Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 299, 29 October 1918 — Page 7

THE RICHUOriD PALLADIUM AWtJ BUN-TELEGRAM TUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 1918.

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There has been no wobbling in Indiana. With keen vision Governor Goodrich saw the march of future events marked with precision the State's course in the war and piloted her activities with a firm and vigorous hand without procrastination, without wavering, but with determined energy that Indiana should be true to . its tradition. He did hot wait for the development of a war spirit to move him. He did not wait for public sentiment to impel executive action. He did not wait for a popular demand for preparedness. Among the first in the land, he saw the war demands of future days and prepared while others talked. By an aggressive initiative he moulded public sentiment and led the people of Indiana into the vanguard of effective patriotism and practical preparedness. From an address by Edward C. Toner on "Indiana in the War. "

Indiana has more than met every requirement and expectation of these demanding days. Whether it has been money, men, munitions, supplies, crops, machinery, or whatever else, Indiana has done more than her share, and her sister States know she will continue as she has begun, and are proud of her. My closest interest is in the navy, of course, and I have been gratified especially by the quality no less than the number of Hoosiers who have enlisted in this wonderful arm of the service. Joseph us Daniels, Secretary of the Navy in an interview published in the Indianapolis News, Sept. 3, 1918.

Indiana Spirit in Action The first American soldier killed in battle in France was an Indiana man, Corporal James Bethel Gresham, of Evansville. The first shot fired against the Germans by an American gunner was fired by Sergeant Alex Arch of South Bend, a Hoosier soldier.

First to organize for increased food production, conservation and the substitution of other foods for wheat and meat in the war emergency. First to organize for increased fuel production and conservation. First among the states to organize for the registration of the men under the" War Department's first draft call First to start the systematic organization of conscripted men for military training and for patriotic activity and service behind the lines. Has led all states in the enlistment for war work in the United States Boys' Working Reserve. First to organize patriotic propaganda on a systematic and effective basis. First to undertake the preliminary training and drilling of selective enlistment men awaiting their call to the colors. First to establish vocational schools for soldiers and limited service men and especially short courses in mechanics. First to stop unnecessary building and construction not immediately essential to prosecution of war. First to organize for home defense in the creation of a new State Militia and 200 companies of Liberty Guards. First state in the Union to complete the classification for active service of sixty per cent of its men registered on September 12, 1918. Over-subscribed four Liberty Loans, absorbing to date nearly $320,000,000 in war bonds, along with more than $50,000,000 war savings stamps. Gave $2,097,000 to the Red Cross, or more than double its quota and finished the campaign with a larger Red Cross membership on the basis of population, than any other state in the Union. Furnished more volunteers for the regular army than any state in the Union, regardless of size. Asked for 5400 volunteers for the Army, Indiana gave 25,148; asked for 800 volunteers for the Navy, Indiana gave 5,516. In the number of volunteers for the Army, Indiana leads all the states in the Union, regardless of size. In the number of volunteers for the Navy, Indiana leads all states on the . basis of population.

Indiana Republicans in Congress Loyally Support the War To the Republican members of Congress from Indiana, on important war measures before the declaration of war, a rating of 75 per cent is given by the National Security League. The rating of the Democratic members of Congress from Indiana in this period is only 26 per cent. The same organization gives the Republican members a rating of 89 per cent and the Democratic members a bating of 873 per cent since the declaration of war.

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