The Coconino sun., 1917-04-20
OUR DUTY AS WELL
 AS OUR DOLLARS

 defense. There are mighty few of them who no not know how to use gun or to take care of himself per- sonally in any emergency. Few of them know anything about an organ ized body of men, body that could be used as an effective force in hand ling situation where many men were involved. The young men who drilled nights after their days work was done and were contemptuously called "tin soldiers" are not here now to answer the first call in such an emergency.
 We the people, do not care whoop about them until there is crying need for them.
 The home guard body of men now organized would give a good account of themselves, so far as it is in their power, to protect the lives and prop erty of the people, but they need guns, ammunition and help of the. people who own these lives and prop erty.
 The United States has nothing to offer--it is in pretty much the same fix that We are-not prepared.
 The state can not offer anything, because the state is not prepared.
 Lack of preparedness is the reason that many man, not to speak of na- tions, is wearing his summer clothes in the winter.
 We, the people are to blame for this condition; we are too willing to "let George do it" and sheer at the yousg fellow, or the grown man for that matter, who is trying to convince the people that it will not always be sum- mer with the United States and few millions, or a few hundreds locally, will bring back strong hundred per cent profit to the investors, if spent when 1t should be, instead of waiting until lives, money and all must be thrown into the cauldron to maintain our existence.
 Flagstaff has many lives and mill lions in property to protect.
 It is up to the working man to work days, drill nights, give his services and pay the freight both ways, or will some one come forward and vffer their money at least to provide means for the fellow with the grit, bone and muscle, to protect their property and their lives?
 Up to this time, this faze of the question may be an oversight, and we hope that the "local council of de- fense" will provide ways and means of seeing that the local volunteers of bone and brawn are given some sort of equipment to make their work ,f- fective.
 Company I, of the first Arizona, needs some of the same kind of assistance. They have been eating what the government has doled out to them for the past year; probably most of them who threw up their jobs at home to go, have been spending the munificent sum of their salary, SIS per month, without any overtime, for diamonds and such nic-nacks.
 In any event, the fellow who has been "outlawed" by state or govern ment regulations, should remember that he can now help the penurious government and state by chipping in for those nearest him and for the things that come closest home to him. If you can't go yourself and can not send some one, remember that you can send bunch of old iron dol- lars into the scrap where they will do whole lot of good.
 If you want to join the active home guard, see Captain Charles Lehr. If you would join the Normal company of actives, see Prof. John Adams at the Normal school. If you want to give your aid to the reserve men who are supposed to add their influence, mental ability and seniews of war to all organizations, see Captain John w. Francis. If you are interested in the Hospital Corps, see Dr. M. F. Fronske or Dr. Thos. P. Manning. The Red Cross society has been placed in the hands of Mrs. W. F. Griffin for organization.
 There are many names being added to each of these organizations every day and it is up to each individual to show his willingness to help the cause by joining one or the other of them, and the duty of all is to assist in fill ing Arizona's first regiment to its full quota without delay.
 America is alive today with the idea of preparedness; it should have been years ago, but we are not too late