La Junta tribune., 1916-10-28

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Nn., .i ,hs .,",ir r.,.,n, ~,
h,,,., uTIf ~. ','I'"r,' I-''r,''
had mo- r,Irs Lr,,, ~ ,l,.tst,,' il,
which Rft,r rhr,a r,r,u,hs ia nor com
of Tho men b,-. yf,t rr,tv.I ,h.,r
bluuses and 20 nrr com h,y. MOI r.
I o.iyrd their riDes SOM, ~ tho r,rI-
rucurs on tn, hDrf.r byy. learned ,yIth
vDUJ.rfIIr onf.kr,-s - az. IN rirr |
shane som. have r7,Ja ,,r ir,Dr,y..
rurnt 4 low h,v. Dro,,I 1i,,.r.y
worthless h.rsusr rr.ir ,ffir.rs ,,.rI
so unframed and so MIMI for comma nd
that they could NOT t.grh and guide
and holm over BfyTIru1fi.s and care for
,neLf men; WI" b'Som" little better
Hest Men pr"fit-d.
The hest men In m. hest r,.,rIrr,rt, on
the border have urnTir8 much. have
pruTItrd more than men who sn to tho
excellent Plattsrurg and similar mill
far,- training ramus hal,. prrftrd But
nov. ,tt,r n,rr f.rtr ,r,..-rr, o. frst
class National Guard officer. who Is
with his .Irr.rt ,.rf r4-. f.,r.I.r ,.r,,s
me Here We have Mn tho nrr,rIyr,
trrnrs boo the country ON IN, border aud
they only total a very small force. ptrf
OF which is Ineffective. I should say
that after three months Qr have. he
tween 3D. 900 and $1,000 useful truups I'm
all In other ward. inter hire.
months We did not n..rmhI. mn nrm,
nt Ia resist a single Grrmnn or Jnrnn-
csc arm, corps such "a, could he landed
In New York In II fortnight ar In SIM
Francisco In n month President MI
son In, refused 10 rrnd the ,IrrndtuI
lesson written In fir- mud blood across
th,. face of the unrIJ durtur th. Ir-,
two ,-nrs and u quarter. lie ha. Iru
u shameful, unread, To- protect our
>-I,r. or do our du,, l., others
Inc >"'N> system
Switzerland is t More genuinely dem
oCr1fr. repuhl. than wt Hrr. and there
rs nothing llli has helped hrr people
.FHH.H.r#||. o
Us. ur that has dom. more 'u rrru. tn
. ar- and increase fNr E,uHIrur.a. of her
democracy. than lar universal training.
OF tnr kind advocate. which h.r sons
have received. $50 fur from h"iuG mill.
'rf.sm. this Kind of universal training
. Is "a healthy and efficient auiIsrptIa to
nal ltarism An army SD trained. which
would consist OF IN" citizenship of the
country lu ar-rs. would never D." used
for HEErrssiuu. Its only purpose would
. Do" for se.f-drtrus" Every Intelligent
lover Of peace every peace lover whose
uuNirtluus sprlnE from reason instead
OF from sheer hNsf,rIrN tmldllN and
e..fGg a. srl,r st-t.'rJ '''' ''''"
switzerland in tho time Of the Supn-
Icuuir wars was trHmpI.d ON los an ~
IN" surrounding h-I.iE-rrHt uatIuus.
saw gigantic battles between them
fought ON its territory. and was finally
/ annexed by one OF them. and ITS young
mon drafted into her armies The pres
rut war. 100 years later has seen he.
. NfIlAlRfF respected A.fHnHHN NlH HIF
not been ready SHE would have uuuu,z.
tIHunhlN suffered To" fat. Of Belgium
The reason for the difference j. that
100 years ag" there was no universal
/ training among her men. s"r any apti-
tud- for war the part OF the nstion,
which therefore fell ~ helpless pre-, to
the miIItsr, powers. Now there IL uni
N-r.sI ..r,irsi the people rre trained
f 4" defend themselves; and b-cnu-- OF
the fact that they had h--n thus train
ed. TINT the' were efficient. that 'h~s
had prepared thrir strength. aud were
r-adr To r-- their strength. the, were
spared the necessity Of using IL.
'"''''"' Trimming
] advocate universal military training
as much because of what 10 vii! mean
. for this nation Boo peace. as because OF
. what II viii mean TO this nation Iu
{ war. Washington said "A free people
. ought hot only Co b" armed, but dis
ntUllufh. This Is simply another way
+ uf saying that Hrrs should be uUiy.r-
sal OBLIGATORY military training Tor Qua