Milford chronicle., 1917-08-10

IN MANY sections of the country
and especially is this true of the
large cities, the proportion of aliens
is such that should they all be ex-
empted practically all of the native
born men of conscription age would
be taken to fill the allotted quotas
for these districts. This condition
of affairs has started many people to
thinking, with the result that an ef-
fort is now being made to negotiate
with the Allies in order that their
nationals may be taken in the draft
Should such arrangements be made,
these men will be compelled to bear
their just share of the fighting, and
the burden will be more evenly dis
tributed on all. The Wilmington
Evening Journal comments on the
proposition editorially as follows:
What has struck the thoughtful
Delawarean in connection with our
war preparations is native and natur-
allied citizens are beng made bear |
their full part in fighting the coun-
try's battles, while the alien enjoys |
all our liberties and privileges and |
is subject to none of the duties. The
draft applies to Americans born here |
OF made citizens. and not to the man
who did not think enough of the
blessings he enjoyed here to cease
being an alien.
"Of course, no one wants alien en-
emies in our armies, and we are ready
and willing to acknowledge interna-
tional law forbids forcing natives of
neutral countries to help fight our
battles and thus take part in a quar- {
rel from which their rulers have re- i
Trained.
But the same thing does not apply h
to the hundreds of thousands of aliens
who are natives of countries at war y
with Germany. II they were at home ,
at the present time they would be in
the armies of France, England, Rus r
sia and Italy. 1t is therefore, no more n
than right and just that they be com !,
PEELED to do their part in this fight for y \
Democracy.
The McCumber resolution adopted q
by the United States Senate looks to
that cOnsummation. 1t provides the N
President shall negotiate with the NJ
Allies for consent to draft their ma
lonals in our armies. The govern q
nent has already started negotiations
md these should be pushed to a con- bl
'lusion with the utmost rapidity. ~ ~
When millions of men of the al
led countries are in the trenches and D,
We are preparing to send millions of NJ
,ur own boys to battle, it should not -,
'e difficult to reach an agreement he
With the Allies whereby another great
ource of man-power might be tap
'ed for the common cause. Every
ble-bodied young Briton, Frenchman
russian and Italian in this country. CO
lot naturalized, should be available at
or military purposes, bs
I'VE can't afford to ship them ad
cross to their native lands, so they WI
an join the home armies, but we can XII
ertainly make use of them in our wi
wn military bodies. By fighting as
18th US they will also be fighting for
leir native lands. They will be n,
ghting the Kaiser. They will be do Br
lg their bit. They will not be in the
osition of specially favored slackers. OF
rotected in their immunity from ser sl na
Ice both by America and the Allies. col
hey will not be left here to take the
Ick of the jobs, while real Americans na'
'e doing the fighting. They will not ~ ~
'main here to do all the prospering Phi
lille other men make all the sacri- !
,es. Nd
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Their place is on the firing line 4
nerica wants them there along side ret
r own sons. And the Allies, doubt phi
IS, want them there too. The AL MI !
IS could not hold rod in pickle for is
e Stacker at home and, at the same
ne encourage and protect the slack s
abroad" sen sen