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Show DIRECTING THE WAR AFFAIRS Americans in general do not know how many men wo havo sent to Franco; Impressions and opinions differ widely. The estimates given prlvatoly last month by a number of Intelligent men in Washington (not tho highest officials) varied from 100 to 300 per cont. Wo vonture to assert that it is accurately known In Germany how many men we havo sent to France and what they are doing thero. Tho facts aro also well kn'own in England and Franco. American citizens have not sought to pry Into necessary military secrets, sec-rets, Perhaps, however, it would bo best to state f lankly what wo nio doing, and to adopt an open pol- Icy with full courage Congress last month was Insisting upon a drastic reform of the War Depattment, and tho bringing of nil I urchnnos of Industrial supplies tin- H dcr ono head who should not bo con- t tolled by tho Secretary of War, but H account directly to tho President. H Thero has also been a great demand for a War Cabinet. "H The excellent men who nro at tho J head of tho oxccutlvo department! J havo their hands already full. So mo H oT thnm nro personally suited for tho H direction of America at war; several J pi thorn certainly nro not. H Thu President should piobably H liao tho helpof a group who havo , H no duties but the conduct of thn ' H war. Yot theso (iiicstlons of organ- H Izntlon aro not easy to sottlo. Tho 4H Aineilcan Ilevlew of Itevlows. H |