The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-10

OF military efficiency. Many man W
TO physical nniitness.
'iWhilc Il believe there Is no finer
group Of men anywhere than made
up the guard, nor were there ever men
and boys more willing to,spcnd and be
spent in their eonntry's defense, yet
the guard WAS not strong military
force. This was due entirely to sao
system in which the guard was in
solvcd.
"But this absence Of equipment, lack
Of knowledge OF military affairs,
physical inefficicncy all disappeared,
and today the United States has q hun
dred and Ave thousand really eficipnt
soldiers, most Of whom win answer the
call ut moment 3 notice.
This difference Is due 70 the ability
of the regular army officers who were
related 10 the guard and especially to
the guard oiicirs commanding epeh
unit, who were eager to put their men
into the best possible condition. Drill
six to eight hours a day and sometimes
an hour after evening mess--through
sand, rain and heat Is the secret of
this efsciehey. AZ
'tThe difference In the endurance Of
the men contrusted with the beginning
Of the camp and at the close may be
Illustrated By this A certain regiment
was put 70 build its camp as soon as
they detrained at III Paso, and Il
wash 4 long before some Numbers OF
men we're falling over, unable to keep
up under the heat and high altitude
Later this same regiment took fifty
mile hike through that sand ridden
country and not . man fell by the way.
side. It was body of sunbnrhed
topghened, clear-eyed g1ardsmen- see
ond to none.
Every American citizen should be
jRiensely. interested in this improve
ment and change and certainly should
glory in the showing made.
eff nothing else was accomplished
save the making Of this large body Of
men and boys strong military unit
the money was we'll spent.
'tThere is an important item In con
nectiou with this whole military qpes-
tion as affecting enlisting in the ma
tional guard which every citizen should
consider II is too much to expect and
too much to ask Of few willing men
and boys to do all the sacrificing for
onr country's defense and the rest of
us 20 scott free.
s'Why should we expect one young
man who has just built up real ln-
crative practise in medicine or any
other profession or business to sacrifice
all that and 60 TO the front, just. be-
cause be happened 10 be patriotic and
mcmbcr Of the national guard, while
his classmate. not being member Of
the guard, remhins at home and seepfes
a large part Of the other fellows busi-
ness and when the lad returns from the
border his business Is all In other poo.
ple,s handsf No satisfactory solution
viii be found for this problem apart
from a sane universal military service,
When every young man between the
nges Of eighteen and twenty-five shall
assume his share Of the burden or his
share If the cost Of the defense Of
life. liberty and the pursuit Of happi.
ness,
81 have q son Whom he reaches
eighteen years Of age and my country
needs defense he win be taught to. as.
sumo his share Of what that defense
may involve. President Roosevelt
speaking before a large body Of Amer
iean citizens both in aud out Of the
hrHiy and navy, recently said; Il
strongly condemn that insane popular
song. I Didn't Raise My Boy TO Be 9
Soldier want TO write one and put
Il alongside Of that one which is just
as sensible, I Didn't Raise Ny Daugh
ter to Be a Mother The defense OF
life, liberty and The pursuit of happi
ness means labor for all If all are u
enjoy these God-given advantages.'
"There is good deal of froth thess
days in pacifcist arguments incident L
universal military service. making oul
country q militaristic nation. To any
sane citizen such thing is impossible
because each citizen has too much voice
and too large a place in matters of gov
ernnent to ever ALLOW any such ex
treme thing to exist or to gain a hold
upon the national life.
In thinking of life a soldier leads
duung days Of mobilization. in train
ing camps or at the front In time OF
war, one cannot divorce the mora
issue from the military. For wherever
large groups OF men are centered Their
exists a moral issue sooner or ,lato.
there will como 70 pass national Law
compelling each city or town near largs
numbers of soldiers prohibiting "a
aggregated district. This will come /,
pass unless each municipality shall set
lie This question IN the right way.
Zone bushes with shame as he Re
calls the absence Of public opinion
against a segregated district in sucl
cities as III Paso, Douglas, Arizona
San Antonio, where thousands Of inei
were stationed The military authori
tics from Secretary Of War Baker Il
the last officer in command Of troop
are against these districts. They ar,
externally against booze and prostitu
tion. These things never made GOO
lanthey never will make good mol
der As character good character /
the basis Of real efficiency In the busl
ness world-so is II In the military.