The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-08-25
For President
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
81 New York.

Having In view the possibility Of
further aggression upon the territory
% the United States from Mexico and
the necessity for the proper protee.
lion OF that frontier" President WI.
son. on June rs. called out the mobile
arms Of the National Guard for federal
service.
lie did not call them out at their
existing peace strength. bat at war
strength. which IL practically double.
Lacking a system OF reserves. the
National Guard organizations immedi.
ately had 10 start a campaign Of re-
eruitinE. TO bring about the desired in.
crease In their numbers.
Patriotic young citizens. under the
urge OF the cry. "Your country needs
you" volunteered for service In graft.
tyinE numbers According 10 Senator
Chamberlain. chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs. there.
suit Is that about $4,000 citizen sol.
Tiers have been mustered into the
federal service and are now 90 ths
Mexican border or In camp In their
acme states There may be moro. but
the administration refuses 10 make
tnown the exact figures.
The movement IL costing the public
treasury many millions OF dollars; u
70 costing the individual Citizen sol.
Hers many millions more. They vent
% the front believing the cry. "Your
country needs you" for war service.
They sacrificed advancement In their
hVu occupations. severed home ties.
uttered. 10 thousands OF instances.
treat financial loas. The less p.
riotie. who did not believe the cry. or
selievinI. deeltped 10 make sacrinees,
.atten Al homo on these losses.
The real purposes OF the call are
slowly developing. ThsE sse two In
iumber;
first . patrol OF the border 20 DO
the work which President Wilson's
friend. carranEa. nnds Il impossible
20 do. Because the recognized govern.
ment In Mexico Il too ineffective 10
keep its own citizens in check and
prevent them numbering Americana
on American soil. the American Fov.
eminent undertakes the costly task OF
doing that work for them. The muir.
der OF American citizens on Mexican
soil 10 another matter. carranIa may
20 ~ far a. he likes In that direction.
Second. . purpose OF the mobillEa.
ton on the border and In the camps
IL 70 train citizens 60 perform effective
military service The regular military
establishment OF the Aation Ia mans
testify too small for the actual military
needs. To this extent the cry, your
country needs you" was correct
but these facts were NOT made clear
When the call Was issued. The idea
was promulgated that men were need
cd for actual war service; not FOR
military SsiininE. Deceit was prae
ticed.
Opposing In the open isEisla ton for
universal military service. the admin,
istration by It's acts has established
what In essence IL a system OF com,
pulsory military service. Il isa avs
TEN all the more vicious because 1,
operates only against the patriotic
whereas a lsgaliEed universal training
system eaualiEes the burden OF mill
tary service amOnE All men and All
classes OF men.
When. in 1914, Europe plunged into
the greatest war OF all history. and
conditions In MEXICO grew intolsrable
Intelligent men realized the tact thar
h was incumbent on this nation "a
build up rs TINY regular army ana put
Ste other military resources IN ooudI.
ton Tor use. National safety dsmandaa
this. And yet. In Decspiber OF tha,
peAr. four months after the European
war began. President Wilson went b..
fore Congress and declared hAa All
agitation for military preparednes,
was hystericAl; that We we've ada.
quately prepared.
After q while the admlnistration
changed ia mind and proieased to
believe In the necessity for prepared.
ness. First came an enactment "a
increase the regular army by 20 ooo
But the body OF the country. and svsu
all parts OF he Democratic admlpj,.