Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-18
PHONE NO. SO.
Thursday Morning, October 18, 1917.
FOOLISH AND HuRTFuL JEALOUSY.


National guard contingents and regular army units,
throughout this country and in France
jealous of the national army soldiers and woe to those
men who may be chosen from the national army can
tonments transfer fill up the guard regiments
1t case of hurtfu foolish jealousy which
be eliminated, if possible.
Arizona is justly proud of its Fighting First The
men who comprise its personnel from every part
of the commonwealth and-ALL JOINED BECAUSE
THEY WANTED TO GET INTO THE UNIT AND sERv-
ICE Stress is laid upon the foregoing phrase
reason. When the members of the First Arizona talked
of the receptions farewells rendered Cochse
county quota, prior departure from Bisbee, they
put great emphasis upon the expression In derson they
remarked. 1--WE didn't get called by the sheriff"
Arizonas offering is different from any other
guard regiment in its feeling toward the drafted
the national In reality there is little difference
any, between the national guard and the national
army recruits short service the army would
any which might exist the volunteered.
In another the waited for the seective draft
In case however. feature forgotten-how many
men joined the national guard and the regular army
order to escape the draft? Everyone knows several
perceive any difference between joining the
colors escape joining when called by
the draft.
Members the First Arizona resented the fact that
the drafted men were "dined" their
departure 1t is jealousy of the most insidious char
and which may trouble in the service
a and untold hardships inflicted upon those
national army who fill up the personnes
of the guard contngents.
There is intention the part of this paper to
apologize First Arizona for treating the regi
ment in the same manner as the drafted In the
first instance any community jealous The
national army draft ALL its All of the men
lived in either Cochse county in Bisbee. They are
known any number of people. Furthermore, they
left in a body in several bodies The First Arzonas
men come from every part of the state. Some come
from Bisbee.
The Warren District endeayored to be pleas
possible the national guardsmen during their
stay Naco. Bisbee and the entire state of Arizona
justly proud great offering the service The
essential difference partngs however the diff
ference between losing of family and losing
friend Those left in the national draft from
Bsbee were leaving large family. The First Arizona
constituted many friends
There is one feature of the which should be
biity of friction volunteers and drafted
when they placed in the regiments Take the
of the Arizona regiment and the Arizona drafts
Should national army from this state be sent from
Camp Funston to Camp Kearney, California, to fill up
of the regiment it is nearly, certain
that the will the worst of the deal. 1t may
not from the officers, but it will from the
spark of jealousy made of misunderstanding
in first place, will work hardship the An
other which will aid is the fact that many
of the drafted personally known to many Of
the state regiment This will hurt and help, but in all
probability hurt the most.
1t would appear to The Review that the best method
of assigning would be to take different states
tionaI army quota other guard contingents
The personal equation will be nearly normal and
local jeaousies will be forgotten.
Arizona is proud of its national army The