Evening journal., 1917-06-04
! TO THE YOUNG MEN WHO ARE TO BE "SELECTED
FOR SERVICE, TOMORROW.

n the worlds history, many millions OF young men
have entered armies or navies and fought died
IL was for some tribal national nterestfor country
The aim Of was very often plunder. very often
acquisition OF territory and not nfrequently force
particular religious belief upon the conscience OF
other peoples In the OF history the purposes OF
warfare have been largely confined to single nation
coalition OF few nations. There has very seldom
been anything like a worldwide issue. world prin-
cplc al stake Rare have been the instances in which
the fight was made in behalf OF all humanity. as in
the OF the present which will cause thousands
of Deawareans and millions Of other Americans to reg
lister tomorrow for military service.
The present is for all humanity since the
world through Christian influences and the higher
velopment OF mankinds intelligence, has come to de-
maDd the naenable rights OF life equality and the
pursuit Of happiness. Either openly acclaimed by or
held precious in the souls OF the majority OF men
throughout civilization, rules the American Decara-
ton Of independence
John Adams, the lawyer; John Hancock the mer-
chant Ben Franklin. the printer; Ben Harrison tho
farmer; Roger Sherman, the shoemaker; John Wither-
spoon, the minister: oliver Wocott the doctor and
others who gave immortality TO that declaration OF
July 1776, risked hanging that thirteen poor little
colonies with a few hundreds OF thousands OF beings
might be free OF auocracy which denied all common
rights and aspirations those Of abect servtude
The young American OF today who offers his life
in army navy enlists in service for all humanity
all the nations OF civilization with their hundreds OF
millions Of men, and children and all the un-
civilized peoples for whom there hope future rise
from benightedness
The torch lit in the grandeur OF self-sacrdce and
heroiam by lawyers, farmers, shoemakers in 76 is in
tho hands Of American manhood to be made sun
whose rays shall Tighten the goomiest regions
where brother men cover and suffer under wrong in
Justice and ignorance It is tho greatest gsandest op-
portunity offered in history
Maybe the young American who reads this is to be
conseriped and conscrpton implies force Ahl Young
Man don't go in with the slightest feeling that you're
forced You specially selected for world-servce
1t is opportunity such few, IL any heroes
had throughout all recorded time
You fight for all mon
You are tested as to physical. mental and moral
qualifications and pronounced NJ TO uphold the all-im-
portant OF human progress and happiness Tho
world needs you, calls you; you t you are spec
tally selected.
It is high honor though your place be at the breech
OF lO-inch gun, at factory drill or at the handle
Of a hoe
It is America saying to the dying in the trenches
the starving in the homes of stricken Europe I'VE
sending you very bestl"
1t is giving your children a right to say not my
father was richp or my father held high Office" but
my father was Of the heroes chosen to uphold
freedom, justice and equality throughout Chrisendom
when the hres OF destruction ragged highest and
hercest!"
Put behind you all that you wanted to be- all that
you wanted TO dol The greatest of fes opportunities
is open to you-world-service
There can be no higher honor than being picked
from among your fellows to do die in the crucial
hour OF civilizations status in that is both
Gods and humanity's.
Face 'front.' Shoulder arms Forward march, It
is that human freedom equality and happiness shall
not perish from the earth