The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-20

| and careful rlans arc now being made
! to SEQ that every man who enters the
! service is taught some useful VOCATION
! IN order rhu, hc may 70 returned 10 riNil
! life n useful and self supporting clll-
Ecu.
! Country Needs Preparedness.
| Personally | am not In favor OF d
! lsr.-, standing army, but | am strongly
/ inclined to tho tcIcf that ono OF 'hc
great lessons taught by the recent war
I IS tn n"C"s&.,y for greater preparedness
! for any similar emergency. THIS LESSON
/ has been st forth III letters OF Dlood
/ because many Of our best Young men
We're sacrificed upon the field OF hat'le
ard in OUr army camps because Oh our
national failure in this respect II may
! hc absolutely necessary I" ADOPT h1rhc
rurthnL - universal military trainlhE.
! As ! am ausWcrablr I" my c"nSt ltu'r'S
and only take direction from them; !
: want them L. ponder deeply over ms
subject in order 10 determine what IS
best to b" done and how far VIC should
: 20 m doing II.
/ Thorough education of our people ana
: this Suni'rt involves many "l'nontS'
| II was disclosed IN the operation or IN"
: $rll'iI4c %c.virc act that SthT'I *
! number Of our Young men, within 'h,
! military ag.. limits were uuahl" 10 read
NIll' N'.' E.''Sll'7ll i'''''N4'NFNT'
! rurt h"r that n far too great Il number
, w"r" physi,a ally deficient and unit Tor
! ~ HEY s'rNic' and not rs III Tor IN, ir
! ordinary ,.rntionS n tEry should bH.
! This is n matter which rn"" To the NrrJ
roots cf our rational existence. our
| form Of government is rrrI,Ca'cd upon
tho theory Of universal "dU'LiI"n ann
! If in dealing with this problem "" hai
ONLY - ,lra! with ;h"%' born IN ms
c"un'r"' tn" problem W"uii Ia tihrl'r
II. ~. pt,,,N .. 0
/ ,i,"r"~ i"re' numbers "' '"r".Sn"rS'
, e,.rn" nr 'h,In from tn" 'ilI;' rat" classes
, # Eurrp" and with n certain percentage
! { them with IDEAS "t government - n
, ate a!Srlur, y Ahh2rrrnt 10 OR sys. IN
! # government.
! Depclt Tho Anarchist.
If vyc nr,, ~ continue 20 author:z" TIC
I admits. ~ e th.sr alien hurdCa We must
adopt measures which viii pr"NliH Tor
! their reader aSSIm.inti"n with our pop
! ulaIioa. Such rs com" her" strongly
/ ;rlurd with anarc.t':Ilr ideas md bent
uprn the destruction Of cur government
should lie denied admission or b" de-
/ r.,rtrd A. SOOr as their real Character -
discovered. only urr flag should claim
! tho f",lty Of tru" Americans. Th"rc IS
room fnr only on" glorious rhihi"n 81
: rr .cdo,u wl;ch floats from his iinEStAl.
J I.itrrarl. t,S'S upon their aGrni"sIcn dN
no.. n. = nIait"r ut fnct. d'SCl'S" IN" a.
s.rnhIlily II Gud"S!rahili'Y. som" or
the best elements "t cur p"pulat''n nave
. {. me owe" here without education. whIl"
! mans, nr tho most dangerous clements
nrr highly rdu"at"d. hut means must PC
adoptrL for "durHt;nE all 'hAEH people
vino remain within our borders. Ana
- ~ T. par of our population wh!rh
SHOULD not have an early oppor, UNITY ~
remove III" blight Of illitrraCy when
rests upon them.
Teach Americanls1n.
. Of
= pie III" doctrine "r Amrri"nn!sm. \
great writer wrote th"@" words :
'I:rcath,s tl"rc 4 man with soul $" dcad
/ VINO n'r"r /" hms"if haih sad ms
is iuy own. my native land. We Know
! furtfcr. by experience. TINT many or
our best and most devoted CItiz"rE
are thoS" who have come her as iN;m' :
grants. and adopted thiS land as th"'r
. very own. hut 10 all CLASSES. riHh ana
poor humble or great. bln'k or "h'''
and without and diSiinrt"n ms -
: I!Ci0uIS belief. tho undtMtcd prinr!p".
! Of uurr Amcr!cHnIsm must lc taught !!
! We hnl,. never u, Ga conscious q! II "''-
7 for" W. must u" conscious "i II now
! rhat OURS is the greatest country IL
! tn" f.,cc &c Tho globe; that W" nav" IL
br:i and most liberal government: mat
W. have Ih" r"wrSt RESTRICTIONS nl law
and TIA, every voting citizen has an
! ,gull opportunity - max" ms or h'F
D. NnlC" frlt in tho affairs Of our govern,
m"rt. and that this i" Nv" land ~ rlna Nv.
. Opportunity. The s"rs and daughters
~ the hurhl"St families may aspire ,
III" highest positions IN the land No
class or cast distinction "lf"rs 2 '%'r
. io their upward progress ana Il VIII Ne
4 sorry day for this Republic # ever NJ
: any timr class distinctions are made
: and become permanent. This fun!a-
. mental principle Of .Nm"rIcAn'sm mm$t
p hc fought to every child ut his or hcr
mothers kn"". ~ every rurii IN our
: e,hocls. either puhic or private. 10
every working man and woman in order
;riai rl,.v may rcaliZ" ami understand
TIA, ra,h is equally interested IN pro
serving this great American principle