Arizona republican., 1917-04-11
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
Everythinq But Men

To the Editor of The Arizona Repub- lican:
 Dear Sir-Knowing the terrain of the European battlefields, one and all, also the desire of England for us on this side of the ocean to fight her bat etles, I humbly submit my opinion through this paper for the eonsidera- | ton of the general staff and our gov 1 ernment:
 Let us furnish our allies with any thing they need, from socks to the 1 heaviest calibre of guns. free of charge as far as it is in our power, protect our | borders and commerce of both oceans, but let us refrain from sending our l young manhood to foreign soil.
 Let England drop her hypocritical position towards Russia and Italy and l tell her in the fashion of war, send your smart Englishmen into the field and don't expect others to fight your battles" America consists not only of Anglo Saxon but of the cleanest blood Of the earth. This war since we, Amer l ica, have entered into it, shall not con ] tinue under disguise but through i justice for all mankind. Each of us 1 will do his share; we will furnish what we possibly can 70 you and your allies.
 
 Britons from manufacturing and turn them to the front France can give 1 500, ,000 men from the same source; Russia can furnish S,000.000 more. This will furnish, with Italys help of 1,200,- l coo, a grand total of six million in folty- eight hours. All that is needed 1 is yOur good faith in your allies an5 | our supplies, but don't count on us i to transport our men across to for eign soil. You in Europe strike in- stantly and at once and quit mis- i trusting each other and in four months time you will have invaded the enemyfs country and when. you I commence to hurt him on his' own soil, as he has hurt Poland, Belgium Serbia and France you will find. all l of you, that he is soon to give up and that by the will of the people Of those countries
 l Let us suppose we sent a transport of S,O0O men under escort across the ocean. A submarine manned by twenty-one men accidentally strikes that transport our men would have to drown like rates. Those same men if given fighting chance against prussic acid would willingly take | chance but cOoped up like rats that's different. One or two more will he sunk and the ardor to arms will cool the passions at home be- come more aroused and what then?
 don't speak from layman's point of view bat with the experience or powder smoke from Ahssynnia to Greece and the hardships of a prison CT of war from the interior of Asia do know the heart and mind of our fee better than the newspaper men could explain. 1 KnOw his prowess only too thoroughly from a military | point Of view and I also knew his diplomatic mind. That is why I ask my adopted country tc take it's own council. It is easy to go and sacrifice thousand men to get ter prison CTS but sacrifice none but have your enemy begging for mercy.
 | have conversed n twelve Ian l Su2ges with as many nationalities here and in other lands and ] find there is great union of thought among them all-America for Americans and | Europe for themselves
 The writer. is one of millions of an unfortunate race that has sui | fered more than any part of all 1 European nations combined, if the truth must be told. We have not | found a sincere friend or d pityine l foe in this whole war, still, forget | ting our sorrows, we offered Presi- dent Wilson 33,00G men to go to Vera Cruz. 4I,000 trained men only 1 few days ago. We fought for libeityfs sake all over Europe and America