Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-31

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ease"
Two years ago these false proph-
cts" said there would never be an
other war. the colonel said, adding:
Let us not be misled again." Even
should peace come in Europe tomor-
row, he declared, 1t ought not to af.
feet American policy Of preparedness.
Colonel Roosevelt reiterated his
views that the American fleet should
have been modified at the beginning
OF the war, "a competent man put at
the head Of the navy department" and
the army prepared.
II believe in International duty" he
said, 80 The duty of a nation like
ours cannot be considered as II We
stood alone In the world. We are one
Of a community OF nations and the
effective contemplation of w~rong-doing
by that community is the great force
Of civilization. II we shirk that part
Of our duty to condemn. and, II neces-
sary. more than condemn, the wrong,
we are aiding to break down the force
Of tue public opinion OF mankind in
the support Of justice and righteous
ness, and with that we are helping to
destroy the forces OF peace and Jus
tice which prevent others from doing
wrong towards us and thus serve to
preserve our peace and safety"
Pointing out that the Canal Zone.
Alaska and the islands must be de-
Tended. Colonel Roosevelt called at
tention to the transportation OF Rus
sian troops from Eastern Siberia to
France, and OF the concentration Of
British, French and Australian troops
at the Dardaneiies, as illustrations OF
the speed and safety with which great
masses Of soldiers can be moved great
distances. The colonel again urged
"the second navy Of the world" and a
regular army OF 100000 men with n
proper reserve.
But the navy and the regular army
are not enough" he continued. u
speak for universal service based on
universal training. Universal service
and universal training represent the
only service and training a democracy
should accept. II Is the plain people.
Il is the farmers. the working men
the small business men, the probes
! sional men, Vho above all others
should back up this plan.
We have heard a good deal OF talk
about the officer class that we are
getting from the volunteer training
| camps OF the present day. As ions
las we do not have universal military
service these camps offer the only
| chance for young men to prepare SC
las TO serve the country. The mar
| who goes to them renders a high and
patriotic service and incidental.
! profits immensely by the training ant
1 experience. My son have gone and
lare going to these camps. believe
In these camps with all my heart and
soul. They are supplying by private
initiative what our governmental rep
rcsentatives have not the foresight tt
provide for everybody. As long as oul
citizens do not insist upon everybod.
beiny trained, upon everyone going u
such camps. why the boys tina 10 g'
Ito them will inevitably get the com
missions " wal comes,
Gin other words, as long as our peo
ple do not make the training universal
and do not make II paid for by Thu
commonwealth. only the men o
means win be trained as officers q
these camps. At present this Is thu
only way to provide that in the even
of wm. we shall have officers wortt
having. sput such a system Is funda
mentally undemocratic. II is our owl
fault. the fault OF our people. that W.
do not establish the really democrati,
system. for the only way to establish
the democratic system is through uni
versal service. 49,
II ask the plain people OF the United
states, | ask the farmers, the wag'