The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-06


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Cho l-,,o,,- tho ro.s M 1o,oo, sona,.o+a
rat;ans +l,a+ +bo ,,,o[-;7c- Lr;JoIes
aeroes +1,a ooo.,, I,il,,-,,a,, co,,1or7od
ali Io,dg
W. f;,d o,,.-o1,.oz - 4boro,,,,L
s,.,,,r2o+l,, ,,.;+L CaaoIo,- -o-,+;r,a7,+
ard a+tit,,do. br+ If no,,,.so oT,I va
iations v-it5 Ctoo+ Pritai- a 0'e' not
the same as bars 40 ''-''' o. '0'
There are two nrin7o reasons vbv
tho selected d,,9r+ is the o,afn7,ab1a
if not the rorascq,7- DIan Fi,.e+ -
viii show, - +bo ,rorIJ IN +bo inn
mp9sa boartcn;nr If the allies and
the discomfort If the enaroT, HAT We
n,oa1 +ho ro'rro .,4J r-a,-.a,. af +,o
/ v-boIo cornt,,,, arc cdrto,.od ~, ,,ic-
/ +o1l- Tb9t We have ,rona in With +ba
/ viii Tn win Sarord 4 viii 1aaz-o tba
necessary Industries uncrinnlod and
/ the schooIs and COLLEGES and tho mi
/ versitios unrohhad If the Young men
! tn whom the country must loci, in +be
/ future for 1a2Iarshin The farmer
! who nrodDcee the na+fon's food +ha
mechanic and citizen needed in the
/ trades and Industries. the vounr men
/ pettinr THEN. education to comm them
+ for high service. will NOT he allowed
to volunteer in vhoIosaIa crounq
( when the general good will hest he
] subservcd bv most of them remain
( ing at their several tasks. The cdu-
! cational institutions will contribute
their share onlv-not empty them
( selves. The trades and industries
and the farms will contribute their
share. but not inGf rriminatpIy in
numbers that would make us HELPLESS
where help is most needed.
The volunteer plan would mean
delay, if not disapDointment. If sub
marines and ZepDelins or raiders or
armed forces threatened to invade
the United States there would be a
ready and overwhelming resDonse to
the call to the cOIors Such q si+u-
alton will not arise Some in7nedi-
ate Drosnect of real active service
in battle would stimulate enIisfmcn+s
to numbers greater than co,1ld he
cared for. When if is believed figh+-
ing is uncertain or remote recruiting
will be slow. Thus the volunteer
plan depends not on the Indictment of
the military authorities but upon the
disposition of the volunteers. There
is absence of control when control
may be needed.
There is one other way to bring
forth volunteers in sufficient r7,n,
bers, and that is bv arousing feel
ings of hatred toward the foe A
propaganda of that sort is r,ost in
advisable good nnnieb ON. oDo,,,ios,
is a theme which NAV serve those
who WAGE ,,,a, of .f,.;C-l, +f,,1,,oc-,
and barbaritv. but We can not +biDI,
of teaching and procIaiming a FEELING
Of hate toward anv DeoDJe. The real
origin of the whole abonina+ion of
desolation is fOund in the denial of
brotherhood. The fai111re of graat
I and strong races TO rasnec+ the nov
sonaIitv of the smaller and ,,-aaker
ones lies at the root of +be froeb
miseries and new horrors recorded
every day. Hate is made the rulinp
passion to threaten the min If .
world. We can not resort IN that
Without tho inDuIsn Immediate dar-
ger or attack wOuId create without
the pr0mntinps enpenderad nv ha+o
voIun+eerinc could no+ bo ,,o1iod 1,-,o,
to place the armed foroo If 10 T1Ii+-
ed States in eucb % nos;+io,1 oe
strength. numerically or o+Lo-,,.;eo
as If sbouId occunv Ez,a,, ,I,i+L +bora
two incentives one not Iila1,, anJ 80
other untbinkahla 1-oI,,n+aa,.inC,
wouId likely occn,, in 1ocoIj+;o, -
institutions here and +bera. IN sor,o
states there you1d no ontbre;osr, -
others Iukewarmness RESULTING in
unfairness. inequality and inaffi-
cheney