Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-03
Three Meetings Held on Thursday Night at
Whiczzsss zssss5s ssfssSs ~sses Are Made and
Organization Party Perfected

| them. There are, Of course, many
men here who have accumulated great
wealth who are ungrateful, and have
no good word to say of the country,
| under the laws Of which they have
achieved prosperity. Their heads as
| well as their hearts need training. Al
though it is hard, we must be patient
with Them trusting that their chill
drens children will be devoted to the
| principles of our republic and un-
swervingly loyal to our flag.
"There are many of us who, with
all the opportunities and advantages
of education and environment, fully
understanding our privileges and our
corresponding duty, have fallen into
slothful ways principally through lack
of understanding Of the necessity for
participation by way of service, civil
or military, in the affairs Of the re-
| public. AS people we are not pull
| ing together We have been and are
divided on many different lines and
prejudices, and do not fully compre-
/ hend that the great progress to which
our people really aspire is to be
found in our government only when
| it is sustained by people unified IN
national ambition and glorifed by a
patriotism that recognizes no allegi-
-ance but to the United States.
Nation Personal Thing
I 'sThe nation as such has to all peo-
pies who have accomplished the great
| things in life, been a personal thing
part of the lives of the people
something to live for and to die for T..
war or in peace.
''Universal military training and
service is the one great step which we
can take to bring about the molding
of our diversified population into a
more unified people in thought and
purpose. Universal service is incom-
patible with militarism and will not
| involve in the least degree the AFRO
gance and brutality incident to mill
| tary caste or oligarchy. There can
be no such thing as militarism where
people themselves constitute the mil
itary powers Of the nation; where in
the last analysis and military power
of the people is called into action by
the people themselves.
"The so-called volunteer system is
wickedly unjust in principle. 1t is
based upon selfishness because it
casts the whole burden upon a loyal
few. It ought not to be necessary
for the government to have to rely
upon men to volunteer to defend and
protect it. It is the peoples govern
ment and it is the peoples duty to de-
fend it, not the duty of few OF the
people, but the duty Of all the people
to uphold and maintain it"
Frequent Applause
All of the speakers were greeted
with frequent applause.
Messages Read
w. Fl. McFetridge, the secretary
cf the temporary organization, spoke
of the necessity Of the United States
taking the present stand and read
number of letters and kilograms en-
| dorsing the sentiment expressed IN
Baraboo. One of the communications
was from Congressman I. L. Lenroot,
another from Representative }. j.
Esch, who closed his message with
america for all and all for America. F"
and a telegram from Lieutenant Gov
ernor E. F. Dithmar, who was detaln-
ed at Madison by session OF the SEN
ate, one of it's members being expelled
at that very hour for utterances OF
disloyalty. Mr. Dithmar and the 9TH
ers expressed words of fervent pa
triotism and their messages were re-
ceived with applause.
Resolutions Adopted
/ The following resolution introduced
by Superintendent A. c. Kingsford was
passed by rising vote:
WE, the people of Baraboo and
of Sauk county in public mass
meeting assembled to unreserved-
Iy and unquaIifiedIy endorse the
President and Congress OF the
United States in the declaration
i that state of war exists between
the people of the United States
Il and the Imperial German Govern
menty and we hereby solemnly
4 pledge our united efforts and en-
i tire resources in the vigorous
4 prosecution of that war to sue
Il cessfu end.
Resolutions endorsing the Chamber
lain bill for universal training an6