El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-30
SAYS
SEND AN ARMY
'Put Flag on Firing Line
and Keep It There" Plea
Of Former President.

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of Former President
CAicaSo, H. April 3e.-''Pu- the
+ American Tag on the firing line In
France F-ls-5..-.. ~ 80. 7,-.,---
E peiiii-S4iA AZ me earliest pcSSiDi=
moment and keen Il there as long as
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growing HsnllHs lorce until the war
Brings victory" was the appeal de-
Tweed ba-. f,- --vl,oodc-, r,~,,,-..,-
10 me people OF me west IN a speech
in Ine stock Yards pavilion undcr the
,.1sn7.,a- of -1. N-,.=or,r Scout
-
-easue-
81 come here 20 appeal IL the peo-
rts OF the great yesr fine naoo-a of
the MISSISSIPPI valley. the people
VINO are lie spiritual heirs OF the
men who stood behind Lincoln and
Grant, declared Mr.. Roosevelt
w hen once walked NJ TO actual con
ItlonS- Won have always stood with
uufalJeriug courage ana iron en-
durance for the national honor and
The national interest 7 appeal TO
tre women as much as 20 the men,
Tor our nation has risen level TO
every great crisis only because in
every such crisis the courage OF lis
women famed as nigh rs the cour-
age Of the men.
Make Good tine Presidents Message.
Il appeal 10 you 10 take the lead
~ making good the presidents mes
sage OF April >. IN which he set forth
tl- reasons why IL was our unes-
capable duty 10 make war upon Ger
many We can make the presidents
message stand among the great
STATE papers III our history. but we
can MAKE Il good only Il We fight
Win a4t our strength now, AT once;
II al the earliest possible moment
anu Keep IL mere over = constantly
growing army, until the war closes
~ peace which brings victory 10
me great cause OF democracy and
Sif iIiHat-oL- tne great cause Of JUS
nee ana IalrplaE among the peoples
o. N world
e Americans are ~ VA. Vow
-e- u -lsnl Let US make IL q real
y ~ Ac- = dolLdF war Lee Us show
-At- we nave the manhood TO pay
i" ~ cur own oooleS- ana not merely
10 hlre Otner men 10 pay with their
1odleS- Lei Us night 1t once Let rs
pu- me nag At the front now, AT the
ea-Iilrst moment and not merely an
H'I1ce mat We are going 10 fight 4
EeaE or Two aence-
LuCoISlhS the principle of uniVer- I
saL oohsator[ military training and
ser vice ana declaring that Il would
4 14ulre . long tme 10 tram large .
II ny NJ Roosevelt declared Z
but most emphalcaity, We should 4
loL rest content with this. We
si-oul1 not rest content with merely .
preparing an army 10 act year or
i months or TWO years hence Let
Us PUT Jhe nag On the firing line al .
TIE tdf AlcSL possible moment. this sum 4
4HsE "hereNer our services are most +
lleeaSu- IN france or FLANDERS or
me balAan peninsula II need only
De q suiaiI army al TIrst- Bat even
q e ,...lsl Woulo De better than .
iolhlhs- men We can constantly
Keep that DIVISION filled, and other
. DIVISIONS from time 10 time added 20
~ uhtll q year hence II The war con-
tlhues' We nave a really 1ormida Ole .
14sALlhz lorce AZ the 'front.' light
- -o5ce Whleh VIII De steadily in
CiSeeSeu Hlohth ps month year by .
year. untlt me triumph comes
"Isn 20 see lhe system OF ophS-
a Lc-- service USED IN order TO make
~ men serve VINO ought 70 serve
DuL 90 nor ninoer men, who. under
coilscIl p1lohs Wouid De entitled 70
stay al nome, rom volunteering 20
90 70 the front 4 they can render
sooc service Under the Dill passed
~ congress many mi4iions OF excel
-eAL lghtlnS men are exempt from
81 wee WINE 2 long time would
lapse before the others are sent to
me 'front.' Under these conditions,
We ought to use the volunteer system
% III the GAP; Il opens 70 Us Al
'ncs great possibility; let II BE-
used, and used exclusively. 10 give
% tAose "no would othsrWlse be
exempt an opportunity TO 90 to the
-ront without claiming exemption
Avoid Delay.
most earnestly hope that we
snail avoid any policy OF delay Con-
5ress mas passed. without dissent