The Arizona copper camp., 1918-05-11
EDITORIAL
LET THE ENEMY BUILD OUR ROADS

ENEMY 6U1LD w hOAOO
We have within our borders hundreds Of able
bodied men for whom caring and whom
feeding but who not turning hand to their keep
These the nteTned enemy aliens in the concentration
camps and prisons They are drain resources
when they should and could be made asset In short
time will have thousands of German prisoners who
have been shipped to this country for disposal until after
the These prisoners according to newspaper re-
PORTS already are beginning to into the country
It is understood that the 1nterAllied War Council is
contemplating sending large percentage of the German
prisoners taken, not only by men but by our
allies to this country in order that may keep them
The advantages OF this obvious Instead OF the tons
of supplies that be sent the feed
enemy prisoners dispacng supplies which badly
needed by and allies utilize the
ships which returning practically empty for carrying
the prisoners to shores and feed them here
The proposal that both informed enemy aliens and
prisoners Of in America be utilized for building high
ways was strongly urged by the United States Good
Roads Association at it's annual convention in Little Rock
last week This proposal of the most important
outgrowths of the convention and which should have
immediate consideration by the powers that be- The
poyment Of enemies whether they be prisoners in
termed aliens, will provide useful and practical occupa
ton for them but what is important, will provide
the labor necessary for meeting the immediate needs of
highway improvement, which wartime necessity, and
will any drain free labor which should
be devoted to supplies
Not only will it provide the necessary labor but to
great extent will the great objection to
wartime road building, that of the transportation of road
materials already over-burdened railroads. In
value present. and if this labor be used in develop
ing the local road material resources get the road
work done without calling the railroads. The very
necessity which makes unlimited shipment of road ma
terias railroad nadvsabe at present makes the
need for improved highways the imperative. By
using these incumbrances such the interned enemy
aliens and the prisoners of will be if they not
employed in some useful occupation, shall develop
badly needed which will aid in the prosecu-
ton of the
We note our friend, Brother Heaey Of the Casa
Grande Bulletin, makes complaint concerning legal bust
from the U S. Land Office finding it's way into the
columns of the Casa Grande Dispatch The Copper Camp
has laid any claim to Land Office notices. but some
day hope to be rich Brother Healey and when
are, going to install huff printing outfit and
regular just like the progressive Bulletin does.
We have not always been poor like this We used to
have regular printing outfit but day Mineral Greek
poked it's hand in back door and grabbed printing
presses type cases and everything carried them down to
kelvin and threw them in the ella River But even if
these times, and saving is hard, hopeful
and before long may go into the market and buy
printing outfit and go after Land Office notices ourselves
But until do, we say Brother Healey is right Land
Office notices should only go to county papers that
printed we'll as edited in the districts where they
entered in the United States mails.