Show I THE ALIEN AND THE ARMY Editor Telegram What has struck the thoughtful American in connection with our war preparations is native and naturalized Americans are being made to bear their full part in fighting the country's battles while the alien aIlen enjoys all our liberties and privileges and is subject to none of the duties The draft ap applies applies ap- ap plies pIles to Americans born here or made citizens and not to the man who did not think enough of the blessings he lle I enjoyed here to cease being an alien Of course no one wants alien allen enemies enemies ene ene- mies in our armies and we are ready and willing to acknowledge international international law forbids forcing natives of I I neutral countries to help fight our battles battles battles bat bat- and thus take part In a quarrel from which their rulers have refrained But the same thing does not apply to the hundreds of or thousands of aliens who are natives of countries at war with Germany If they were at homo home at the present time they would be In Inthe Inthe inthe the armies of France England Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia and Italy It is therefore no more than right and Just that they be compelled compelled compelled com com- to do their part In inthis this fight for democracy The McCumber resolution adopted by bythe bythe bythe the United States senate looks to that consummation It provides the president president president dent shall negotiate the allies consent to draft their nationals In to our armies The government has already r started negotiations and these should I 11 be be pushed gushed to a conclusion with utmost rapidity I When millions of ot men of ot the allied countries are in the trenches and ana we weare weare are arc preparing to too send send millions of our own wn boys to battle it should not he be difficult to reach an agreement with the allies whereby another great source of manpower might be tapped for the common cause Every able bodied young Englishman Frenchman Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian and Kalian italian in this country not naturalized should be available for Co I military purposes We Ye cant can't afford to ship them across to their native lands so they can join loin the home armies but we can certainly make male use of t them iem in our own military bodies By fighting with us us they will also be fighting for their native lands They will be fighting fighting- the kaiser They will be doing their bit They will not bo be e in the position of specially favored slackers ers protected in their immunity from service both by America and the allies They will twill not be left here to take the pick of the jobs while real Americans are doing the fighting They will not remain here to do all the prospering while other men make all an antho tho the sacrifices I Their place is on the firing line America wants them there alongside her own sons And the allies doubtless doubtless doubtless doubt doubt- less want them there too The allies could not hold a rock in pickle for the slacker at home and at the tha same time I encourage and protect the slacker abroad PATRIOT I |