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DRAFTING AN ARMY
Conscription Had Its Origin In
France In 1798.
THEN SPREAD OVER EUROPE.
The Terrible Power It Placed In Napo
leon's Hands Forced the Other Na
tions to Adopt the System—Its Intro
duction Into This Country.
Conscription originated in France in
1708. At that time the country had
Just passed through the long and
bloody war of the French revolution,
Which the inonarchs of Europe hud
banded together to crush. France, un
der Napoleon, had come forth victori
ous, but her army
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exhausted, and
it was evident that sumo new system
of recruiting would be ne essary, as
volunteer enlistment, no longer sutilced.
It was then that General Jourdan
brought forth and pushed the law es
tablishing consent lou. Since then, it
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has Been the basis of all French mili
tary legislation and, to a certain ex
tent, of that of ail other countries.
It was through the terrible power of
conscription that Napoleon was enabled
to carry on the gigantic wars which
characterized his reign and by means
of it, after losing in the snows of Rus
sia the largest army that up till that
time hail ever been put into the held,
to reappear a few months later with
another army almost as huge.
Out of necessity the other nations
were forced to follow France's exam
ple, and conscription became general.
Under the French regime every citi
zen between the ages of twenty and
twenty-live was liable to service for
five years. Prussia, however, still fur
ther developed the powers of conscrip
tion by reducing the period of service
In the ranks and passing her soldiers
as soon as they were sufficiently train
ed into a reserve force, thus by de
grees training her wlm'ie ji|.uhi inn.
This lati i •'.•in. v, ir w.., Mm
sidered as e »:e mo. r.n i,.
and ilnpo events i" !..• I..
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Two Tops, Summer and Winter
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We need the Room, we cannot hold
them over this Winter. You must sf e them
to know you are getting a bargain.
Will Demonstrate all these Cars
1917 Demonstrator Maxwell
1916 Roadster Maxwell (see this)
1915 Touring: Maxwell (see this)
1915 Touring Maxwell
1912 Westcott Truck:
1912 Reo Touring
1912 Overland Touring
1915 Monroe Roadster—
eet him at
Cor. Front and Hielt Sis.
Merchants' Dinner Lunch
Served every Dav
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Square is the name. Square is our aim
All Suits and Pants made to your
individual order in a
Union Shop
i hebquare rations
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scribed number, but her
reserve force was limited o.
population of the country.
The military lilstory of the United
States Is ag temarkable as th«* rise aud
rapid growth of I lie nation itself. In
17!X, as fixwl by an act of congress,
the rank and tile of oar anny amount
ed to l,21i» men, and in 1814 an -English
expedition with only men was
able to seize and burn Washington.
Conscription liist made Us appear
ance here at the time of the war be
tween the states. At the beginning of
the war 111 18(51 our whole regular force
as but 14,0( 0 men. U first the north
ern army was Increased by volunteer
enlistment, but the unexpected pro
longation of the war proved this meth
od too slow to replenish the waste of
the armies, and in 18(53 the govern
ment reported to a draft.
The first attempt to carry It out met
with forcible resistance anrl led to a
serious riot in the city of New York,
which lasted for several days. All op
position, however, was put down anfl
the draft executed with all possib n
forbearance and
justice.
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:ets rttaling Clevwium! ami Huffalo aro gond for transportation 011 our
mi'r». Ask viur ticket agent f'r tickets via C. Of Ll'io. TmirUt AutuinuliHi
liound Trip, with days return limit, forcara not -sc odiiiKl27 iu. wheel base
nttfully rolori'd
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puzzlo cbiirt of The Oreat Ship "SEEANUBEE" sent 011
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Exemption
and substitute pur-hnses were so fre\
ly given In the north that the draft hfid
little effect except as a stimulus
the states in bringing to full strengtii
their quotas of volunteers by votlii
bounties.
In tbe south, however, conscription
was SAveeping from the first, and to
ward the end of the war it became
omnivorous. Every man between the
ai-'es of seventeen and fifty-five was le
gally liable to service, the only ex us
being physical incapacity.
The total number of men called un
der arms by the government of the
United States between April, 1801, and
April, 1805. amounted to more than
2,750,(KM), nearly half of this number
being raised by cons -ription. If to this
we add the 1,100,000 men from tin
southern states the total armed force
of the country at that time aniountc
to almost 4.'W.000, drawn from a pop
ulation of only ?,?.00rt.000.-ph!ladelpbla
T^edger.
LOYSITY T9 FUG
Organized Labor Stands For
Freedom and Democracy.
READY TO DEFEND NATION
Prinoiplcs of Unionism Must Be Main
tained In Order That Workers May
Render Greater Service—Value of
Cultivating Friendly Relations Witr
Employers—The Shorter Day.
(From report of John F. Tobln, g-enenu
president Boot and Shoe Workers' union
Let loyally be our watchword, loy
alty to the country and to the flag, v
the institutions of freedom and
mocraey, to humanity, that the wh 1
world inay be a better place to the
government and to all duly constituted
authorities.
fckuno of
must march with the a
mies, others must make the guns and
the munitions, others must make tin
shoes that the armies mar'h la, ant
still other* must make the food, cloth
ing aud other necessaries both for tin
men th u i.^c-.-u n ,.i i'jr those thut
supply ii. 1,. i.M each and ai
ctrive to
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iuyni ni eVKiy sense.
Let loyally be our watchword a)
iu our service to the cause of organ
ized labor. Let us lie just as patriot!
In our labor work as we are In ci
matters of national service, remember
lng always that the man who a vol-J
service to his fellow man In the rank
of labor, in the ranks of industry 0
111 the ranks of democracy and liber fy
for all people is just as much a slacker
as the man who attempts to evade w
itary service in the national defense
During tiie past two years substftti
tlal increases In wages have been se
cured generally throughout our org*
leation, in some instances being
peated several times. Our organlv.u
tlon Is getting a)ong very well by cu]
tivating friendly relations between en
ployers and emiiioyecs under the pr
vijsions of our arbitration contract.
It has been demonstrated that th
practice diplomacy and friendly
con fere
1 produces practical results
while st. arm methods and nv
olutionary threats do not frighten em
ployers, but ratiier stimulate retalia
tlon and are barren of results of any
benefit to the general membership of
such self styled unions.
As indicated iu our reports to our
last convention two years ago, the
tendency in our craft lias been towar
a shorter hour week rather than a
short hour day, aud we have mad
more progress 011 the short hour week
This result seems to be a natura
development of the condition that ex
isted two years ago when it was aj,
parent that more of our «cal union
and members were Interested in
short hour week with Saturday hu:
holiday than they were in any straigh
short hour day.
Two years ago we recommended th i
the short hour week should be the
slogan, and the recent settlement
Brockton, followed extensively in ne
by and other communities, carries
fifty hour week, with a Saturday half
holiday the year round.
We believe that every effort shonUi
be made to organize the unorganised
shoe workers and to obtain for th
the benefits of the short hour w
and Saturday half holiday, so that
those of us who are working un!
these favorable conditions will not in
at a competitive disadvantage. I
seems clear that wo must tind our
shorter workday in the shorter hour
week.
The most important factor in brlntr
lug about the growth of our organi/.a
tlon against the obstacles mentioned
and to make that growth stable and
permanent has been our union stami
It and always has been our greatest
organizing factor.
During the past two years we hav
endeavored to keep our union sta
constantly before the public, alw iy
urging the purchases of shoes bearing
tie union stamp.
We have done Uiis to persistent
ertising and visiting labor organiza
tlpns and conventions and gatherings
of working people. We have created a
market for union stamp shoes which is
of some consequence, but not nearly so
valuable as it can be made with a full
er co-operation of our own membership
and the labor movement in general,
which we hope to receive in larger
measure in the years to come.
In tills connection permit us to say
that we will receive a degree of co
operation from the labor movement in
proportion to that which we deserve.
If we are thorough unionists and mtike
ourselves so recognised by our sister
unions in the American Federation of
Labor and all branches and subdivisions
thereof we will receive a greater meas
ure of co-operative support. In order
to be entitled to receive we must give.
We must give our active service and
uuturt.J)o{ oulv to our own organiza­
'mm
tion, but to tiw aUiUatod
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of other
trades. We must be live wires in the
labor movement, always working ear
nestly and persistently for the common
cause of organized labor iu general, thus
qualifying ourselves for our own bene
fit in particular
LABOR
SHOULD
BE FIRM.
Conditions Which Organized Toil Now
Enjoys Must Not Be Lowered.
1 never Ueeoiue disheartened—I am
not a pessimist--but I feel that the en
tire labor luovrMiient of this country
must wake up. There is 110 group in
society that is more loyal, that will
perform better service, than the organ
ized labor movement.
There is one fact in particular I want
to point out. and that is that women
are belug placed in industries that are
unsujted to them, and there is no ne­
Do you want your home searched on the
report of some informer That You Have
Violated the
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know you cannot have cider, wine, beer or
liquors on your person or in your home
under the "Reed Bone Dry Law?"
Do you intend by your vote on Nov. 6th
to aid in throwing 100,000 WORKING
MEN IN OHIO OUT OF THEIR JOBS
and thereby be the cause of having 25,000
families leave the State of Ohio and go
where the bread winners can find employ
ment in their line of trade?
cessity at tue present time for placing
them in those industries. There are
thousands of men and women idle at
the present moment whofould perform
service, and there should be 110 change
in the attitude of organized labor from
its former standards.
If I could speak and act for the en
tire labor movement I would say that
the conditions which organized labor
now enjoys should uot be lowered un
der any circumstances whatever that
if we are fighting for liberty and de
mocracy tiie liberty and democracy en
joyed today by the men and women in
the labor movement must be retained
by them.
There is 110 occasion in times of war
for a reduction of wages. There are
more reasons why they should be rais
ed, and if I were a shoe worker I
should stand like adamant against any
reduction in my wages or tbe conditions
which obtain in, tiie industry now, and
if a favorable opportunity presented it
self I should attempt to better my con
dition, even though there be war in tiie
land.—Grant Hamilton.
Lessons Learned by Divers.
Experiments made by the British ad
miralty and the United Slates navy
prove that deep sea diving is feasible
It has been found that the shorter the
time a diver takes in getting to the bot
tom the better, because his body ab
sorbs less nitrogen. Also, the diver
must have at least one aud one-half
cubic feet of air per minute at all
depths. Lacing the legs of the diver's
suit increases his stability and permits
him to come to an erect position with
ease. It also lessens the danger of hia
falling or being suddenly blown to tinj
surface.—Popular Science Monthly.
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