The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-23
Mrs. Marye standing at left

soon be exhausted, however, and pro-
vision must be made for the further
manufacture of Krag ammunition at
the frankfort arsenal II the rife
club movement is to be encouraged,
Promoting Clubs.
When the new law went into Of
feet, the organization OF these clubs
was put in the hands OF the National
Rife Association of America. which
had already done considerable work
in the promotion of rifle training
among the citizens of the country,
and the war department. since that
time has equipped 1877 clubs with
1,O16 rifles and issued to them for
practice 643,5S0 rounds of ammunt-
ton. In addition to this, there has
been 915 rifles and 40 carbines,
school cadet corps. the same law
having authorized such issue.
Rifle training of citizens In this
country had become almost an un-
known factor up to about ten years
ago, when the National Rife Associa-
ton Of America began a serious pro-
paganda for a revival Of the sport,
having in view the benefit which
would be derived from the standpoint
of national defense. The association
appealed to prominent men of the
y
terial assistance from ex-Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft. ex-senator Root.
of the Navy Meyers,
Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson. ex-
Secretaries of War Dickinson and
Wright. Robert Bacon, Seth Low,
Herbert S. Hadley. John r. Drexe1.
George Westinghouse. Judge e. III.
Gary and many other prominent
;nent OF the country. In view of the
o1r Nof mi n -
a better state of preparation. the
association is again appealing for aid
10 expend Its work, especially among
The schools and colleges. It's plans
include a modified Swiss system of
rifle training for the young men OF.
The country.
Swiss System Discussed.
There has been considerable dis
.ussion in the newspapers regard I
ng the Swiss system of training for +
rational defense and some of our
foremost military writer's have adj /
yocated the adoption of this system |
ions In the United States are far
from those in the little old
-epubic among the Alps.
In Switzerland, every male from
sixteen years of age to forty-five is
ssued an army rife, ammunition,
md equipment which he takes to his
lone and keeps subject to a call
rom his country to report to the
.olors Can you imagine for minute
low such a law would work out in
his country? What a great boon
It would be to the I. W. w. and
similar trouble-making organizations
of men of foreign birth
who cannot understand our system
of Democratic government. Further
more. the fundamental principle Of |
The Swiss system is rifle training and
every male In the republic. unless dis
qualified by disability, must IRE hisl
number of cartridges every
year. This shooting Is principally !
done on Sunday. Even II we mad |
-anges available In this country, In
10 country, no where except In the
LIBERAL minded West would the men
be allowed to engage In rifle shooting |
on Sunday. although golf, baseball. |
and such sports are allowed full
sway.
VIII Not Work.
No-the Swiss system would never
work in this free republic. NATIONAL
ism hand In hand with patriotism is
not cultivated to such an extent In
the United States as it is in the tpun-i
tries of Europe. When men born !,