Arizona republican., 1917-06-07
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A Campaign Against Enlistment


 We are interested somewhat in an interview given to represent the University of Arizona. and who is a graduate from that institution. According to his statement he is mission" for the mobiliza- tion of the young of this state for educational training unfortunate time, when the state and the federal government struggling mobilize them military service.
 We do know whether this young man is self appointed missionary whether he has been com missioned for this by some unofficial author ity But do know that his work is obstructive of the efforts of the recruiting officers who ing under the authority of the department and the stdte. The effect of this obstruction is diff ferent from that of obstacles enlistment inter posed by enemies of the government
 We quote a reported statement by the mis- sionary:
 Everyone should say today: How 1 best my country?' How my boy best his country" It is probably the most serious problem that confronts the high school graduate and his ents today Boys ordinarily graduated at the age of F and it is highly desirable that they plan 10 spend the time between then and the of seec ton 2l years, in fitting themselves for the largest possible service. That largest possible service nothing more nor less than training for leadership whether it be at the head of company of soldiers or at the head of group of laborers doing structon work; the training for leadership is sential
 The law of this state and of most states, and the United States provides for the enlistment in the military service of of the age Is and upward to a maximum limit Men enlisted the Ma tonal Guard may be mustered into the federal ser vice and it is generally agreed that all the that be secured by enlistment and draft will be urg- enty needed within the years If this 'missionalys mission is wholly successful there will be no enlstments of young of the ages of 1S~ and 20 inclusive three-year period which military say is the best for the grounding of soldier in his duties
 Parents rule do want their sons to go In fact, parent does But some parents oppose the enlistment of sons because parental love is stronger than loyalty, (from them criticism Is withhed) and some, because their loyalty to Germany is stronger than their loyalty the United States. All such parents receive encouragement from this missionary their selfish love. to the Kaiser by putting their train ing for leadership during three years when actual service rather than embryonic leadership is needed by the government
 The government is not asking for leaders some three years hence It is training them now in it's own way, and we think that it's facilities for train- ing greater those that can be afforded by the schools of Arizona. Nor do believe that it is desired by the government that there should be set up in this state leadership house.
 It is also proposed by this missionary establish a 'class' composed only of those whose parents wealthy enough to keep them in training, distinct from the mass of poor young who unable to remain ln school between the ages of IS and 21. Let the poor young go at once to the trenches.
 We do not believe that young who would avail themselves of the refuge proposed by the mis- sionary at a time when all young men needed are the stuff of which leaders made.
 Reduced to it's plainest terms the mission of this missionary is campaign against enlistment.
 We would not be understood to be suggesting that every young who has been contemplating a university career should, abandon it and hasten to the war, unless the need of him should become still more urgent than it is now, though hundreds of young men have abandoned, midway, courses in the