New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-28

Interviews with Judge John H.
Perry of Southport and Mayor Allyn
L. Brown of Norwich.
Two "Made-in-Connectic war in
terviews secured by representatives of
the Connecticut State Council Of De-
tense were given out today through
the newspapers. One is by John H.
Perry of Southport and the other with
Mayor Allyn l.. Brown of Norwich.
Judge Perry.
Judge Perry answered the question,
What is the call of the hour to the
young men of American" in the fol-
lowing manner:
You ask me what, as I look at it,
is the call of the hour to the young
men of America. The hour seems to
me to have but one call and that so
loud and clear and constant that
every young man consciouly must
have heard it. The substance is al
ways the same. To different ears the
details may seem to vary. I wonder
whether my Interpretation will help or
hinder it's force.
I'm the composite thing which we
call our country the young men stand
for strength. The Bible tells us that
messages which exhort to worthwhile
living may we'll be sent to young men
because they are strong Therefore
times which peculiarly call for sturdy
doing and brave enduring are the
times for them.
In this soulless maelstrom of law
| less frightfulness which Germany
| started three years ago and desires to
| continue and extend until most Of the
civilized world is drawn into her NAV,
| America is now plainly seen to have a
! peril and a part as vital as that of
| England or France To avert that
peril and perform that part much
| planning, much production, much self
| denial and much training are all in
| dispensable, but only so because with
| out them effective fighting cannot be
done and fighting is the only thing
which ultimatly counts-absolutely
J the only thing which now will make
| America safe for Americans.
| 1T is a contamination of all the
| services which all her citizens at such
| a time can render and therefore it is
the crown of all and is the privilege
| if not the prerogative of her youth.
| ITO be good soldier for ones
| country when her existence is at issue
Is the highest type of earthly service
| but the capacity to endure hardness
is its price and the young men alone
can pay it-for that the present hour
! seems to me to CALI
In his interview Mayor Brown Of
| Norwich discusses the selective service
law in the following manner:
| "One of the greatest and wisest
| pieces of constructive law-making
passed by congress in this time of war
was consummated when the bill pro-
viding for the selective draft became
| law. 1t was conclusive proof that
our lawmakers at Washington had
| learned at least one great lesson from
the history of the war which is taking
place on the other side of the Atlantic.
ENGLAND by bitter experience had
learned the lesson which the United
States could profit by without the sac
riflces SO expensive to her ally in this
matter. The fairness. value and
efficiency Of this law as adopted are
self-evident propositions. But be
everything else as it may. the one
| great question to be answered at this
time is: What is the value of this law
to the United States as country?
AS has been we'll said, we have be-
come too prone to ask, What can our
country do for us?' when we should be
asking, What can we do for our coun-
| try?' Now we have come to see the
Justice Of the latter proposition, and
when one does get this point Of view
he automatically realizes the value Of
the selective draft law.
ITO be of greatest service to our
country as individuals, we must be put
into that place where we will be most
useful in helping to carry the war to
a successful conclusion. The system Of
raising all of our armies by volunteer
ing can never accomplish this result.
! The man most anxious to go to the
| front and so the first ia volunteer may