Arizona republican., 1915-06-28
Military Training

A new interest has been aroused in Phoenix kl military training. Many citizens, including business raen clerks. inquired if they military instruction without Joining the National Guard. They have been told that they can do The first meeting will he held the -Nrnory Thursday night. when Captain Stacy. L. s. A. will deliver the first of series of lee tares. The -unorganized' militia will he given training and will put through the drilling.
 The objection of these business men to mem hership of the National Guard is twofod. One that they do to he bound by the restric tons thrown about guaris1nen and the other k they become liable military duty in ease of other local disturbance
 But they to be in position to serve their country. untrained whatever his bravery or patriotism. has been demonstrated in the present war can be of no service to his country us a soldier. He is less than nothing; he Is an incubus. 4 few recruits enough to upset the a large force of regulars. One of the early disasters suffered by the allies in the west Was caused by presence of a regiment of un- trained British soldiers. then Great Britain has sent no raw recruits France. They put through nine months of training in British camps aad at the end of that time founda,Ion have been laid for fairly good soldier
 Under the old system. mean in that period prior to the war the rebellion, military training was less essential the private soldier. All were armed very much alike. Battles chiefly by superior generalship But the development of armament and changes Of system nave resulted in am accentuAtion O difference between trained i.ody of unorganized mob- The former is efficient: helpless. demoralized ami Gelnoralizing
 The new of the busmess men ana others in military IS a part of an in terest which is being aroused in all parts of the country have been rudey awakened from a dream of universal and permanent peace by the louoest crash the world heard, and now that we are awake. we see many possibilities of war in which We shall be engaged Europe was en- stuffed zn war with suddenness with which regions are devastated by earthquake of which there had been sign. The signs pointing 10 an embodiment of the United States with neishbors 10 the south of us neighbors the of us. and neigh5ors the east of are much more dis tinct than those which foreshadowed the European conflict.
 There may be no war; we hope there will be none. There may be another earthquake; we hope there will In tie case of the earthquake we must rest on hope. but would be very foolish to if we could prepare against it. We can prepare against war, and should be very foolish do
 printing this morning a communication from esteemed correspondent the burden ct which IS is produced by a state of mind; that if we set minds against there will be no war d state of mind must be uni NersaI if an honorable peace is to be preserved throuehout the world We might China has done lately take minds entirely off of war think only of permanent peace. accede to all de- niands upon us. other cheek to every blow, and would have no war within our borders But the business men who becoming interested in military training do want that kind of per peace.