Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-12
GREAT PATRIOTIC RALLY
HEEDS APPEAL FOR TRUE
REALIZATION WAR NEEDS

Declaring that the American people
and especially those of Arizona and
other southwestern states are not Vet
awakened to a full realization of the
gigantic duty which will be theirs in
assisting the government to prose-
cute a vigorous warfare against the
imperial German government, Dr. II.
B. Won KleinSmid president of the
University of Arizona, last night made
strong plea to young men of this
state to volunteer their services for
military duty before the selectiVe
draft becomes effective, 'in order
that the German government can be
made to see that the American people
are ready to stand behind the govern
ment in it's war declaration" The
big high school auditorium, in which
the meeting was held, was filled
almost to capacity, and Dr. Won Klein
Smid was afforded an excellent OPP
portunity to drive home more
than thousand important facts
which, as a member of the Arizona
Council of Defense, he has been col
lecting for the past several weeks.
Germany Watching U. S.
Germany and its people have been
watching with no little amount Of
interest the war preparations in this
country" declared DR.. Won KleinSmid.
she has been watching the results
of the SelectiVe draft registration
and is reluctant to believe that the
American people are in harmony with
and supporting President Wilson in
his war policy.
we have always been a slow,
easy going people, but once we are
aroused we need no urging. We, as
nation, must see the necessity of
placing a gigantic army in Europe.
1t is better that this army be raised,
not by conscription, but by volunteer
ing our services. If we could raise
an army of 100000 men without
conscription, it would have a demor-
aliZing effect on the German people
and the German government.
Under present conditions and cir
cumstances, however, the rulers of
Germany are making use of the evi-
dent lack Of patriotism here, in the
/ form of volunteers for military duty,
/ to belittle our war efforts, to laugh
| at our unpreparedness and evident
| lack of interest in the great world
conflict. For this reason it is neces-
sary that We as Americans, eXemplify
our patriotism by volunteering our
services rather than to await the call
to arms under the selective conscrip-
ton.
Each Individual Has puty
Each individual has his duty to
| perform in this war. We must go
down into our pockets: We must
starve our stomachs, and we will be
forced to give up our loved ones i'll
| order that the American nation can
conduct a successful war against
autOcracy. ours will be a victory and
a victory for democracy.
The German government is not yet
defeated; it is far from that. Every
| resource of this country is needed by
! the allies to overthrow world
autocracy and preserve a worlds
democracy. We. as a nation. must
shoulder large portion of the bur
dens which We're carried by the
French, English and Italians during
the first two and one-half years of
this titanic struggle.
Germany has laughed at us be
cause we lacked ideals. To her our
ideals during the years have been
wrapped up in stocks. bonds and
bank notes. and these, she was sure.
we would never sacrifice to preserve
any ideal of democracy for which We
We're supposed to stand. She has
laughed at us because of our lack OF
military fitness. and she has flung
these slurs and lies in our faces. 1t
is now up to the American people and
the American government to ram
these slurs and lies down the throat
of the German government until it
chokes to death.
Must Have Men and Money
Eve must give men and money
Our ideal is worth that much; it is
worth everything. We have a sense
of shame, and we have been brought
to it.
.. ''We must send our men into the
trenches as soon as possible. our
love for democracy urges us to do this
quickly in order that this great war
can be won for democracy without
unnecessary delay
The submarine problem is a serions
one but it will be solved, as other
great war problems have been solved
in the past. Our American scientists
will work in harmony with French
and English scientists toward the end
of solving this great obstacle to free
dom of the seas. and when the
problem is solved, Germany will have
lost her greatest weapon, for on it
she is depending much for victory.
Shall conscription be forced upon
American citizens as it has been
forced upon residents of Germany? ?
As our forefathers said before us,
We are coming, Father Abraham,
100000 strong, let us say today, We
are coming, Father Woodrow, 0,000, =
600 strong. if need be-
ANY weakness that might develop
in this. country will ring through Ger
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