The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-26
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
The Man Power Bill
When Roosevelt Talks
The Fuel Meeting

uOf the man power Dlil through
\ Congress has been made easy.
Extension of the draft ages is ne
ccssary if wc are TO win the war.
The country favors it. Congress
favors IL.
In all its essential provisions
this is the same man power bill
that was introduced in congress by
Senator Fall of New Mexico, be-
fore the recess. There was no ma
tcrial opposition to the Fall
amendment, as il was called, ex-
ccpt from the War Department.
Congress yielded reluctantly to
the War department and what was
said 10 be- the wish of the admins
tration.
The last thing Senator Fall did
before congress took the recess was
20 protest against delay in passing
the new draf, law. He was the
leader of the fight for immediate
action.
The surprising feature of this
man power legislation is that the
War department opposed il when
Senator Fall proposed it, The cf
feet was 20 delay hy a number Of
tremendously valHalslc weeks, the
time VIXEN we can place an army
of four or five million men behind
Pcrshing. ia France. The other
effect of the delay was to leave u
wide opening for the charge that
from the administration stand
point, a Republican should not,
propose Legislation having TO do
with the conduct of the war. this
being democratic war II Is I'M
fortunat" that opportunity for
criticism of this kind should be-
given Congress will pass che
man power bill now with the same
manlmity il would have passed II
sixty days ago had the war depart
ment and the administration been
willing.
There have been times when
many of MS differed with the pol.
icies and opposed the actions of
Theodore Roosevelt. II is a rare
man today, however, who fails to
respond 10 Roosevelt 5 vigorous
fighting patriotism
The abstract of Col. Roosevelt, !
address today AZ the Illinois Cen
tcnnial celebration. is we'll wortl
reading. Ills call for thorough
going Americanlsm his warning
against the pacificist and the in
tcrnationalist. his call to speed NJ
all along the line, form mighty
good American doctrine for tn,
American people. II is doctrine
that the full.blood American citi
zen rclishes.
The fuel conservation mass mcrtinl
tonight is an event of great practica
interest to nearly every man, womai
and child IN Albuququcrquc. We hav
never known tuel shortage mere, W
have never known what II Is 10 b
without coal for our heating plant,
and base burners, and for the manu-
faeturc OF our gas and electric eur
rent.
That We may know slch a shortag
during the coming winter is plainly AN
huntly stated by the men who kno'
best the men who produce the Goa
The need for conservation of coal !
Ncw Mexico is an imperative need jus
ns II is imperative in the manutactui
ing centefs of the east. All the cot
that can be mined is needed for th
winning of the war aud for domesti
comfort. In conflict between th
two interests, domestic comfort mu,
he sacrificcd.
Therefore the more we learn of fu,
conservation the safer We and ot
community will Ice when the fuel shor
age comes, and the more we will |
able 90 aid our country. II is not onl
patriotism, II Is practical commo
sense To attend this meeting. urrang,
by Santa Fc railroad employees who al
putting their knowledge, expcricn,
and patriotic effort behind the fu
conservation campaign