Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-25
MAKES STRONG APPEAL
FOR MILITARY TRAINING
Leader of Fight for Draft Law
So, Says Nation Must Stand
,s,.s Together.
wothD iDRPonT ALL pAclFIsTs
frsechors of iJeaition and Treason
Should DO Sent to Germany,
where They Belong" - Lessons
OF. War MUST, Not Be Lost.

WA HIN GTON, November a.
Julius Kahn. member OF Congress from
California, in a letter 10 Lieutenant
General S. e. NJ. Young. United states
Army, rsuu1eds president of the Ma
tiopal ), Association for Universal Mill
tary Training. and commander in chief
of the military order of the Loyal
Legion OF the United States, makes q
strong and inspiring appeal for loyal
Amcricanism and universal military
training. II will be remembered that
MIR. Kahn was the spokesman on the
floor of the uouse OF Representatives
of President Wilson during the fight
over the passage of the draft law.
1t was his voice more than any other
which won the Democratic victory in
Congress for. a sane military policy Tor
tho present emergency.
MIR. Kahn'S letter follows:
Our country is at war with what
consider TO be the most thoroughly
trained and equipped military power
that the. world has ever seen. We must
win the war;. III order TO win II, every
loyal and patriotic American citizen
must be prepared to make all needed
sacrifices. There must be no half
heart cd support of the government in
any quarter. Those who arc not with
MS m this conflict are against MS. They
should be dealt with so cXpcditiously
and so severely that those who would
be inclined to preach and talk sedi-
ton and treason will have the fear OF
God instil,cd in their hearts. and so
be deferred frtm their treasonab BILE
course. This is no time to listen
to the vaporinEs of pusillanmous
paciiists or disioyal pro-Gcr.nans. They
ought to he promptly deport"d and sent
to their friends in Germany. That is
where they belong: there is no place in
this republic for them at this time. The
entire country will stand behind the
President in whatever steps he may
take to muzzle effectively and promptly
such disloyal rcprobatcs.
THE lessons of this war must not
he lost on the American people. Once
again we are caught in n frightful
state OF urpreparednesS. y bill for uni
vcrsal ira ming OF American youths
must he enacted in the coming session
of Congress. Such legislation is the
natural corollary of the sclcctive draft
legislation. 1t is appalling to learn
from the records that 60 per cent OF
cur boys are physically unfit for mill
tary service. Universal training would
materially remedy this condition. I'm
der such system our boys would be
taught hygiene and sanitation, among
other things. The system would de-
relop more robust, 4 more PHYSICAL lily
III body OF citizens.
Your organization, I hope. will bend
I'll its energies to achieve the success
full enactment of such law. All pa
.'ciotic citizens should work for It. We
have been too slow in taking the neces-
Sary Steps for Its enactment. We must
lose no time Our country has too
''ln"h al stake TO neglect the matter
long
'."T'heic, is. much else should speak
Of wcra | personally present. But i
hope these few remarks may meet with
thc approval Of your colleagues"