The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-28
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
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Number Four
Military Training Necessary for Safety
and Defense.
Number Four

lost In killed aud Wounded 5000 sol.
diers while France lost about six times
~ many, aud besides that. she lost
every battle. We asked Professor SlO.
rum why This was. lie said that the
Germnn army was highly trained and
ably commanded. while the French
soldiers were poorly trained aud thn,
their war department was honey
comhed with Jealousy aud politics
that The officers were not much good.
and that's why France lost the war
and 80 many men. What do you think
about IL, Uncle DAM
well said Uncle Dan. professor
Slocum Is right. by ineficlency France
lost that war. together with tive Of
her best pruvinces-Alsace and Lor.
rnine-and had To- pay u billion dol
lars Indemnity money. France today
learned her lesson 10y that sad expe-
fience. 50 she put In universal military
training. aud rs a result, her soldiers
now know how To fight and how To
protect themselves. They are losing
less men In the war than the Germans.
France also put politics out OF her war
department. 81 that expert authority.
instead of bureaucratic stupidity. now
directs the army. The result b.,
France has one Of the best aud most
efficient armies every assembled. and
his shows what thorough training and
good leadership means Ia warfare.
This saved France In this crisis. Us
we'll as the liberties Of the world
as Wal ig now conducted. there Is
no place for an uutruined man. \
body of 10000 well trained soldiers
properly handled could defeat I've
tiuics their number of raw recruits aud
do it every time with comparatively
small loss to themselves Proper train
ing alone will reduce the death and
casualty rate onc.third uf what IL uth-
"rwist would he. aud right here 10 an
unanrwerable argument for universal
military trimming.
"Our government has ne moral right
to force her men into a. service
without property training them for II.
To do so IL simply murder, hence the
frantic effort that II now being made
To give her soldiers ONE training be-
fore they are sent to the front. II we
are 10 win this war. q will take trained
men tu do ID. aud it will take trained
men tu win ANY oth,, war that may
come upon Us iu tlo future. II we
must night. let US fight 10 win and not
tu lose
That's the stun, said Billie.
Continuing. Uncle Dun snid Our
government has expended about $500
100000 20 put mp -cguionmrnts and
training stations iu order to train the
men called boy the sclectivc draft
When these men are trained the train
ing stations should be- immediately
niled with younger men. say those In
their nineteenth year, To receive six
months of intensive military train
ing along the ines of the Chamberlain
bll. This will be- OF i~mmcasurahle
benefit To- them individually. II will
q" them more good than any other two
Years Of their whole iife " will make
them strong. manly. self.reiiunt. quick
tn see aud quick to act 1t viii equip
them for "A successful life, ln short,
il viii rebuild American manhood aud
will also give the government II body
ct trained men to draw from In case
il is necessary 10 defend our flag aud
country. We must settle this question
uf universal military training imme-
diatcly. otherwise these training camps
mas be- demolished. The adoption of
universal military training Will he no
lice To- the world that from then on
We will be- prepared to defend our
selves promptly and efficiently. and
this will do more to keep us out N
war in the futurethun anything else
we could do"
"no you think. brother said Mrs.
Graham, that there viii eve be IA
other wary
Il have no doubt about g." said
Uncle Dan. $50 long as men are
selfish, 50 Tong rs nations are ambi.
tiuus to acquire territory, 81 long Us
population presses and demands more
room, 50 long rs there remains II
scramble for world trnde-so long wars
will be. when the time comes that
we reach the high plane for which we
hope and dream, when all will recog-
nizr the fatherhOOd Of God and the
brotherhood Of man, then, and then
only. will wars cease. When that day
comes doors will need no locks, banks
VIII need no vaults TO protect their
treasures, but that day Is II long way
on.
The only safe and sane plan Is to
be- able tu defend ourselves at all
times. Therefore. every citizen should
insist hat euators and congressman
shalt provide for universal military
training. So that never again shall the
country be- caught 50 completely un'
rcndy as this war found Us. For.
tuuatrly Ia this case, u enemy has
been held back, 50 We have had n few
months in which to prepare, This nd
yautuge probably viii never come
ugnin. II Is however u salvation
today.
Because she was ready, Switzerland
Is an island of peace IN u sea Of
war. Safety first Is good, hut safety
always Is better In strength there Is
safety. You never saw u tin yaI'
fipd to the tail of u bulldog. There