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Show I IT m I CALL 1 OR 1RG MEN OF THIS CITY Uncle Sam Is denouncing with scathing scath-ing sarcasm in official reports received today in Ogden by the recruiting officers offi-cers "the tendency to encourage enlistments en-listments for service in the navy by pseudo patriots who do not themselves enlist and nave no Idea of doing so; they prefer to 'let George do it 1 " Sergeant Ben Cherakin of the local army recruiting station is gratified by the increasing number applying for regular army service, but the number, i he says, is nowhere near the average desired and unless there is immediate ly a large increase In enlistments the result will be most disappointing to the government. Seregant E. P. Stodmelster, in charge of navy reeruiiing, says the response re-sponse to the appeal for"iccruits Is deoldedly unsatisfactory. Skilled mechanics and men for every ev-ery branch of the service are Imperatively Impera-tively needed, but few are offering themselves, despite the allurements ol active service glory and good pay War Talk Is Cheap. Seregant. Stodmeisler said further "Our conntrv is facing a far creater' I danger than i: did during the Spanish-American Spanish-American war At that time there was a greater display of enthusiasm and recruiting was easier Our patriotic Americans do not realize the vital importance im-portance of training Patriotism is plentiful, but it is worthless without action, the personal sacrifice. Thei navy is thousands short of war strength This rondiiinn of inertia, of I self-satisfied complacency and the disposition dis-position to talk and do nothing mut somehow be overcome Patriotic talk is cheap, but it won t win a w.u Our people are sufficiently patriotic,! prompt to indorse the government's effort to maintain American rights on the seas against the defiant aggressor, but indorsement is worthless without action. When a man talks for war he shoulr) be willing to enlist. His Indorsement In-dorsement should take the fnn of immediate enlistment for service and he should do his war talk under the colors with gun in hand and the uni-j form on his back. Self-Sacriflce Required. "Despite the government's extraordinary extraor-dinary efforts, supplement ed by the strong support or the press, to recruit the navy to war strength, the men are not coming forward. There is pl. nt of talk, but talk is cheap and, without militant action, without the self. sacrifice, sacri-fice, It means nothing to Uncle Sam. "Skilled mechanics chauffeurs, men having knowledge of gasoline engines, men of an Inventive turn of mind, men having knowledge of or liking electrical electri-cal work or aeronautics, men who would like the life at the sea, who J would visit foreign ports and countries and see the world taking part in the history making efforts to establish civilisation civ-ilisation upon a firm foundation and bring about universal peace -;ll these are sorely needed in the navy, if a citizen is patriotic and desires to support sup-port the government, to defend the flag, but is himself too old to enlist, or forany good reason cannot do so. let him bring forward by his personal persuasion one or more recruits. This would be real patriotism. The spread eagle conversation and public Bpeak- ing without militant action is absolutely absolute-ly meaningless and contemptible. Fighters Needed. "We want feruits. We want fighters, fight-ers, not talkers r are faeing a real war. Real men are needed to fighl the battles, to uphold the flag. Among those who are talking so much, who would enlist? The aPpo;) 8 powerful. The muster drums are sounding. Old Glory needs dpfense Let m.-n cease talking and onli.-t for service. That, will mean something; that will inspire in-spire confidence and warn the world that America is determined to uphold her righis. This Is no time to listen to the prattling of parlor patriots. The ships await men of action. Who wants a rare ppport unity for a glorious ea-1 reer. for self sacrificing service that will be remembered in history? Who wants opportunities for first-class training, for education, for rapid advancement?" ad-vancement?" The above quotations aren't verbatim, verba-tim, but that is the gist of the recruiting recruit-ing officer's talk. His headquarters' are abov the Western i nion and are "i" ii from morning till night. Everyone Every-one is welcom.-d Informal Ion con cernlng tin- navy ervic Is gladly given giv-en and it is of the most reliable official offi-cial character. Sergeant Stodrneister is making extraordinary ex-traordinary efforts to atrract men of the right type to the naval service He is naturally dissatisfied With the "heap big talk" of war and the dearth of enlistments. |