The Coconino sun., 1917-05-04
PERSONAL INTERVIEWS
By Dubeliu Dubellu Tee

G R. BROWN, volunteer.-"The average person has no adequate con ception of the awfulness of the bat ties raging in western Europe. Be- side them the most sanguinary con- tlicts of the past are rigmy in com parison. Not for hundred years will historians get the perspective to rec ord the dreadfulness of this strug- gle"
 J. B. RICKEL, Navajo Copper Go. "Militarism is repugnant to Ameri- can institutions. But military pre- paredness to meet the grave needs of the war is not militarism. Prepared ness is an epidemic-a temporary thing. Militarism is system-a per manency."
 James CHAVEZ, volunteer.- "This land has fiourished materially and is remarkably prosperous. But this has not led to fatty degeneration of patriotism in the hearts of the people,"
 M. L. JOHNSON, volunteer.--"Col- onel Roosevelt suggests abandonment of "joy rides" to conserve the Ma tion's supply of gasoline. Good sug. gestion. There should be heroic con- servation of every useful commodity"
 STANTON BORUM, Confection Den.--"American character has lost none of it's ruggedness. Some of its sturdier traits have been latent, be- cause there has been no occasion to develop bolder lineaments. But when great national crisis descends-- when the red-flashing artillery of war breaks loose-then there is bursting of the chrysalis and a Hedging of the high courage and bold spirit of Americanism."
 H. E. HENSON, Crawford's .Groce- ry-"Because no blow has been struck directly at this country since the de- claration of a state of war, is no sound reason for believing that the United States is to go through the war immure to attack. It is the height of wisdom and prudence to put the Nation in complete state of preparedness to withstand the shock of any assault that may be made upon ito prepare it also for bear ing fair share in the great struggle against autocracy."
 DENNIS S. HIBBEN, accountant. --"The food conservation movement should be carried into every home in America, not only as regards the planting of vegetables and other things to contribute to the food SUD- ply, but in the matter of wastage that is going on each day in the average family. Some of my friends who can we'll afford anything they want are cutting down the use of meat to twice a week, and are either entirely dis pensing with, or reducing the amounts, of other things they have been accustomed to have on their din ner tables. We should all begin do- ing this right away, and not wait un- til the shortage forces us to it."
 HARRY HIBBEN, Jr., volunteer "It is a war to the death between democracy and autocracy. And the United States is arrayed on the right side"
 A. L. RICHARDSON, volunteer "The blaze that started in Serbia in 1914 has become the greatest con- fiagration that ever racked this world"
 E. M. MINER, bookkeeper.-Tt Is an important fact that the Nation has mobilized the genius of Thomas A. Edison for patriotic service during this stress period"
 J. B. TODD, volunteer.-"From present indications, this year there will be many Maud Muller on a sweet with hay" The useful activ- ities in which they will be constrained to engage during the war will be g godsend to some women who, living in idleness and luxury. have been miserable. There is no tonic quite so good as useful, happifying service"
 A l.. PECK. volunteer. Ger man submarine was sent down by a true shot, while it was preparing to torpedo an American steamship. Sic semper tyrannis!"
 A. B. NELSON, butcher.-"Un- occasionally there is diminution in the number of cattle raised for slaughter in this country, although there may not be so serious slump ing in supply as to justify the ex- tremely high prices for meat that