El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
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PLEDGED
To j. 8.
IN WAR
Papers Declare the islanders
Loyal To u. S. To-
Man In Crisis.
TO TRAIN WOMEN
IN WAR TACTICS
Legislature Takes Steps To
Strengthen National De-
fence and Raise Army. i

- ANILA, P. L, March s1.-Iz tia
MI event OF war with Germany The
\ United States can count on one
million loyal hackers IN the Philip
pine Islands The way the news OF
the break in diplomatic relations wza
received by all parties here leaves
nothing to be desired
Universal training and services
measures have been introduced In the
legislature, and q bill to punish
espionage is expected TO be enacted
Americans had nothing to do with pro-
noting these bills, except that the
governor general may sign or veto
them when passed
Filipino Attitude One OF Loyalty.
La Naclon. the organ OF the opposi-
ton party. says:
IF war comes the United States
viii not fight for Russian occupancy OF
ConstantinOple, nor for French re-
! conquest OF Alsace-Lorraine. nor Italian
possession Of the Trentino, but for the
defence Of tie principles which the
United States has always maintained,
ror will the war be continued when
/ these have been vindicated- The Fill
Pine attitude should be one OF serenity
and absolute loyalty to the nag under
which they live"
FL Ideal. the rlouthpIece Of the
Nacionalists party and OF speaker
Osmena says:
The nation to a man strongly backs
up its first magistrate and representa-
tive, and as in previous crises. Ameri-
can patriotism will surely do wonders
in fearlessness and abnegation-
The United States Is anzioUsly de-
sirOus OF preserving peace But fats
has dragged her to war. and history
has yet to see one single instances In
" hich the American nation hesitated
in the face OF q threat in the face OF
an outrage Of her rights, and .
trampling over her fundamental In
terest"
La vanguardia, the foremost Filipino
newspaper. independent In politics.
aThe rupture Of relations between
Germany and the United States has
shown the complete loyalty Of the
OF a conflict, and the unity OF senti-
ment OF the Filipinos-"
Defence Measures Rushed
Early in the first session Of the
Philippine legislature. now drawing to
= close. the purpose OF that body to
enact some measure for what might
be called national defence" became ap-
parent The brea king off OF Diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Germany precipitated two different
bills which have been introduced IN.
the legislature TO provide for military
training Of the Filipinos.
The measure which sens to meet
with the approval OF most OF the legiS-
latOrs provides a special COMMITTEES OF
national defence" to formulate q sys-
TEN OF military training that shall be
-graruitOus. universal and obligatory
This committee is to consist OF five
FilipinOs and two Americans. to be ap-
pointed BY the governor general
The system which the bill outlines
contemplates that primary instruction
in military training shall be given in
the public schools for boys between
the ages OF ten and IS and a practical
training for those more than IS years
OF age This primary OF elementary
training viii be part OF the curricu@
lum OF the public schools.
Women to Be Trained.
The bill also provides that women
shall be trained as an auxiliary to the
men trained to bear arms.
Provision is also made for raising
Z fund for the building OF defence
equipment. such as submarines and
aeroplqnes-
a bill Furnishing espionage has bees
introduced and already passed by the
senate The measure defines this as
directly OF indirectly. in time OF
peace or in time Of war, OF when the
United States OF America is in state
Of war with q foreign nation or nations
TO obtain or ATTEMPT to obtain, without
being duly authorized. information,
secret character pertaining to the de-
fence Of the Philippine territory. either
on land OF sea"