The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-17

BEFORE Great britain had proceed
ed far with the perfoi nance OF her
| part In the pending struggle her
| statemen aud military leaders realized
that such a law was necessary TO raise
an efficient army. an after a long
' struggle such an act was finally
passed.
THE same thing Is true Of Canada.
and oni, within the past few months
has such an act been passed by the
! Canadian parliament. SO that Il will
be seen that In the vrry beginning 81
the participation by the United states
IN the war congress, prcfiting by tho
mistakes Of her allies promptly passed
the sclecuye draft law which COM
peils those between the ages of 81 and
81 years to recognize that the rights
OF citizenship involve reciprocal duty
ana makes every man within military
age respond 10 "a call to he colors
when his service Is needed.
Within this period Of six months
therefore we have seen an army of
n million men raised by the volunteer
system supplemented By the selectivc
draft law. This army has been raised
TOO. by the civilian forces % the gov
eminent. and we have had the re-
markable spectacle within recent
weeks OF more than 100000 young
men unaccompanied by military lead
oTs and practically on orders issued
by the commander in chief Of the.
army through appropriate tribunals
In the different states. II the whole
army could have been raised by this
method instead OF through a resort
to the volunteer system the burdens
would have fallen with less weight
upon individual communities ana
would have been more cquitahly dia-
tributcd throughout the several com
munities In the several states. thus.
affording protection against theh de-
pietion Of labor Ia commercial. asri-
cultural n Industrial life,
The Aircrnft Program.
Next IN importance was the act
appropriatinE $3.50. 600. 900 for the
| construction OF aircraft. and later the
bill providing for the creation OF the
aircraft board Under these two acts
the United States with a possible out
put OF a few airplanes per year will
now. through the mobilization OF its
Industrial life 70 the accomplishment
OF this important work. be able TO
construct airplancs In sufficient num-
bers to meet her W requirements
and possibly those OF her allies az
well. II as has been asserted in many
quarters these machines are to be a
determining factor In the war Amcri-
ca is prepared to perform her part
both In the number Of machines to
he furnished ana in tho splendid ner-
gonnel 20 onarate them.
"Du, while mans for tho MIA.
,ion ana mohilizatior az a largo land
force we're heInr nlaced unon the
! a,atute hooks ana carried into execu-
| ton the naval uroeram has mo-, been
neglected. This prorr,un was on.
! ,orred and the payv ordered "a no in
creased nv IN. addi,ion az ,orpedo
| boats ~, a cost q, "a fisooo ana %
| coas, submarine. al a eost az $50
| DOT. 600 ana the president authorized
| TO rxpend in his discretion In order
TO secure more expeditions delivery
| nf material. $4,000. OO0. while. bv
| the act OF April II. 1915. 800. 900, 600
was 10 be expended by
| the president In his discretion.
"Supplementine this legislation and
in order To raise money To- meet the
! vast expenditures which the war inn
posed the net Of April % 1917. gave
| authority Tor the issuance OF S7.oOe.-
| 00O, 600 Of bonds ana certificates Of
| Indebtedness.
seizure Of E,ncm, Vessels,
ron May II. 1871. an act was
passed authorizing the PRECEDENT &c
sei2e all vessels belonging 10 citizens
| OF enemy nations. u was under this
| act that the enemy vessels which were
! informed in the rivers and harbors OF
| the United States and the colonial
| possessions were taken charge OF By
! the government: not. however. uttll
| man Of them had been SO crippled
| by their formers officers ana crews as
| To render their immediate use impos-
| slble.
con the 18th of June the espionage
| bill passed. for the protection of the
| government against alien anemie and
made their crimes punishable hy Sc
we're fines and imprtgonment or both
| The same bin gave tho president alb
solu,e control over the movements
| Of All vessels foreign and domestic.
| in the territorial waters of the United