Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-18
THE VOLUNTEER sYsTEM-FAILURE

All the who desirous of eliminating the poss by of serving for their country ardent supporter system Members of congress, for som reason or other have failed the systems failure in the past and failing take into considera ion England's experience with the system the be ;inning of the present great war.
 Chicago Tribune, the heading of Shall We Wai Till the War is Lost?" offers an excellent argument against the system which it would pay every ant read and then to petition the sub
 ct Surely President Wilson and Secretary Baker arc right in their demand law, allowing selective draf in order to raise army.
 The Trbune's editorial follows:
 while the volunteer system is breaking before their eyes members of demanding that we wait until has been given "a thorough trial" before obligatory service is demanded.
 The volunteer system has always failed It has failed Yet these men, who have learned nothing from past and will learn nothing from the present, de mand that the defense of the nation shall wait while he certain is once demonstrated.
 We say this is criminal folly result of culpable and nexcusable prejudice. It stamps these obstructionsts unfit be in charge of the nations
 and safety at such a time
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 military resources is little short of treason this moment At best our military preparation must take onths of effort the hangs today in
 balance. The British and French successes the front while encouraging indication of the eff ency of the AngloFrench machine, must not be permitted attention from the extremely 'ninous reports from Russia The overthrow of the
 whose tenure is most precarious al est would almost certainly mean formal separate by the succeeding government whether radical or eactionary And if Russia should quit, if her military activities neutraized by internal disorders the AngloFrench army would be confronted by virtually he whole Germno Ausro- Hungarian Bulgarian and Turkish power.
 What would be the result? Could allies hold out until our army is reated and trained? likely and if they could peace would stand Germanys and America would stand alone against the great est military power in the world. Could afford then to rely upon the volunteer system keep full and 7ways ready? The Gallingers and the Dents and the 3ryans may think but if followed their leadership disaster would be certain
 If Russia makes peace and the central powers then force peace upon England and France, Germany with the greatest armies and the second greatest of naves would be free compensate herself for her losses al expense South American republics which now entering the against her Germanys place iI the sun would be South America what could dc prevent her if the Bryans the Dents and the Calling PTS prevail in congress?
 At the close of the cval the United States was ready to fight France all Europe keep imperial hands off Mexico Germany with similar military and naval power will be tempted recoup and to expand the expense American nations which have turn ed against her
 "We have virtually invited Latin America to join against Germany. Can protect it against the conse quences of this action?
 We cannot now, and shall never he able to, il folly these obstructionsts represent the wisdom of congress.
 The issue of universal liability to service is funda mental to safety of this republic The who is afraid back this principle in the face of is afraid to uphold the flag and the constitution
 If the nation dare not demand this service, if it mus beg and wheddle and cheat to obtain it-whch is hC only way the volunteer system will work litt, will work-then democracy has failed in this try for the hour of need it is afraid to demand it rights from it's citizens"