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Show DRAFT DATE LOOMS With the October KJ date of national registration of young manhood of United States approaching, .some people are beginning to lie apprehensive about the draft and a little excited. Serious thought given the subject, it seems foolish that anyone should feel the draft a cause for hysteria. In reality, the United States would likely be much better off today if such a program had been in progress the past ten years. Economic improvement, higher moral of youth, Detier pnysicai bodies, disciplined men, patriotism and a constructive con-structive program for which to work, these would have been other by-products besides all-important national safety, which peace time training of young manhood would have insured- In the early twenties the United States and Great Britain Brit-ain gave the world an example of disarmament by agreement. The national trend toward disarmament, isolationism and peace, backed by a powerful public opinion, was not combated by a single audible dissentiment voice. No one could foresee the very real danger ahead. Since it is necessary for United States to rearm if we are to have any real basis for our hope of continued national existence, the preparations for defense must be as steady, speedy and thorough as is humanly possible. War department officials hope that when the young men register on October 1G there will be no such difficulties as encountered in 1017. At that time men got out their shotguns and squirrel rifles in certain parts of the country in a determination deter-mination to combat the draft rather than go to Europe to fight the Germans. Since officials have assured that the purpose of conscription con-scription is for defense and American soldiers will not be sent abroad, the 1940 registration is given non-partisan support. sup-port. Most parents of young men are anxious that their sons have advantage of training before an emergency requires them to take up arms. How many will the draft take from Bingham district? Mil 1 . . . . ... . . ine war department calculates that men between 21 and 35 make up 14 per cent of the population. About one in 40, or 400,000 out of 10,500,000, will be drafted this year- To figure this section's quota, Bingham district's population is G0G3, 14 per cent of which is 819 and divided by 40 is 21 young men who will probably be called in for training. For every volunteer the draft quota will be cut by one-All one-All indications are that local residents heartily favor conscription of man power and industry, if necessary. Many feel that while there is no danger of America going to war, war may come to America. Recently a speaker in Salt Lake City, Cornelius Vander-bilt Vander-bilt Jr. told of a conversation with Propaganda Minister Goebbels of the reich in which he was informed that Poland would be taken in 10 days, followed by France and England, and after them would come the United States. "We will take you from, within," Goebbels said. Other Americans have reported re-ported of similar conversations with other nazi leaders. Given sufficient time, Americans think Germany would find unexpectedly effective resistance in any attack on us on our own soil. At any rate most of us have wished for the opportunity to really help in the gigantic task of preparing our country for defense. The draft is the first trial facing Americans. Let every family and every man called upon by the draft meet the experience in a creditable manner. |