The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-28
AMERICAS ONE BIG
BUSINESS Is WAR!
(From The Idaho Farmer, Decem-
ber 27l

OeaIn. Ine IlIne LOT dTBuuleHl mas
passed. Never since the battle Of
Lexington have the people of this
country been faced by the absolute
necessity of instant and .united ac-
tioh as they are faced by it now. We
must arise as one man, or let Amer
lean liberty and justice perish from
the earth
The United States must-MUST, |
not ought to-place 100000 of her |
very best men on the battlefields |
with her allies at the earliest pos
sible hour They will go. From
farm and factory and workshop they |
will get ready to offer the last full
measure of devotion" to their coun
try. No one should stand in their
way, or seek to have them or any
of them relieved of the responsible |
ity to which their country has called
them. Rather will every patriotic
man and woman who remains at
home do his or her utmost in their
absence not only to maintain nres-
ent efficiency of industry, but to in
cease that efficiency, Our soldiers
must be armed and fed and clothed,
the person who contributes his ut
most to arm and feed and clothe
them is himself soldier. Ameri-
cas- war motto should be: Soldiers
Everywhere" Soldiers on the fir
ing line; soldiers, digging trenches;
soldiers telling trees; soldiers build
ing railroads; soldiers building
ships; soldiers making munitions
soldiers making clothing; soldiers
manufacturing foods; soldiers han
ding freight; soldiers producing
foodstuffs-every man from the
plow on the farm to the rifle in the
trench equally indispensable as a
part of the great war machine that
must win this conflict. The person
in any walk of life, in any industry
farm, office, factory, anywhere
who today thinks of self instead Of
America is to that extent as much
a traitor to his country as the uni
formed soldier who deserts the
army.
Germany's efficiency has astound-
ed the world. No other nation could
alone have waged so successful and
so long war on practically the en-
tire world as Germany has. But for
decades she has been getting ready
Forty years ago Germany was put
ting into practice in her industries
efficiency measures that America Is
today reluctantly and with difficulty
putting into hers. German etici-
ency is such that every ounce OF
energy of every individual is applied
without lost motion to one great pur-
A F,1I1 I1N4r z Ia
same ironclad rule. Every ounce oi
human energy must be applied thai
the soil may produce her utmost anC
every ounce of that produce must bt
made to contribute to the accom-
plishment of Americas one grea
purpose, the winning of this war.
Interest of Nation Only.
When it comes to exemptions OF
account of occupation of the youn:
man under the selective draft, sec
tion 80 of the regulations prescribed
by President Wilson, November 8
1917, says:
1T is the interest of the natiol
solely that must be conserved, TIL
interest of individuals can not b
sidered as such and can only bene
fit from the action of district board
where the individual interest hal
pens to coincide with the interest Q
the nation: and furthermore the sue
cess of the nations military opera
tions is the dominant object to whic
the conservation of certain indus
tries related as one means
that end.
In this connection the followin
part of rule IT will be of interest.
"A particular industrial or agr
cultural enterprise shall be found
be necessary only when it is shown
such enterprise that it is a well col
Quoted and going concern, contribu
ing substantially and materially
the military establishment, the e
fectiye operation of the militaI
forces, or the maintenance OF the nj
tional interest during emergenc
and, further, of particular agricu
tural enterprise; that it is aIpa
emily producing an appreeiab
amount of agricultural produce ov
and above what is necessary for Z
maintenance of those living on Il
place"
The following definition of q
word necessary" as applied TO =
registrant is given in rule lS
81. That the registrant is act
ally and completely engaged IN u
enterprise in the capacity recited a.
that he is competent and qualifi'
in that capacity.
-. That the removal OF the re
istrant would result in direct, su
stantial, material loss and detrime
to the adequate and effective opeT
ton of the enterprise to a degr
proportionate to the importance
the capacity recited in the rule,
"3. That the available supply
persons competent in the capacity
cited in the rule is such that I
registrant can not be replaced
such capacity without direct, 81
stantial material loss and detrime
to the adequate and effective opel
tin of the enterprise to degree p
uortionate to the importance OF 81
capacity.
a. Note: In applying rule 8