El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-27
ROTARY FAVORS
ARMY TRAINING
Rabbi Zielonka Is Only
Opponent To Universal
Training Resolution.


The FL Paso Rotary club pledges
its hearty and unqualified support to
the principles Of universal obligatory
military and vocational training for
all young men before the voting age,
believing such plan. as a permanent
national policy. will provide for the
common defence upon the only equit-
able plan, regenerate our young man
hood mentally and physically; instill
the patriotism Of service, AmeriaanizeI
and unity our diverse citizenship and
develop our man power as nothing
else can do" was the resolution pre-
sented TO the Rotary club luncheon
at the Sheldon hotel Wednesday by
its committee appointed, and adopted
with but one dissenting vote, that Of
rabbi Martin Zielonki. The commit
tee report was signed by p. c. Thede
and O. J. Binfordi while rabbi lie
lonki offered minority report
w. r. Winch in Chair.
The assembly was called TO order
by vice president W. R. Winch. who !
presided in the absence OF president /
G. A Martin. absent from the city |
Rabbi ZielOnki said the opening ]
prayer.
Rabbi ZieIonizf. discussing the mo- I
ton for the adoption of the universal I
military training idea in this country. /
said. in part This is not the time TO 4
determine the weightiest question /
that viii come before our country for
generations We have just won a
world victory and all OF our people 1
are thoroughly impregnated with
We should await until /
"a EHcA
work. for we do not know what may
result.
doesn't Cure All Ills.
Universal military training does
away with individual selection the
choice OF the individual and does not
cure all the ills to which civilization
is heir. Every nation that has de-
Teloped a wonderful military organic
alton had fallen by way OF that very
thing. The man who carries a gun IS
the man who uses one Let US await
until the future demands such radi-
cal policy as is proposed"
". 6. Roe said that if we had been
prepared for war when our soldiers
had been sent into Mexico there
would not have been any Carrizal
With IS dead Americans on its field
He said II this country sent him on a
foreign mission and he was killed,
hat he would come back unless the
country avenged his death
Says should Respect Army.
o. J. Binford favored universal
and vocational training and
aid that he desired that one Of his
.hree boys should serve his country
Is soldier in the army OF the fu-
ure. He called attention to the lack /
4 respect for the old army and said
nat so long as the now II year old
Joys live there viii be no such feel a
ng towards soldiers in the future.
Oppose Dual AIembership.
"Rotary's principles, policies and ,
leals are as broad as the dome of
eaTen and as wide as all out OF doors, P
ut the organization emphatfcallv on
oses the affiliation of its members il
18th other similar competitive organi-
atoms" said the report of the edu-
ational committee report read by 1
ebert krakauer- The report was .,
ased upon and included the resolu-
ons Of the subject adopted at the re- Z
INT Atlanta convention and reaf-
rmed by the international board Of q
rectors in session at Washington, r
c.
Rotary does not say that a man Il
ust not belong TO other like socie- -
es, but IL does not believe that divid- y
allegiance is conducive to the high Ii
{ good. It desires the best that is
a man and does not feel that one IT
ay serve two masters the report d
Kirkpatrick Opposes.
J. ". Kirkpatrick said that he was ~
member Of the Kiwanis club and be- a.
wed that the man who holds mem al
rship in all Of such organizations
more likely a worker than one who &c
mines his fellowship to a single one. Il
Claiborne Adams moved that the
20 last paragraphs in the recon- W
endations made by the educational
mmittee be stricken so that those
embers OF Rotary already indicted d.
light remain, but that henceforth no
embers Of similar organizations &c
ould be elected to membership in si
)tary. This was carried.
Robert Krakauer, Of the educational |
mmittee, requested V. r. stiles TO -
troduce W G. Quigley as a new
ember. After his Introduction. Mr..
1igley declined TO make a speech.
1870 For Rescue Home.
collection for Thanksgiving at
e Rescue home resulted in $3.50 II
ing secured.
D. c. Crowell was drawn as the
cat" for the next meeting, and a. J.
rayer drew the prize, donated by F. +,
Beall. n,
Among the visitors were: II. A. sad n
r. Los Angeles, Call, auditor South
n Surety company; T. G. Hawkins. :.
e., Parral. Mexico: Nike Mcdonald, =,
IS Angeles; Lieut.. John Bischoff, ~ ~
Don to be married"