| Show MANY RECRUITS REJECTED the all to arms lias has sounded thru out tile the united states recruiting officers are calling for young men to enroll themselves in some branch branchi of 0 the nations forces wo we are arc thrilled by the patriotic devotion of ct the young men who are offering themselves to our count rys sir service vice yet wo we are also sobered by the die knowledge that thousands of these will be rejected liy by the recruiting surgeons because they aber physically unfit for military service the experience of ot a 3 year dar ago experience of ot a 3 year dar ago when the national guard was ordered to mobilize for or service on tile the mexican border will lo be repeated more than thirty per cent of the guardsmen guardsman Guards men last I 1 year jear were declared by tile the examining i i physicians to be physically unfit tori for military service this condition is causing alarm to i many people are arc we becoming a nation of physical degenerates will our nation suffer the tate fate ot of certain nations of the old world which passed into oblivion because of the degener acy of 0 their people tile the experiences of certain modern nations may point out to us the way of escape when england found it necessary to raise a large army for her cam in south africa against tile tho doors boors she discovered to her dismay that the recruits irom from the industrial districts of england were in great numbers unfit tor for military service pad had living and working conditions and neglect of health safeguards had un derm Sned the health and strength ot of her citizenship england learned her lesson and instituted vigorous measures for health protection and social reform the results can be seen today in the greatly improved physique 0 her soldiers tile the german government years ag ago 0 realized the vital importance ot of the physical welfare 0 of her people and put into fitce the most elaborate and effective system of 0 health a and ad social legislation the wonderful endurance exhibited by tho the german people during these three terrible years of war demonstrate lie effectiveness and wisdom of 0 that legislation people of the united states state a learn their lesson now and devote themselves seriously top to the protection pro action and strengthening of the public health or must wo we wait until some national calamity overtakes us and it is too late t |
