Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-03
Wednesday Morning, May 3, 1916.
UNIVERSAL SERVICE AND DEMOCRACY

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 With the agitation for adequate preparedness in th United States which is gradually reaching every hem the country with the pth of its argument, tn greatest essential its is omes lost sight That point the manning of the machine for defens In other words-the human element.
 Monday the Associated Press dispatches carried tn information that congressional had cut Senate bill, providing for regular army 25OOO0 men to 1SO000 men Even this concession O the part of the upper house may with the aI prova lower house leaders With the spectacle Mexico confronting the United States and particular the people in Arizona. New Mexico and Texas such standing army appears small and entirely inadequate especially if the of the last few of borde brgandage present punitive expedition take into consideration. i
 The people of the nation appear be fast reachin point where they favor of navy which cop with any in the world Many battle feet only that of Great Britain It would appear that tn concensus of opinion both in and out congress il that direction.
 But what of the army,
 Can the army be recruited to lSOOOO. let alone 25O OO the face of the fact that the standing of 100000 is far from being at its full complement
  That solution besides raising standing army main tainng large for the colors, would more DEMOCRACY than at present exists in these United States
 What appears to be the principal trouble with the United army the present time? The obvious is the gulf which between the officers and enlisted It has been said, and prehaps witf much truth the officers of the army the mos arstocraic people in the nation The officers whether they graduated from West Point promoted fir the ranks extreme while the enlisted mer represent another
 In order to make an efficient force and large enough cope with any emergency that might arise that gulf must be bridged.
 The young of today who enjoys fairl, good position in community in the nation hestates before he joins the army Only in the most pressing times oi would he go the regulars He is asked why he will into the army His condensed for the purpose is q do not go into organization where there such a wide social breach"
 The cure is UNIVERSAL SERVICE.
 When a boy is between the ages of eighteen anf twentytwo has responsibilities family and position remarkably small It would mean cornerstone in hif for given time under competent ofic of the training which would give him share3 feeling parin the ownership of the republic The trouble with American boys is the fact that they everything for granted They do not any part of it. They take liberty the laws and every other boon offered and had the United States in the same manner that they consider their right hand. Moreover they do miss until it is impaired or lost That f one great why universal service would make bet ter citizens the great number of American boys. would give of stock in the biggest corpora ton earttle United States It would make of hin, a thinking unit of the country; unit who would be in anything eectng the interests of himself and other people of the nation.
 What is the greatest trouble with the eighteen year old American boy today-the average boy? Ask em ployer Ask any father who has raised boys Ask any man if he has achieved any success in life.
 The answer will be Hack of mental discipline"
 The boy who graduates from high school if he is fortunate enough go through a college university has twisted perspective Before he has any chance Of advancement this viewpoint has to be changed Place such an average boy your in your machine shor or in your office will neither discipline himself submit to it. He is lacking in self restraint The coun