South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
GETTING READY FOR CONSCRIPTION.

OIL lINtJ READY FOR CONSCKIPlION.
1t very now. indeed practically certain.
that tie se.f-excitement that prevailed
month calculated inspire recruiting
through volunteering need be no longer INDUCED in.
Congress- will "seective ready
the presidents signature very short order. Recruit
ing rallies consist Of all men OF military
age. with the oassiaeations BILL walking up
the scratch registering and the responding the call
Of the jury wheel.
The only Of escape from on are pre-
scrbed the law. physical unhtness. indul-
gence matrimory since previous to the "slackers"
rush which started April and. being the peniten-
tary insane asylum. There other "selectve'
exemptions like troubling the farmers. provided.
course. those really minded work. If
home all their power
that Of the commissary That is about what the
going the year or so; the
producing end Of the commissary voluntarily the
part Of the farmer wil by draft, won't.
and the government must.
Assurance Of the passage Of this law appeals the
American sense of justice perhaps other
rssed by session; this without exempting
sieclaraton of "A state of We have always prided
ourselves on our patriotism, but have recently
that patriotism and military spirit of
necessity synonymous. consequence of which voun-
teering been running very rampant Besides
mocracy been soaking its way into the American
head during years. somewhat system of
operation. with doing share and it
that much anything that the sentiment
favorable to making recruiting unanimous.
We will get army now; a real army. The dispatch
which congress putting this through will
literally astound England. France. Russia,
wouldn't be surprised if Germany might
it. It is proof OF the efficiency OF democracy; that
democracy for which the world is made safe. The
government having assumed the power. the draft
pursued honestly and without chicane, put al
be somewhat surprised if isn't pretty well equipped
by the time it gets there
And how much better than to pursue the course
wanted by volunteer advocates recruiting rallies
something Of the Billy Sunday order. haranguing the
muItitudes to join the recruits. and calling
"sackers" is they don't? Nothing could be more
American than such a process A volunteer means
volunteer, bucking broncho that has lassoed
yet this a process that has been employed IN
number OF localities and even suggested here among
ourselves Congress promises the slate
that cheap-skate method of recruiting In other words
congress. following president,
war department. putting the something a
business basis where il be handled and handled
with a minimum of resistance of friction. The
chief the army navy is being given
the power to command.
There will be no disgrace to being drafted under
conscription this We waited until
willing and forward have been killed they did be
fore drafting Civil days
right Men may still volunteer. if they wish to. for the
army. navy national guard. aviation
etc. and it shows a very proper and cOmmendable
spirit. but they longer escape by merely not
volunteering. 1t is here that the law in
handy.
putting the United States in line prove that
as democracy cooperative nation with liberty Justice
and equality. rock-bottom. have developed more
than an aggregation of dollar chasers that we have
American spirit. only liberty.
Justice equality but insists those things and
that we are not afraid to enforce against ourselves