New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-11
How the Wilson
Administration Has
IPelaliZed Patriotism


Of the United States from Mexico and
the necessity for the proper prctec-
tton Of that frontier" President VIII
son. on June IS. called out the mobile
arms Of the National Guard for federal
service.
He did not call them out at their
existing peace strength. but at war
strength. watch is practically double.
Lacking 4 system Of reserves, tho
Nations. Guard organization immedi.
ately had to start a campaign OF re-
cruitins, 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.
tyirg numbers. According to Senator
b smberlain, chairman Of the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs, the re-
suit is that about l35 coo citizen SOL
Tiers have been mustered into the
federal service and are Low on the
Mexican border or III camp in their
none states. There may be more, but
he administration refuses to make
ano"D the exact figures.
TIE movement is costing the public
.ref sury many millions OF dollars: Il
S costing the individual citizen so..
ters many millions more. They went
o tie front believing the cry, your
;ouotry needs yon," for war service.
rheY sacrificed Advancement in their
w. occupations, severed home ties,
'nf red, in thousands Of instances.
great financial loss. The less pa
riouc, who did not believe the CIV or
believing. declined 10 make sacrifices,
'att@n at home on these losses.
To real purposes OF the call are
slowly developing. They are two in
guL4uer:
First, a patrol OF the border TO do
the work which President Wilson's
TREND. CaTranza, finds il impo ssible
e DO, Becau e the recognized govern.
nent In Mexico is too ineffective TO
keep Its own citizens In Check and
prevent them numbering Americans
OF American soil. the American gov.
eminent undertakes the costly task OF
uF-bt AHd WVIh lOI tLtIi. luS mV p (
der OF American citizens on Ne 1lcan
soil Ia another matter. CarranZa may
go az far as he l!hes in that direction.
Second, a purpose OF the mobiliza.
ton on the border and in the camps
Is 20 train citizens to perform effective
military service. The reg ular miiita'y
establishment of the nation is mani.
testify too small for the actual M !tary
needs. To this extent the cry, Your
country needs you" was corset
But these facts were O made clear
wnen the call was ISSUED. The idea
was promulgated that men w-re need.
ed for actual war service; not for
military training. Deceit was prac.
ticed.
Opposing in the open Legislation FOR
universal military service, the admin.
istraton by ITS acts has established
what in essence is a system OF com
pulscTv military service. 1t Is a sys.
tenn all the more vicious because II
operates only against the patriotic,
whereas a legalized universal training
eystem oquali2es ne burden Of mil.
tary service among all men and all
classes OF men.
When, in 1914, Europe PLUNGED into
the greatest war Of all history, and
conditions in Mexico grew in~tOlerable,
intelligent men realized the fact that
1t was incumbent on this nation to
build Up It's tiny regu IT urmv and put
its other military re~turces n condi-
ton for use. National -afoty demanded
this. And vet, in Docenbe~ Of that
year. forr months after The European
war beF'1, President wilson went be
fore Congress and declared that all
agitation for military preparedness
wa h~yr;er!'al; that we were ade
quately prepared.
After a while the admit i5tratiOD
changed It's mind and pro- ssed to
believe m the necessity ior prepared.
ncss First came IN enactment to
increase the regular army hy 10000
But the cody OF the country, and even
all parts OF the Demccl tic admins.
tration. could not charge front so
quickly as he head. Recruiting for
he regular army Jagged. Not yet
have the 10000 been secured.
The need pressed. A new nationa;
defense act, providing Tor still more
men in tho regular army. was enacted.
But still the men were not forthcom,
ing.
Suddenly and without warning the
administration issued It's call for mo
bilizatIon OF the citizen soldieTy I.
seemed stin obsessed with the Bryan
notion that an army could be created
Dy presidential ukdse.
When the call went out the govern
men; did not W enough uniforms,
shoes, socks, blankets, hats. wagons.
rructs, horses, mules and other things
essential to equip the men called; i.
had made no provision for transport
ing the troops called TO the points
where they were required
Who suffered most by this amaz-
ing lack Of foresight this leaping be
fore lool.ing?
OnIy the 135, 900 patriots who be
lieved that their country needed them
for national defense; only the men
who are making the great sacrifices.
The whole disgraceful story may
be summed up In the phrase. the
administration has penalized patriot
ism-
True. II is accumulating, by sub
terfuge. a reserve OF trained soldiers,
but events have demonstrated that II
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