Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-06-01

I
citizens of the United States of Amer
lea. Hundreds of thousands oi The
/ former German citizens of Holland
and their immediate descendants ton
stitute the Dutch portion of our Pop
ulation. Hundreds of thousands 81
Norwegians, Swedes, Danes. and 9TH
er Scandinayians inhabit particull riN
! the northwestern states Of tins IL
ion. Some numbers of thousands Oi
former citizens of Spain and their
immediate descendants inhabit Dor
tions of this country; and y0i pro-
pose To draft those citizens into the
service against their will to tieh;, IL
may be, not for American principles,
not for the safety of the United
States of America, but because o.
some idcalistlc theories held 10y soiaeI
man of prominence m the lated
| States.
Volunteers. yes. Mr.. President,
| there l. no man IA the United States
/ of America who has more low FOR the,
French people than | . but would |
drag the soldiers ar the men II the
| 'ntrd State, ot America int the
/ bloody bitches IN France for the oar
Y pose of restoring Alsace atll Tor
rainc, In the case of voluntecr wro
desired 10 90. would cheer theii d.
parturtc aud speed it, but ! w"uii
not drag a German of the first l"n"r-
alton or "A naturalizcd German en-
zen To France for the purpose OF t,ar-
ing down the house of Hohcu 7cllt IN
or an Austrian to eject trIm tie
throne of Austria Hapsbarg. To
dght in the trenches of France ~ q IT
first line of defense for the safety ot
I This nation Is one proposition. To
fight for the freedom of the Darda-
ucllc- is another. would welcome,
pos -ihlN. volunteers To ejecte the I'M
-pcakable Turk from Europe. but SO
long a. ! have a vote | will not con-
script du American citizen. possibly
"a former Turk on of the first gener-
/ alton, for that purpose.
We are justified in going TO con-
-cripllou upon one theory, and one
, alone. and that Is the present nation
uI necessity of saving our own instl-
/ ,utlonS, preserving our own freedom
! and our form of government. Upon
that theory alone are We justified IN
, sending our soldiers, either conscripts
or volunteers. across the seas. When
we are asked To- send men upon any
other theory. ! say, us an American
ciiizcn-and, ! claim, ms loyal and
patriotic rs any man in the admins
lratlvc department. or any other men,
Der of this department, or any other
citizen of the United States--that |
wi! go To any extreme, conscrlpt ev-
cry man. every doddering grandfather
and every child out Of the cradle, for
he presery alton of this government
and lis Institutions but | will never
vote to conscript an American citizen
to fight war against a people oi
, against government simply because
We do not happen to agree that theirs
Is the proper form of government
Fight for democracy, yes, fight tn,
world for our democracy; but | an
: no Don QulXote, proposing to reform
- the world Some people prefer, ap
parently, the form OF government es
tablished IN Germany, and !, for one
; except as Prussianism threatens OH
safety, will not conscript an Amer
can citizen to tear down the Kaiser
Therefore favored the volunteer
,ystem, that the President of tn,
United States might take volunteer
y who, understanding the entire situa
ti"n. understanding his u.teyances a
he has made them before this bod
and before the public, understanding
hi, ideals, could, if they chose, pro
cecd Ia Europe to fight for such ideals
and | bclieve--that, however, is IN,
personal cOnviction-to fight Their
Tor the security and safety Of thi
country. can Judge of that mysei
and volunteer or not for such serv
= zee, a. | please; but | leave TO ever
III other American citizen the privileg
d, of saying whether or not he shall vol
~ mteer because the present admins
III iration, and possibly the majority o
~ the people of the United States, d
~ NOT like the prussian form OF gov
! eminent.
81 Mr. President, one of the matter
" that ! refer Ia which has occurre
= since the passage of this bill is Sc
u. forth IN the record of this body TO
p" May II. Oh page 1854. The senate
10 from Wisconsin (Mr. LaFollctte) ha
:" an amendment then pending whic
contained restrictions upon the pro
~ vision. which, nj the request Of th