The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-08
NO NEED TO WAIT
VOLUNTEERS CAN ENTER The
REGULAR ARMY, THE NAVY
OR MARINE CORPS.
COUNTRY IS CALLING THEM
Response t&as Been Considerable, but
Not % Greet ~ Deslred-Reerult-
sng Posters Havs A~o,dsd Mistakes
Made BY ths English
D. EDWARD q. CLARK

By EDWARD q. CLARK
washington.-Dvsry opportunity ex-
lists today for man 70 volunteer In :
hin eounsrys eas,se. The sharp de-
bate In congress as between the meas
ure calling for volunteers and the
measure for coAscription Affects the
additional army which IL to be raised
and has little o. nothing b do with
the methods Of securing recruits for
the regular army, the navy and the
marine corps.
Any young American who really
wants 10 be volunteer can enter the
regular service o. the National Guard
tpfny. There has been a considerable
response 10 the volunteer call. but II
u not % greet rs the authorities do
sire, nor Is II anything lie as great
az ooe would expect 4 to be II the
young men ot the country are so bent
On volunteering that they dislike to
enter what some people Will call a
conscripted army.
Today tho capital city, Hike other
cities Of the country. resembles Lon
don In the early days Of the war be-
fore Great Britain had adopted con-
scripton. The parallel Is somewhat
striking. was In London during the
great drive for volunteer recruits and
everywhere my eye wns met with
poster appeals to men to serve their
country. The capital Of the United
States today Is taking ON In some re-
spects the appearance Of London dur
ing the year 1915.
On the wind shields Of automobiles
in red. white and blue appear appeals
to young men to enlist In the regular
service. In the windows OF the stores
| there are appeals Of like kinds and
| soon, II Is understood, similar invita-
| lions to nit the line" will be posted
upon the bulletin boards and the dead
walls Of the city.
J The answer to the appeals Is as yet
problematical II is perhaps probable
| teer will volunteer, signs or no signs
| but there are of course some men
whose eye, caught by the words Of an
appeal to their patriotism, will be
moved quickly to enlist.
Early British Posters.
| So far the American posters calling
for recruits for the regular army are
exceedingly modest and have none Of
the Objectionable features Of those
which appear In England In the early
days Of the war. Someone has said OF
the early British posters that In way
they constituted "blackmatl." Here.
there and everywhere appeared cOlored
posters with sentences In question
form running something ike this:
what will you say to your chill
dren and your grandchildren in the
future when they ask you what you
did In the great wurf
would you like your best girl to
know that you are slackery
II Is said that posters Of this kind
made men angry and 1t was not long
before they We're changed in form and
substance.
On Tottenham Guard road trades
man with finer sense Of the fitness
of things than has many sO-called
! English gentleman put into his shop
window an appeal that put oil the
other posters to shame. This trades
man went to Shakespeare's Henry
w for the substance Of his appeal and
with his thoughts ON those who did
not answer the call he gave the pass
ing civilians Of military age a chance
to think on this:
sand gentlemen In England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they
were not here,
And hold their manhood cheap while
any speak
, That fought with u.s."
The lines It will be remembered end
with upon St Crispin's Day" The
I tradesman omitted these words be
cause they held no present-day signifi'
canoe. He hit hard, however, though
he borrowed Shakespeare's hammer tG
do 1t.
Posters In America.
Our own American posters thus fal
content themselves with such word
ing as this:
"YOur Country Calls!"
ENLIST in the Marine Corps and Sex
the First Fighting"
Navy posters frequently Include AZ
appealing picture Of jackies serving
gun on board man-Of-war. The nav!
uniform Is a picturesque garb and l
Is said that In itself II is drawing at
traction for many young men. No
long ago there was movement oil
foot TO change the uniform of tn
tackles, to give them tight-fitting trou
sers instead of the loose-fowing one
which have been worn so many years
The suggesters Of the change di'
not realize that the loose-flowing trou
sers are necessity for the sailor
work. Even today sailors must g
aloft There are fighting masts on tn
modern battlesh!ps and the loose tror
sers are needed to give free leg move
ment TO the wearers.
The army and navy Of the Unite
States and the National Guard Of Tn
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