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Show them T la the absence of the general government moving, every atate, eapeeially cm thia west eoaat, should put such a program into a statute and en force it. i MILITARY TRAINING. Dr'srtions from the United Statos ariiry ar hu ttininif niorr ami umrp frerjupnr, ami to olitnin rniim'nti more ami mure ilirtirnlt. Why is thV? The rank ami tile are writ fed nnd clothed and receive higher pay than any other government supplies. Is it not, possibly, because the army in time of peace ia made to feel that it is not partien-larly partien-larly appreciated and honored as it should bet AVere the government to change its policy and make it a rule that all the youth of the land should serve in the army one year, say from 1! yesrs of age. wnnld it not be betterf That would be the best year's schooling thht the younir men could possibly receive.' It -would fit them to bej;in a life work better than any other course of training. It would prepare thern for citizenship better than they could be prepared in any other way. It would add immensely tn the army's popularity. It would give them a knowledge knowl-edge of ramp life, and with the annual army maneuvers ma-neuvers would give them a t:limNA at letst of how armies are baud li d on the march and when con- ' fronting an enemy. With records kept of each student, those records would be a great help to . the government, should the time vver arise when a call for volunteers had to be made. . And were such a eall made, by the time this practice had been going on for five years, there would be a host of men in reserve in every state who would know just what was needed, and the response would till every needed rauk with men who woidd do ready for war at onre. The whole pnblie sentiment f the country toward the army would change and it would lie easy, in time of peace, to secure volunteer. volun-teer. .Then the world outside would look upon the American people aa a martial people, which in itself would be a mighty preventive of wars. The outh need the discipline; why nt give it to |