The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-09
u. S. FLAG SHOULD GO
TO TRENCHES AT ONCE
SAYS ROOSEVELT
He Favors Sending Army of Men Elk.
empted Under Draft System and
Believes They Should Be
Trained in France.

New York, May 9.--Having failed il
time of peace TO prepare for war;" The
| odore Roosevelt said in a speech here
last night, the United States and the
entente allies viii pay for this act OF
folly" before the war ends. Meanwhile
he urged, Americans must bear them.
selves manfully in the conflict "and pay
with our blood" sending to the front as
rapidly as possible great force OF fight.
| ing men.
| Talking to Brooklyn audience, mem
bers of the Kings county Republican
committee ana their guests, the former
president discussed the eountry's partici.
patton in the war in its military, social
and industrial phases. He suggested in
corporation of the unmarried men of the
National Guard of the states into regi-
ments filled out either by the draft or
from volunteers from the exempted
classes, and the dispatch of these men to
France or England for period of inten-
sive training preparatory to taking their
places on the firing line.
Colonel Roosevelt emphasized neces-
sity for the practice of economy and the
avoidance OF waste; said there should be
no improper profit ht-making, but that rea-
sonable profits should not be eliminated;
discussed methods of financing the war;
and asserted that the great problems
which confront the nation could not be
solved ''in spirit of class greed" with
capital and labor not in partnership.
America has twofold duty at this
time, Colonel Roosevelt said-first, "im.
mediately to meet with every instru-
mentality available the immediate needs
of the war" and second, permanently
TO shape our policy not merely in mill
tary, but in social and industrial mat
ters, so as to place this republic on a
permanent foundation of justice and
strength"
Reiterating his approval OF obligatory
military training and service,
the colonel again urged ase of volunteers
not included in the draft, saying the
men could be placed at the front within
ninety days.
ANY attempt to keep our men here,
and train them for year before send
ing them over" he said, would mean
that we would rightly awaken the scorn
trained here, and not at the theatre OF
war, would be imperfectly trained from
the standpoint of modern warfare
Expressing the highest admiration for
the National Guard, the colonel said
there probably never was a worse blow
struck against our military efficiency
than the passage of the Hay bill"
THE only wise and patriotic course
to follow. in connection with the Ma
tional Guard he declared. is to Use
each National Guard regiment as a basis |
and framework for regiment OF Unit |
ed States volunteers, Under these cir
all the officers and enlisted !
men, who are fit to 90, 'sr who ought to
be asked to 60. would be transferred into |
The new volunteer organization, making4
> skeleton, or framework organization, |
which would then be filled out either |
BY draft. or by volunteering, as necessity /
night demand, In this manner we would |
eaYe in the state those who ought never
o be asked to go out of the state, or to
perform other than the ordinary state
luty, and we would use the men who
,ught TO go as nucleus on which to
,uld a regiment fitted to render the
most efficient service in war"
Meanwhile, he said, the flag should go
o the firing line at once, with men in
luding volunteers from the exempted
lasses lin order to make good our po-
ition until the principle OF universal
service begins to produce its
ull effect"
Back of the military preparation, and
ssential to it, Colonel Roosevelt con-
inued, must be industrial and agricul-
ursl preparation. No more pleasure I
raft should be built, but only cargo I
hips and cruisers, he said, and flower (,
ardens must give way to food areas.