
which their Government is taking.
But the attitude is just as dangerous
even when it is innocent. I think it
can accurately be called the attitude
Of trying to win the War-the most
fierce and dangerous war which has
ever confronted the United States
in some easy manner and without
too much trouble and sacrifice,
Abraham Lincoln met it in the
Civil War even after that war had
been going on for over a year and
many bloody battles had been
fought. He said TO a caller at the
White House in September, 1862:
THE fact is the people have not
made up their minds that we are at
war with the South. They have not
buckled down to the determination
to fight this war through, or they
have got the idea into their heads
that we are going TO get out Of this
fix somehow by strategy. They
have no idea that this war is to be
carried on and put through by hard
tough fighting: that 1t will hurt
somebody and no headWay is going
to be made while this delusion
lasts
Today this attitude which Lincoln
described manifests itself when we
say.
The Russians have destroyed
80 many Germans that Germany
Will not be able TO carry on any
more OffenSiyoe
Or when VIC say.
The German people are crack
ing.
Or when We say.
The best way TO win the war
is 10 give our Allies plenty of
weapons TO fight for US
Or when we say:
If we make too big a military
effort We shall so dlslOcate our