The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-01
NO SERVICE, NO VOTE,
Is ROOSEVELT IDEA
Colonel in Magazine Article
Emphasizes the Duty Of
Training.

col Roosevelt IL his article In the
july metropolitan deals extensively with
preparedness, our need Of II. the differ
ence between It and militarism. and uni
vorsal service. which. he says, is impera-
tive.
Parts ~ his article follow
THE prime lesson to be drawn from
our gross misconduct both in relation
to Germany and in relation to Mexico
is the absolute need Of preparedness in
this country. There is need OF industrial
preparedness no less than of military
preparedness.
military preparation must be not
only with a view to the possibility OF
war but TO secure n feeling of patriot
ism and duty toward the central Govern
incnt. a profounder sense OF responsible
lty and a deeper appreciation of the mean
ing OF discipline. Such preparation will
mean that we talk less about our rights
and more about our duties. our obliga-
tons. Universal military service Of the
kind | advocate. based upon universal
military training. means cooperation
and the establishment OF a collective ma
tional spirit. This means laying the
foundation for further steps in social
reform. II means preparing the way in
the popular mind tr necessary social
reforms. All of this. Of course. means
| immense social %rogrss
Therefore. from every standpoint we
need military preparedness. Therefore
from every standpoint we need IA thor
ouch appreciation of the fact that tiinid-
.ty and u~npreparedness lead not through
honorable peace to moral and material
prosperity but through the immediate
peace Of cowardice TO the ultimate war
Of inetticlency and despair. and the Sc
auel of black dlshonor and disgrace.
universal service should he accepted
AS a matter NJ course in any country Ell
Toying universal suffrage FOR those VINO
enjoy the suffrage as "A right should per
form the service as n duty and the duty
and the right should be correlated. In
time Of war different xmas OF ser>lc,
would have TO be rendered by different
men. The skilled mechanic who could dc
n particular thing better than any on.
else should be kept at 1t and not sent IL
the front.
..Such training as I advocate should
he welcomed by every one. Above all
II should be welcomed by those men
workingmen or farmers. who have beer
most apt to be suspicious OF a resula
army FOR this would make "A potentia
army which would lie nothing ~hateNe'
bu, the people themselves. the peopl'
trained not only TO the use OF arms hu
To obedience and discipline and orderly
uberty expres,,d and secured 10y thei
own actions. such universal t~rainini
for universal service has nothing II
common with m~illtarism. But II woul'
produce men who could very speedily. ii
the event OF danger. be trained To reas
lonable efficiency, and who after a shot
time would be trained to a high degre
Of efficiency,
This is not militarism. II is the anti
> scptic TO m.litar!sm An enormous pro
.iop., army migh. under certain cir
cumstances turn toward war
thoroughly trained citizen so,diery is tn
Y sures, guarantee of peace; and II un
I happily but necessarily war does com
l tn. thorough Preparedness implied In ~
rnssession Of such a so,Aiery means Vie
: tory and safety and honor for the ma
: ton"