Word: martially
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...difficulty with such a conscription is that it might start labor troubles in the country. It is a delicate proposition and would have to be handled in an extremely tactful way. One feasible method would be to draft these men for military service, give them uniforms, put them under martial law, divide them into regiments of engineers, and just as we have the Railway Engineers in France today we could have shipbuilding and munition regiments, farming regiments scattered in squads or platoons where they are most needed. Such an arrangement would satisfy the pride of the laboring classes and simultaneously...
...been justly praised. But there is another item in our military preparation that is more important, yet which has not been accorded its just praise. That item is morale. The strengthening of American morale within the last twelvemonth has been as inspiring as the creation of our martial hosts...
...aurora and the scintillating atmosphere interpret his inmost aspirations. We may smile at the awed Indian raising his arms in emotion as the Thunder Bird beckons to him from on high, and at the simple habitant crossing himself before the heavenly apparition of the Maid of Orleans and the martial St. Michael. But we cannot laugh at the emotion which has opened these peoples' eyes to the starry sign. It proves that the awful events which are in progress in the world have entered the hearts and minds of all men. It is a token that the world is aroused...
...German papers, evdently under orders from the Government, have done their best to minimize the recent industrial disturbances. But their very efforts in this direction have served to emphasize the seriousness of the revolt. When the Government finds it necessary to court-martial industrial workers in a building closed to the public and guarded by bayonets, its alarm is great. It may very likely be that bayonets and machine guns may keep the mob of Berlin and other cities in subjection for the time being, but this will not destroy industrial demands and deep dissatisfaction. The Socialist paper "Vorwaerts...
...should these boys in martial ways be skilled...