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18th ward to give Bernard J. Grogan a fair chance. We are the working people and de mand justice, and we know that this appeal will reach, every unbiased mind and they will show their good judgment by voting for the best can didate, Bernard J. Grogan. A Loyal Democrat r VOLUNTEERS ARE "SUCKERS," SAYS BIG BIZ MAN, ASKING UNIVERSAL SERVICE. "The time has .now come when we must admit that the patriot who volunteers for military service is more or less of a sucker." A roar of laughter swept the ball room of Hotel La Salle at the Asso ciation of Commerce luncheon yes terday when Harrison B. Riley, flung out the above epigram yesterday. Riley is president of the Chicago Title & Trust Co., successor to Ira M. Cobe on several traction directo rates, and known as a Chicago spokesman for Wall st interests. Riley was putting up an argument that universal compulsory military service is better for this nation now than universal military training. All who listened to Riley got a de finite impression that he has inside information from his Wall st. con nections that something will happen the coming week to plunge this coun rty into a war situation so thrilling that there won't be any way out ex cept for the United States to send men across to Europe. "If our enemies on the other side and I say 'enemies' advisedly live up to what they say, one week from to day will see the final break," said Riley. "If a week from today we fj" si'ori which we probably must face, it is time for us to quit talking about training. We need universal military service. There is a time to quit talking fire insurance and get out the hook and ladder. ' "If we go into the war it is a sure thing we will not merely pass out" our dollars and sit on the eastern shore i and stick out our tongue at the en emy. The cry is for men. France is bled white. We must furnish men and means. England is approaching her limit financially. We must fur nish men and means. This can only be done by compulsion. The govern ment must select the men who are to go." Workers in munition plants, on railroad and steamship lines, and in agriculture men making and trans porting munitions and food supplies should not be conscripted, the speaker stated. "This subiect of military training is one of which I know nothing, you know nothing, and the. government as represented by the previous speak er fMaj. Paul Malone) knows every thing. It was plai Riley wanted to give the impression that congress ought to follow the wishes of the business in terests of the nation even if uch a course is not in line with the general sentiment of the people and the exact words of the speaker were: "We must furnish the push so that ,our representatives in congress will lead and not follow public senti ment." Wild anplause greeted the argu ment that the .army and navy gen eral staff should have free swing without interference of any sort from the people, congress or any other forces. The storm of hand clapping came when Riley pro claimed: "The judgment of the general staff should be unhampered." o o TELEGRAPH BRIEFS. St Paul. Dr. E. C. Rosenow of Mavor Foundation believed to have discovered vaccine cure for infantile paralysis. New York. Sneaking dates of Rear Admiral Fiske and Maj. Gen. Wood canceled because Sec'y Daniels withheld permission. ' Mrs. Lena Cojzan, 50, suicide. Gas,