El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-14

IN speech before an American club IN London a day
ago. prime minister Lloyd George INTERCEPTED
graph of excellent advice which the people of the United
States would de well to heed. Said he:
ave have been in this business for three years
We have made, generally do, every blunder In
consequence have got through every blunder. Now
we are right out the May respectfully
suggest that it is worth good deal to study our
plumbers so as to begin where now, not where
were three years ago"
The European world has learned more about military
matters urgent necessity practical public policies and effec
tua government IN the last three years than It had learned
before in The United States has stood aloo
the side lines watching, and it would as we ought
benefit by the practical instruction thus gained without
ourselves We ought Lloyd George says begin
where England stands now not where she stood three
ago 1t would be sad thing if the United States were to
refuse to act upon the experience OF others so dearly bought
and if should blunder into this activities
something without precedent
One department Of activity in which may commit
terrible plumbers some pubc men have their wav in
founding army The need for large and well trained
army is urgent and imperative It is folly TO defer the
inevitable application of the principle of universal liability to
service which IS advocated by the president and the military
authorities IT, for any reason concession to be made
to the advocates of continued volunteer system the time
limit ought be set at SO days. during that time, by
the intense effort complete rolls should be prepared OF
those liable to service under the military direction and the
should be prepared to nauguate the universal
system promptly the volunteer system proves
itself failure IN the emergency.
In any event. the volunteer system be expected
by its most sangune advocates to produce than halt
the number of needed for the first real army this
year There should be 100000 with the colors by the
end OF undergoing intensive training All competent
authorities agree that such number Of cannot ob
tanned except through the application Of the compulsory
Of enrolment selection. And the first 100000 must
be increased without interruption Of effort 100000 by
the Of 1918, If the United States Is seriously to
attempt up the terrific responsibilities the
nation taken upon itself with the declaration of
The volunteer system has always failed. 1t always will
fail Even with the great enthusiasts engendered the
early part the civil the volunteer system failed
both Sides the Draft reorted first BY the south
then by the north to fill the ranks 1t failed in the Mexican
war; the expiration CT ensments while Gen Scotts
army its victorious march Mexico City and when
the spirits Of the invading army should have been at the
highest arkvhen who had volunteered and had gone
that far should have felt pride in going Chaputpec
Gen Scott forced halt send back 10 the states
thousands Of troops He had remain stationary
exposed grave dangers while his army being reinforced
with fresh contingents from the states.
All this is reflection American morale It is as
good the best Our army personnel has needed apoo
gists in the past and needs It than
folly, however to close eyes to the lessons military
history has brought
The volunteer system will stand up in the face
OF 10th century demands than viii the national guard
system to which have been clngng and which IS
fair way to be abolished forever except force for
within the respective states The senators who
unfolding the volunteer system defenders Of the
national guard system forgetting that when excitement
at fever heat last at the time the national guard
called out and volunteers oced into the national guard
and there fears tears and cheers IN the belief that
at hand. this happened: