Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-08-08

No man has a greater love for his
country than /. No man believes
more sincerely in its proper de-
fense
In February, | urged the congress
to stop the sale of steel, gasoline,
and other war materials to Japan or
any nation that later might become
a potential enemy.
| have supported every defense
measure that has come before the
House in the determination that my
country should not meet the fate of
the eight nations who placed their
reliance in the false promises of
dictators. These nations that slept,
awoke to find their freedom gone.
Our people believe in our form of
democratic government and desire
the adoption of all legislation that
will assure the protection of their
liberties. We do not want war and
believe the sUrest way to avoid it
is to possess military and moral
strength that no dictator will dare
challenge 1t is better to be power
full and avoid attack, than to be
weak and invite destruction.
AS to the need for larger army
between me and the most ardent de-
lever in conscription / know it is
useless to have a gun without SOL
dier trained to use it. / know it is
folly 10 build boats without trainin :
men to operate them | know it is
ridiculous to buy airplanes unless
we train pilots to fly them Like ev-
cry citizen, realize that modern
Of jeYl1 :
mechanical and specialized and that
it is suicide to train men after a
war begins. | believe it to be no
less than treason to send unframed
men to certain and unnecessary
slaughter. Proper training today
will save the lives of countless boys
should our nation ever be attacked
We agree as to the need for train
ing but l firmly believe the youth Of
this country realizing the threat to
our security, will respond voluntar-
lily to every need Of our military
leaders if we i'll congress viii give
them a chance / hold that con-
scTiption should be the last resort
of a free people and not the first
| contend that our needs will be
met If we allow boy to enlist for
and Pay that boy $50 per month
Today, we pay boy in the army
$21 per month. while the same boy
in the CCC camps would be paid
$50 per month
Today. in the army and marine
corps a boy will not be accepted as a
volunteer unless he enlists for three
years. Since July i, 1889, the navy
hnr yr,l
he agreed to serve six years The
education and life plans Of many
young men prevent them from en-
listing for such long periods.
My bill compels army, navy. and
marine corps officials to accept any
volunteer who wants to enlist for
one year Of emergency training The
advocate of conscription can not
claim that one year is too short d
time because the conscription bill
provides for the same period Of
training. Neither will my bill affect
the regular army or navy because
any one can still enlist for the full
period of three or six years if he de-
sires
Even at the enlistment period of
three years now in effect in the
army. let US see how successful has
be en- the volunteer system.
On May goth OF this year the
army decided to secure $4,000 re-
cruits by June goth. More than
sufficient men responded for the
three year enlistment.
On July 1st the army decided to
secure $4,000 recruits by August
31st. The period is only half gone,
yet more than 80, 900 actual enlist
ment records have been received III
Washington to date. With the rec
ords that still remain in the re-
,cruiting offices throughout the
country there is no doubt but that
the quota will be reached long be-