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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1917
Page
13
A Washington look at the draft as a vast national event with 4,000 men called per turn. The piece contrasts it with historic conscriptions, notes democratic law, and speculates on antiwar senators Gronna or La Follette gaining support. It questions whether those senators hear from constituents.
The piece argues the draft quota method harmed northern industrial cities by using census bureau estimates based on men aged 21 to 30 who registered, overcounting industrial cities like Detroit and undervaluing rural areas. It notes Detroit’s large alien registrants who are ineligible for service, and warns against making aliens eligible as a constitutional issue. It also reflects on immigration and economic distribution driving population shifts to industrial centers.
Dean Kinley of the University of Illinois warns that cooperation must replace cut-throat rivalry as the draft fragments local businesses. Exemption boards may classify some as essential, but chaos is likely for a time. A businessmen and employers committee could serve as a place to help and redeploy resources.
In wartime the author extols life insurance as a civic duty and a practical means to secure dependents and national welfare. Jones argues life insurance harnesses money, spreads risk through cooperation, and turns uncertainty into certainty, urging readers to insure promptly with reputable companies.
In a small village Motherdust Sunday school picnic went ahead amid worry Fatty Bellowes had measles. Fatty, late and sick, appeared at his window in a nightgown to receive a cheer but sobbed as his mother pulled him back inside. The crowd learned the ice cream and cake would go to others.
Peter Rabbit envies Grandfather Frog until a day of danger shows the frog facing multiple predators at the Smiling Pool. Grandfather Frog battles Bobby Coon Longlegs the Heron Redtail Hawk Watersnake and Hooty the Owl before dusk ends his wary day.
Five and a half million Americans over ten cannot read or write. The bureau of education cites foreign elements and limited capacity to meet needs as major causes in this literacy gap.
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