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THURSDAY APRIL 12 1!H7.
TWO WAYS OF CREATING AN ARMY.
(Galveston New-.)
Senator Nel-on of Minnesota a veteran
of the civil war contributed thi- observa-
tion to a desultory discussion of the rela-
tive merits of the voluntary and compul-
sory cy-tcm of raising an army:
1 venture to -ny that if the presi-
dent calls for a volunteer army of
men and says that it i- going
to Europe to fight there would In* no
trouble at all. What the boys dread
•hove all is to lie stationed in camp
with nothing hut drill- and guard duty.
What they want is to march and tight
to meet the enemy.
What Senator Nelson -ay- i< largely if
not- entirely true. There can be little
doubt that a call for volunteer- will yield*
all the men needed promptly and especial-
ly so if the call were accompanied hy the
assurance that the men so gathered would
Ik* hastened to the battlefields. The bill
m-oviding tor a ^dcciive draft tt*-macs lit
fact that what Senator Nelson -av- i-
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true for it stipulates that the presit lent
is no* to exercise the j*ower of eon-erip-
tion unless and until the number of vol-
unteers shall fall -liort of the needs. Com-
pulsion won 1*1 be re-orted to only in the
event the voluntary offer- of service should
£mvc inadequate.
’ But the very circumstance which Sen-
ator Nelson regards a- the virtue of the
voluntary system i- one of it- chief vices
in the estimation of soldier- and -tudents
of modem military science. For the vol-
untary system eontenqdates an army of lit-
tle training whereas the eompulsoty sys-
tem contemplates one of much training.
The voluntary system finds it- justifica-
tion |n a tradition which conic- down from
a tirile when the art of war wa- infinitely
simpler than it i- now. It assume- that
courage armed with a rifle ha- only to Im*
organized into regiment- and brigades and
divisions to make an army. The coniptil-
»ory system assumes that a long and in-
tensive training i- nece-wary for efficiency
and that without this training courage only
increases the human wa-te and slaughter.
The two system- pre-ent another i--uc.
however of -carcelv !e-- moment. Under
the compulsory system all the offber-
frora highest to lowest are appointed hy
the president on recommendation of the
military authorities who make their -elec-
tions with a' sole regard to the military
Competence of the men recommended for
apfHiintment. Under the volunteer .-y-teni
fte regimental officers are chosen by the
governors and the subordinate officers hy
t*he men volunteering. What criterion
would govern the governor- in making
t}ieir ap|N»intment- and what criterion
Would govern the men in electing the -ub-
drdinate officer- if i- hardly ncoe--arv to
day. They would be chosen in a large
majority of instance- not by any tc-t of
ffitne-- but hy the tc-t of political in-
fluence and personal popularity. We r.ii-
qd the army for the Spani-h-American war
by the volunteer sy-tein. it i- true. But
tin* experience we gathered then wa- hard-
ly of a kind to recommend another resort
to that method. For on that occasion we
behold such patriotic and ambitious ig-
norance of military science a- wa- exhib-
ited hy Mr. Bryan and Mr. Roosevelt
epauletted and placed in high command-.
A system which produces such rc-nlts i-
ismdcjuned by them alone. I he op|to-ition
t|i the selective draft system i- largely in
spired by the tact that it- adoption would
thwart the amhifion- of men who are -cu-
rable «f their unfit lies- for the commands
tp which they a-pire. The is-ue pre-ented
by the two proposals i- whetlier the annie-
we send forth will Ik* adequately trained
and efficiently commanded or whether
they shall be sent forth little better than
organized mobs ill-trained and commanded
hv men whose chief qualifications are their
iiersonui popularity and political influence.
It Ls the i.-.-ue whether we -hall send forth
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a < • n i»ttc» t la lit. 14. I* r* «■ < r a unis o'
men t 1 l«* slaughtered hv tlu* highly di-eip \
lined and trained soldiers that they will en-
counter.
In so far as the opposition to the -elect-
ive drait system i- based on so-called |m»-
litieal principles it will not withstand a
reasoned examination. The hill offered in
congress with the indor-emeut of the pres-
ident contemplates conscrijrtion only a- a
temporary and contingent measure. The
law would he o|H-rative only for the dura-
tion of the war so that it- enactment
would not commit the country to the pol-
icy of compulsory military service in time
of |a-aee. Moreover it would authorize
the president to exercise the )»ower of cun.
script only in the event the number of men
volunteering their services should not -at-
isfy the need of the nation. Thus no one
would he put under compulsion unless it
became necessary to -ave the nation from
defeat. Will any one -av that such a dire
emergency would not afford adequate oc-
casion for drafting men who-e patriotism
has shown itself unresponsive to the call
of the nation’s peril ? Conscription under
the provision- of the pending hill would
remain a precept so long a- the -apply of
volunteers continued adequate to the need.
It would become a practical actuality only
under the vitalizing influence of national
need. The New - lielievcs the president de-
clare- the truth with his wonted conserva-
tism when he said that “the safety of the
nation hang- on the action which congress
-hall take with respect to thi- hill.” Con-
gress must heed hi- counsel ralher than
that of ambition governors who-e ignor-
ance i- equaled only by their lust of pat-
rotmge with which It* reward their political
friends.
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With Other Editors
Seventy-Five Years of Service.
The News is seventy-five vcar- old to-
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day (April 11). It entir- the thre-liold
of its fourth quarter of a eentury with a
modest pride in the achievements of the
pn-t and with an unassuming confidence
that as it grows older in the service of
it- city and -trite and country it- efficen-
cy -hall correspondingly enhance and it-
opportunity for the performance of good
work- enlarge. Aeocrdingly it is with
cagcrnc-s and /cal in a lofty emi-e that
the New- goe- forward into tin* new year
;>nd into the new epoch of it- life for as
from the lieginning its chief concern it-
genuine happiness i- in the service of tin*
people who look to it for encouragement
and -npport in the promotion ot their wel-
fare and enterprise.
The conr-e of the New- throughout
these -eventy-five year- i- told in the pa-
lter we is-uc today. The progress of (•<•!-
vision from the condition ot the little vil-
lage of 1K42 to that of the great city of
today i- likewise vividly revealed in word
and picture. The two have kept even -tep
over all ihe \fitrs and enter tin* final quar-
ter of their century of life together and
encouraged and supported l»y the other’s
good 4ri!Fittid helpfulness. Thus will they
continue and rejoice in achievement- up-
on which they at their centennial shall
look back that -e*in a- great by contrast
with the accompli-hment of the pre-cut
day as that -cem- by compari-on with the
triumphs of a quarter of a centrv ago.—
(inhesion New-.
A Chance for Patriots.
Mayor .lames II. Pre-ton of Hatlimon*
ha- announced to the Yigilate- a society
of writer- and artists organized at the
Harvard club. New York to encourage
patrioti-m throughout •the country that
Baltimore will give .fl.OtMl to the per-on
who will write or design a suitable phrase
which may In* u-ed a- a national creed.
The mavor of Baltimore believe- “we arc
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in need of some -uccinct statement of
j thing- we stand for and are a- Ameri-
can-.” and he would like to -ee the people
. give something a -ort of brief creed about
which they may rallv. a creed that will bo
“symbolic of the greatness ot the count-
ry'’ but which also will hold lieforr the
ih-oj U» “the high moral truths upon which
this nation was founded.” All thi- i- very
[well and it certainly give every patriot a
chance not only to win a goodly sum. but
to -tir the heart of the country with a
-logon of w hich all may be proud. There
:ar< those of eour-e who de-pise the value
of war crie- or the emotional significance
I of mere words hut they have won their
way before in history and will again. By
' all means let the Baltimore idea become a
living fact.— Philadelphia Ledger.
Democracy on Trial.
In the face of danger wc find the work-
ingmen taking on the whole a far-sighted
and patriotic -tand. They have not al-
lowed the pacifist viru- to enter their
blood. If they have not yet accepted the
idea of universal service it i- largely bc-
i*aii—c the ca-e for unirer-al service ha-
not Im*cii put to them in convincing fa-h-
ion. Moreover they are right in consider-
ing that compulsory service should include
conscription of wealth. In the main the
|workingmen are sound at heart. We can-
not be >o sure of wisdom of tin* employer
[cla-s and the pre>- which always caters
to that cla-s. They talk loudly of putriot-
i-m. but they are not prone to practice
that -elf-sacrifice which i- the true flow-
er of patrioti-m. It will be a melancholy i
thing it' we mu-t have a -erious war in
order to teach them the lessons which
they might so easily learn by the experi-
ence of others.. The peoples that are
lighting for liberty ami democracy art*
* • r--1 <a||v f ; in the pres
ent world war. And tin* future is going
to !h in the hands of the nations that put
labor on an e*|ual footing with capital.
II. .1. Whigluim in Metropolitan.
War in History
April 12. 1916.
Herman Ambassador Bernstorff in note
to state department ignores the presi-
dent and calls upon the American
|M*ople to stop the exporntion of amis
to the allies.
April 12 1915.
French recapture trenches ait l.e Mort
Homme Verdun after terrific battle.
Spanish steamer Santaiulerino sunk with-
outout Witrning.
Trelii/.ond famous port on Black sea lak-
en hy Russian troop- from Kr/.erum
supported by the fleet.
Ureat Britain maintains that belligerents
non-combatants -ei/.ed on American
steamer China near Shanghai wen
plotting against British authority in
India.
Resolution On State
Convention Proposed
(Rv Asunciatcd Press.]
Al’STIN Tex. April 12. Prohibition-
ists in the legislature who insist that a
constitutional convention should be held in
Texas will make an effort to have a reso-
lution on this subject adopted at the com-
ing s|H*eial s» --ion despite the action ot
the governor in vetoing the McNYalus res-
olution in thi- projM»-ition.
They are to attempt to pas- the rcsolu- 1
(ion by a two-third- vote of the house and
senate in order that this point cannot
again he raised hy tin governor.
Should it puss hy a two-third- vote then
it is pointed out there would be Ho neee--'
sity tor the governor to approve it a> it
eotiid Iw easily passed over his veto.
Dallas Negroes Become
Interested in War
PAI.LAN Texas April 12.—Pallas ne-
groes have become interested in prepara-
tions for war and a former negro officer
has inaugurated a movement to conduct
civilian drills two or three evenings each
week. I’pwards of one hundred and fifty
negroes participated in the first drill held
recently.
The officer in charge said that it it
were possible to provide uniforms tor tin1:
negroes the ranks of those drilling would
soon be swelled to many hundreds. They
all like to wear uniforms and parade he
said.
State Prepares to Buy
Before Further Rises
(Ity Associated Prom.)
AUSTIN Texas April 12.- Anticipaling
that the price of food-tuff'* and merchan-
dise generally will continue to advance
as the war progrc—«es with (lermanyv
State Purchasing Ag« lit (leorgv Ia*a\y hiis
announced that bid- for the purchasing o|
approximately -*17A0tKMl ot various com-
modities for the various eleemosynary and
educational instiutions will be o|*cucd this
year on May which i- -ix weeks earlier
than the previous year.
These supplies are contracted for the
fiscal year tieginning Septetnlw r 1 1M17.
Last year Ihe contracts aggregated *1.-
fttni.fitHI but -iiiec that time many com-
modities have been gradually advancing
in price. Among the cntmiioditi< - to be
purchased will be 2IHH)INW pound- of
meat. *75.«00 worth of dry good- S’jntt-
000 of groceries t'lO.OOiMi of farming im
plcuicnls and S150tMit» coal and other fuel.
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Faculty Members To
Form Military Unit
i Ity A**.*ciateu I*icas.)
AUSTIN Texas. April 12. -Organi/a
lion of a iniilInr\ company composed ot
the younger members of* the faculty of the
University of Texas is now well under
way and drilling already has eotiuiH need.
There are now nearly loo members to the
company and it expects to get fiO more
soon.
When this company Inis mastered the
rudiment- of military tactics and i- aide
to make proper showing it is understood
it- services will Im- offered to the war de
part merit to be attached to any other unit
now under call pro' *1 v the Ti \a- nation-
al guard.
John A. Lomax. ■ vretnry of the faculty
said that among the members of the com-
pany are several men who have held com-
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FORT WORTH. Tex. Apr. 12.—Ilogs:
Receipts 4000; market steady; top about
$15.(HI; bulk. $15.25(n 15.50; not many sold.
(Tittle: Receipts 4000 including .TOO
ealves; market steady. Heel steers $0pi
10.7'*; euw s $(»(o S.fiO; heifers $8.50(ol0;
hulls $(i.50(o 8.50; ealves. strong. $(!.50(«
11. Stoekt r~ : Steers $(»(<» 8; co» s $5.50
(o 7.50; heifers $(!(uS; caKes $(ipi S.50.
Sheep: Receipts mme.
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Send Thousand Copies
Of New Bulletins Out
(It.v Asmwiated I’rt ss. |
Al'STIN Tex. Apr. 12.- Five thousand
copies of a new built me. entitled “Selecting
and Ttcsting of Seed Com” Inis iu-t lieen
issued h\ the State Department of Agricul-
ture for free distribution among funner-
and corn growers of the date. The bul-
let in was compiled by <!. W. Cloodmati an
exp< rt on corn culture.
Commissioner of Agriculture Fred \V.
Davis said that Inek of rainfall during
1010 combined with the high price of cot-
ton and the immense onuint of corn that
had to Im» slupfH'd into Texas has eau-ed
countless farmers to impure of tin1 state .
department of agriculture for more defin-
ite information relative to the growing of
corn in Texas. Tlic-c inquiries prompted
the compilation of the bulletin.
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MORTUARY
1‘KRFZ—The funeral service of Santos
ITrer who died at his home* here Wed-
nesday morning «il IIm* held this after-
noon at four o'clock. Mr. I’erez was fifty-
nine years of age and lias s|>eut practi-
cally all his life in Hrowgisville. He i>
survived by his widow two daughters
Juana and Maria Perez and by three sons
Francisco !~abe| and Jose. One of the
soils. .b-e has been connected with the
printing department of the Herald for a
number of years.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local application* a* they cannot reach
tbi disc-aard portion of the car Thcro la
only one way to cure- catarrhal d> afncaa.
and that la by a conatitutlonal remedy.
Catarrhal Deafpcao la caua-d by an In-
flamed condition of the- mucoua Ilnlne of
the Euatarhl.cn Tub* When thia tube la
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Im-
perfect h*-*rln*. and when It la entirely
clow! Deafnrao la th>- rcault I’nlr** the
Insist" :tt:tlo i can be r-ducecl and thia tub"
rett-r. d to It* normal Condition. hearing
will i d atroy-d forever. Many can a of
d«ifn ?i are couard by catarrh which la
an Indo ft. d condition of th" mucoua *ur-
facca tla'l'a Catarrh Medicine act* thru
the blotd on the mucoua aurfac«-a of the
a> at- -t
We will |ltf r>n" TTimdr< d TviUnra for
any cae*- of ( >t'rrhal is ifti<*a ’hat cannot
b" cured by linil a Catarrh Medicine. C!r*
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