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Wednesday, September 5, 1917
MAYOR BROWN ON THE DRAFT
Mayor Allyn U Brown of Norwich,
in an interview has the following to
say of the selective draft, law
“One of the greatest and wisest
pieces of constructive lawmaking
passed by Congress in this time of
war was consummated when the bill
providing for the selective draft be
came a law. It was conclusive proof
that our lawmakers at Washington
had learned at least one great lesson
from the history of the War which is
taking place on the other side of the
Atlantic.
“England by bitter experience had
learned the lesson which the United
States could profit by without the sac
rifices so expensive to her ally In this
matter The fairness, value and effi
ciency of this law as adopted are self
evident propositions. But he every
thing else as it may, the one great
question to he answered at this time
is: What Is the value of this law to
the United States as a country? As
has bei-n well said, we have become
prone to ask. 'What can our country
do for us'? when we should be ask
ing. 'What can w>e do for our country’?
Now we have come to see the justice
of the latter proposition, and when
one does get this point of view he
automatically realizes the value of the
selective draft law.
