The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-27
It's Americanism and It's
Fine Because These Young
Americans Think It's Fine

An honor to the men of our state who
ire @tenting tonight" in Grayling.
The cream of the young blood of Mich
igan (war always demands, first, the
srsam) is in uniform, knapsacks are
n packed, guns are loaded, all ready for
"a ths call that will make the future for
these men 80 uncertain.
They are all ready for the call that
win make many vacant chair in many
N = home vacant indeed.
That call will mean that thousands of
Them will never come back.
Whipping Mexico, if it comes to whip
h Ting Mexico. is going to be no snap.
It ID going to cost US many men-many
Nuns Of mothers.
~ The ability Of Villa to keep himself
IA ~ his bandits hidden all this time
Eoves the fact-proves that the country
vi fun Of hiding places, capable of con-
ooalin9 large forces, all of which are
S4E1ps into which the willy Indian viii
y tmpt by al possible means to lure our
pcps.
The fate Of our soldiers in Carrizal,
: Sn9Atsred - the Mexicans waved .
~ d truce, shows the utter lack of
q inciple and the treachery the United
kntss soldiers win have to face, if the
Gut comes to the worst and the soldiers
U sont ACROSS the border.
Xhooo men Of Detroit and Michigan
M ne now at Camp Ferris knew all
ri when they responded with willing
4 md cheerfulness that makes one
nd Of them, no matter how much
y my b . disbeliever in war or how
nly he may be convinced that ones
- u his part for his country may be
tk61y mistaken idea.
= Our own idea is that ones first service
\ ~ his country is the education of his chill
oEsn against war; to condemn war at
Novery opportunity and to show his neigh
~, II his neighbor will be shown, why
~ = al wrong; why it is all barbarous; a
y)olding to the savage in us.
*t 0WS VIC aPpACSioee Ihdt eiiis ID YIN
We know that many-very many
y 1rree with US in this view.
NJ know, on the other hand, that we
u - not agreed with by many.
We aren't condemning anybody who
Ginagrees with US.
1 We think, II we are convinced that
1kev are entirely wrong in their idea of
kxiotism and duty, we appreciate at the
nxne time that it is THEIR idea of pa
lotism and duty, and we can and do
&o0mire them just as much as We wit
n1os the spirit it brings up in them.
We have to more than admire these
nm who are at Grayling, waiting, per-
& Anps, for the call upon them for their
n1nns or legs or eyes or their lives, be-
&1Qnpe undoubtedly there are among them
Ao6e who share OUR idea, cheerfully
bncribing to the OTHER idea.
These men are offering their lives to
Enelr country to the end that their coun-
SEy will one day awaken, with all the
br countries of the world, to the great
IN the great waste and the awful use
po1n9ss of trying to settle ANYTHING
&1kh gums and swords-and blood and
u0Rs.
1lany Of them are giving up lucrative
3ltions for scant army pay.
My Of them are married and have
- obliged to carry with them thoughts
hardships at home for which their
o>ncs win be responsible.
ANY Of them know that they may re-
W hop war, II they return at all,
6eally unfit for the positions they
Aaybe a dependents on society
II Mt II their lives.
w suilsd in acknowledgment