Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-20
PATRIOTS CREED
STRIKES NOTE OF
EQUAL TRAINING


Mai. James A. Moss wellknown
writer of many army books and cir
culars, has prepared what he calls
The Patriots Greed" copies of which
have been received recently In Homo
lulu. Il viii be noted in the creed,
which follows. that one of the key
notes struck is that OF universal mill
tary training:
believe in peace. but in peace with
honor and self-respect
believe that war is a terrible thing
that should be avoided. II possible, but
/ also believe that there are things IN
this world worse than war, and peace
without honor and self-respect Is one
Of them.
! believe in what the flag OF my
country stands for-honor, Justice.
truth. civilization. democracy. liberty.
humanity.
believe in the principle which
George washington and our other
forefathers migrated into our Consti-
tuition, that 1t is the duty of the citi.
zen to defend and preserve the state,
and believing In this principle | be-
lieye 1t the duty of every able-bodied
American man and boy to train and
prepare himself for this duty In 9th.
er words
believe in personal preparedness.
by which I mean II war should ever
come and l am called upon to defend
my sister. my mother, my home, my
country. viii be prepared to do so,
and my life viii not be needlessly
sacrificed because Of my own ignor.
ance and lack of military training and
preparation.
! believe in equal military training
and service-that Is, a system Of uni
yersal military training whereby all
abie-bodied American boys and men
1.-the poor and the rich, the promin.
ent and the obscure, the proud and
the humbIe-wiIl alike train and pre-
pare themselves, and render equal
military service TO the nation. | be-
neve In such q system of equal, uni
yersal military training. because there
Is no reason way the patriotic citizen
should be depended upon to discharge
the military dlty and obligations OF
his neighbor any more than he should
be called upon to pay his taxes or
perform his jury duty, and / also
believe In such a system of equal,
universal military training because
it is the only solution of the ques-
ton Of real national preparedness. II
Il democratic and. American IN prin-
ciple, placing, as 1t VIII, the duty of
defending the country upon the should
ers Of all citizens alike. # win help TO
prevent class feeling, and win create
q spirit of nationalism that VIII unity
Us as q nation.
= believe in national preparedness,
by which mean my country being |
prepared-.to uphold what the flag |
stahds for and 10 defend itself II at
tackled.
/ believe that citizenship carries |
with t obligations rs well as priyil
leges, and believe that military ser
vice is one Of the most important Of
these obligations.
believe in the benefits of military |
training: believe that It strengthens |
the body, benefita the health. improves
the mind, and teaches obedience, re-
spect Sor law erd order, patriotism.
self-reIiance. self-eontrof, self-respect, |
courtesy, honor. loyalty, nlanliness,
thorcughness, system, col
operation, organization--whic is only |
another way Of saying that military |
training produces higher, more Wig
orous, more useful, more efficient type |
OF manhood, reduces crime, and !
teaches one not to shirk duty, not to
avoid responsibility and not to ignore
civic obligations. ID short, ! believe
tn military training because Il spells |
national preparedness and makes for
efficiency and better citizenship.