Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-10
EDITORIAL COMMENT
THE sTEINFELo CASE

T A0IcOn 0NcAf i Is the presence of Harry Steinieid in Tucson vitally necessary to the sIic- | cessful operation of the war against Germany? Ic
 This is the burning question Tn fuc- son Io'lay. The people of this city, or Pima county, ai.d of the state .of Ar1- zona deserve to know the facts-all iof them and the details surrounding the | request of Tucson's richest young man 1 for exemption rom service in the Un- ! ited States arms
 The Star proposes to give the people | of Tucson and ct Arizona those fac S.. | This paper actIated by no motive oth CT than that enc public is entitled te be fully apprais.sil of the reason or req sons for the exemption claim, intends 1 that the men 9nt women of the com muni;y ahan know. The Star desires and demands that complete impartiali- ty shall govern .he dispatch of men to the national array; it demands that no favoritISsn be Shcwn in the considera- tiOn Of the various cases by any agen- cy; it demands hat money, or the pos session thereof, shall not make of the object of the entire war a farce in name and in fact In making these de- mands The Star is not going outside of its province. It is expressing. in concrete form, the sentiment of the people of this and every other com munity in the United States.
 The Steinfeld case is perhaps the most noted attempt of its kind on rec ord O svoid service with the army In other states, in other chimes, in other parts of the state of Arizona, the wealthy men have been the first to give ID their own flesh and blood to the cause of Democracy. Did not the parting from their sons hurt equally as much with them as it would in the case c. Harold SteinfeId?
 From the outset, as consequence. we can dispense with any sentimental reason for granting an exemption to Harold SteinfeId
 Is Harold Stsinfeld, in his personal or business capacity, essential to the future, she progress. the welfare and success of Tucson, of Pima county, of Arizona and the United States? It is on this question that the decision of the Provost Marshal General and the Presiden. of these United States must be made, for Harold Steinfeld has been returned Tor service by the local and district exemption boards.
 In numerous sffidavits it is alleged that Harold Steinfeld's departure from Tucson would cause a serious rupture in the business life of the Old Pueblo. It is inferred that the economic fabric of Tucson would be torn asunder, with out he guiding hand of this young man; that the firm of Steinfeld would suffer and die and affect, adversely, the life and future of the town that made it, if the vice-president and gen. eral manager were sent to war.
 We do not think the presence of Haro!1 Steinfeld is necessary to the welfare of the people of Tucson To assume that the business. of which he is the vice-president and general man. ager, will go to pieces without his in fluence is peryerting the obvious truth in the case. The business, which his father has built up, with Che aid of the people of the region and with the nat ural growth of the state of Arizona. deserves consideration. The local and district exemption boards have given this subject ample consideration. They have acted The people are a unit in defense of the actions of the exemp- ton boards.
 In spite of careful, considerate and impartial investigation, free from mal- ice or sirejudice, the Steinfeld case is still undecided. The president and the provost marshal general have been i'm portuned to exempt Harold Steinfeld from the draft end from service for his country.
 The Star believes that to exempt Harold Steinfeld from the draft would be to set an example which would place the draft and the object of the war in general disrepute It would discount our lnTch-flaunted declara- tion that the draft would be wholly democintic. It would work an injus- tice on other young men have left their dear ones and their business interests to serve their country.
 We say, rnqaalifiedly. Harold Stein field must go.