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Show - . Washington WaJalngton Dille DigestDykstra Digest DigestDykstra . ' Dykstra Plans Aid to Conscripts ConscriptsReleased ConscriptsReleased Released After Year of Training TrainingDraft Draft Head Strive Strivee Strives to Provide for Their Reemploynient Re-employ- Re employ Re-employ Reemployment - - . ' ment nient ; Future of 01 Military Training Traimng Program ProgramDepends ProgramDepends ProgramDepends Depends Upon Its Effect on Firat First Draftees . By BAUKJIAGE BAUKUAGE BAUKUAGENational BAUKHAGENatlwal ( National Farm and J Heine Dome Home Bour flour BourCommentator flourCommentator HearCemmeBtater Commentator ) ( Released Releaied by y Weafrr Western Weitern Newspsper Newspaper N wpp * r Unrn Unton Union ) .The The . The Th * time will loon soon oon be b * over when whenthe whenthe whenthe the boy boyc boy . who wanted to get into thearmy the thearmy thearmy army will be Or the only one ones oneB * called calledthe caUed- caUed called- called caUedthe calledthe - the volunteers for th the draft dratt are rap rap- rapidly ra rapIdly - idly being belnc used up Then it will b bth be bethe bethe th the turn of oj those thoae who hav have to (0whether 0whether 10 go 10whether gowhether ( whether they want wont to or not . . ButWashington But ButWashlnston ButWashington Washlnston Washington tin isn fin t worrying abouthow a atout atouthow ut uthow how thi this * last Jast contingent contfngent I Is * . feeling feelln feelingWhat . : What It i f Ii * . worrying worryinC about about--cn about cn about-or or - " - or atleast at atlea.t atleast lea.t leat least . thinking thlnkln . about about-I about I about-Is Is - - la . bow how thewbol the thewhole thewhole whole * "n n " ' "new new " new w army army-aU army aU * " ' - all th the * boywho boy boys boyswho . who do their on one * year s a hitch hltcb-are hltcb are hitch-are hitch hltcbaregain hitcharegoing : - - aregoing gain going , to feel when the they , . , get et out out.That outThat . . . That Is Ii one on * of the th * mOstImportant most mOst- - Important Importantthings Importantthings Importantthings things that Uncle Unci * Sam has ha * . to con con- consider conalder - * - sider alder Ider in 10 connection with the tb * enUre entire enUreselective entireselective entir * electiv selective BTTic service * ytem ystem system . ystem04 : and -04 04 sn4 - that thatIs thatIs that1 Is . why C . C . . A . A . . ) ' Dykstra D'kstra Dkstra Drkstra w was . caU called calledto calledto to be b * riactir lelectiv selecUye : * . lervico service ervlc * admfntatra- admfntatra admbilsfra- admbilsfra admfntatrator admbilsfratot admtnistra-tor admtnistra tor admtnistratorWhn - - tor tot torWhen totWhen Whn When * I .at at sat . at down in all b1a his aw new * Cm office officeIn ) offlcIn * . In Wasblnaton-whtcb Wasblnaton whtcb Washington-which Washington which Waabtngton - - whicb a month ego egowas . agowa ' 0 0was was * the th * cUnIn dining ining . room of a flat ftat Ib 1h lb an anapartment anapartment aaapartment apartment bOUle house bous * the th * war 4ep 4epart < * yart yartmeat . . > meat ment mont has bat hastily bastily made mad mil.d mild . * . ovet-Mr ovet Mr over - - Mr . CXiAXXMOB CL\&ENCB CL &ENCB ENCB CLAUENCE \ & A . DTIUTKA OYKS'I'BA OYKSIBA DTi8TA ' DTIUTKADykstra DTi8TADykata * Dykstra Dykatta Dykata ? didn't didnt d1dnt dtcSn ' , look any 8 1 ' cWrerent different cWrerenttrpm differentfrpm < lfler ntfrpm trpm frpm t the way WQ ' ha he h * did dtcl wbn wben when * w . .e e we * lat eat latdown eatdown atdown down tor for a bull cession .esll.on esll.on esllon session . . la 1n in th the * fra-trnlty fra trnlty Ira- Ira Iratemit7 Iratotally - - temit7 totally * bo.e boe bse bOM3 . . * back in HOC lDOB 1908 . . . 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' "But But 'Sut Sut 'Put Put " ' what wbat 81'e 81e are ar ' * you really reallybere reallyhere reallyher bere here * tarT for ? 11 ' This s .elective elective selective . lectiv * ervlce .ervice ervice service . sy aye ayeteni ytem . t teni m runs SUnS run * Itself Itself . . . what are ar * you IUP sup- sup supposed up-po up po . - Osed posed ed to worry .bou bou . aboutT about " ? " ' Than Then Then . , . we weat wegot wgot * got , at to Qis th * , real seal meat of ot the th * nut nut"Th . . ' "Th Th ' " 'The The * tbtnn tbJJqC thln $ wo WC w * are atS ar * concerned COflCerUed concernedwith COflCerUedwith concernedwith with . to " tob4J b4J hc b * .DlW DlW . answered red with that dashof dashof dash dashf of f 41n ; xlngar Iner r that .plce plce spices . apl * a . hia bIa his .cbolarly cbolarly scholarly scholarlyWsgMfuIzieae . acholarlyItlougmftunes .cbolarly1ft 1ft tig WsgMfuIzieae el ' * and end mak make makes a . evel'1- evel'1 evel1 every- every evel'1th1ng everything very-thing very thing ' - th1ng thing Oy&atra Oyatra bykatra btra & doe 4oe does * . . Uv Dve live , . . " "the the th " * thIbc thing thIbcthat thingthat thingthat that we w are ar * concerned CODcefDed with la 11 Is whatIs what wbat 1 ! Is . SOIn going , to happen next aut year reer . ' * . ' I l'ea1lz lea1lz ' realized cl be b * wa waa was . wa way , . ahead ebead of ofmts ofin ofme mts in : , mts"We "We We .we . "W W " . * hav bave have the th * continuing conUnulnl responsi re.ponsI- re.ponsI re.ponsIbWq responsibility . - . bW bility bWq of t traialnc training tralnla . a . citizen armT- armT army- army armT.nd armyend " army " ' - . and .nd nd end be he h * empkaalzed emphU1&ecS emphU1ecS emphasized & the ths th * word "coo- "coo coo "con- "con con "cootiJuJfnI "conu "cen-tuuifag "cen cen tuuifag " - - - tiJuJfnI tiJuJfnIto u _ to " ' UWe "we we "W W " * have hays haT * ijo to aak bk * sk our imelvea ourselves lvu bow how bowthe howthe kwib * the * boja ba3e . who wh * bav have have anUaed dnlthed flnIihed a . years yearstraining , . yeartralnla .r r . ' * * . tra training are ar * goinc colnl going to repod report re rt back backbome backhcme backame bome hcme * . . Will WID thlr thell their ' * report re rt be b * lUeb such lUebthat suchthat audithat that tblr tbeJr their * parenta parent parents . and aa their friend frIends frIendswill friendwm * . wiD will sa aay say , ' ' It 'It WB waa was ' a god load good * .ear ear year , . year't yeart year'tTraining ' " t ? Training Tralnm " Should Shouldmprofle Shouldmprovc ShwUfrnprWt ( mprofle mprovc Corucript Conscript C nscriptf . . W We want the th * . 00 boy " to report that thathe thathe thath he * I ! Is . phylcally phy.lcally physically . better off ofT . " tha that t hll his hllmorale hismorale hl hlmorale morale lj b La . atrengtbened .trenlthened trenlthened strengthened , . that be ho b * has hasseen hasseen baaseen seen and learned a lot about the thecountry thecountry thecountry country and la II Is convinced that we wehave wehave wehave have omething aomethlnl something to defend . We W * want him hJm to be b * advanced In Inhis Inhis Inhis his education educatiW1 educatIo . , . the kind of education educationyou educationyou educationyou you get living lIvltil with others w we wanthim want wanthim wanthim him to get lIet a feeling tor for the wholepopulation whole wholepopulation wholepopuat1on population popuat1on , . to find nd out how the Texanlooka Texan Texanlooks Texanlooks looks at thine things " and the boy from trom thegreat the thegreat thegreat great Northwest , . the fellow fellows fromacross from fromI fromacross fromacross I across the track tracka tracks * and on the hillthe hill hillthe hillthe the country boy and th the one oie fromthe from fromthe fromthe the crowded city cityWe cityWe cityWe We want the Ue ) boys to learn fromtalking from fromtalking fromtalking talking to each other about all kindof kinds kindsof kIndsof * of thing things * , . have them learn the de defence de- de do- do defense dotense - - fence fense tense point of view , . to understandand underawnd understand underawndand understandand and feel their whole counb7We countryWe country counb7 countryWe We have bave to b J < interested Intereste'd ' In what whatbappens whathappens whathappens bappens happens this year if LI we are going goingto goingto goingto to look aheadUpon aheadUpon ahead aheadUpon aheadI I Upon the bov boy s a report will de- de do- do depend dopend de depend - - pend whut what happens on the floor Ooor of ofcongress ofcongress I congress Later Maybe congress will willdecide willdecide willdecide decide that perhaps the boys shouldI should I be allowed anowed to t get let Into the th army a alittle .littl littl . 1ttle little ] younger Perhaps they should shouldhave shouldhave shouldhove have a wider period of opti optl ) in ) fl Some Somemight Somemight Somemight might want to t * do their service as assoon asloon assoon soon loon a as . they are through high high.chool highschool highschool .chool chool school . Some might llk like * to postpone post postpone postpone pone It until untO tmW they have gone throughcollege through throughcclege throughcollege cclege college ! ' . And then there Is another thingCongress thin thing thingCongress . Can Congress ere . may feel that perhaps thisservice thIs thIs.ervlce thisservice .ervlce ervlce service . should b be * extended to otherfields other otherftelds otherfield ftelds field . ao so that other boys who can tget t tet tget get , et lato iDto Into the army can get the widerview wider widerview widerview view , . too by getting into some kindOf kind kindof 01 of civilian clvlUan service .ervlce-bul1d .ervlcebul1d .ervlce ervlce bul1d service-build service build . - - build themselves themselvesup UP phylcally pb.lcaJIy pblcaJIy physically ) ' . with work In the fieldser field fields fieldsor . . , or the forests fighting ftghtIng peats pests " Loo Looks " . Fur Far Ahead AheadTo AheadTo To End Bnd Endof 01 of f S9rvic9 Service Aa As we w * talked it waa was ea easy , . to see lee leehow seehow seekow kow how much further than the parade paradeground paradeground ground ound and the th hike bike , . the th * drill re regu- regu regufaUona regu regulations - - lations tatlons faUona and end the th * rifle rlfte range ranae . Admin Admln- Admln Admin- Admlni.trator AdminIstrator Administrator - - istrator i.trator itrator . Dykstra was looking Orig Orl- Orl OrlinaUy Originally . - . inally inaUy belly he be h * . studied .tudled tudled to be a professoref professorox professor 01 ox history but be he switched to politi poUti- poUti poilti- poilti poUtical poilticat political - - cal cat icience science . partly because of the theinftJence theInfluence tbInfluence * inft\Jence inft Jence Influence \ of 01 that great scholar scholar.Charles scholarCharles . Charle Or1e * . Xlerrlam lCIerrlam l'derrlam lderrlam ' under whom he he.tudled hestudied hstudied * .tudled tudled studied . Political science , . the .tudy tudy study studyof . studyof .tudyof of things that make the th * wheels of ofgovernment ofgovernment ofgovernment government go round , . helped to puU pull puUhim pullhim pullhim him himaway away from h'Om hOm ' the campua campus and the thelibrary thelibrary thlibrary * library and Into an active role In Incivic incivic Incivic civic administration admlnlsttatlon He waa was naUy finally naUycalJed finallycalled finallycalled calJed called back Into the college coUege world world8gam worldagaIn worldagain 8gam agaIn . . . After seven : years as city citymanaser citymanager citymanager manaser manager of Cincinnati , . where he hemade bmad s * smade made * a splendid Iplendid record , . carryinC carrying carryinCthat carryingthat carryingthat that busy city through tbrouch the terrer terror ot of ofthe oftb I Itho tho the * flood ftood of three years yeara ago , . he hew hewas hwas * w was . mad made * president of the Univer Unlver- Unlver Univer- Unlver.It Univerally University - - . sity .It It ally ; , of 01 WisconsinBefore WisconsinBefore Wisconsin WisconsinBefore Before that , , . be he waa was head bead of the thewlIf'er thewr thWHjler * wlIf'er wlIfer wr ! ' * and power powet department of the theclt7 thecity thcity * clt7 city of Los Angeles Anaele . through througb the tb * pe- pe pa- pa pedod panod pe period - - riod dod nod of the building bulldinl of 01 the Boulder Boulderdam Boulderdam Boulderdam dam whea when the frightened tanners farmers tannersfoUlht farmersfought farmersfought foUlht fought with guns and dynamite the thenew thenew thenew new project which whlcb the they , . theught thought theughtwould thoughtwould thoughtwould would rob them at of their waterAnd waterAnd water waterAnd And another thin thing . which whlcb he be Is Isth1nkln isthinking latbiaking th1nkln thinking . about sbout when be he say says "nextyear ' "nextyear nextyear " "next next "nextrear " rear year : " ' I la is . the Job situation and thepart thepart the part art the government lovernment must pIa play , . In inStUng infltting StUng ttJn , the trainee back into civWan civilian civWanUte civilianlife civilianUf Ute life * UteA lifeA A part of the function of the se selective .e- .e so- so solectlve . .elective - - lective lectlve service system s.tem stem , . la Is to aee lee see thattb that thatthe thatthe the * boy baa bal has a Job when wben be he ends end . hiayear bis his bisyear hisyear year : of service .ervlce ervlce . . . If U the job he be leftla left leftis leftIs is stIU .tiU tiU still . there when h be he * gets , ets back . . , theselective the theselective theselective selective service serv1ce : system wlU wiU will seethat see seethat seethat that be gets , ets it It . . But some lome firmsmay firms firmsmay firmsmay may go out of business business-then business then - - then theUnited the theUnited theUnited United States employment service servicewill servicewill | will play Ita Its part The adminlstrator administrator administrabr administra tor br explained It this way way"The way"The ' "The The 'The " ' employer will wlU want the man manwbo manwho manwho wbo who has had a year In the army aruty : be- be because because be because - - cause he be U n 11 be healthier better dis dls- dls die- die dlsdplined diecIplJned disciplined - - ciplined dplined cIplJned and he n U hav bave have learned to toJive tolive tolive Jive live with his hJa fellows But if I.f 1.1 11 . . the Job JobI Jobfan jobisa jobten fan isa t , there , we w U 11 have to find nd an another another anether other one"Then one one"Then I ' "Then Then 'Then " ' there are the boy boys : . wbo who wbodldn whodidn whodidn dldn didn t have bave a job when they went wentJnto wentInto wentInto Jnto Into the tb * army We will bav havs have to belp help belplocal helplocal helplocal local organixaUona oraanlzatlon organizations . working with withbusiness withbusiness withbusiness business to take care of 01 him " . Students Student . Chanlle Change ChanlleAttitude ChangeAttitude ChunrAttitude Attitude on n Draft DraftI I wanted to know bow how the boya boys boyathemulves boysthemselves boythemselves * themulves themselves felt stout . about 'bout bout ' .ervin ervin . serving . I IltDew Ibiew Ikaew ltDew biew he be knew |