The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-08
GLOBE TROTTER GIVES VIEWS ON
 MODERN WARP ARE Compulsory Service Only Solution of Preparedness, States New York War
 Correspondent

q saw more dead men upon the battie- field of the Marne than there are Tn the present enrolment of the entire Uni ted States army" said Julius w. Chris tenden. war correspondent. globe trotter and owner of the Fright a paper pup lished in New York, who is stopping at the Motion hotel, en route to New orleans, from whence he sails for Colon, Panama
 ..The United States seems at last to have been aroused over the idea of pre- naredness. The present administration has put into effect the idea of federahzlng the state militia TOT three years or active service and three years in reserve. believe this is good move on the mart of the administration, although do not think it at all adequate.
 Few people of this country, or any other country at peace, can realize the horrors of the war now being fought in Europe. The adoption of the Lewls machine gun by the allies is fair ex- ample of what the United States. as civilized country, thought of modern war fare. Lewis, the inventor of this terri- ble weapon of destruction, was formerly a. United States army officer. He gave this country the right of using his gun provided it was passed upon by the ord- nance department of the United States. This was three years ago.
 LEWIS MACHINE GUN ~
 ,'.The United States government took the working model of the Lewis ma chine gun and tried it out. The report was that the weapon was all that was claimed by Lewis, but owing to its dead Illness and accuracy, the board would not vote to adopt it as the gun was conceded to be too terrible in its deadly effect to be used in modern warfare.
 Canada took up the proposition, how ever, and the Princess Pats, crack regiment named after Princess Patricia, daughter of the Duke of Connaught. was the first military organization to adopt the field piece and it is well, known fact that these troops have made many brilliant pages of history so far as the present war is concerned.
 Tn my opinion. the United States will eventually adopt the Swiss system of maintaining a standing army, This sys- tenn requires every young man. between the ages of 19 and 20 years to serve two years in the army, and then be held in reserve for the rest of his life.
 SLAUGHTER APPALLING
 Warfare in Europe is beyond the in1- agination of our most brilliant writers. The slaughter is appalling Nothing is discounted by the belligerents, when its death dealing capacity is known. Liquid fire, leaden missiles, deadly gas, guns that are capable of shooting 27 miles, aeroplanes overhead, artillery that can annihilate hundreds of men per shot, are only a few of the things to be taken into consideration.
 T do not mean to cast aspersions on my own country, for I am an American and proud of it, when I say that this government cannot overestimate the hor- TOTS of modern warfare. as is being fought in Europe today.
 T am glad to note the good feeling among the militia of the United States, since it's mobilization for what we thought was going to be war with Mexico l believe these men realize the necessity of preparedness, for the sole purpose of peace In this the United States is for tunate, and through the spirit of our gallant volunteers the problem of at least semi preparedness may be eventually solved"