The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-09-27
SEPTEMBER 27, 1915.
Letter to the Editor

To our Senators and Congressman;
I am making this plea on behalf of
all the eighteen-year-oIds in America
who have something else on their
minds this fall besides fishing in the
Chesapeake and pitching horse shoes
What d pity we do not have at
least a few men in Washington like
General Macarthur. He does not APP
prove OF sending i6-year-oid boys to
Germany and Japan. 1t is no place for
children.
Have you compared the figures of
the War Department with the require
ments of the commanders Of the forces
occupying Germany and Japan?
Gen. Henry told the House Military
Affairs Committee on August % that
there are 8,050,O0O men now in the
army and that only f.O50.000 will be
discharged by next July l, This means
an army of two million without a fur
ther draft. We do not need AN army
that large, even for occupation pur-
poses. Gen. Eicelberger stated in To-
kyo that the occupation needs are for
an army of 100000 to 100000. For
Germany, the War Department asks
375,0O0. Furthermore, why should the
occupation continue indefinitely? Ac-
cording to the newspapers Gen. Ell
chelberger says Japan Will be dis
armed by October 10th. Surely We are
not going to continue a large army
overseas beyond next May, when the
present draft law ends These outposts
could be poIiced by strikers who have
nothing on their minds but starting q
revolution, so our returning service
men viii have no Jobs. They have no
fat bank books to show for their past
four years-nothing but artificial
limbs and crutches and canes These
service men went into battle with a
prayer that their Younger brothers
would never have to go through what
they did, Now those kid brothers arc
being denied their education, so that
they may pick up cigarette butts on
parade grounds or "cut grass at Fort
Belvoir with bayoncts"
The mothers Of this section are
keeping their eye on Congress. They
know who knocked the CT bin, and
they are getting tired of voting for a
bunch who are not worth the lead
used in marking the X opposite then
names
We have compulsory military train
ing,-why not compulsory education ?
We have very few men ready for med
zeal school this fall due to the draft
Where then are our future DOCTORS
lawyers, teachers and men Of all pro
fessions coming from? Abroad. OF
course. There are parasites who are
now taking ADVANTAGE Of, and getting
ready to inherit our nation, while we
merely bring home the bacon"
Our so-called politicians are MAX
ing peasants Of our men Of tomorrow
as fast as they can. Some Of the high
est offices in our nation were obtained
by an act Of God, the next time it may
depend on an act Of the people
Is America to be illiterate or not?
A doctor cannot be educated in a day.
If the draft must continue why not
raise the age to p. Then if at that
time any boy who could not prove he
was a senior or junior in some college
or vocational school, draft him for
military training.
Then, too, the soldiers pay should
be doubled so there would be some in
ducement for him to re-cnlist.
Since so many army camps and
naval stations are not now necessary,
condense them to more desirable sur
roundings and maintain schools and
colleges at these places. Then if boy
had been drafted who had not finished
High School he would have a chance
to finish or if he was ready for col
Iege, let MN nave the course OF has
choice.
A vast amount of money is being
spent making presents to people
abroad, why not use some Of it in this
country? A quarter OF million dol
lars would educate several future
presidents.
l recently heard radio program
where high school students were al
lowed to ask questions of two U. S
Senator'S One boy, who was a senior
in a Washington, d. c., high school
asked where he, the Senator, would
be if he had been denied an education