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Show In speaking of the conditions after the war Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, touched the keynote a few days ago when he stated: "I am not in the least interested in the future just now. It does not exist for us in our present mode of thought. The thought of the things to be done in the immediate present is too big to leave us time or inclination to think of the future. That ia as it should be. We are living and working in the biggest woch of the world's history. Why neglect it for a moment? "Why think about a future that will look back to the great present that we have the privilege and responsibility of making? Our only concern need be that we produce something now that the future will have occasion to be grateful for." If every American interested in winning the war would think, speak and act in the manner set out by Secretary Daniels there would be much more -efficiency manifested by this government |