Future draft plea: the White House needs you
It was a heartrending scene in the Wasp
household. Mr. ai.d Mrs. Wasp's oldest son, Irving,
had just been drafted.
"Well, it isn't the end of the world, son," said Mr.
Wasp, trying to smile bravely in the face of this
disaster. "After you do your two years, you can yu
back to college on the G.I. Bill. Tell me, have thry
assigned you your branch of service yet?'
"Yeah, Irving said gloomily. "They're goin to
make me a White House aide."
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"A White House aide!" Even Mr. Wasp blanched
at this blow. "Well, it could be worse, I suppose.
They coulcTve made you a congressman."
Mrs. Wasp broke into tears. "Oh, I didn't raise rny
boy to be a politician," she sobbed. "Whatever will
our friends think?"
"Now, now, mother," Mr. Wasp said, patting hn
on the shoulder. "Everybody knows Irving isn't
becoming a politician by choice. He was dratted. His
country needs him and he's answering his country';;
call. We should be proud of him."
"I should've gone to Canada like some of the
other kids," Irving said grimly.
"You'd be an exile for life, son," Mr. Wasp said.
"They'd never grant you amnesty. It wouldn't be fair
to the other young men who took their chances in
Washington."
"Well, I still don't see why they can't have
all volunteer politicians the way they used to," Irving
said gi umpily.
Mr. Wasp sighed. "You know the answer to that,
son. When the polls in 1973 showed politicians
ranking at the very bottom of the list of those the
public trusted and admired - right below used car
salesmen - young men started refusing to go into
politics."
"So what?" Irving said.
"The country needs White House aides and
congressmen and even a president, son, to defend us
horn our enemies. Our national security was involved.
So w hod no choice but to revive the draft."
"Don't worry about me ever being president,"
Irving soid. "I'm sure not going to be a lifer."
"I know, son. All you have to do is survive the
noxt two years without getting indicted. Just take
eve ui yourself, boy. Keep a low profile. Don't write
ji y memos...
"And always remember that anything you say
may be iccordcd against you," Mr. Wasp said. "But
don't worry. Many young men come home
unxatheil. And while they have a difficult time
rejdiusting to civilian life..."
living suddenly folded his arms, sat on the floor
'ii ui bey.ni chanting, "Hell, no, won't go! Hell, no,
won't go!"
"Oh, trving, you mean you're going to be a draft
resistor?" cried Mrs. Wasp, wringing her hands. "But
you !! have to go to jail."
"Don't you see, Mother?" Mr. Wnsp said proudly.
"Irving's standing on high moral principle.. IVil
rather go to jail than take port in wlwt he f. .'i'; , on
immoral occupation. Right, son?"
"Frankly," Irving said, "no. I just fi-;ni the odds
of my surviving two years in Woshinqton without
going to jail are real slim. So I miyht s vi.ll no to pi;
first and get it over with."
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