Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
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selves as prey to very naturally
envious world that we can get peace.
Cut down when the others do by
all means, but not one jot or one little
below what we are now"
Governor BaXter's, address follows:
I'VE need a standing army of suf-
ficient size to form q nucleus out Of
which large force can be expanded.
This army should be kept In perfect
condition, and its officers should keep
themselves informed as to the prog
ress Of military science throughout
the world" declared Governor Perci-
val p. Baxter in addressing the State
convention Of the American Legion,
Thursday.
"As second line of defense we
require thoroughly equipped Ma
tionai Guard OF moderate proper
TONS he asserted. During my ad-
ministration have offered every en-
couragement to the Maine National
Guard, and under my direction 1t has
grown from 1919 in 1921 to 1928 in
1923, an increase of GO percent, while
the appropriations made for 1t have
increased in proportion. / personally
have visited all its seven annual en-
campments and am familiar with it's
work. 1t Is military organization
of high standards and our citizens
have reason to be proud of 1t. Next
to the National Guard come the Re-
serve Units which are skeleton or
CARNATIONS, and after them such
auXiliaries as the Reserve Officers
Training Corps and the Citizens Mil
itary Training Camps. All these are
necessary and desirable, but none of
them should be expanded beyond
what is reasonably necessary for ac-
tual defense.
THE c. NJ. T. c. affords an unus-
ual opportunity for young men from
II to "a to come in contact with army
officers of experience and ability. The
| purpose of these camps Is to make
these young men good citizens in
the broad sense of the word and good
citizenship implne a readiness to
respond to the national defense. a
certain amount of military training
and discipline is given these students,
| and the contact they have with their
| fellows from every walk and station
! In life encourages n proper demo-
cratic spirit. If the military train
ing is not unduly emphasized these
volunteer camps will prove of real
benefit to those attending them. The
c. NJ. T. c. quotas of the New Eng
| land states in 1928 were only 81 per-
! cent filled, with Maine outranking her
five sister states. This indicates that
there is something wrong either with
the c. NJ. T. c. or with the young
men who failed to take advantage of
it's training. In my opinion the young
men are at fault and not the Camp,
and should like to see the quotas
filled in 1924.
"As to the r. o. r. c. believe it
desirable to have it at certain insti-
tutions like the University of Maine,
where the young men are mature and
| we'll developed, but / doubt its value
| in high schools and academies. where
| the students are mere boys. In these
! schools, / prefer the volunteer cadet
companies for boys from 10 to 16
years of age. The volunteer plan of
| the Portland high school cadets is
preferable to the compulsory r. o. T..
| G. system Of the Bangor high school.
| Professor Dudley A. Sargent. the
father" Of modern physical culture
| and for many years physical director
| at Harvard, is authority for the
statement that military drill for boys
| of tender years is not the most de-
sirable and rational form of exercise.
"All these different organizations
| however, serve good purpose at the
present time and deserve the support
| of the Legion. While encouraging
! them, we all should look forward and
| do everything in our power to create
an atmosphere OF confidence and
| trust, and to bring the world up to
| higher standard. Individual effort Is
required for the nation cannot rise
above the average Of its individual
! members. No single nation, however.
| can afford to wipe out its ornaments
The United States. England. Japan.
France, Germany. Russia and Italy,
| all must join in the movement and a
/ sufficient force must be maintained
| for policy duty at home and abroad.
often times. however. the economic
boycott is more effectual than war.
and today if the nations of Europe
| and the United States together would
stop all communication and inter
course with italy. that belligerent
nation soon would bring to close
her recent Grecian adventure.
War Monsers
'Tn every nation there are men and
organizations who purpose to make
| huge profits from war and from the
sale of materials with which to carry
it on. This country of ours is not
free from them. Recently in South
America a we'll laid plot of these
| war-mongers was EXPOSED, and their
plans to bring the South American
republics into conflict were uncover
ed. Several na@onalities were in
volyed. Recently the Turks in Asia
Minor used their French guns to
drive the Greeks into the sea. and
threatened to use them to push the
British out of Corstantinople. The
French. Greeks and British were al
J lies in the Great War and the. Turk
! is the sworn enemy of ALL Ismet
| Pasha boasts that he can buy guns
| and ammunition from any country in
the world when he has the price. and
this when the very guns he buys are
to be turned upon the Nationals of
those selling them. The German
krupps were not the only offenders
| for they have their imitators on both
| continents.
Universal Compulsory Military Ser.
vice
| mot long ago a campaign was in
! augurated in this country for uni
versal compulsory military service.
| in other words for the conscript Of
| all our young men for military SER
, vice Id times Of peace. Under pre-
| text of building up their bodies and