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

All honor to the men of our state who
IRE "tenting tonight" in Grayling.
The cream of the young blood of Mich
lgan (war always demands, first, the
creamy is in uniform, knapsacks are
B packed, guns are loaded, all ready for
& the call that will make the future for
these men so uncertain.
4 They are all ready for the call that
will make many vacant chair in many
EKa home vacant indeed.
% That call will mean that thousands of
4 them will never come back.
Whipping Mexico, if it comes to whip
ping Mexico, is going to be no snap.
It ID going to cost us many men-many
B cons Of mothers.
The ability of Villa to keep himself
@And his bandits hidden all this time
S9Oves the fact-proves that the country
= full Of hiding places, capable of con-
seoaling large forces, all of which are
1raps into which the willy Indian will
nttsmpt by all possible means to lure our
}9oops.
V The fate Of our soldiers in Carrizal,
II 1nnghtered as the Mexicans waved q
&nx Of truce, shows the utter lack of
kprinciple and the treachery the United
mates soldiers viii have to face, if the
ssvorSt comes to the worst and the soldiers
k1tp sent ACROSS the border.
That men of Detroit and Michigan
~ are now at Camp Ferris knew all
~ when they responded with willing
- and cheerfuIness that makes one
e kcud Of them, no matter how much
X = may be q disbeliever in war or how
\ rmly he may be convinced that ones
& - Of his part for his country may be a
IDLY mistaken idea.
Our own idea is that ones first service
- his country is the education of his chill
] dren against war; to condemn war at
Z evsry opportunity and to show his neigh
6or, II his neighbor will be shown, why
n 6 II all wrong; why it is all barbarous; a
yielding to the savage in US.
But we appreciate that this is OUR
idea.
We know that many-very many
ogTee with US in this view.
We know, on the other hand, that we
3 ~ not agreed with by many.
We aren't condemning anybody who
y disagrees with US.
II we think, If we are convinced that
Hey are entirely wrong in their idea of
petriotism and duty, we appreciate at the
nane time that it is THEIR idea of pa
txfottsm and duty, and We can and do
odmire them just as much as we wit
nsss 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
arms or legs or eyes or their lives, be-
FkeGuse undoubtedly there are among them
X those who share OUR idea, cheerfully
6ubscribing to the OTHER idea.
These men are offering their lives to
heir country to the end that their coun.
~ will one day awaken, with all the
q olher countries of the world, to the great
IN. the great waste and the awful use
loSsusss Of trying to settle ANYTHING
<jth guns and swords--and blood anc
)nan.
Many of them are giving up lucrative
1iti0ns for scant army pay.
gany Of them are married and have
- obliged to carry with them thoughts
hardships at home for which their
os,es will be responsible.
Many Of them know that they may re-
1 from war, II they return at alt
|r11eGAy unfit for the positions they
~ -msybs A. dependents on society
~ rost Of their lives.
~ ahiIed In acknowledgment,