The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-03

1 be better able to bring up his family
and teach his children more respect
for authority. which Is notably lacking
| just now in the Workingman's family
Some while serving their army term
become hne cooks-not only masters
! OF the culinary art. but economic tacti-
| clans. who are able to feed each mem
Der OF their family at 25 cents day
and give them good food at that. 9th
ers become trade experts and come
back as graduates of the most import
ant schools of learning in the world
e.. the army and navy.
Then think OF the resulting spirit of
| mutual respect caused by the work.
| ingman's son sleeping, marching and
eating beside. the rich boy, all for the
sake of their common country. AS it
is now. the laboring class here feels
that 1t Is enlisting to fight the battles
OF the rich. while the son of the
capitalist stays at home and looks
down on the man in uniform. who is
regarded as something inferior as a
man who is throwing his life away.
Instead of the uniform of a soldier
constituting q badge of honor it is
looked upon as something degrading
by nnovinE-picture and theatre man
ayers. II we had universal military
service the army and the nation would
then be one and the same. and the uni
form OF q soldier would then be seen
In the boxes at the opera.
One more advantage for the work.
ingman would be in the drafting year.
~ of. say. about 100000 recruits. there
by reducing to that extent the ranks
OF the unemployed. There would be
no industrial inconveniences entailed,
as that contingency is provided for in
making up the yearly drafts. and the
nation regulates its life according
~.
ECw / come to the question sis a
general CONSUMPTION, or only a uni
versal training on the line of the pres
ent militia, most advantageous to the
workingman?" After many inquiries
among the laboring class came to the
conclusion that general conscription
from one to two years. service -
preferably two-would be more profit
able for the workingman. OF course,
our democratic spirit in this county
would not allow me to advocate copy
ing the military methods of Germany,
or those Of any other military mon
archy. but we should not close our
eyes TO the principles which lie back
Of such methods.
A striking demonstration of the fact
that the national guard was a failure
was placed before the senate commits
sion on military affairs by the repre-
sentative Of Massachusetts,. who sub
mltLeQ g. prepared statement based
upon questions put to 5T2 commission
ed officers and first sergeants of 20
militia regiments located in the Ell
Paso district. Five hundred of the
officers favored the adoption of al
system OF universal training, whereas
only ten opposed it.
Considering area. population, wealth
and natural resources. the United |
States is the most powerful nation in |
the world. but the power must be |
developed and organized. We have
men for the armies but they must be |
trained. To acouaint men with the |
duties On a soldier REQUIRES time, and |
to bring them under proper discipline |
and subordination is a work of great |
difficulty and can only be accomplish
ed by obligatory military service. Mol
man should escape military service
except by reason of physical unit
ness.