Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-08-10

regular army OF ohly -"''" hieii ui
increase 10 be- made IN five annual In
sediments. and with little change II
tbe poy or the attractiycness OF thu
service. Notwithstanding that labo
WINS never so scarce, wages never 81
hich An increase Of 20,000 men au
tborlzrd some months ago for the arm!
has NOT vet been secured because
though there are 1900 recruiting OH
GERS looking for them, only about 9,OW
have been found In three months.
National Guard Plan Falls.
II is proposed to meet the require
ments Of national defense by dlsirbut
ing annually In the way Of fafles
and wages, between So0D,0oe and
$4,000 400 Ia the National Guard OF
the states. aud To bring the Guardsmen
under the partial control Of the federal
officers There are many fundamental
obstacles 10 the success Of this plnn.
By It's adoption We nre relying on the
militia for military strength and this
same reliance has always failed Us,
has caused n waste " treasure and of
lives aud has given the United States
many years ~ needless war Even az
this measure was being agreed upon In
| Washington the fuulity ot depending
on militia WIS demonstrated, when the
/ Guard " three southwestern states
was called out The men were " In
number. inefficient, and responded un'
willingly There Is nothing In this
/ law Just enacted that viii prevent n
recurrence " other disasters IN our
history Ike those which have always
followed dependence upon militia. II
takes o. fuIl year 90 make dependable
soldier whereas tho Guard.men have
bat two weeks 0f field training. aud
. Is Re,bly drills during the year In
any event. the liberalization ~ the
/ National Guard cannot Dee enforced II
. trr mau d1 uuf wish 'l serve under
federal jursiIrHun They get 40 pay
urI 'hr mal'rr sH.s there.
. ID. l.y Bass Fr. hy when ve car
reasonably expect Poo maintain the
. err' ar.y and on. srHf navy that we
need 900 thru.I ,..I.-l, ~ pay The
? very wealth auI 'u t,-y people that
Ha army anl navy lr' needed 'lpro-
,..t herson he possible rccrr kay
| from the service ~
Always Danger Of War.
| Another ryllr... .l 'hr relaxation
. ~ national perception ln. 10 our great
] commercial suyD.,.. s ,ac doubt that
there Is any no-d for national dcfcnscs
We have said in the old world nations
you must not acquire any territory 10
the uow world ani We have shgt N,
gates n the Omitted States agalns, peo-
] Pies ~ he Orient Zach ~ these con.
d.'.ons is alone sufficient % cmhroll
u 10 war az any time II W. should
| yield up both ~ these objections war
would come swl'icr japan II deter.
mined io BE- recognized hs an equal
with the whole world. besides that she
must md r"om for m annual surplus
population ~ 10000 persons. She
wants our Pacific coast. Asa pr,nm.
mary 90 getting u she has planted
over 1o"1 u her men In the Hleal
Ian Islands and has established 5000
men go he Pacific coast Tho latter
are not 'Ikc Irish Swedish. Italian. or
other European immigrants who coin.
hs Individuals 20 be- welded int, the
We u DE nation. The Japau,se %
%" coast are government men. Their
allegiance j. 20 Tokyo. their profits 70
To- Japan and their pay is fixed ly thelr
government
u Jarnn chns" 20 land an army on
The Pacific c"ast now. We could NO,
Prevent H. She is ready; We are not
ready.
TIE man with the rife on whom W,
have 100 'hr past I.aced dependence
'Anhoi snNe us now. lie will b. Killed
on by lohs range guns aud machine
guns long before be- can get within
srh'hg distance. The Mkado has
Trained armies q great navy. and tho
money The rcrslstcn,ly reported
s''rl o' JaIan's Inability to nnmls
war l. false.
Danger IN State Of Mind.
Ih''" are some ~ the dangers va
ma on awakening from the long ,lccr
winch prosperity has enabled Us Ia i'm.
Du.s' 'h' hu' our great danger lies In
our own state " mind. our own dcyo.
uoh 10 ease ana money getting. our r,.
Iuctance 10 lay aside tho pur.pl, .,
proht long enough to reclaim op-s,,,..
AUG repair the neglect Of years q, an,
national defense. w"
The failure Of congress 10 curo ,,,.
chronic allmcnt vus Ia he .rncc,aa
congress II representative h.lv =,
q national mirror. In It's action Won
sef Tue national sentiments rcae,,ed.
consequently, congress rnve .hon,
S "s". u'' people wanted for national
ueiense' As n body It did no, dn,o 90
give more 1t lerislatcd looking homo'
warn Instead Of overseas
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