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Compulsory national srvice, even including other were attacked without warning. Witl, the Blitskrie than military service, might have the eflect of aggrandiz. methods, the only way to prevent that sort of attack i ing the siaie and aggravating the difliculties of voluniary to prevent war. Strong military preparntions are an in local services. Conscripted en could hardly be assigned citement to suddlen atlack rather than a safeguard agains to a private or voluntary wrlfare instinution. Might not it, because sudden surprise attack offrrs the only hop the result he to increase still more the degrce to which of success in such a case. people tean on the sinte anl pernit the state to manage their lives? Are we seady for such a departure from Gaditions whirh have made ours a great counlfy? 10. IS NOT CONSCRIPTION NECESSARY TC 8. DON'T WE NEED CONSCRIPTION IF AN MAN THIE BASES AND MAINTAIN TH INDIVIDUAL IS TO HAVE A FAIR CHANCE FLEETS TO KEEP US SAFE AFTER THH TO SURVIVE IN BATTLE? WAR? It is often argued that adequate training saves live. in battle, that to send inen inlo battle, untrained, is mur. A program which makes our safety dejend on base der, that conscription wouldl assure each sollicr the neces. all over the world and on llects and forces stronger tha. Sary training to prevent that particular form ol murder. those of othcr countrics is a policy leading to war.] we seck security that way, other nations may be exprct: This argument is sound to the exlent that men in Io do likewise. We shall have no grounds for objection battle have a betler chance ior survival ii they know how and our alicnpts to gain security and theirs will be sur to do what must be done with the least exposure of them- to clash if we follow that line. Not security, but war selves. But warfare is not Iess fatal when fought be. is the result cf such a policy. tween highiy trained armies. One purpose of military training is tu leacl. nen how to kill the cnemy. The true saving of lives is cffected by preventing war, not by teaching men how to kill each other. Furthermore, there is little evidence that consrription 11. BUT IS NOT CONSCRIPTION <EEDED TC actually naintains ellicient slandlards, even in killing. PROTECT US FROM TIIE JEALOUSY OI During years of peace the training tends to berome per- functory and every war finds nrw methods which have IMPOVERISHED NEIGHBORS AFTEI to be learned by cxpericnce. There is a good deal to be THE WAR? said for the nlea that aleriness and indepeudenee of nind ae bctter life preservers in war than a well-trained mili- tary procrdurr that is a littlo ont of dale. The poverty of our neighbors will injurc us mor than their agyression could. W'ealth requires the abilit. to produce and exchange gouls; no deviee ias been foun. 9. WOULD NOT CONSCRIPTION PREVENT to enable us to do that satisfactorily within our countr SUDDEN ATTACKS LIKE PEARL exeept through the aid o! trade with our neighbors. Th. HARBOR? hest way.to proteet our-elves fron inpoverished neig! bors is to share pencrously in the world program . Poland. Norway, Bedgiua. the Netherland.. France, reron truction, so that they may be restored to pro-perit Grerce, Russia. Yugoslavia a!l had conserigtion and all and may help. by their trade, to naintain our ytosperity i 01 1