The Glenwood post., 1916-10-28
ROOSEVELT EXPOSES
WILSON'S POLICIES
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~ ISoi'c wars was trampled on by all OF
saw gigantic battles between them
fought on Its territory, and was finally
annexed by one of them, and Its young
ent war 100 years later has seen her
territory respected, although had she
not been ready she would have unques-
1,oonably suffered the fate of Belgium.
100 years ago there was no universal
training among her men, nor ANY apti-
tude for war on the part of the nation,
which therefore fell a helpless prey to
the military powers. Now there is uni
versal service; the people are trained
to defend themselves, and because Of
ed, that they were efficient, that they
had prepared their strength, and were
ready to use their strength. they were
spared the necessity of using it.
Universal Training.
I advocate universal military training
as much because of what it will mean
for this nation in peace. as because Of
what 1t will mean to this nation in
war Washington said: "A free people
ouEht oinii not .sny only to be armed, but dis.
of saying that there should be univer-
sal obligatory military training for our
young men; and surely we need the dis
much as in military life Such train
Ing is emphatically American, emphat-
icaliy democratic, emphatically anti
miiltaristiei militia Is lei, and nd every young man who
of peace, better able to hold his own,
and more desirous of doing his duty by
his fellows At present only those who
and discipline. This is unjust. At pres
ent, in the event of the outbreak of
war the officers commissions must,
tightly ta and PRO properly. be given to the
the jobs Therefore under the present
system. instead of having all the boys
without any regard to whether their
treated alike and the best men made
officers, we find commissions limited
to those who can afford to pay for
ent conditions, II war came a very
much larger proportion of the officers
would be chosen from this class than
from the class with less means. In ad-
dition to this, the shirk, the coward,
the mere money getter. the creature
without patriotism would stay at
home and would try for the job the
patriotic man left when he west to
the front. I have actually seen, even
this summer, cases where men who
have been sent to the front in the Ma
tional Guard have had their jobs taken
by men whom. ! am sure, no mere ap-
peal to patriotism would ever be able
to get to the front.
The Thing to Do.
The democratic thing is to give all
of the men. rich and poor. a chance
on equal terms to prove the stuff there
his rights. Then, In order to exact
from each man the full performance
of bis duty, make the lazy man, the
selfish man. the mere greedy money
Getter. the poltroon and the psciflst do
their part of the work OF war, when
war comes. and run their full share Of
the danger, instead of sitting at ease
seIf-sacrifice of their more patriotic
brothers. This Is imperatIveiy needed,
from the standpoint, of the nation. 1t
will secure our national efficiency in
vidual efficiency in time of peace. 1t
will benefit US individually in soul,
mind and body. It will make the aver
age man more self,respecting and law
abiding, better able to shift for him
self. and to work for and in conjunc-
tion with others.
cratizing agent than the dog tent. I'm
der a system of universal training all
OF the young men of the nation would
for .,se several months do the same hard,
same terms. The son of the railroad
president, and the son of the brake
man, the son of the farmer and the son
of the lawyer, the son of the bricklayer
and the son of the banker. would all
have the same training. the same
chance; and the officers would be
the boys bet fit for the Jobs: The most
important feature will be the develop
ment of the officers.
The Great Benefits.
Let all the young men go on the
same hikes and work In the same
tenants and captains in fair competi-
tion with one another; and let them
understand and appreciate and make
allowances for one another. The man
who comes out from that training viii
In civil life he infinitely more fit to
perform his duties an American cit
i.en. He and his fellows will be stirred
by = more genuine patriotism. They
will understand that there In no suck
thing as real patriotism. save in 20 tar
as 1t connotes the spirit of sacrifice. Of
hood. of devotion to duty. and to LOFTY
ideals. They will learn to put service
first. duty first, country first, and to
look With abhorrenre and scOrn on
the man who put safety first, ahead of
duty and country.
supporters Of Mr.. Hughes Included in
eonEruous elements, The Democratic
elements with no sincere bond Of
union except the desire to secure fed
sral office: In eonsequence the inter,
has had to be obtained by the exchange
Of offices for congressional support;
and. as a result, the federal civil serv-
fore. ysad Ws.hiaEtoa has witnessed
the worst ADMINISTRATION Of the exec
Itive departnents we. have had for
thirty .years. III specifications are
needed, refer you TO the statements
Of dispassionate. non..partisan expert.
IN standardization, such men A. Clifford
PinGhot, Lucius Swift and William
Dudlsy Fowks. 'ef
5iIas j.stDrDlioity ef Actten. ANA.
There are certain thi.Ss for which
Af. Wilson and his party CLAIM credit
where credit can oaly ke awarded
thsn by .sn1heaiains the AuIlieitY Of
% .ssS i. :SG !. s:s1ass .s 81. .sw
h.t these Prsvieieas ere these Of the
AldrieA snl whish ,bsfe5e election the
1hsy lAeassncsA ola sis.Alar fashion .
Tariff Commission aad an Industrial
ConamisAiOnJ and they are now in
rathsr inpotent fashion feeling after
10th. Theyyhavs passsd = child laber
law which y so drawn, however, that
4 may Ne utterly ineffective. after Mr.
Wilson hsd emDhatically declared
aEainst 1t. They champion q law which
will make hA nAAAAA revival of 0mr