The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-08-22
THE WAY TO WIN

Senator Kirby'S attempt 10 amend Tile
Administrations man power bill so as to
exclude boys between 10 and q has met
with preliminary reverse, but he threa.
tens to take the fight to the floors OF
Congress.
Sentimental reasons alone can be EN-.
ployed against that part Of the bill that
includes the boys. Perhaps we shall hear
something from the mothers Of the coun'
try before the bill becomes law, but the
reasons back Of the measure are SC
strong that it will pass.
Theoretically, 1t would be most desir-
able if the older men and the physically
unfit could make good sildiers. They
would gladly 60 to the front, to give the
young fellows chance at life. If an old
cripple made as good soldier as lad
sound in every respect, it probably would
be better to send the cripple to the front.
But, unfortunately for the sentiment
talists, the history Of our Civil war is an
argument for the administrations bill.
1t was boys war. We who have seen
the "old soldier" on our streets for many
years find it difficult to realize that he
was a lad still in his teens when he was
holding the line at Gettysburg or charg-
ing the confederate positions at Cold
harbor, where 1000 of Grants boys were
killed or wounded in twenty minutes. And
there was no doubt in those days that it
was the boy who made the best soldier.
But, should congress See fit to exclude
the lads fro mthe army, we have no doubt
the older men will eagerly take their
place to fight the Huns and make the
world fit place for the generation which
is just about to begin the worlds work.
Many entertain high hopes that neither
the boys nor the older men will be called
upon to fight the Germans on European
fields Of battle. The smashing blows de-
ivered by General Foch in the last thir-
ty days inspire in us the hope that the
Hun may be willing to cry enough be.
fore snow flies. If we harbor such hopes,
we should not count too much upon them.
This is no times to relay our efforts. Ger
tainly the foe will not be willing to sur
render all the stolen wealth he has gain
ed in four years of triumph and 60 into
involuntary bankruptcy, into endless
poverty and misery, without struggling
to the bitter end. We fight for freedom
and for world in which q liberty low
ing American can breath without being
confronted by "verboten" signs, but the
German knows very definitely what he
fight for, and he win not give up easily.
Germany will be the worlds poorhouse
if the Huns lose the war. Stark, gaunt,
terrifying poverty will be the lot Of the
people for many years. They must pay,
pay, pay, and they realize it. And, on
our part, we must appreciate the fact
that we are the allied reserve that must
turn the tide of the war and give the
victory. w cannot do it with few hun
dred thousand fighting men. That num-
Der woul be sufficient, no doubt, to in.
flict tactical defeats upon the enemy, to
make him give ground here and there,
and perhaps even to fall back little in
France and Belgium or to the line of the
Meuse. The salient fact before the adj
ministration is that if the war is to be
won decisively and quickly we must have
q preponderance of several millions in
France, italy and wherever else they may
be needed.
None Of us can predict the develop
ments in Russia Just now it would seem
~ Il the Germans had lost their chance
and that the allies would have plain sail
ing, but we have seen the Bolsheviki
fighting many successful battles with the
aid OF Germans. Not all Of these Ger.
mans are Of the kaiser's army. Many Of
them probably are Of the Russian land.
for there are millions of Teutons in Rus.
sia. Il we are going to do the work right