| Show SHIPS HIPS OR COFFINS COFFINS' ALTERNATIVE OF u. u 1 S S. S WORKERS So Declares James J. J Pershing Pershing Pershing Per Per- shing Brother of General Pershing a Visitor Here Mechanics in this country countr have h their thell choice the they can CUl build ships ship or build coffins That Is the wa way James J. J of ot Chicago o brother of ot Americas America's Idol Jen- Jen cial John J. J Pershing summed up the thc situation with r regard to the w war wr r when seen at the Hotel Utah lost last night Mr Ir is a commercial traveler buthis buthis but buthis his soul Is with his brother over there Ships arc aro ou our one great need said lId Mr Perching pershing I 1 am surprised at the tho ab absence ene of discussion here in the tho Vt West est with r regard ard to the tho shipping situation The most serious problem in th the United States today Is tho thu obtaining of skilled mechanics for or building ships to carr carry our men to France and to carry supplies to them here If our mechanics do not forget their labor questions and produce tonnage ton ton- lIa nage the they will ill have hare a abundant opportunity to produce coffins for or our boys bos who aro oro over ovel there thero fighting their battles for them Mr r. r Perching Pershing r received cel a letter etter yesterday yester d day from rom his brother No o no war news to he J John ohn never r sends semis any mw lie I-fe writes merely personal personal per per- Ional messages Whit is the tone of his letters docs does ho seem hopeful he was asked Hopeful 1 Why lies bo's sure sail fald Mr r I Pershing lies Hes going to lick cm om and I he knows krows It Mr r. r Pershing Is entitled to wear a service pin with a star stal In It that could be the biggest gest star yet ct put Into such a apin apin apin pin since it would represent the Com corn mander in of the American expeditionary foice force but he modestly leaves lea out oyt that star stal including In his pin only two stars star which represent hl his two sons sonA In the thc service Hed He'd 1 rather ta talk about them than about his Illustrious brother Both Hoth enlisted as privates One Is now nowa a lieutenant antI and the other a sergeant And the they didn't tWo rise by pull but b by Pershing The main ability said aid Mr lr used 1 to be boy Loy who's now a lieutenant use c captain of the Chicago o university foot foot- ball team Ho lie belongs s to some gome society or other there When hen he got ot Into the war game he lie lined up the members member's of that society ety The ho boy made them listen to a speech c. c ech he made and then sent ent for fora fora a a recruiting officer two Seventy of or them signed up tip to go so to war with him Mr Pershing dislike pacifists but the fellow he dislikes most is 18 the optimist the one who t says s The war will be over in three months The war wont won't be over In three months or yet et In three years c rs said Mr fr Pershing It It will wll take five years V Wo We have hac not yet ret done an any more than start We e have undertaken to whip the greate greatest great great- e est ct t military power lOWer the world hia has hns o over or r known no n We e are going to do It but not in a few fes' minutes It will take time The early earh peace talk tak Is particularly pernicious because It voices our collective collective- wish Wed We'd like to see peace to so were we're glad to listen to those who sa say it Il Is coming The opposite is true We Ye must bend our every energy to the tho prosecution ota ofa of ot ofa a long war It may bankrupt this country coun ln tr try but hut I rec recall ll the old slogan of 1812 and I think It ought to be revived revl now now now- i Millions for defense defene but not one cent for tribute Its It's as true today as it was then If we dont don't win this war the thc cursed Huns will exact from tho the United States a war var Indemnity that will grind this great nation down for two generations genera genera- Which do you ou choose defense choose defense or tribute |
