Arizona republican., 1917-11-14
,jD5TIFI(jATI|lJN FOR RNARFOUNO
 BY MARK SMITH

He who dallies Is a dastard and he who doubts is damned" was the way United States Senator Marcus A. Smith of Arizona last evening summed up and paid his cempii- ments to those circulating and aid ing anti-war sentiment in the United States, in an address te the seheel- masters club at the Monroe school last evening. He said that America has more reason for being in this war and for having entered the war than had any neutral nation,
 This is no time to daily with the hired agents of Germany" ceh- tinued Senator Smith, who also stated that the comparatively nominal debts of the nation in the past. nominal As compared with those which this war will bring, means that ne one can really grasp what the cost of this war may be, but he charged his money fs not spent and if because it is not spent tho war Is lost nothing they will have left Will bt worth having.
 What win your property, your honor and your life amount to If that flag falls" said he. The territory of the United States extends over tho seas the same as 1t does on land, and the repeated sinking of Amer lean ships and loss of American lives can well be taken ae en assault or an invasion on our country"
 The senator gave a brief sketch of the European war and the ctroum- stances which led the nation into 1t. He said that 1t was Qermauys in- tention to create an empire out of Central Europe which Napoleon nevs: dared to dream Of. and not being satisfied with that, had attempted to gain parts of Africa and South America and to even buy the senate Of the United States for $s0,o0o. That the war Is & fight for civilization was brought out in his words, we are not fighting to kill people, but to mako the world a place for civ. illzed people to live in
 Senator Smiths speech was well received by the large number of schoolmasters present. Preceding Mr. Smith was Professor Lockwood of the English department of the Uni- versity of Arizona, who gave a talk on what the schools were doing for the war. He said the teachers were | trying to hold the boys in school and l u AOdp tAC4A l4OAAA kA5AAh6 O0N shsN 8 business career or enlisting before they were needed or were ready. Young boys should stay in high school | or college because in two or three years greater number of engineers and experts will be needed than ever before To show what the university had already done for the war. MT. Lockwood stated that 120 boys from the college are already engaged in war work. The excellent condition in which the boys were in. is shown by the fact that 80 per cent of those who applied for commissions in the officers training camp. secured com missions.
 Other speakers of the evening were Prof. Robinson of the history depart ment at Leland Stanford, and Judge Ross of the supreme court of Ar1- zona-
 Two violin solos were beautifully rendered by Prof. Klingenfeld Of the Arizona School of Music, and a vocal solo by Prof. H. L. Osborn of the local high school was well received. MT. Orsborn responded with an en- core. About 70 schoolrnasters and friends were in attendance at the banquet which was prepared and served by the girls of the domestic science classes of the Monroe school