The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-28

("Made-in- Connecticut'' War Inter
views with JudgefJo H. Perry of
Southport and Mayor Allyn L. Brown
of Norwich.)
Two Madeline Connecticut 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 America ?'') 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 consciously or sub
consciously must have heard it. The
substance is always the same. To
different ears the details may seem
to vary. L wonder whether my in
depreciation will help or hinder its
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 well 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.
I'm this soulless maelstrom of law
less frightfulness which Germany
started three years ago and desires to
80 %1,O
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 Indispensable, but only so be
cause without them effective fighting
cannot be done and fighting is the
only thing which ultimately counts
absolutely the only thing which now
will make America safe for Ameri-
cans
''It is the consummation of all til
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 a good soldier for ones
| country when her existence is at issue
| is the highest type of earthly service
but the capacity of endure hardness
is its price and the young men alone
can pay. it-for that the present houl
seems to me to CALI
In his interview Mayor Brown OF
! Norwich discusses the selective Ser
vice law in the following manner:
zone of the greatest and wises1
and wisest pieces of constructive law
making passed by Congress in this
time of war was consummated when
the bill providing for the selective
draft became law. 1t was conclus-
i've proof that our lawmakers al
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
sacrifices so expensive to her ally In
TINS 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 a country
| AS has been well said, we have be-
| come too prone to ask, What can oul
! country do for us?' when we should