Arizona republican., 1917-04-11
JUDGE PREFERS
 PLACE IN RANKS ID HIGH OFFICE

Declaring war to be m organized
 industry iH which Americans must
 invest. Judge Frank O. Smith of Va
 vapai county one of the first men in
 the state to offer his services to
 Governor Campbell in Phoenix yes
 ter day again declared his intention of
 giving up his brilliant career to enter
 the army as private if the oppor-
 tunity arises
 Judge Smith stated that there
 would he sufficie;it number of men
 wi ling to serve as officers but that
 he preferred to go as a private for
 they are the raer who have the work to do, according to the iurisi who believes that brigade should be sent to Europe and tliat Arizona should .lave the chance to fill out one company. Ee disa graes frcm the few who would not have Americans fight on foreign soil. contendirg that distance makes no difference and that
 the principle involved is the same if the fight is conducted 100 wards from home or in, the European trenches
 Personally Judge Smith would pre- fer to fight in France or Russia with an Arizona comrany rnder the lead erehip Of q gallant soldier such as Theodore Roosevelt, but he is ready ard willing to do that which his country asks.
 We have the ioB of lifetime on hand said Judge Smith in dis cussing the war situation yesterday. The country is facing q real crisis witch We must bring to q success ful issue shortly or exhaust our re- sources until w@ do bring it to successful issue. I, the war be of brief duration believe our men ShnulG hc sent across the seas a, once for the eXperience they would receive would be invaluable for the future training of our' citizens If the war last Indefinitely it would be equally invaluable to the nation to have our soldiers there at once to | learn the lesson of warfare We must have first-hand knowledge of mili talY methods which have been re- volutionized in the past few years 1 We must realize the situation and train our entire citizenship, for whether We are in sympathy with it l or not. Germany is forcing us to be-
 come q military nation. It is neces- sary. II will no. be worked out ac- ! cording to the German theory of i military despotism but rather 2 dem
 oaratic army under a democratic gov l ernmnt under the democratic ideals i of freedom
 l It is Ju1ge Smiths idea that in i order that democracy rule. all demo- l cratic ratiOns or the world should i mite to down tyranny.
 l He believes that every IndiviGuaI 1 shoulG he mobilized for his part,
 whether 1t be on the field of battl.,
 or in some other capacity, for Judge i Smith appreciates the fact that there l are calls. for men at homo as well 1 as abroad He says it is essential l the American nation of eXtravagant , Hvers Initiate a conservation cam paign.
 l We must conserve our resources" ! he saws should be 8 popular slogan and th1ks il would he wise plan if committees were appointed to in-
 struet the poor in this preparedness
 me1shre
 It ;s trst as essential that the mining industry shoult; be developed and that agriculture should be kept ! up to it's full limit as it is to give 1 soldiers to the nation. There is a 1 decided duty to every man and wo- l inan in the country and I hope might i will take me to tha front" said the i man who tIuly believes in who dies 1 if freedom lives
 Mrs Smith. N. ho is prominent l society woman of Prescott. shares 1 her husbands patriotism and is on.. of the leading Red Cross workers in i the state