Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-04

ion IeaNZe4 IN tne mgnest degree Wnat
In civic and In social hfe-the ideal of
brotherhood, OF comradeship. With you IL
makes no difference whether the man oc-
whether he fought all through his term of
service as a private, and you do not ask
what position he held All you ask is
whether he did his duty. in whatever posi-
out the right hand of fellowship to him.
AND In paying the fullest need of TT butte to
the omcers, to that great and splendid body
OF generals and those who supported them,
YET let me say that In the last analysis
the whole business rested on the shoulders
OF Johnny with the gum And he is the
man whose courage. whose devotion, whose
loyalty to the flag, whose faithfulness to
his idea Of duty, whose prowess and hard-
nood, enabled us to see that war brought to
victorious conclusion.
Lessons Taught by History.
IF there is one lesson there are several
lessons that history teaches about war. In
the nrst place, that men have to be trained.
II man thinks he can get along on his
own nook, without obeying orders. or acting
IN conjunction with his fellows you can
tell just about how much he will door
s, ABOUT now much he will not do. The
Ilrst thins ne has got to learn is, II he is
ever going to be fit to command, he has got
10 know how to obey, and he has got to de-
velop to the highest degree his own initia-
1--WE, ms power of acting on his own re-
sponslolity, his power OF using Alright his
weapons; yet the practice will avail little
or nothing unless he also develops the
power or acting in conjunction with his fell
lows. He must have that training He
must have the right kind of stuff in him.
too. If a man has not got the right stuff in
MN you can't get it out of him, because 1t
isn't there. Naughter) Our soldiers had
t me nghting edge because they had in them
the quality which made them able to stand
the march and battle and the long. weary
months OF inacton that We're more trying
than marching or battle
. win the soldiers in the army, after all
the great vital fact-the fact more imnort-
ant than all the other facts. although those
were very important, too-was the fact of
the high averages of Individual worth in the
rank ana ME. Don't you think that is true?
Very WELL 1t is just the same thing with our
citizenship. We need leaders, but there will.
De mlgnty little for them to do If there is
not the right kind OF men to lead. And lust
as IL was the high quality of the average
soldier which established the standard of
the American army in war. so 1t must be
the nigh quality of the average citizen
which establishes the standard of the re-
public in peace. (Applause.) In peace we
must have the feeling of loyal comradeship
and brotherhood one with another. That
must exist among our citizens, else we
can never even measurabIy realize the ideal
set before us by our fathers who founded
this republic; by those who, In the DAYS of
your youth. took their place as a nation
among the nations of mankind.
Each Soldier His Own Commander.
Each soldier, as 1 said, must be able to
command himself. and work in conjunction
with his fellows. So each citizen must be
able to carry his own weight; must be able
to use his own faculties, and In addition,
must have the power of acting in co-opera-
ton with his fellows toward a common end.
Neither faculty will avail by itself. If we
become sunk in mere individualism where
each man cares only for himself then we
shall inevitably tend to disintegrate On the
other hand there exists no more futile no
worse idea than that in accordance with
which it is hoped that somehow an aggre-
cation of people. no one of whom is able to
care for himself will result in all of them
DeinS able to care for each. daughter and
applause.) 1t can't be done.
The first duty is for the man to be able
to care for himself. Every one of us will at
times make a mistake each one of us will
stumble. and shame 10 any man who when
bis brother stumbles. does not stretch out
the helping hand 10 place him on his .
(Applause) Every man should do - 81.
II the man lies down you cant car ~ h INV
Naughter.) i IT,, carry HILL
''The man who rs p>' ..-;,,,
walk is not worth ,i,e :, Willie ~rnin 20 , Try -
an the ne. neIp yo' can but remember that in
man car .ysis the only way in which any
inc he permanently helped is by help
aim to help himself. That is a funda-
-lental law in the DEVELOPMENT of all
American life.
Now. comrades I have but moment
in which to speak to you. 1 have a good
deal on hand in these days Qaughter), but I
felt that l Just had to break away from
it and come around here to see you. But I
must return. 1 want to thank you partcu-
larly for giving me this chance to address
you. and l wish to say to you, on behalf of
the younger men, that we would indeed, be
pretty Door characters if did mr. caaI IL
obligatory on Us in peace. and If the need
should rise, in war, to try in some degree to
rise toward the standards which you. the
men of the great civil war, have est ablished
for us alike in peace and in war .iood-oy
and good luck" Cheers and applluse.)
The Greater Republic and It's Soldiers.
Representative Joseph V. Graft of Illinois
spoke OF the greater republic. Mr.. Graft
briefly told the history of the commerce of
the United States and gave figures to show
it's Improvement and it's prospective great
ness. Gov. William H. Taft, Secretary of
War, was introduced as the second of that
name who had held this high Office. Gov.
Taft said he was not soldier in any sense
of the term He is Secretary of War, and
his is a department of peace. After greet
Ing the veterans in his official capacity he
spoke of the American soldier as he knew
him He said the great individuality of the
American soldier made him SO strong and
OF independence that have been described
possessed by the American citizen, are
in no way changed when he becomes SOL
der he continued. In the Philippines where
from 40, 600 to $1,000 have been on duty. the
army was divided into COO posts These
posts were commanded by captains, lieu
tenants and even sergeants. They were all
men who understood their business and I'M
derstood 1t thoroughly. They went to work
on the Filipino and chased him over his
own country, through his own jungles and
mountain Businesses, until they tired him
and beat him at every turn. In all those
campaigns against the insurgents there was
not enlisted man who didn't feel a GER
tain measure of responsibility, and who was
not working in his individual capacity for
the success of the campaign. Each bore
what was virtually the responsibility of an
independent campaign.
Other Addresses
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the next speaker
Endorsed all Gov. Taft had said about the
American soldier. He said he had seen the
armies of almost every nation of the world
and had become convinced that nowhere
is there an army the equal of the United
States or a soldier who can be compared
with him. The high standard of enlisted men
in the American army Is the result of