Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-10
BY Mary Boyle O'Reilly


viii be forced to volunteer.
After December II, the "slaeker"
who fails To 90 INTO the army will
be pushed. Every young man unmar-
ried, medically III, and not indispen-
sable to any business Of national I'M
portance, must fiekt. Single men 90
first The last bachelor shirker will
be compelled before the first con-
script father is called to the colors.
That is the cabinets cast iron pledge
to tie married.
For q year all ENGLAND has whis-
rered the dark hint, "Compulsion is
coming Now it is here.
have tried to classify the English
youths content to remain outside the
fighting forces. The sons of old fam
lies rushed to war, impelled by proud
tradition. Hundreds Of thousands of
laborers waited only to demand gov
eminent protection for wife and chill
dran before marching off to "do their
bit Ambitious middle class men
hesitated for perfectly iustifiable rea-
sons.
But the Absolute Stacker reasoned
that he and his have no stake in the
country. He is invariably a small
salared, city-bred fellow, whose chief
concern in life is confessedly "to side
step any extra effort Parents, wife,
employer, look in vain for any un-
sefi,h service from specimens of this
familiar type.
December II calls the roll of the
Absolute Stacker Months ago canny
thousands of the ilk rushed into the
munition factories eager to work for
any wage, or for no wage, in ex-
change for the blue badge which
warned off recruiting officers.
Gallants, a grade less self-centered,
jumped INTO matrlnony to escape the
challenge, "SingIe men first" Too
late they lesrn that no marriage cen
tracted since Registration Day, August
10, will relegate a man to home
work.
Still other elig'bes planned to fly
the country. The daily applications
for passports rose from 25 to 500.
Fer curiosity looked over one such
contingent. They were well-dressed,
slack-shouldered good-loolling, soft.
And they were entirely unashamed Of
running away Argument, cajolery.
persuasion could not pierce their de-
termination to take life easy"
Now Draconiaa decree has insured
them degree of saving discipline.
For today every Englishman is a
prisoner on parole. Another will than
his shall decide whether he shall fight
or work for this country.
Great Britain is spending gigantic
sums and must carefully husband all
the resources. The makers of mu-
nitions and the industrial workers in
essential trades and businesses serve
in the greater war which is behind
war.
For Great Britain must furnish her
dominions and allies with $5,O00,OOO
cash daily.
The French and Italian navies rely
on English coal
The armies of France and Russia
are clothed in English cloth.
The munitions Of Belgium and Ser
bia comes from English factories.
We're English industry deprived OF
too many workers, English credi
would he seriously shaken. Hence. in
the midst of a worldwide war, Eng
land must cope with an economic rev
olution.
All fit men, including the maiorit,
now engaged in munition making
must go into the army.
All married and elderly men VIII,
can be taken from business must en-.
ter the munition factories.
All work that can be done by wom-
en- must be given to women.
The great servant class must be
turned from domestic to industria
service. HEEYE
In London alone 10000 men clerks
must give place to female substitutes.
December II, 1915, is the birthday
Of universal obedience in England.
English men and women will hagglc
no longer about the rights of the in
dividual, for the individual has ne
rights when they interfere with the
welfare Of the nation.
Englishmen, Frenchmen, Belgians
Italians, Serbians, Japanese, German!
all the great nations except one arr
being trained in that stern school.
How will their knowledge affect oui
ignorance after the war?