Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-30
THE CALL or PATRIOTISM.


There Will be n strong effort made
tonight and during the next few days
to stimulate enlistments for the New
Mexico national guard Thls state IL
fully 400 men short for a full regi-
ment, although II was the New Mex
leo border that suffered the most ser.
ious raid from the Mexican bandits
and, the United States is paying the
expense Of tho protection OF the Dor
der by New Mexico guardsmen.
The great trouble about getting re-
oruits 10 that nothing has occurred
recently by which the feelings OF tho
people are stirred The Columbus
nassacre was several weeks ago,
therefore. II Is forgotten. An the
reasons for enlistment that existed
the day following the raid exist TO.
day, but the feeling Is not with us.
hence we do not ACT.
When the philosophy Of the twen-
tieth century shall be writton, ono OF
the chief things which must be dis
cnsaed In the process Lv which We
have, as mhss, come TO regard feel
ing rs superior TO thought and reason.
There IN throughout the land iust
now a carefully cultivated horror Of
war. much Of which proceeds from
physical eowardiee' A large and en-
thuslastic meeting was held In New
York City last November, under the
auspices OF the womans Peace party,
in which Thousands OF human beings.
whose lives and property are protect
ed by the laws and the power Of this
nation amused themselves by bowling
down all mention OF national defense,
and jeerlng every time patriotism was
mentioned.
In that meeting. mon endeared
themselves TO the feminine members |
of the audience BY declaring that they
would not risk their all too precious
lives by lighting for any cause, and |
women asked why q foreign rule
would not be Just as good for this
country as a rule by the people who
compose our eitiscnryl
Such demonstration could not oe.
cur IN q country not addicted to Of
Terminate thinking and loose talking.
I.et us grip The fact that we can
not fill up the New Mexico regiment /
unless We arc willing to make saeri-
Tees furthefmore. men who will not
the drill and the discipline on
the border when actual fighting Is not
IN process will not be able to traf
IA week or month for effective i
service when war comes.
But the sacrifices must not an be
~ the side OF the men who enlist. ,
There TX another problem for which I
hose who do not enlist must become
responsible. Men with families were
Members of the guards. They not in
rcduently had salaries or wages iron. !.
our to six times greater than they
eceive now on the border Every 4.
ollar OF that larger salary was re-
-
Roswell and silver City have met Il
ho situation. the business men con /
sufficient funds to take care p
{ the families OF tho soldiers. Such I
iovement in AlbuqucrQue has beer. =
ilied about. but nothing has been
one II the guardsmen in times of
uiet, were willing TO enlist. and IL y
ley were patriotic enough to stay en- =
sted when danger came. the well-to-
q people of this city should be willing n
see that the families OF the Albu- ri
ierque soldiers do not suffer al
The business man or other man who q
,es not go 10 war can give something N
+ the relief of those who are now 70
the national guard. The enlisted y
an responds with his physical pres "
&c to his countrSs call The man
10 does not enlist should be equal
patriotic. ox