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Show BAKER TO GO TO WHITE HOUSE To Hold Lengthy Conference With President on Military and Political Situation. Washington. April 17 Secretary I Baker, back from a seven weeks trip to Europe, today called on the American Ameri-can people for renewed support for the 'war The secretary expected to see i i President Wilson some time during the day to report on his observations I abroad. "The American soldier has made ! good In France, ' Secretary Baker to-dav to-dav assured newspapermen who met 1 him "The French and British author- j (ties are unanimous In iheir praise ! of the courage, endurance and soldierly soldier-ly qualifies of our men." America Must Support War. "The big thing for America to do is to support the war." he continued, "to support It financially and with firm I belief. The right arm of America is in France. It is bared and ready to strike. The rest of the bod is nere in the United States, but it must sup- j port the arm. This support should include subscriptions to Liberty loans as well as moral support of high confidence" con-fidence" The condition of the American j troops, the secretary said, is good. ! They are all well physically and "well 'In every other way." "Their spirits are high, their behavior admirable and their relations with the French and British cordial and sympathetic," he 1 said "One rarely sees an American In I France who does not wave his hat." the secretary said. "There are those ) who fear they may have to come home before the Job Is done." Went After Information. "The information I went to get I got," Mr. Baker sail. His trip, he sai 1, i would bring a c loser hp! more u .d; r-standing r-standing co-operation tetween J.he wr,r department and the army. As f -i the secretary himself, he feels that he ,1s "now equipped with the means of! JuJgtng and uppn c ;i w.v the kin 1 of j co operation needed. "The impression I got. in France, ' tine of determ 'nntlnn, confidence an 1 enthusiasm," sr.id Mr. L'i r Allies mc Spirit. " Ti e Ameiisr. Hrltl .n. French and Ita ian armies nrc QV d 'ith this tremendous tre-mendous spirit and the civilian popu-hitlnns popu-hitlnns show the same loellng." he eald. "Everyone in inHc determined io .-ec the job through nd quite confiden: i of the outcome, j would say that the con. nil sentiment is one of inspln J ('rti nnlnatlon. Great Work of Americans. "So far as the work of our own ' j forces is concerned, it gives one the impression of magnitude, thorough-I ness and speedy accomplishment. No I I hjurs of work are being observed and there are no limitations on labor. A. I i glimpse of the tremendous extent of j the Ajnerican supply facilities, lines of communication, warehouses and nu-nierous nu-nierous schools for men and officers ; reminds one of a gigantic bee hive filled witn energetic men" Europeans Behind American Pre6S. 'Secretary Baker said he had been interested to note the extraordinary extent to which American newspapers ' carry the war news European papers. : ho said, were immeasurably behind those of this country- in that respect Mr. Baker declined to discuss the i drive on the west front. He said the ! situation had been aptly covered by Premier Lloyd George when he stated that alternate periods of cheerfulness and anxiety must be endured for some time to come. n |