New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Army 10 Be We'll Fitted
For War, Baker Promises
Secretary Tells $4,000 City College Stadium That Gov
eminent Is Ready with Money and Brains to
rain Soldiers in Every Modern Detail

civilization to accomplish the recogni-
ton Of our rights and Of our freedom.
by diplomacy and BY every peaceful
art, America Is in arms now 20 vindi-
cate upon the battlefield the right Of
democracy 10 exist against the deuials
Of autOcracy.
Things have come 20 a pass IN this
world where all mankind must choose
whether the nations Of the earth are %
bc autocratic in their government and
militarist IN their pTetensions or demo-
cratic IN their government and just IN
their pretensions.
America has chosen nay. she chose
n l776--that she intended 20 be demo-
cratic in her policies and In her gov
eminent, and our whole history of more
than one hundred years Justiiies the
statement that our people are welded
and devoted 10 the idea OF lnterna-
ticnal justice as the rule upon which
nations shall live tJgetherrin peace and
amity upon the earth.
$50 that when we entered this war
we entered it In order that we and our
and our children's children
might fabricate new and better civil
ization under better conditions. enjoy
ing liberty Of person, liberty of belief.
freedom of speech and freedom as 20
cur political Institutions. We entered
this war TO remove from ourselves, our
and our children's children the
menace which threatened to deny US
that right.
Appeals 10 Americans
Il want TO appeal to you and 20 all
Americans. Never. during the prog
ress OF this war. let US for one in
slant forget the high and holy mission
with which we entered II, no matter
what the cost, no matter what the
Let US bring out Of this war the
flag Of our country a. untarnlshed as
il goes in, sanctifed and consecrated
10 the establishment Of liberty for all
men who dwell on the face of the
earth.
And now let me take your time
lust for a moment TO tell you some
thing of our preparation. As you
know. the Congress Of the United
States has ordained that we shall IN
iertake extensive military preparation.
II ia provided that the army of the
United States shall consist Of the
regular army. the National Guard anc
the National Army.
"The regular army and National
Guard recruited 70 war strength.
and 10 them ought 70 be added 100000
Young men between the ages OF TWEEN
ty-one and thirty, drawn from the BODY
of our country by selective processes
which will recognize the needs OF IN
dustrv. the needs of dependents ana
those relations in life which ought not
to be sacrificed if our national
strength is TO be preserved TO its
maximum efficiency.
Equality in Army
"And il is provided in the law that
when these armies are assembled
there shall be no difference between
the regular army. the Natlonal
Guard and the national army. bu0
everv man. whether he has had train
ing in the regular army or not, whe'h-
er he has had training in the Guard or
not. whether he be 4 member Of the
selective national army, is equal IN
dignity. in responsibility and IN op..
portunitv. a member Of the army OF
the United States.
There will be preserved that Just
pride which the people Of our several
states have in their own SOLDIER boys
go that the soldier from New YORK
will be known as a part OF the con
tribution of this great commonweal Ih
"a our national strength; and the
soldier from Wisconsin and from ONO
and from Texas equally designated.
hut in the ewes Of the country, IN al
that is done for them and in all tnat
tbev DO for US, there is to be neither
distinction nor prejudice nor tavorlt-
isn but they stand equal as the ser
wants and as the upholders oil our
liberties.
Pledge 70 Mothers and Fathers
And this great company of men are
70 be trained they are 70 be tralhg 60 ~
meet modern conditions OF war. IHey
are 20 be equipped with the most hou-
ern and effective devices, botn LOT az
gression upon our adversary ana SnT
protection of our own men. Ana
want 10 say TO the mothers ana la'neIs'
10 the wives and sisters OF American
soldiers. that the Congress has pro-
vided the money and the expert nlhds
of this country are providing tEe eN-
nerience and the knowledge, and every
effort is making and IS to be mace 70
protect our soldiers against any pos
sible loss or sacrifice that can De
avoided in this great undertaking z.
"Nodern times have witnessed many
new things. The great science OF medi-
cine and sanitation has wonderfully ad-
vanced. and all the safeguards tha l
Lnovledge and science can throw
Ground our soldiers Is to be placed
about them. And in these great en-
o. moments. where they are 70 be
trained. modern recreation experts are
~ provide wholesome and attractive
annusements for their leisure, so that
when thew come out Of the army tney
will have no sears except those honor-
ably won in warfare agains. the enemy
of their country.
Victory for United Nation
"Tbe mere business Of this entef-
nr;se is very great Perhaps ! can
rive some idea to you Of what II means
+ I quote for your information a re"
figures.
Take. for instance, the subject OF
In 1915 the Congress ap.
nropriated something less than a nan
,,iliiou dollars for the building OF arr
craft in the army. In 1917 the appro-
nriation was S47.OO0O00. and now Con-
gress is considering a bill which approo--
Driates the great sum OF S63s,OOO'Ooo
FOR the building Of aeroplanes.
And the programme Is that Ameri-
can skill and ingenuity. American SCI
entifc knowledge and the skill Of ham
dicraftsman. Of inexhaustible resources
Of supplies. shall be drawn upon ana
NO shall contribute 10 those with whom
,,e are associated in this war abroad
he unouestionable supremacy OF the
air. ~. .o,,
,arison. under normal circumst ances
the appropriation made Dy Oo" lLe',s