The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
MEN FOR THE ARMY

MEN FOR THE ARMY
 ID RESIDENT WILSON said Congress: "The
 immediate addition to the armed forces of the United States already provided by war at least oOOOOO who should opnion be chosen upon the principle of universal liability for service"
 The law enables the regulars and the organized militia to be raised to 100000 their present number being 2OQOO
 whether It IS the purpose of the president to extend these branches to their legal limit addition raising 5OOOOO der the universal service proposal made plain bu sumpvey he does not His idea to be to add to the standing army larger drawn from the ranks of the people,
 The effect upon the labor market of these two methods would be various War business of production well of fighting America must not upset her production, Great did, by sending to the army men whose services were mperatlvey needed at home the of production
 During the first year of the British preparation sadly crippled by industrial weakness scany production and delayed deliveries of necessary commodities.
 Part of this difficulty due to the anarchy inherent in widely separated uns but great deal of it due to the with drawal of skilled labor the enlistment ability and administrative training
 Senator Chamberlain has redrawn his bi for universal training that will take from 20 23 inclusive
 Men of this age enough have the soidty for eff cient military service but they for the part become important to industry not administrators train ed in important echnc have they rule become highly skilled workmen, in the machine other industries
 By such method of enlistment there will be naturally less injury to industry smaller disturbance the economic pro- cess and better situation in almost every way.
 An enlistment secured from this age the advantage of reaching mostly single and the question of dependent families will not be so extensively raised.
 For these reasons it e-y that the administration will not increase the regular units to their legal extent but will Ii needed continue to them from the oflthe citizenship among those liable to service.
 It would not be difficult to raise levy of UOUOO of suitable And these could be obtained with minimum disturbance of the industrial, process.
 The function of the United States will be fight than to provide The nations ability to raise food to produce tons to supply the thousand and things needed will be the true of its ability to aid the victory
 The comparative anarchy of production the dsjoned condition of the railroads and their inability give prompt vice. the power which pecuaors have obtained the most articles and especially food supplies ems to be met and dealt with which difficult and al most as imperative as the raising of army.
 New York which has been especially patriotic in urging the armed action of America appears lack sound conception the difficulties in the economic
 The Chamber of Commerce of New York has adopted uton which exhibits this of vision It reads he business of the country shall supply all services ties and inventions required by the national prices which will yield profit greater than would be received in similar transactions with private customers"
 This would mean limitless profit matters stand price to private customers witnessed by coal and potatoes can be put almost anywhere short of the nearest fixed star
 Men who would not give their lives willingly service of private bargain do for the country They give all for the benefit of all
 Business must be prepared to do sacrifice property comparable with the sacrifice of fe of wealth. great and mertorous they may be- parable with that sacrifice which takes or sends them to the ships
 Modern requires sacrifice from everybody espe caly it requires high degree organization highly cen alzed supervision and collective action for victory action in which life and dollar be only valuable make for victory, and the glory of the flag