Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-01
FAIRNESS TO RULE
N TRAINING Men
No Favoritism In New Army,
Secretary Baker Pledges.
ADJUSTMENTS FOR TROOPS.


cine Will Be Thrown Around Train
ing Camps-TsIls Of the Great Steps
Forward That Have Been Taken In
the Different Branches Of the Service.
What the government promises to
the great army Of young men being
called to the colors and to their fathers
and mothers has been outlined by Sec
Rotary of War Baker
ut is provided In the law that when
these armies are assembled there shall
be no difference between the regular,
the national guard and the national
army" said the secretary. But every
man, whether he has had training In
the regular army or not, whether he
has had training In the guard or not,
whether he be member of the selec-
tive national army, is equal In dignity,
In responsibility and In opportunity, a
member of the army Of the United
States.
There will be preserved that just
pride which the people Of our several
states have in their own soldier boys.
so that the soldier from New York will
be known as a part of the contribution
Of this great commonwealth to our ma
tional strength and the soldier from
Wisconsin and from Ohio and from
Texas equally designated, but the eyes
Of the country In all that is done for
them and in all that they do for US
there is to be neither distinction nor
prejudice nor favoritism, but they
stand equal as the servants and as the
upholders of our liberties.
Amusements Planned.
Modern times have witnessed many
new things. The great science of med
icine and sanitation has wonderfully
advanced, and all the safeguards that
knowledge and science can throw
around our soldiers Is to be placed
about them. And In these great en-
campments where they are to be train
ed modern recreation experts are to
provide wholesome and attractive
amusements for their leisure, 50 that
when they come out Of the army they
will have no scars except those honor
ably won in warfare against the enemy
Of their country"
Mr.. Baker assumed the war portfolio
with the reputation Of pacifist. There
are many public men who still regard
aim as too much of pacifist - admin
lister the war department efficiently in
time Of war. The secretary is bent
tnny, nn,, foupI ;,,er %bas,, .1oubti,,,r .nnI,
He may be a pacifist, but he believes
this war is righteous war, being
fought to bring the world nearer uni
versal peace.
"ln 1T76. on the 4th day of July, a
nation was born, dedicated to a new
theory of government and new ideal
of human liberty" he said. ION the
4th day Of July, 1917, our newspapers
announced throughout vast and pop
ulous continent to a people who for
more than 100 years have known polit-
ical liberty and with it unexampled
progress that an expeditionary force
Of their soldiers had landed without
the loss of man, on the soil Of France
TO defend In that place the great prin-
ciple Of democracy and liberty under
which they have thrived so long.
Devoted to Justice.
America has chosen-nay, she chose
In 17T6-that she intended to be demo-
cratic in her policies and in her gov
eminent, and our whole history of
more than 100 years justifies the state
ment that our people are welded and
devoted to the idea of international
justice as the rule upon which nations
shall live together in peace and amity
upon the earth.
$50 that when we entered this war
we entered 1t In order that we and our
children and our children's children
might fabricate u new and better civili-
zation under better conditions, enjoying
liberty of person, liberty Of belief, free
dom Of speech and freedom as to our
political institutions.
1--WE entered this war to remove from
ourselves, our children and our chill
drens children the menace which
threatened to deny us that right.
"Never during the progress Of this
high and holy mission with which we
entered it, no matter what the cost, no
matter what the temptation.
''Let us bring out Of this war the flag
Of our country as untarnished as it goes
in, sanctifed and consecrated to the es-
Enlistment of liberty for all men who
dwell on the face Of the earth"
Asked to say word on the scope of
the war preparations he Is superintend-
ing, Mr.. Baker replied
THE mere business Of this enterprise
Is very great. Perhaps can give some
idea to you of what 1t means II quote
for your information a few compare
tive figures.
Take, for instance, the subject of
aeronautics. In 1915 the congress ap-
propriated something less than half a
million dollars for the building OF air
craft In the army. In 1917 the appro-
priation was SAT, 100000, and now con-